Playing Catch-Up: Miscellaneous End of 2014

Now for the Miscellaneous stuff; basically a series of adorable pictures, followed by my favorite segment, "Funny/cute things my child has said."

Fischer trying to claim the iPad elastic for himself.

Vash drawing to occupy himself while Rhyla was in dance class.

Fischer did not want my friend's baby to love on him. (Poor Lyla!)

Imagine this picture in ten years; it's like the cover of their brother/sister band album, right?

Selfie!

My first attempt at a fishtail braid. To be honest, I'm not getting much better.

Turtle yo!

Happy for snack time.

Watching the biggins play Kirby's Epic Yarn.

"I must shout my excitement from the top of a mountain!"

Bug eyes.

Chillin' like a villain.

Homeboy got some poses.

When Rhyla does her own hair. Flower power!

My adorable bed bugs.

Playing at Monroeville. 

Rhyla showing off her new dress and what we call the "Bravakker Braid."

Collecting pollen, like the busy bees they are.

Being this cute is exhausting.

Daddy making us laugh so hard we actually wet our pants. (Which is ok because he's still in diapers.)

Three stooges.

Or amigos. 

Rhyla went a little Hispanic for the day. I guess being one- sixteenth is enough to count.

Ball pit!

Dancing girl.

My little reader. He's particular about his books, but obsesses about the ones he likes.

Rhyla making her own clothes from spare "fathric" (Fabric).

Mr. Giggles.

Sibling love.

Yes, yes he is always this pleasant.

Rhyla enchanted by the pretties at Wal-Mart.

Super excited about the lunch I made.

Peanut butter, apple, pretzel boat.

Dog pile.

Ok, so maybe I'm getting a little better. And I take the pictures so Rhyla can see how nice her hair looks.

Bounced himself to sleep.

Enjoying the nice weather together.

Being sneaky and trying to eat a toy.

Meanwhile, the boys are not impressed with the pretties.

Family Home Evening outdoor style.

Excited about our "Scare people."

Rhyla gives the best pushes.

Let's make a rainbow!

Loving the toys at the dental office.

Fischer trying to uproot what was left of our plant. Vash making the scare person wave hello.

Amberly and I out at a movie night! (No, we didn't watch Dumb and Dumber To.)

Ah, the great outdoors.

Rhyla's new shaky dance.

Don't know why, but the kid loves tissue.

Napping in arms in the best.

Bundled up at brother's soccer practice.

Little miss trying to mooch food from the other parents.

Vash being as awesome as he wants to be.

All aboard the daddy train.

Stick collector.

Their very own "Pirate ship." I'm told the voyage went well.

Fischer loves a good hair brushing.

And a good walk around the store when he's sleepy.

This isn't a kidnapping, but rather, an object lesson. Iron rod anyone?

Loving the swings.

Vash is a pretty good pusher too.

Besties.

Why yes, Fisch. The soccer ball is for sitting on.

Look mom, a lady bug!

Crouching tiger, hidden Fischer.

Can you handle the love?

Better yet, can you handle the cuteness? Even with stitches he's all smiles.

Mowgli in the house... or yard.

Bed head.

Picnic in the front yard.

Loving the sun.

Climbing the tree. (Not so impressive to us, but feels monumental to her.)

Love my mini-me.

Setting up to read magazines on the front porch.

Rainbow Dash!

Mr. Falls down a few steps and gets rug burn. Poor baby.

Bud, I think you might be a bit too big for the seat.

Role playing.

Rose braid.

Four little monkeys, playing in the yard.

Cute/ Funny Things Fischer has done:

He likes to spin his bottle while he drinks it.

He likes wearing clean diapers on his head like a hat.

Once, I was talking about bats, and when I asked, "Do you know what I'm talking about?" He said, "Bat, bat, bat."

I put on Cars, and after watching a minute, he crawled away. I thought he was bored until he crawled back and brought me the toy Lightening McQueen.

You've got to be careful where you leave your things, or Mr. Fischer will get them and throw them away!

If he's hungry, he'll walk into the kitchen and point at treats in the cupboard.

Fischer is one of my best helpers; he loves to put his own shoes away.

Fischer loves to try and hide crackers... in my shirt.

One time, Fischer found my phone and put Pandora on all by himself.

Fischer favorite new face is "The Glare." Mostly worn if you hurt his feelings or tell him no.

After tasting the deliciousness of canned whip cream (straight from the can), Fischer now asks for whip cream by making the spray can sound. "Kerrrr!"

We've been trying to teach him the animal sounds but so far the only  one he remembers is Mickey. "Ha huh, Oooooh."

If Fischer wants to feed you, he'll say, "Aaaahhh" and try to shove something in your mouth.

If your noticeably sad, Fischer will bring you a toy and give kisses.

Fischer sobbed in the store until I handed him the giant box of goldfish.

He will cuddle into you and smile when you sing to him.

Funny/ Cute Things Rhyla has said/done:

She calls her classmates "Silly Phillies."

Because Rhyla is so darn silly/cute, she has not one, but two little boys vying for her attention at Preschool; Eli and Andrew. (Apparently, the first question Eli asks him mom when she drops him off is if Rhyla is at school. And Andrew made his baby sister learn how to say Rhyla's name!)

She once informed me that the fire dogs are called Dalmatians.

And she also said, "Mommy, penguins don't belong in the supermarket."

Rhyla came to me crying, after Vash had his little "girlfriend" from preschool over for a play date, and asked, "Can you get me a boyfriend?"

And when she told Craig this, she came to me crying, yet again, and said, "I just want to be in love and Daddy growled at me!"

A confused moment: "Are you talking about river walks? We don't walk in rivers."

What she said to Fischer when he came in the kitchen and she and I were making dinner: "Ah honey. You're too little to bake."

After farting loudly: "Sorry! It was me. It was me pootering."

During the primary program at church when she should have been singing; "Hi Mom!" (Over and over again, while waving.)

When I told Rhyla she wasn't big enough to come to Zumba with me: "But I am big! I'm three! And I just want to Zumba with you."

On her best dream ever: " I dreamed I was a fairy living in a lolly pop tree."

When I was trying to edit 'All about that bass'. Me: You know boys like a little more.. something, to-"

Rhyla: "Booty!" (Oh yeah, she knows the words.)

When I tried to play a different Christmas song: "No! I only want the rules of Santa Claus."

When I asked her what was on her face: "Banana water?"

When Vash was being loud during quiet time: "This is nap time. Don't disderf!" (Instead, of course, of disturb.)

She (and Vash) think the show Wild Kratts, is actually called Wild Pants.

Every time I go to get her out of the car she yells, "Surprise!"

While I'm cleaning: "Mommy, when you vacuum, my heart sings."

What Rhyla said her fortune cookie told her: "You are about to eat a delicious cookie."

When I asked her why she took off her panties: "Because they were dreadful."

When she want to take something off: "I want to unwear this."

When her teacher didn't have to talk to me about misbehavior: "I was such a good girl today!"

What she wants to be when she grows up: "Harriet the spyer." (Not Spy.)

When she finds a stink bug in the house: "Shoo bug, shoo!"

Then there was the time she was so afraid the vacuum would vacuum up her dollies that she peed her pants. 

And the time she refused to go to school because it was Pajama day and she didn't want to wear her Pajamas in public.

A new discovery: "Look what I found! A dead raisin."

She calls pop tarts, "Pop Charts."

Rhyla likes to point and do "Head, shoulders, knees and toes," but will become distraught if you sing the words to it.

When I said I wanted a pair of shoes: "You want a parachute?"

When she's really tired and I'm trying to get her to bed, Rhyla will get distracted and dance around naked before remembering that she's supposed to have pajamas on.

When I tell her not to pick her nose: "But I picked it gently."

Conjugation problems: "I sloped well. (Slept.)" "I oat all my dinner. (Ate)"

Rhyla calls beads, "Beetles."

When it was super late and I asked if she had any idea what time it was: "Uh... 4 o'clock?"

She also narrates all of her actions: "Rhyla put on her shoes quickly. She asked mommy if she could play outside, so she put on her coat and ran to the door." (Etc.)

And Rhyla was even a hero recently. She saved a little boy from falling down the stairs at preschool!

Rhyla calls derby cars, "Derpy cars."

And inexplicably: "My brother picks his boogers in California."

And lastly:

Funny/cute things Vash has said/done:

"I have handsome songs."

He calls instructions, "Constructions."

And he's got another little girl at preschool with her sights on him: Meredith.

How Vash thinks gooey fish are made: "They catch and kill tiny fish, then cover them in gum, and paint them red."

What he said when he didn't wake up at the crack of dawn: "I slept in like Rhyla."

He (and Rhyla) call a whoopy cushion, a pooter pants.

He and Rhyla also like to share treats from preschool. (They'll save whatever they had and trade it later.)

What he said when he heard some hard core rock music: "I need some angry moves."

When I asked who took off Fischer's socks: "Fischer himself!"

Randomly: " I know what vampires eat... They eat meat."

Vash thinks the words to All About That Bass are "Tuba Bass."

What he wakes up at 6:30 am: "Way to go me!"

Vash's description of a cannon: "It's like a volcano with wheels."

Can't remember where we were when he said this: "Can we go to a new mermaid world? This one is too stinky to love."

After watching Craig mow the lawn and while pointing to the mulching bag: "Daddy, is this the lawnmower's tummy?"

When we were doing nails: "My big toe is rusty all the time."

After I said the word 'Minnesota': "Eagles make soda?"

Instead of a stomach ache, Vash has a "Stomach Egg."

Just like yesterday is actually "Lasterday."

When he looked at me for apparently the first time: "I thought you didn't have ears."

When he didn't like the dinner I made: "This tastes a little bit terrible."

When I was having a bad day and he knew it: "It's ok, Mommy. I know it's hard raising three little kids by yourself. But your big brother in the sky will help you."

Something he will find hilarious when he's older: "Bills are boring. But Daddy likes them!"

We don't pretend in this house. According to Vash we "Re-pretend."

When he and Rhyla fight: "Rhyla is crazier than a melon slicing!"

When he wanted me to stop singing so he could give a speech: "I know you sing really beautiful, but I talk awesome."

After Rhyla mentioned her classmate Dominic: "Dominic? Isn't that a blow up?" (Lol. Dynamite, kid.)

When I tried to convince the kids the beeping sound outside was Santa leaving because they weren't behaving: "Mommy, Santa says ho, ho, ho. Not beep, beep, beep."

While getting shoes on: "The socks get on the foot train."

Misheard Christmas song lyrics: "Piggy pudding?" (Figgy, unless you're listening to the Muppets.)

He says "Cellus" instead of lettuce.

When we were watching Finding Nemo and the fish were trying to pull down the nets: "It's too late every fish."

Would you believe Mr. Chatty was too shy to sing at his Christmas program?

He calls Fischer "Buddy Boy," and says, "I don't want Fischer to lose his cuteness. I lost mine."

When Fischer does something really well: "There we go! That's my human!"

His response to Rhyla when she said she heard galloping horses: "Those are tow trucks."

When Vash was explaining to me how he has room for desert but it too full for dinner: "This is how you make more room. You wiggle, and it all cracks up."

Another bad day, Vash went into the kitchen and brought me a snack. (Crackers and a fruit cup. And Rhyla brought me a doll to cuddle.)

What Vash yelled at the T.V. when the girl character was being chased and couldn't get out of the room: "Just run!"

Vash's reason for wanting Fischer to sleep in the same room as him: "His cuteness helps me have good dreams."

Randomly, he said something was, "Comfty. Like an ancient whisper."

When Craig told him the raccoon was looking for trash: "Why is he looking for garbage? Does he want to recycle?" 

His offer of help when I was struggling with a crab leg at the buffet: "Want me to punch the chicken out of that crab for you?"