Family of Hatchlings: It Made Me Smile...

Thursday, January 15, 2009

It Made Me Smile...

...even if I did have to clean up a BIG mess.

I came upstairs from eating my Saturday morning pancakes in front of the TV (James and I chose to enjoy our short stacks of fluffy buttermilk deliciousness while watching Goonies. Wouldn't you? The kids were not invited.) And I found Ethan slurping, not licking, slurping the puddles of leftover syrup off of his and Matthew's plates. I'm hoping someday he'll grow out of this, but it is kind of cute for now.

3 comments:

Lhone said...: syrup is the worst! Its so sticky. Ethan is such a cutie, but he seems to be your rebel. Although, for being your rebel, he isn't that bad :); January 15, 2009 at 1:40 PM
Kristen Mackrory said...: What a mess! You are a good mom to be so good humoured about it and take a picture!; January 16, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Andrea said...: Someday I think Ethan and Jayden will make quite a pair!; January 20, 2009 at 11:33 AM

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Funny Talk

Driving in the car:
Mom: "Look, there goes a firetruck!"
Matthew: "Yeah, they're going to go wash the fire!"

At the Doctor's office:
Matthew: "I don't want any sticks!"
Mom: "Sticks?"
Matthew: "You know, STICK!" (pretending to poke himself in the leg)
Mom: "Oh, you don't want a shot?"
Matthew: "No, I want a shot."
Mom: "What?"
Matthew: "You, know one of these." (pretending to lick a lollipop (they always get one after shots))
Mom: "Oh, you mean you want a sucker, but no shots?"
Matthew: "Right!"

Watching Survivor:
Matthew: "Look at that awesomest!"
Mom: "What?"
Matthew: "That thing with all the legs."
Mom: "An octopus?"
Matthew: "Yeah, an awesomest."

Contemplating his lack of funds:
Matthew: "I need a credit card so that I can buy some money!"

Reading a book about animals:
Matthew: "Ew!! I don't like stunks!"
Mom: "Skunks."
Matthew: "Whatever they are, they're stinky!"

At the Doctor's office:
Little Boy: (He only speaks spanish, and was showing Matthew and Ethan his orange) "Naranja."
Matthew: "Orange."
Ethan: "Apple! Apple!"
All three boys: (Looking at each other, totally confused.)

I'm not sure what this is in reference to:
Matthew: "Yuck, bacon is NOT for cows!!"

While running errands:
Matthew: "Mom, I wanna get you a flower for Mother's Day."
Mom: "Oh, that's really nice of you!"
Matthew: "Yeah, don't forget to pick one up while you're at Wal-Mart."

Rebecca, the boys' cousin, when she found out that we would be living with Grandma and Grandpa Hatch for the summer:
Rebecca: "They are so lucky. Grandma and Grandpa always have cookies!"
So true Rebecca...so true

Trying to sing the song "You Can't Take No For an Answer" from the movie The Muppets Take Manhattan:
Ethan: "...na na cake for dancers..."

After a Primary lesson on where our food comes from:
Matthew: "Did you know that crackers are made of weeds and flowers?"
Mom: "I think you mean wheat flour."
Matthew: "Nope, it's weeds and flowers."

Pointing at a BYU student walking to class as we go pick James up from school:
Matthew: "Hey, do we know that guy?"
Mom: "No, I don't think so."
Matthew "Hmmm." Still trying to figure it out, "Doesn't Robb have that face? Oh, and those sunglasses?"

Riding in the car:
Matthew: "mumble mumble mumble, okay mom?"
Mom: "What did you say?"
Matthew: "mumble mumble mumble, okay mom?"
Mom: "What did you say?"
Matthew: "Mom, do you need tubes in your ears?"

Discussing the dinner menu:
Matthew: "What are we having for dinner?"
Mom: "Chicken fried steak, snowsnap peas, and mashed potatoes with gravy."
Matthew: "What is gravy?"
Mom: "Scrumptious deliciousness."
Matthew: "I don't know what that means. What color is it?"
Mom: "Brown."
Matthew: "Ew. I don't eat things that are brown."
Mom: "You eat chocolate. Chocolate is brown."
Matthew: Eyes lighting up. "We're having chocolate for dinner?!!"
Mom: "Um, no."

Talking about his cousins:
Matthew: "How come Brittany and Brandon have four kids in their family and we only have three? That's not fair."
Mom: "Would you like another brother or sister someday?"
Matthew: "A brother, but not a sister. I'm afraid of girls."

Running in from the garage:
Matthew: "Last one in is a rockin' egg!"

Singing the BYU fight song:
Ethan: "Rar-rar, rar-rar-rar, Rar-rar, rar-rar-rar, Rar-rar, rar-rar-rar....Gooooooooooooo Cookies!!!!"

Holding up the Seagull Book add:
Matthew: "Look what Jesus sent me!"

While playing:
Matthew: "I miss Justin when he's taking a nap."
Mom: "Aw. You do?"
Matthew: "Yeah, I like his face."

In the living room playing with a toy airplane, after we had just dropped James off at the airport:
Matthew: "The good news is, we're coming into Salt Lake City. The bad news is, we're crash landing." Drops the plane on the floor amid screams for help.
Mom: Thinking, "I sure hope not!"

Talking to Daddy while eating breakfast:
Ethan: "I lost my hiccups. I really need to find them!"

While hanging out:
Matthew: "When are you going to go to the hospital to pick out our new baby?"