Grandma and her camera...

I think my favorite thing that came out in our trip was when Mom was looking at her camera and said, "I still need to learn how to work some of this." Jenica (a very smart idea I might add) said, "Why don't you learn how to work ALL of it?" I looked at Mom and said, "Yea, why not??"

Jenica is NEVER leaving

When we were in the car together yester Jenica was bothered by the fact that Grandma and Poppy live alone. I told her they haven't always lived alone and Stacie, Angie, me and Paul used to live there too. She then told me, "Well, I will STILL love you when I am old, like 26, and I will want to live by you. I will move next door!" I guess that is fine unless she learns how to work the phone!! Then there will be no peace and quiet for anyone!!

Jenicas singing

Jenica was singing this song all morning "Babies list talk and a lot more action." She sang it over and over again. I never could figure out what she was saying. Then she was mumbling it and I figured it out... "A little less talk and a lot more action." She hears EVERYTHING!

Hunter is ready to buy!!

On Sunday Phil and Hunter were watching an infomercial and Phil and Hunter were enthralled to say the least. The announcer says, "Have your credit cards ready!" Hunter turns to me and says, "MOM! Our credit card is ready!!" They say a sucker is born every minute, I think I ended up with 2 suckers cause both of the boys wanted it.

Tell me what you really think

So I was just looking at Jenica, she has gotten all "pretty" to go to the carnival. I told her, "Wow, you sure look beautiful."

Jenica says, "I do, well, the girls look pretty. Sometimes those boys are stinky....especially their feet." Boy does she have that right! I have smelt things I wouldn't even dream of before becoming a mom to two boys.

Jenicas new talent!

Overheard as Jenica walked up the stairs, by herself.

(whistling) "Whoa, did I just whistle? I DID just whistle"

What I am apparently worth

Hunter and Jenica were playing "store" today and EVERYTHING in the house was getting a price tag, including me. Jenica put a sticker on me for the whopping price of 25 cents. I said, "wow, a whole quarter hugh? I must be pretty important." Jenicas answer, "Oops, sorry mom, nobody would buy you for THAT much...I will get one with 15 cents." Just so you know, I went for about 20 dollars cheaper than her baby with one arm. I know my place.

Questions with no answers...well

The other day we were riding in the car and Hunter asked why his schools name was Mt. Mahogany. Well, neither Phil nor I knew the answer to that. We told him that. Leave it to Jenica to come up with the answer. And, I have to say, in a way, I guess she is right.

Jenica told him that Jesus wanted HER school to be named Shelley Elementary and Jesus liked the name Mt. Mahogany so he told them thats what it should be named.

Jenica needs to go back to school....

Today we went to Albertsons to buy stamps and make the Monday trip for the free redbox and I sat in the car with the kids while Phil ran in. While he was in there, the clock bells started chiming. Hunter asked, "Where are those bells coming from?" Jenica quickly replies, "from the Awful Tower, Hunter" I tried to tell her otherwise but she was sure she was correct.

Jenicas Apologies

So, I got an apology from Jenica today. (okay I didn't really deserve it, but hey, you take what you can get)

We were talking about Grandma and Poppy's trip to Disneyland when Hunter starts teasing Jenica because he has been and she hasn't...sad I know. I can't believe I am a Toone! She says, "I did too go, I was in Mommy's tummy. Didn't I Mom?" I reply, "Yes honey, you were most certainly there" After a little reflection she says, "Mom, I sure am sorry I made your tummy so angry and you had to go to the hospital. But maybe Jesus knew that you wouldn't take me when I got out of your tummy and he was mad at you."

I really think I almost need another apology after that comment!!

Oh my

So, I don't really know why Phil was asking Hunter questions, but he has those brown marks behind his ears, so Phil said, "Hunter, why do have brown spots back there?" Hunter replies, "I don't know." So Phil goes to his next question. "Hunter, why do you have that mark on your neck?" Hunters answer: "Cause Jenica kicked me." Close.

Jenica the EMT

On Thursday Phil was working for American Fork. He got paged out to a suicidal 37 year old male. We were all in the car so we dropped Phil off at the station. On our way back home Jenica asked where daddy was going, I told her that he was going to help someone who took too much medicine because he was sad. She said, "Or maybe he took drugs!" I told her that was also a possibility. Then she replies, "Well, maybe he was taking his medicine and forgot what number he was on."

She takes after Poppy, she always has an answer!

***I got caught***

Today at lunch we were all sitting around the table eating. I asked Hunter how school was and he said it was great, I asked Phil how work was going, they are going great too. So, I thought I would fill everyone in on what we had done all morning. I said, "Jenica helped me with dishes this morning." (knowing she was VERY proud of this) She then replies, "Yeah, I had to do the REST of the dishes while mom watched the View."

Oh no. I got caught. I didn't TELL her she had to finish. I like to listen to the first few minutes of the View. Then I turn it off. Jenica sure has a way of making me look like a terrible mom.

Jenica's Precious.....Junk???

Today Jenica was playing with her toys. She always loves to play with the boys toys while they are at school and down for their naps. She was quietly, I know hard to believe, playing with her toys when she rolled this truck over, under my feet and said, "Mom, do you want any of my JUNK?" Since when does she think anything is junk? She thinks old wrappers are "treasures"??!!

Style Advice

I knew it wouldn't take me long to have something else to post. This is what Hunter just told me.

We were sitting here this nice Sunday afternoon and a commercial came on. Hunters attention was glued to it as two style advisors were helping people with no sense of style. It showed before and afters and some really amazing transformations. After it was over, Hunter turned to me and said, "Wow mom, you REALLY need to get on that show." Well, I guess I probably do, its called What Not To Wear......

JENICA AND HER HANDS

I decided that I needed to write some of the conversations I have with my kids down. What a better way to do it than blog it, because I seem to remember to do that. So, here goes...

Today:

(Jenica putting a glove on her hand): "Got to get this left hand in my glove."
Me: "What? How did you know that was your left hand?" (Pointing to her right hand) "What hand is this?"
Jenica (exasperated): "Mom, that is my RIGHT hand."
Me: "Where did you learn that?"
Jenica: "I am brilliant."

How dumb of me to assume otherwise....