Families Are Forever: August 2015

Friday, August 14, 2015

No More All Nighters

And this is what happens when you get up at midnight to play pbskids.org until 5:00 in the morning.

Did I mention that he never actually went to sleep before midnight either. Yeah, he pulled an all nighter. Then, when I woke him up after a 2 hour nap (his first since he was 2 years old) he said, "I wasn't really asleep. I was just pretending." Right. For 2 hours.

Lemonade Stand

I actually didn't expect a profit from this venture, but I was pleasantly surprised. The 4 partners (BreeAnna, Emary, & 2 friends) received a quarter of the profits, each share amounting to $1.40.

Thanks to our elderly neighbors out for a walk and the nice police officer who stopped by and talked to the kids about strangers. Thanks for paying an entire $1 for the cup of strawberry juice where the lemonade was only .25 (they put the signs on the pitchers after I supervised the setup. I was unaware of the price hike).

Library Dance Party

At the end of the summer our library (which sits on the corner of Maple and Syrup streets) has a pancake party with music. I got some good pics of the kids rockin' out. None of Aaron. He was dressed all in black being a stealthy ninja.

Family Temple Trip

Our babysitter fell through so we decided to take the whole family to the temple.

Grandma Perry's Raspberry Jam

A food worth fighting for.

New in House Chefs

July 12: BreeAnna & Emary took it upon themselves to make lunch for us on Sunday before church. They microwaved cheese tortillas. They were chewylcious. Yes, those are marshmallows and chocolate chips on the table. They even made place cards! What great helpers.n

Super Hero Training Camp

We have a great Library Program and this year the theme was "Every Hero Has a Story." July 8th was Super Hero Training Camp. Here are our homemade costumes.

Stupendous Man (I love Calvin & Hobbes)

Wonder Woman

Hawk Girl

Queen Jada

Eltons Assemble!

Ethan's First Firecrackers

BreeAnna's Baptism

Daddy & BreeAnna

Family

Mitchell and our new Aunt Sheri! Soon.

New InnoTabs

The kids got InnoTabs for their birthdays. We've been having fun.

Swimming Lessons

The kids did 2 swimming sessions this year. Aaron can now swim laps for 30 minutes. BreeAnna is also swimming several different strokes, and Emary will now put her face in the water and blow nose bubbles. Baby steps.

Of course, with Ethan around, I can only handle getting out the camera on Pirate Safety Day. Aaron is the one holding the sword.

And Jumping off the diving board.

BreeAnna & Emary

Looking cool.

Looking for the ball.

Free To Be Wild

We went to Free to be Wild at the Boise Zoo. We had a blast!

Aaron certainly was wild :)

Brian was the only one who managed to attract a BUTTerfly :) tee hee hee

BreeAnna was going for a leopard with her face paint I think, but she couldn't resist the pink.

Ethan doesn't seem to recognize her.

Emary wanted a butterfly on her face, but she also wanted to fangs...so she got fangs.

And Aaron managed to get a last minute face paint before closing. I think he thought we was too old at first, but when it came down to it there would have been tears had he not gotten his dragon face...or snake face...or whatever it is.

Orange Belt

Aaron got his orange belt! June 22

Mitchell's Getting Married...and the kids have the heebie-geebies.

I did not set the kids up to this. I just asked them to repeat it for the camera. We were talking about Mitchell proposing to Sheri and this scenario transpired.

Emary's 4th Birthday

I tried my hand at cake pops this year. I will not be doing it again until I have a double-boiler. It was really hard to keep the melting chocolate liquid long enough to coat the cake. But they turned out alright. At least I wouldn't post them on the Pinterest Fail boards.

They are Octonauts by the way.

And I didn't get one picture that wasn't fuzzy.

They just move too fast.

But here is the favorite gift.

Boating with Grandpa & Grandma Elton

Grandpa Elton too us out in his new boat. Here's some after pics.

Good Times: Pinewood Derby & Daddy Daughter Date

Aaron got sick the day before the pinewood derby, but he couldn't stand the thought of not racing his new car, so he sent his sisters and his Dad to do it. They brought him back some awards! April 23rd.

And the girl's went on a Daddy Daughter Date with Grandpa Elton.

All ready to go! Actually, I think this was in February :)

Time for a Haircut (actually, WAY past time)

Aaron needed a haircut SO bad.

Before

During

After. Much better.

The Funnies

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~Ethan passed gas~
Ethan laughing, "I tooted. Tooting is funny!"
-Ethan, age 2
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~Ethan's diaper leaked in the middle of the night and he came in to tell me~
"I got wet in the pool!"
-Ethan, age 2
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"I have a head-bake."
-Ethan, age 2
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"Let's have faffles!"
-BreeAnna, age 5
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"Can I have some chwocate?"
-Emary, age 3
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"Mini Wheats are weird because they drink your milk for you."
-Aaron, age 8, December 2013
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~Conversation I heard floating in the open window from the trampoline~
BreeAnna: "OW!"
Aaron: "I didn't mean to!"
BreeAnna: "I'm going to make you pay!"
Aaron: "That's what villains say when they LOSE!"
-Aaron age 7, BreeAnna age 5, June 2013
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~Brian looks at Emary to make sure she is OK when she is sick~
Emary: "Don't make that funny face at me!"
-age 2, December 2013
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Aaron: "Mom, do you know what arm-spit is?"
Mom: "No Aaron, what is arm-spit?"
Aaron: "Arm-spit is when your arm gets chopped off and the blood squirts out."
Mom: "Oh....where did you learn that?"
Aaron: "Church."
Mom: "From your teacher or another kid?"
Aaron: "Andrew. He said he had it."
-age 6, March 2012
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~BreeAnna proposes a toast~
"Let's bump cups!"
-age 4, March 2012
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"I don't feel quite right. I guess I forgot to put on pants."
-Aaron, age 6, March 2012
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BreeAnna: "Mom, can you do my hair like Cinderella for church?"
Mom: "OK, but we'll have to use mousse."
BreeAnna: "Mom, the Fairy God-Mother doesn't use mousse."
-age 4, March 2012
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~BreeAnna's favorite term of endearment for Emary~
"Hello Mr. Cooky-Pants!"
-age 4, November 2011
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"May I have some icek in my cup?"
-BreeAnna, age 4, November 2011
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~BreeAnna, age 4, and the Universal Prefix; -in~
"Aaron is going to be so in-citing!" (excited?)
"Mom, will you in-tangle this."
"I'm in-post to do my homework now."
"Please pass the in-tatoes."
-November 2011
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"Mom, You are odor-tating me!"
-BreeAnna, age 3, 2011
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Mom: "BreeAnna, what does a rooster say?"
BreeAnna: "OCK - OCK - A - DOO!"
-BreeAnna, age 3, 2011
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"This is not yucky. This is steak!"
-BreeAnna, age 2, December 2009
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~A dinner conversation at the Eltons~
Mom: "Do you like the meat?"
Aaron: "It looks like cow."
BreeAnna: "It's not a cow. It's just Daddy."
-Aaron, age 4; -BreeAnna, age 2; December 2009
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"I'm the baseball man! I bammed the ball!"
-Aaron, age 4, December 2009
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I am a couponer and I took Aaron to the store with me to get a hot Buy One Get One half off deal. To his delight, there were elevators in the store, which we rode more times than I can count.
That night we watched the Mickey Mouse version of "The Three Musketeers," after which he ran around the house waving his swords yelling,
"We are the Elevators! All for One and Two for One!"
-Aaron, age 4, January 2010
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Mom: "Aaron, what's your favorite animal?"
Aaron thinks for a moment and replies: "Me!"
-Aaron, age 3, April 2009
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~Easter Funnies~
Aaron: "Oh, no Mommy! The bunny is going to eat the bird's food!"
Mom: "How about if we leave the Easter bunny some carrots so he doesn't eat the bird's food, ok?"
Aaron: "Ok."
~Just before bed the same night~
Aaron: "Mommy, I need to tell the Santa Bunny to eat his carrots."
-Aaron, age 3, April 2009
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"I don't drink cows milk. Blech! They're yucky and sticky and cold!"
-Aaron, age 3, March 2009
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~For all of you Peter Pan fans: Grandma was babysitting and Mom decided it was time to leave~
Mom: "It's time to go home, Aaron. Come on, let's go."
Aaron: "No go home. Stay many moons, Mom."
-Aaron, age 3, February 2009
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~Mom just finished putting a bandaid on Aaron's toe~
Grandma: "Tell your mom "Thank You"."
Aaron: "Mom! You fisked (fixed) it! You're a genius!"
-Aaron, age 3, January 2009
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~Aaron touched an exposed wire on my Brother's lamp and it gave him a good shock. This is how he describes the experience~
Aaron: "It shakes all around and hurt my finger!"
-Aaron, age 3, December 2008
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~After putting Aaron to bed several times, Mom finds him in the bathroom and the toilet is full from the base to the lid of toilet paper~
Mom: "What is this?!"
Aaron: "That's beautiful!"
~Then Dad walks in with the plunger~
Aaron: "Look Daddy! It's the tallest mountain in the world!"
-Aaron, age 3, November 2008
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Dad: "I like you, Aaron."
Aaron: "I like Mommy too, Daddy."
-Aaron, age 3, November 2008
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Aaron, age 3, crashes his dump truck into a pole and says, "Luckily, no one was hurt."
~September 2008
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Cousin Jessica: "What are you doing, Aaron?"
Aaron (laughing): "I'm eatin' dirt."
~Aaron, age 3, September 2008
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Mom (sings): "One little monkey jumpin' on the bed. He fell off and bonked his head..."
BreeAnna: "Ow!"
~BreeAnna, 13 mos., August 2008
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"You're a useful engine, Daddy."
~Aaron, age 3, August 2008
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Mom: "Thank you very much, Aaron."
Aaron: "You're very, very welcome, Mommy."
~Aaron, age 3, August 2008
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~Aaron punches Mom in the leg~
Mom: "Ouch!"
Aaron: "What happened, Mommy?"
Mom: "You punched me in the leg!"
~Aaron kisses Mom's leg~
Aaron: "All better!"
~Aaron, age 3, July 08
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Aaron: "Watch Thomas the Tank Engine, Dad?"
Dad: "No, you've already watched Thomas the Tank Engine twice today."
~Dad walks out of the room. Aaron looks around stealthy to make sure he's gone, and he leans toward Mom~
Aaron (whispers): "Mommy, let's watch Thomas. Watch Thomas, Mommy?"
~Aaron, age 3, July 08
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~Aaron sees a cow out the car window~
"It's a Mmmmm!"
Aaron, age 2
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Dad: "What's that picture you are drawing, Aaron?"
Aaron: "That's beautiful."
~Aaron, age 2, June 08
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Mom: "You'll like this. It has corn and meat..."
Aaron: "Yuck! Aarons don't like corn!"
~Aaron, age 2, June 08
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Aaron, age 2, after being frightened says, "I scary!"
~June 08
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Mom: "I'm going to count to three and if you aren't sitting in your chair you will have a time out! OK? One..."
Aaron: "Two, Three, Four, Five...Twenty!"
~Aaron, age 2, June 08
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Dad: "Are you ready, Aaron?"
Aaron: "I ready to die, Daddy!"
(we suspect this one came from his friend's older brother)
~Aaron, age 2, June 08
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Dad: "Try some pork."
Aaron: "I can't like it."
~Aaron, age 2, June 08
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Mom: "Yea! You used the potty!"
Aaron: "Yea! I Did It! Great Job, Aaron. I'm proud."
~Aaron, age 2, June 08
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Mom: "Here's your cookie, Aaron."
Aaron: "Very Nice!"
~Aaron, age 2, June 08
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Dad: "I'm gonna get you!"
Aaron: "No, get you the baby, Dad!"
~Aaron, age 2, June 08
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Aaron, age 2, answers the telephone: "Bob-a-da Builder"
~May 08
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Aaron: "I can't wear the pants, Mommy."
Mom: "You have to wear the pants, Aaron. Why can't you wear the pants?"
Aaron: "I have to go to the party."
~Aaron, age 2, May 08
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Mom: "What do you want to eat?"
Aaron: "I want wapples."
~Aaron, age 2
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~Brian tripped and fell~
"Oh no! Daddy spilled!"
~Aaron, age 2
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"You are a TOY-EE!....(mumble, mumble)...Buzz Lightyear...(mumble, mumble)...a child's plaything! You are a sad strange little man and you have my pity. Farewell."
~Aaron, age 2
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