Bobbie

We are staying with my mom and she also has a man that rents her downstairs.  His name is Bobbie and he has severe diabetes and a few mental set backs. He spends most of his days at thrift stores and cruising around on his Moped but we see him in the evenings.  The kids just love talking to him.

On Thursday during my midwife appointment Taurin randomly says, 

"My dad took Bobbie to the doctor."  (This was accurate information).  

My midwife says, "Who is Bobbie?" 

Taurin replies, "He's white."

I started laughing so hard because it is kind of hard to explain our relationship to him but I was surprised that was Taurin's choice to describe him! 

Here they are with Bobbie at his birthday party last night. 

The Child Whisperer

We have been training Daisy using different sounds as cues. We make a kissy sound when we want her to come.  Today me and Taurin were coming in the house and I said, "Come on Taurin." then I made the kissy sound.  

She came in the house and looked at me and said, "Mommy, I'm not a dog." 

Breakfast.

Yesterday morning we were all hanging out in the bedroom and I asked who was going to make me breakfast.  

Taurin ran to the room and brought Andrew half of a plastic carrot and I got 2 slices of plastic toast.  Andrew replied, "I don't like when Taurin makes breakfast."

Then I told the girls to go to the store and buy some cereal for breakfast.  

They ran to the door to head out, I told them to drive daddy's car.  They are at the door struggling with the dead bolt and Taurin says, "I'll get the keys!"  Eventually they come back to the room and declare that they can not drive the car. Andrew asks why. 

Marinn responds, "We can't drive the car dad because we are little people. We can't drive the car!" 

Point point, color color, sound sound

Andrew has a toddler game on his phone where you get to point and color on the screen and it makes cool sounds.  Above is a picture of what the screen looks like on the game. 

Marinn has played it a few times and now when she wants to play she'll ask Andrew, 

"Daddy can I play Point Point Color Color Sound Sound?"

So cute! 

....then CRASH!

This morning Marinn was showing me all the scrapes and scratches on her knees and elbows.  She was so animated and cute I couldn't help ask her questions to keep her talking.  I asked how it happened, and she said,

"We were walking and there was the stroller and thennn.... CRASH!" 

It was pretty accurate account... We took a walk last night and she tripped over the stroller.  I love her story telling.  : )   

Man in a Dress

Marinn, "Mom! Come look at Shaw!"

Mom, "What is he doing?"

Marinn, "He is looking pretty, like a girl.  We dressed him up!" 

Shaw crawls out like this... 

I knew this was bound to happen eventually... he has 2 big sisters.  The funny thing is even though he's still little and cute he still looks like a man in a dress! 

Broom Master

Shaw loves my broom.

It's strategically hidden between the fridge and cabinet, but he always finds it. 

He gets it out and just starts pushing it all over the floor.

He laughs and screams and has a ball. 

I always wonder why my kids like to play with certain thing... why is the broom soo intriguing? 

The conclusion I've come to is its big and kind of shaped like a sword (what boy doesn't like a good sword?) and he can swing it around fiercely.