Call Me Cordelia: November 2008

From the Mouths of Babes

We were waiting at gymnastics. Bridget and I were both reading our books. Out of the blue she said:

Bridget: I'm scared. (in a tiny, frightened voice)

Mom: What are you scared of?

Bridget: Sharks.

Mom: Why? What do you think sharks do?
Bridget: They eat Nemos!

(2/12/2014)

Conversation between Bridget and Aaron in the bathroom:

Bridget: Stinky poo.

Dad: Yeah, stinky poo.

Bridget: Don't eat it.

(1/24/2014)

Averi was having a hard morning at preschool and stayed by the door for 45 minutes while the class did their thing. This is what the mom sent me: "So Averi is still by the door and I heard Bryce tell her, "Averi, don't be scared. I'm your friend. You have a beautiful dress. Your hair is so shiny. I love you." He then covered his mouth and said, "Mom, you didn't hear that!" She just gave him a shy smile. Precious."

(5/9/2013)

Averi: Mom, watch what I'm doing.

(I was cleaning the bathroom mirror, and I could see her reflection.)

Mom: Okay, I'm watching.

Averi: Mom, your eyeballs are looking the other direction.

(Apparently she's caught on that I'm not always as observant as I claim to be.)

(May 2013)

Katie: Hey, Dad.

Aaron: Yes?
Katie: Olago mastahs.

Aaron: Huh?

Katie: Olago mastahs. I learned it in school. It's Spanish.

Aaron, after a moment of thinking: Oh! Do you mean, "Hola, cómo estás?"

(May 2013)

Katie: It's hard sometimes being grown up. Sometimes I wish I were little again. I wish I were Paul's age.

(For those that don't know, Paul and Katie are only 13 months apart. And Katie was 7 when she said this.)

(3/30/2013)

Averi: My daddy goes to Denver a lot.

Elma: Did you know that your daddy goes with my husband to Denver? (Phil and Aaron work closely together)

Averi: *shocked* We can't tell my mommy that!

Elma: Why not?

Averi: Because my mommy thinks that he's working!

(I love that Averi is protecting her dad from mean Mom.)

(8/31/2012)

Katie: When I grow up I want to be a clothes designer or a mechanical engineer.

Paul: When I grow up I want to be an engineer or make movies.

Averi: When I grow up I want to be a designer. I will design castles and ice cream.

(6/12/12)

Paul: Do you think that President Raw Meat would make the best president?

(1/17/12)

Averi: Mom, do Eskimos bite?

(11/29/11)

Chelsey (to Paul, who's having ice cream and obviously enjoying it): Paul, you're sure eating that ice cream with gusto.
Paul: No, I'm eating it with a brownie.
(10/1/2011)

Katie: Dad, have you ever had a brunch before?
Aaron: Yeah.
Katie: What did you have?
Aaron: Oh, I don't remember.
Katie: Was it, like, a sandwich, some peaches, and a bowl of cereal?
(9/2011)

Aaron (to Averi, who is spitting in her car seat): Averi, please don't spit.
Averi: Okay...can I spit quietly?
(5/14/2011)

Katie: My favorite direction is north.
(4/30/2011)

Katie: When I grow up, I want to be a geologist.
Paul: When I grow up, I want to be a paleontologist.
Averi: I want to be Iron Man!!
(4/29/2011)

Mom (to Averi, who is in a very contradictory mood): Averi, boy, you sure are tired.
Averi: I not a boy! I'm Averi Boy!....I not Averi Boy!
Mom: Who are you?
Averi: Averi. Just Averi.
(3/29/2011)

Katie (hopping down from her bed): Mom, these jumps are just too scary for Averi.
Mom: Really? What kind of jumps are they?
Katie: Oh, you know: Flop Arounds, Jump Way Too Highs, Flick Your Legs...those sorts of jumps.
(I have to say that they sound too scary for me, too. I'm with you on this one, Averi)

Averi (playing peek-a-boo): Peet a you!

Katie (on being a queen): Oh, it's not hard. I help people who are in trouble, and I sew, and I sing beautifully.

Paul (first thing in the morning, even before "hello"): Mom, I need a bow and arrow. And a gun.
Mom (suppressing a laugh): Why?
Paul: Just to kill animals. Not people.

Katie: I'll be Mr. Bean...with a pretty swimming suit on!
Paul: And I'll stab your hand, okay?

Mom (at Home Depot, looking at fans): Aaron, do you like that one over there?
Dad: Which one?
Mom: The one with the four bulbs.
Paul: The one with the four BOOBS??

Paul (after Mom got off the phone): Who was that?
Mom: Lowes.
Paul: Lowes was TALKING???!!!

Katie: Mom, do you know what my favorite kind of roll is?
Mom: What?
Katie: Tootsie.

Paul: London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down. London Bridge is falling down, my fair lady. London Bridge is getting back up, getting back up, getting back up...

Dad (in Family Home Evening): Paul, who are some of the people we love?
Paul: Mom, Jesus, and frogs.

Paul: Dad, I've got a present for you!
Dad: Oh yeah? What is it?
Paul: It's Present Obama!

Katie saying her morning prayers: Bless us to have Special K, and bless us to eat it so it doesn't get soggy...

Mom: Katie, you're our best child, since you've never had any medical issues.
Katie: But Mom, I'm not wearing any shoes!

Mom: Katie, the home teachers are coming over soon.
Katie: Who are they?
Mom: They're going to come and teach us about Jesus.
Katie: Ohhh...you mean Daddy.

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Photo Shoot

Since Averi is two months old today, I decided to try and set up a real photo shoot with Averi in our garage. I'm very pleased with how it turned out. We had to be creative: Aaron was very clever and used the sunshade for the van as a reflector to fill in; we used a white sheet for a backdrop; and we set up his work lights for additional lighting.

Here are some of my favorite photos:

These are straight out of the camera. I was too excited to share them and had to post them before I had a chance to play around with them in Lightroom. I love how they turned out and I can't wait until my--OUR--new Nikon D40 arrives!

ETA: I just wanted to show an example of what can be done in Adobe Lightroom.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Sweet Baby

Heather asked me if there were any new pictures on my blog, so I thought it was time to put some up of Averi. She's 7 weeks old--I can't believe how quickly time has gone. She's such a pretty baby and very good. Right now she's not as good of a sleeper as her brother and sister were/are (I don't know how kid can sleep as well as Katie does), but she has a little while to catch up. Here are a few photos I took today:

I love how smiley she's become lately! She will grin at the most random thing, and her whole body starts to wriggle. And she makes the cutest baby noise. I took several videos of her making those noises, but I don't know if they'd be interesting to anyone but me! Maybe her grandparents...

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Digital Scrapbooking Day

Today was one of the 2 main events for digital scrapbookers: Digital Scrapbooking Day. First, and most importantly, nearly all the stores have huge sales. There are also tons of ways to win free stuff and lots of games going on. It's really a lot more fun than you might think. I also set a new record today for the number of pages scrapped: 3. It doesn't sound that impressive, but it is. Trust me. Aaron scored tickets to the UNM/Utah football game, so I was able to scrap my heart out while he was gone. Now to show the fruits of my labors!