Sundance's Claim to Fame...

I don't know if I've posted about this before, but for some reason Deklan seems to think that Jesus was a female. Whenever he mentions Jesus, he refers to Him as a 'Her'. He doesn't have any confusion using 'him/her' or 'he/she' in his day-to-day conversations. I've tried correcting him before, but he looks at me questionably like he isn't sure if he should believe me or not.

Today, when making a comment about God, Deklan said, "When Jesus was alive it was so long ago that no other people were alive. And I believe She lived on a farm on Sundance Mountain with God." I told him that other people were alive and that Jesus lived far away across the ocean.
Deklan: "Oh. Like in Pennsylvania?"

We DO Have Another Child!

So far, the only funny things being said or done in this family have basically been done by Deklan. But Blakely has been making a name or herself around here lately and is full of conversation and personality. Of course, since I'm a procrastinator, I have put off writing any of them down and unfortunately have now forgot most of the things Nick and I laughed so hard about with Blakely in the last few months. So here are two from this weekend that I haven't forgotten yet:

After realizing she left her Dora doll at the gym the other night, she suddenly lets out a gasp and cries, "I ah-got (forgot) my DORA DOLLY! She be ALL alone!" (Note: She DID forget her doll, but of course I wouldn't let both kids forget all their new Christmas presents that cost money at the gym, so I strategically took them to the car when they weren't looking...) I said, "Well I guess you better learn to take better care of your toys." Blakely came back with a very dramatic, "But she's my heart!" as she tilted her head to the side and placed her hand over her heart. Silly little girl.

On the way home from that basketball game, she was demanding a drink of pop. When I told her she could not have one, she responded with a very sweet voice, "But your Princess is thirsty!" followed by some eyelash batting.....where do they learn these things!?

Happy Halloween!

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For two years, Deklan has wanted to be the Grinch for Halloween. I strategically waited until he would have a Cindy Lou Who to go with him. So here they are..homemade costumes and all. P.S. I am not a seamstress and the tacky glue only went so far :o)

You Know I Don't Speak Spanish...

Deklan woke me up this morning telling me stories about school and the kid who 'says naughty words.' He told me he would NOT be repeating such words because he knew they were naughty. I told him he was given immunity if he would tell me right then. So he said, "well, he said...well...it was...'Oh my (whisper) God'" Ok. I was thinking four letter words. I explained that it is something we choose not to say, but other people do, and he completed my sentence with "and we can't control other people, only OURSELVES!" (good boy- I say that every day and he apparently hears it.)

Anyway, he went on to tell me about how he got 'poked in the ass' at school the other day. I didn't know if I heard him correctly so I asked him to repeat it, wondering if he even realized he used a bad word. He calmly repeated it (a little slower to make sure I heard him) "I -got-poked-in-the-ASS." Hmmm.... I said, "Dek 'ass' is a naughty word for bottom." He looked at me slightly puzzled, and said 'No it's not, that's how I say 'ear' in Spanish."

I guess I better start monitoring their "Dora the Explorer" time.

Up Hill Both Ways

I just realized what my generations' pitty-party argument to our children is after snapping at my kids in the living room....

Deklan and Blakely are watching The Cat in the Hat on TV which we DVR'd the other day. Since the show was aired on a regular station and not a movie channel, it all of a sudden went to....COMMERCIAL!! Both of my kids immediately started a tantrum yelling, "MOOOOM!! LOOOOK!!! Fast forward that! I don't WANNA WATCH A COMMERCIAL!!!!"

I promptly said, "Hey, I am not going to sit here and fast forward for you EVERY time a commercial comes on. When I was a kid, we couldn't just fast forward...we had to watch EVERY commercial there was. If I could do it, so can you!"

Technology may change, but the argument is still the same: Toughen up, I had it worse than you.

Blakely Stuck in Doll High Chair

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Blake was warned not to attempt to sit in her doll high chair. She did it anyway and ended up being stuck. For her punishment, I made her sit in it for 15 minutes before I would help her out. I decided to take a picture of her while stuck so we could show her dad when he got home from work. She was very embarrassed and spent most of the time with her face burried in her hands. I finally told her I would help her out if she looked at the camera....this is the very ashamed look she flashed me!....She has never tried to sit in it again :o)

Cow says "Oink Oink"

Deklan was my first born. And I, like most new moms, loved teaching him new things and couldn't wait for the next milestone. Deklan also LOVED Baby Einstien videos (which made my job of teaching him things a lot easier, since he learned a lot from those DVDs.) As soon as he could muster words, I was forcing the animal sounds down his throat. "Cow says MOOO" "Piggy says Oink Oink", etc. He learned them very quickly and knew sign language for most as well.

Blakely......I dropped the ball on this one. She is 2 1/2 and still says "I don't know" when I ask her what most animals say. She knows what a kitty says. I hate cats. I don't know how this happened. Some times I think she knows the answer, but is too unsure of herself to answer, but other times, it's clear that she was neglected in the "animal sounds" department.

Deklan has now moved on and is in the process of trying to figure out what kind of 'meat' goes with what animal. I never thought to teach him that. He clearly has no clue, as the following are two examples which involve this.

We saw a lot of antelope while driving to Fort Collins recently. Deklan made the comment, "I'm going to shoot lots of antelope so I can have all the bacon I WANT!!"

and....

While driving in Sundance the other day, we almost ran over a group of turkeys running across the road. (typical) Deklan (who is also trying to figure out what is "illegal" and what is just "naughty" these days) asks "Mom, is it legal for cops to shoot turkeys so they can eat the roast beef?" I don't know how much clearer the meat of a turkey can be called....turkey? Not that hard....

Anyway, despite being embarrassed that my children seem to lack knowledge about animals, their sounds and the food they provide us, I have decided that a great opportunity has fallen in my lap....look out world, because here comes the newest craze in baby learning material...

Animal Sounds & Food flashcards
...example: Cow says "Moo"; Cow makes "Beef": Turkey says "Gobble"; Turkey makes "TURKEY", etc.

Who needs the lottery when you have great ideas?....here come my millions....