“My family loves
each other like birds
flying together
and
singing together,
playing together
and
munching together.
I hope it
goes on forever.”
Ezri Ana
Archive for the ‘Things Kids Say’ Category
Family
Posted in Things Kids Say on May 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tell it again
Posted in Things Kids Say on February 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of our goals as parents is to make sure that our kids know God. We take them to church, of course, but we also try to talk about him in everyday situations. Most nights we read a short bible story just before bedtime, too. We’re not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but we’ve [...]
Winter Thoughts from the Younger Set
Posted in Things Kids Say on December 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“This [hot chocolate] just fills my chest up with hotness.” – Ezri
“Veneece La-di-dah, everybody!”
– Shyanna
19 Years ago Today
Posted in Things Kids Say on December 18, 2007 | 2 Comments »
We still do.
“An anniversary is when people get married, and then they have big children, and then, a little bit later, they have an anniversary.” – Ezri (8)
Nobody’s Fool
Posted in Things Kids Say on November 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When the girls misbehave, we often punish them by taking away treats or movies or computer time. The other day, I told them no treats for the rest of the week because they weren’t listening.
I think because they were just coming off a few “no treat” days, Shyanna wanted to negotiate. “Aww,” she said, “Can [...]
Oh, come on!
Posted in Things Kids Say on November 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I like to encourage my girls to use “may I”, “please” and “thank you” whenever it’s appropriate. When I’ve met their needs in some way I will occasionally repeat what I heard my parents ask, “what do you say?” But, that always seems a little insulting, because, of course they know the answer.
At other times I simply raise [...]
Just like her mother…
Posted in Things Kids Say on August 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’m not a loud person. I can be, of course, if circumstances warrant, but me being loud is a rarity. Anna Marie has compensated for this throughout our marriage in several ways. There’s the traditional “What?”, the somewhat more direct, “If you’re going to talk to me, you need to be in the same room,” [...]
If life were like the movies…
Posted in Things Kids Say on August 22, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Today our girls were working with Anna Marie, their Mom, to complete an application to certify our backyard as a wildlife habitat. The goal for us adults is to get a free magazine for the girls. When the application was finished, Shyanna asked, “Do we get a prize?”
To this Anna Marie replied, “No, we get a sign.”
Having no [...]
Say That Again?
Posted in Things Kids Say on August 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Recently I was at the park with the girls. They played for some time on their own, but eventually they coaxed me over to give them a big spin on the merry-go-round. From opposite ends of the platform each started yelling “hello” as they passed by my position. So as they were spinning, I was hearing [...]
Get ‘er Done
Posted in Things Kids Say on August 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The other day I was trying to move my daughters along. They are easily distracted and I wanted them to get their seat belts on so we could get moving. I turned around to them and said, “Get ‘er done!” to which my youngest replied, “Get HIM done!”
