that's what they say

(August ‘18 - August ‘19) I struggle to keep up with all the things the big kids say especially! 

CONNOR 

He LOVES to tell Mom and Dad we are wrong. Our little know it all. Most of the time he asks us questions and then when we answer, he tells us nope that’s not it. 

M: Sorry, I know I promised but we can’t watch it tonight how about Wednesday or tomorrow? 

C: Tomorrow. But no cancels. 

M: Deal. Or I owe you. 

C: Owe me what. 

M: Kisses! 

C: 5 dollars? 

M: How about one dollar? 

C: How about 4 pieces of toast the next day for breakfast? 

(Usually the max is 3 pieces of toast.) 

C: Hey mom I have a question. It’s a weird one. 

M: Okay 

C: What is that thing in the back of your throat called? A vagina? 

M: A uvula? 

C: Yeah... I thought if you touched that a bunch of times it makes you throw up... I really didn’t want to go to school today. 

C: Mom I really have to tell you something and don’t tell Dad he’ll be really mad! 

M: Dad won’t be mad. We are proud of you when your honest. 

C: I did something really stupid! 

M: Okay. What?

C: I was playing with some friends at the park and everyone took their shirts off and they told me to, so I did! I’m really stupid! 

M: Hun don’t worry that’s not bad, unless you felt uncomfortable. Boys can take their shirts off they don’t have a private area there. But if you don’t want to never do anything just because someone tell you too. 

C: What is the opposite of victory?

Nana: Failure?

C: Nope SNAILS! ALWAYS SNAILS! 

C: That guy is on a quest, a quest to catch monsters it is his life. 

B: But ...

C: Okay that’s enough let me watch 

C: Mom can I ask you a question?

M: Sure what?

C: Nevermind I forgot your not my teacher.

BELLA

She is the boss of the younger girls and the biggest suck up. But I kind of love it! She loves to be noticed and appreciated and is deathly afraid of being a Mom. Although I am pretty sure she has half of it down already.

M: Are you changing Pipers diaper? 

B: I’m trying. She is like a reptile that is non stop move. 

(After Shea did watch dog at their school) 

D: So what did everybody say about your dad? 

B: They said WOW YOUR DAD IS AMAZING AND GREAT 

D: I don’t think they said that but I hope they had fun I had fun. 

B: Yeah me too but nobody said nothing

B: Did you know when you have a baby you bleed a lot?!?

S: I don’t care...

B: So are you going to have babies? 

S: Yeah 

B: Well I’m not. I’m going to be a basketball star. 

(Bella's learning about Money.) 

Bella: So explain this to me why are all the people in the money boys and none are girls? 

Daddy: Well there is a coin with Susan B Anthony on it, she's a girl! 

(Bella rolls her eyes.)

Bella: I think we should have girl money.  

Daddy: Me too! 

SYDNEY

She is our wild child and thinks up the most random things ever. I never know if she is serious or not. She is the biggest "trickster" and loves getting Mom. I love it... NOT!

S: Connor smacked me and it went straight to my heart. And it’s broke now.

M: So he hurt your feelings when he did that? 

S: Yeah

(We call Syd, Syd the science kid sometimes) 

S: Mom the little science kid. I’ve been looking for you all over the world and in all the houses? 

D: Now you have to take a nap when you get home for not having your seatbelt? 

S: Oh great then I can suck my thumb in bed since your not looking. 

D: Okay well then I’ll have to put Tabasco sauce on it before you take a nap. 

S: That’s fine I love sucking it. 

D: Well good we can just make that your drink all the time. 

S: Dad I have a great idea I’ll suck my thumb and you can put Tabasco in a cup as my drink so I can drink it all the time. Mmm. 

S: (Singing) Consequences is what you do when you do something they don’t want you to do consequences is what they are mommy’s and daddy’s say them and they are scary but I don’t care because I am Sydney. 

M: What did you do at school today? 

S: We went on a walk with leaves to a school bus and then we went to the farm and I rode on a pig that lead me to a horse to ride on too and then he gave me a strawberry! 

M: The horse? 

S: Yep, it was a good day! 

S: Dad when I say I love mom better it means I love you too. 

S: You know I’m going to be a grown up one day and get to be a 500 old and I’ll look like a grandma ... (long pause as she laughs at herself imagining she’s a grandma) and then I might turn to dust. 

(Opened a soda)

S: I thought that was a submarine! 

(Mom smiles) 

S: No for real I thought that was a submarine like boom sheeesh out of the water. (As she pretends to be a submarine.) 

S: DAD! Lets play rock, paper, scissors, tub! 

D: What wins? 

S: The tub always wins! And I’m the tub! 

(Talking to piper about the baby in moms belly) 

S: Oh if it’s a boy it might be baby Jesus. 

S: What’s your favorite color? 

D: Black

S: Okay next shooting star I’ll tell him to turn all your clothes black! 

D: Oh I thought shooting stars made wishes come true. 

S: Shooting stars cant make real wishes come true but they can turn all your clothes a different color. 

S: Don’t mention me. (Aka: Don’t mind me.) 

(Sydney listening in on Mom and Dads conversation...) 

S: So what were you going to say or did you have the hiccups or were you going to burp?!?

S: When boys grow up their daddy’s and when girls grow up their mommy’s? 

M: Yep that’s true! 

S: So then why does Piper be a daddy 

S: Mom I’m not scared about getting married anymore I know who I’m going to marry. 

M: Oh

S: Yeah and I can’t marry Connor he’s my brother. 

M: True. So who are you gonna marry? 

S: You know him. He was on basketball with me sometimes. 

M: Oh yes the boy that sat next to you that’s on the Lakers team and his brothers on Con and Bells team? 

S: Yep! But don’t tell dad ok. He might not be happy. 

M: Why?

(Laughs embarrassingly and shrugs.)

B: Nice try Dude! 

C: I’m not a dude, I’m a man! 

S: Your not a man till your a Dad. 

B: Let’s catch fireflies!!

S: Yeah and then smush on our body so we glow! 

B: Ewww! Did you hear that Mom? 

S: I wish I could be a kid when I get married so I can wear this dress. 

M: I can buy you one just like it when you get married. 

S: Oh for real?!? You have money? 

PIPER

She is growing too fast and I wish I could capture all her sweet sayings perfectly everytime. But honestly half the time it is her mannerisms that make her. Her hand on her hip, her smirk or her exaggerated eye roll. She is kind of a diva. But the sweetest one ever!

A: You can go down the basement but you can’t put anything in your mouth.

P: No Sucking? (With arms wide spread and head tilted) 

N: What a sweetheart! 

P: my sweet heart right here! (points to chest) 

Piper pops her hip and says hah hah.

M: Why did you have that voice? 

P: I had that voice in my mouth really quick but I’ll throw it up. 

P: When baby comes he’s can’t walk because he’s has tiny toesies. 

(Shea teasing Piper) 

P: DAD YOU HAVE TO BE THE PARENT!

P: You know your a Dad. 

D: Yeah

P: But your silly? 

D: Yeah 

P: And you watch silly shows. And monster shows and if you get scared you have to snuggle with me in your bed. 

(Singing) 

P: “12345 once I caught a wif alive.”

M: What’s a wif? 

P: I Dunno? 

S: It’s a wolf. 

P: Yeah mom it’s a wolf! 

that's what they say

May 2017 - August 2018  // Obviously I haven't been quite as good about updating this more.

Connor

Blunt and bold. He will be the first to tell you how it is. And he owns his title of only boy LOUD AND PROUD!

(As Bella sings to annoy Connor)
C: If I was in your body right now I'd stop.

C: Ahhh I did a split and cracked my nipple

C: Mom please take this and don't tell dad!
M: Why not? What is it?
C: It's a flower to grow. I think you roll it in a ball or something and it comes to life.
M: Well Dad loves plants!
C: I know he'll plant it outside and bees will come.
M: Ok... so you want me to throw it away?
C: No way, just plant it in the house so the sunlight can see it... and never let Dad see it once.

M: How was your apple today at lunch?
C: Good! Didn't rot, didn't mold.

(As we're watching Barbie nutcracker)
B: Oh my gosh a real fairy!
C: You know those are dead death fairies Bella.
M: Connor stop.
C: What! This show is so boring without death! I'm going to make some music (arm farts...). Just call me arm fart man.

(Screaming on the phone to Joseph)
M: You don't have to scream.
C: Mom that's just how my voice is it's screaming like that. Just call me screamin man.

(While playing uno) 
Grandpa Stanger: I can feel a win!
C: I feel it more

(Putting his knee sports socks)
Grandpa Stanger: These socks are hard to put on.
C: I know
Grandpa Stanger: Well I’m going to buy you some socks that aren’t so hard to put on.
C: No I like it when other people have to do it.

Grandpa Stanger: So do you guys want to go to BYUI when you go to college? Then you could live with Grandma and Grandpa while you go to school.
C: No we won’t live with you... You’ll be dead.
Grandpa Stanger: What why?
C: Because you have that bad cough.
Grandpa Stanger: But you have a cough sometimes too.
C: But I’m young!

(While watching Despicable Me 3)
D: Are you guys prepared to sell your toys if Dad loses his job?
C: What?!? No!!! .... well maybe my legos.

(Overhearing whispering under Connor's breath)
M: Wait what did you say? Really what? You can tell me what?
C: No. It was just about food...  I’m a man of few words but a BIG BELLY! I know it looks small but it’s really BIG!

C: Guess what I’m doing mom?
M: What?
C: Your worst enemy, chores before you asked me to!
(I'm pretty sure this is a MomWin but I wont say a word.)

(After I get done wiping his face as he squirms...) 
C: I feel like I just got attacked by a stinky wet octopus.

Bella

Sensitive and sassy. You never know what you are going to get, she never wants to hurt your feelings and yet she hates when her or someone else gets them hurt more; and then you won't hear the end of it. 

B: What happened?

Amberlee: I got blood taken out of me today.
B: Why? Did you have too much?

(At the park Bella made a friend but when it was time to leave she shouts..) 
B: Bye I think I'll never see you again!
(Runs away to the car to cry)

M: Want a cheese stick?
B: (Wiggles her toes and then taps her foot...)
Only my foot is interested.

(After getting in trouble...)
B: When I'm a mom you don't get to boss me around okay.

Joseph: Your so cute, I want to kiss you and hug you and squeeze you all day!
B: Well I'd have to be a stuffed toy for you to do that.

D: Eventually you'll put your lips together and blow air out and you'll whistle you just gotta keep trying.
B: But I try every morning right when I wake up, I get up and try soft and quick. And I still can't!
D: You just gotta keep practicing it just takes practice!

(After Sydney has a fit at bedtime...)
B: Oh she's upstairs talking to herself and praying to God for sorry?
( Shea and I laugh )
B: But for real you do that when you do something bad and your mad. Right Daddy?
D: Yep your right!

(While saying a prayer)
B: ... and please bless that Heavenly Father and Jesus can have a talk with Satan and please bless that he doesn't make our wishes come true that are bad...

M: I'm grabbing you each an apple to eat after your basketball games!
B: How about an avocado?
M: That would be yummy but not as easy to eat. So let's stick with the apple.
B: Fine. (Rolls her eyes)

B: I wish it was fast Sunday because then church would go fast.

(Hair filled with bows)
B: Sydney did my hair. Take a picture and send it to everyone. I'm not taking them off because Sydney's going to make me even more fashion.

(After Sydney got her new backpack after she stopped sucking her thumb... well we thought she stopped sucking her thumb) 
B: So I was thinking when this gets old and bigger I can use it.
M: It won’t get bigger.
B: Oh it will get smaller?!?
M: Nope it will stay that size forever.
B: What????

B: I wish it was cheese just cheese.
M: I can make it cheese pizza. I’ll just take off the pepperonis.
B: Okay great. I’m not a fan of pepperonis ever since I meet them, they made me strange.

B: They are doing destruction at my friends house.
D: What are they doing?
B: They are doing destruction lots of destruction!
D: You mean construction.
B: Yeah

Sydney

Contrarian to the max. Maybe it is a third child thing as we are told. But either way she makes her own way and usually runs from what ever she's told. Oh and screams accompany most of her speech. And when she is excited she tends to stutter it is pretty hilarious but annoying when she can't spit out. Above all she has the biggest there is. 

S: Whatcha doing?
C: Stop it! Your annoying me!
S: Ya know Connor I just like you. I like everyone in my family.

S: Apple spider = Apple cider

S: Oh gosh I'm doing so good I'm going to get an extra treat! (Screams in excitement...
Pauses ) I deserves it I think ...smirk

S: I think I have to stay home today because I have really bad ish-yous. With my nose! I always have ish-yous!

Sydney has been sing this around the house lately: 
S: Dead birds sing through the wall tonight 
Break my bones and I can’t fly
All this time I'm waiting to arise.
(Finally we discovered it was from a Beatles song from a movie: 
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise.)

S: So does the sun sleep on the moon?
Nana: The earth moon and sun are all different places.
S: Oh so they can’t sleep together?

S: I wish I was a cheerio with legs so I could crawl under the door.

(While I do my make up in the bathroom.)
M: Don’t jump on my bed!
S: But why?
M: Because someone will get hurt.
S: Oooookay. How ‘bout you close the door and don’t see us? (Screams in excitement)

S: I’ve been praying every single hour for hours that this was a pink house with pink toys...

S: Do you know where baby’s come from?
M: Do you?
S: Piper does.
(Piper grunts loudly.) 
S: Piper is annoyed that I told you. It’s a secret. She’s a baby so she only knows.

(Shea and I had to drive two cars to church)
S: Is Dad beating you?
M: Yep!
S: GO DADDY GO DADDY GO DADDY GO DADDY!
(Piper copies go da! Bella and Con start cheering me on.) 
S: I gave daddy zoom powers, he’s gonna win!

(While Mommy mops...) 
S: I’ll tell you if that’s a good job or perfect!
M: Ok
S: It’s a good job... BUT.... it’s not perfect.
M: Oh man
S: You need to swish more and more and more if you want it to be perfect.
S: But just to tell you (with her hand over her mouth like a whisper) no matter how much you swish I’m never saying it’s perfect!
M: Sad.
S: (screams) Okay it’s perfect!

S: Mom when I smile polka dots shine out!
(Pointing to her face) 
M: Those are called dimples!

S: Eww yuck look at Piper!
(Piper drinking bath water) 
M: Yucky Piper!
S: Yeah YUCK! I never do that, only Wednesday’s do I do that. Never when mom sees us ever it’s yuck! (Drinks the bath water and laughs maliciously)

S: Can you ticklish me?

S: You have to ask 3 questions per second? (Screams) Ready GO!

Joseph: Why are we your uncles?
S: Because Jesus wanted you to be our uncles so we could be friends.
S: (leans in to Joe, and whispers) Is that right?

S: Quarter= outlet

S: Everyone has their lights off except the sun.

Piper

I can barely keep up as you are learning language lightening fast. First it was just a word or two, then a big leap to mimicking everything and then a big leap into new words everyday. It never really is gradual with you, is it?

At the end of 2017 these were her favorite words:
Ohhh Maaaaaaaan.

What's that?
Neow (No)
Yeow (Yes)
Un (Done)
Joe
Bella
Dada
Gone
Mama
Baybe
Idano (I don't know)

Well, over the winter she took a great big leap into conversational speaking and her bits of language leaped to full on mimicking everything and now she has full on babble conversations that we only catch pieces of, but she is officially a talker and we are trying to be better at catching her language. These are a few of our favorites lately:
Where's Daddy? (or whoever isn't there she asks over and over again where they are)
Guys!
Nose Bugging
Dog!
Monster?!?
Hair? = She wants a ponytail.
Bug Get it!
Thas sary! = Thats Scary
Peas =Please
Ank You = Thank you
SSSS quiet = With finger over lip
Sleeping? = With her finger over her lip, she whispers and asks Sleeping? anytime I tell her to be quiet

One of our favorite things Piper does when she speak,s is her hand over her mouth expression in surprise or her constant hand over mouth to whisper something.

She also is getting very assertive and defensive so we hear a lot of, screaming:
STOP IT!
NO!
MOVE
MOM
GET IT
MINE
I WANNA SIT THERE! = Whenever anyone is sitting next to Mom
DON'T LIKE THAT

The kids love she she says:
I farted
I pooped
I wet
Looks like potty training isn't far...

that's what they say

Connor

The OLDEST and ALL KNOWING. You think you know what you're talking about until I tell you, you don't. Because what I hear and say is the facts. 

C: Wow! Look at this mom, I have huge red bumps on my head?? Where did they come from.... oh wait I punched myself that's right! Ha! 

C: Mom it's so weird you know those red bumps behind your ears well mine hurt. 

M: What red bumps? 

C: The ones behind your ears everybody has them. (Feels behind his ears.) 

M: I don't. 

C: WHAT?!? Oh yours must be invisible. 

M: So how was your day? 

C: It was the best day ever at recess we find a huge feather on the rook of the school and we went up to look at it and it was so cool. 

M: Oh wow really! 

"I like it like this. It keeps me refreshed!"

C: Yeah really and it was allowed because all the teachers came with us everyone of them in the whole school even Mr. Brown. 

M: WOW! I thought you'd need a permission slip for something like that. 

C: Yeah but you don't because it's still at the school and not a field trip. 

M: Yeah but that sounds dangerous what if that huge bird came back and ate someone or fell. 

C: Oh yeah that's dangerous but it's fine because the principal says so. 

M: Well sounds like a fun day! Wish I had been there too! 

C: Mom look at this one new Pokémon I got. 

M: Did you trade with someone today? 

C: Umm actually no. My friend has a meg-E-X it's huge it's like this but the whole page and it's so big he can't carry it it's as big as him. 

C: Yeah I'm scared of that balloon too. Sometimes it flies up to my room at night and then comes back down in the morning. 

C: By the way wish Syd luck tomorrow at the dentist! 

M: Guess what you get to do tomorrow? You get to go to the dentist! 

S: Wow do I get toys there

M: Yep, if your really good you pick a prize 

S: I'm really good watch teezzzzzzzzz

C: Yeah but it's not that fun it's like a shark biting your mouth with poking sticks. 

M: What!?! Focus on the good Con it's exciting and fun right! 

C: Oh yeah and it's fun too they spit in your mouth

M: Okay stop! 

C: Quick hide! 

M: From who? 

C: The teenagers. (Taller kids at school.)

M: Why? 

C: Because they make fun of me. 

M: What do they say? 

C: They say (in a deep funny voice) "oh hey look it's Connor the boy with a funny backpack"

M: That's not nice I guess I'll have to have your teacher talk to them. 

C: What, my teacher doesn't even know them! 

M: Well she can tell the principal then and she can come out tomorrow and talk to them. 

C: (With a smirk) Oh fine they didn't, I made it up again.

(TV: I call shotgun...)

C: Shotgun what? What does that mean? 

M: Shotgun means the seat next to the driver. 

C: Oh I would call shotgun every time because I want a shotgun. 

(Eating airheads)

C: Oh Bella just to tell you it says mystery but I know what it is every time... WHITE! It's always white! 

C: Wow my leg just grew a little did you see that! 

(while trying to do a split)

M: Go brush your teeth so you don't have stinky breath. 

C: I love dirty breath. 

M: What? You told me you hated when people have dirty breath at school. 

C: No I just hate Cheeto breath at school. I LOVE DIRTY BREATH! (Breaths in everyone's face...)

Bella  

Mrs Mom. You think your the parent... HA!

(While working on one of her workbooks.)

B: Is this good or is this almost? 

M: Tell me a story. 

B: Once upon a time in a fair off land it didn't have much people. Then a horrible king came and stollened the princess and a man volunteered to save her. So then he was going but there was traps on the way that the mean king set. Then he escaped from the traps and goed a nice way but then there was zombies that attacked and he couldn't do it so he died. Then one million volunteered and they killed the zombies and then they got to the traps and got them and the tower was million hundreds high and they a voided the traps and the. The king came and he went into the pink horrible forest and it was not scary at all. 

M: So wait where's the princess and the volunteers? 

B: The princess is right up in the tower and the volunteers helped it the king into the forest. 

B: And then guess what happened? 

M: What? 

B: They had a baby! 

M: Who?

B: The king and princess and the baby's name was Piper! 

M: What happened next? 

B: The End, Except then the evil king and good king had a talk with the farther king, I mean the Dad and his Mother was Kay-Marie. He said will you please stop and be nice and get the princess out and then he did and was nice forever! 

B: Okay so Sydney needs her jacket and shoes on and Piper needs a diaper change mom I have to go potty bye! Babysit! 

During one of Bella's marathon family prayers: 

D: (whispers) ...Bella, keep it short.

B: (after pausing for a few minutes) Please bless that we won't be short?

Everyone: (Laughing)

B: When I grow up take a picture of me cause I'm going be CUTE! 

(After Bella got done sweeping the kitchen.)

M: Wow Bella thanks for cleaning that up.

B: (shrugs her shoulders) It's fine I knew you weren't going to. 

(Playing restaurant.)

B: This is unhealthy, this is unhealthy, this is unhealthy, and this is unhealthy so your going to have lots of stomach issues! 

M: Oh dear! 

(Laughing.)

D: So what about my food am I going to have problems with my stomach? 

B: Nope because your bellys so big its fine. 

(After Connor for in trouble for leaving legos out.)

B: You know Dad that is not nice he didn't mean to and now you made him SUPER sad.

D: Okay Bella, but your not the boss I am.

B: That's just what people say but I don't listen to them.  

(Just FYI we get variations of this weekly, she acts like she is our parent most of the time... cute or annoying? After 50 times of it... ANNOYING!)

Sydney  

People think they can tell me what to do, but I'm pretty sure I wont be listening. And when I do listen I know they just don't quite get that I already know what I'm doing. 

M: Smile Syd
S: Nope

S: When I grow up I wanna be a baby and go waaawaaa all the time to hold me.

D: Sydney help me! I feel like I'm going to die I'm so sick! 

S: Well when I growed up I'm gonna be a doctor. 

S: I POOPED AND PEED!!!!!!!!!!

M: Okay

(As I'm wiping...)

S: Is it beautiful?????

M: Yep. 

S: Good job good job for wiping me mommy. You do great at this. I so proud! 

M: You can't go out that door it's broken. 

S: I know I know we can get glue and a band-aids to fix it that will work. 

(After getting in trouble at the store.)

S: I'm only 3, Dad. How I know that? 

(Running down the steps.)

S: Whelp the princess is here the Sydney the maeter! 

(Sleepy mumbles as she came into Mom and Dad's bed)

S: I had a nightmare. 

D: Oh no what was it? 

S: I couldn't find my shoes. 

D: (with a smile) Oh that is scary. 

D: What happened to my 50 kisses? 

S: They died. 

D: Oh no! How do I get them back?

S: You have to use your powers. 

D: What's my powers? 

S: To give me strawberries and cake. 

(Bedtime)

M: Okay Night! 

S: But what about the monsters? 

M: They can't open doors.

S: Oh yeah but they can open closets. 

M: Okay well let's close the closets so they can't open them. 

S: Oh yeah but what if the dragon came in and ate my purses.

M: Well that would be rude. 

S: Yeah and then I would shoo him and he would want my brushes. 

M: Oh but only because he wanted to play. Don't worry you love dragons they are great friends. 

S: Yeah

M: K Night! 

S: Oh yeah but what if Piper comes in my bed? 

M: She won't. 

S: Oh yeah but what if... 

M: NIGHT! 

(Close the door before she can ask or say anything else!)

S: Wow I did a great job reading I did a great great great job, like me a lollipop good job? 

(Playing with toothbrush.)

S: Look I'm making spring rain! Let me do it on your hair. 

S: Dad I have ankles on my feet, can you pick them off? 

S: I never have had one of those, can I try one!!!

(Every time she sees the bag of chocolate chips.)

S: I don't like anybody! I only like Daddy and Mommy and Piper and Bella and Connor! 

S: You know you can be a girl like me when you grow up.

C: No I'm a boy forever. 

S: Yeah but if your really good you can be a girl.

S: I wanna be a pig when I grow up. 

C: A pig isn't a person you can't be a pig.

S: (shrugs shoulders) I'm gonna be a pig.

C: A PIG is an animal you can't be an animal.

S: (shrugs shoulers) I'm gonna be a pig.

C: YOU CAN"T BE A PIG!

S: Ohhhhh. I'm gonna be a pig. OINK OINK!

that's what they say

My friend did this with her kids and I thought it would be a little fun with ours. 

Connor

What is your full name?

Connor Lincoln Stanger

How old are you? 

6 and a half 

When is your birthday? 

June 3rd 

How old is Mommy? 

28

What is your favorite color? 

Green and red and blue and black 

What is your favorite food? 

Favorite food ... umm spaghetti steak umm what else ham and corn and that's it. 

Who is your best friend? 

Ryan 

What is your favorite song? 

I don't have a favorite song 

What is your favorite animal? 

A shark and a snake and a tiger and a sabertooth 

What are you scared of? 

I'm scared of nothing 

What makes you happy? 

Video games and going hunting if I ever can and going camping 

Where is your favorite place to go? 

To go??? My favorite place to go is IDAHO!!! To grandma and grandpas house for Christmas. 

What do you want to be when you grow up? 

A hunter 

What does love mean? 

It means when someone likes another person then they can be boyfriend and girlfriend and when they get older they get married but if one doesn't like them that causes breaking up but when they do again they get married. 

Bella

What is your full name?

My full name is Bella Stanger. 

How old are you? 

5 giggle

When is your birthday? 

At October 20if

How old is Mommy? 

Uhhhhhh I won't get this right... 16. 

What is your favorite color? 

Pink and purple. 

What is your favorite food? 

My favorite is umm Carrots and my favorite food is umm corn on the cob. 

Who is your best friend? 

Hollis

What is your favorite song? 

My two front teeth

What is your favorite animal? 

Is a panda my favorite animal ummm stuffed animal? My animal is panda like Amberlee because I love her! 

What are you scared of? 

I'm scared of spiders and I'm scared of bees and I'm scared of the things that suck your blood mosquitos that suck your blood it's mosquitos I'm fraid of squitos. 

What makes you happy? 

Umm my friends and stuffed animals and playing with Sydney and playing on the bike and kissing Piper and daddy

Where is your favorite place to go? 

School and um soccer. School and soccer and I'm the library ... Mom can we go to the library sometime? 

What do you want to be when you grow up? 

I want to be a ... a doctor! To gives shots! 

What does love mean? 

Love means that you fall in love and that you love each other and that you got married and love means falling in love. That's it. 

Sydney

What is your full name? 

Sydney

How old are you? 

3...2 I'm what am I? 

When is your birthday? 

In ten

How old is Mommy? 

3

What is your favorite color? 

Pink and blue. 

What is your favorite food? 

Corn on the dog and horsesses and strawberries! 

Who is your best friend? 

Piper! 

What is your favorite song? 

My little pony

What is your favorite animal? 

Uhhhhhh pigs. 

What are you scared of? 

Bears 

What makes you happy? 

Mommy and Piper

Where is your favorite place to go? 

The farm

What do you want to be when you grow up? 

Uhhhh a horsie

What does love mean? 

Me with you

that's what they say

Connor
Mr Imagination and Curiosity; school and new friends bring on a whole new world of "WHATS WHYS and WHENS".

C: Come on Bella the ship is about to melt you have to get off before you get melted to shrimp.

C: Mom we shouldn't have named Sydney, Sydney, because it makes her wild and when she gets bigger to be a kid she will be a wild one you know.

C: Why do people have girlfriends?
M: Because they love each other and want to share everything.
C: ICK I never want one.
M: Good.

Shea promised we'd go to Golden Corral one night but on our way there realized it was mutual night, and we had to turn around and he had to drop us all off. Connor was so looking forward to it and was pretty bummed, but took it pretty well. While carrying a sleepy, Connor, to bed...
D: Hey buddy let's go to Golden Corral tomorrow.
C: Okay
D: How much cotton candy are you gonna eat?
C: 2,047
D: I'm gonna eat 17!
C: Dad that's so random.

C: Can I have some porcupine juice?
M: Pineapple juice?
C: Yes

C: There was an unpleasant app with unpleasant kids games so I Xed out of that and it Xed out of everything!
I found out it was a unicorn jump game.

C:When I grow up I'm going to drive actually am I?
M: Yes, when your 16?
C: And you'll be dead.
M: What?
C: Well yeah because your old, how old are you?
M: 27
C: OH YEAAAAAAH! Your definitely going to be dead!

C: Bella I told you these are dangerous dance moves only for 5 year olds and 80 year olds.

C: Did you see that?
M: Yes
C: When you touched my armpit.
M: Yes, when I tickled you.
C: Yeah snot flew out of my nose. You know its a good time when snot flies.

C: When I grow up I'm going to High School?
M: Yes
C: Actually I'm not.
M: Why not?
C: Because its scary and people hit and tell curse words, what are curse words?
M: Kinda like mean words we don't say but even worse.
C: Like the S word?
M: Umm yes. What's the S word?
C: Shut up. But don't worry I never say it.

C: Mom did you know there is a bad finger. It's this one.
M: Oh yeah who told you that.
C: My teacher because today Daniel showed it up in class and he had to move his clip. What does it mean?
M: Yeah that's super mean. It is like saying "I hate you" but way worse.
C: WOW I don't think Daniel knows that.

Bella
Miss Hilarity she likes to be the center of attention and she will do pretty much anything for it, and she fullheartedly believes crazy antics can get her out of anything; just laugh and spin around in circles and then everyone moves on, it solves mostly everything (or so she thinks).

M: Wow your room is messy
B: Yeah watch out I have to set up traps for monsters so they not get in.

B: You said you wanted to get me gum and I said you could do that, remember?

Watching Sydney play on the tablet
B: Let me do it I'm the genius!

Hands me the nail clippers,
B: Clip it it's so sharp.
M: It's not that sharp.
B: Clip it. Or before the sun sets I will turn into a dragon. I'm serious!
... Until the sun sets on the third day you must clip my nail or unless the dragon comes out with teeth with nails!!

After spilling water on herself,
M: What happened?
B: Somebody kissed me with water in their mouth! You know I didn't!

B: I'm the sheriff. I used to ride cowboys I mean horses in the Wild West. It's a scary place to be because everybody is zombies and the boys and girls have to run and hide in their houses because their humans.

B: By the way my heart is broken mom, by the way you act to me.

Putting on sunglasses
B: Mom do I look fashion?!?

B: Mom I'm pretending to be an old man that needs food that's mummy (yummy).

While Dad's weed whacking the yard.
B: Mom dads cutting all my flowers!! And I just growed them up so tall!

B: Mom the winds going to fly me away to Disneyland.

While Shea and I were discussing future sleeping arrangements for the kids.
M: Maybe we could switch Sydney to Connors room, but she snores so I don't know...
B: Oh yeah she snores! I'm telling ya, no one wants to sleep in my room cause Sydney snores! For sure I'm telling ya! I'm telling ya Sydney snores... loud!

B: Can I come with you?
M: Of course.
B: Good because I'd be broken heart if I didn't!

B: Sydney kicked my belly Mom that was unpainful.

B: Mom when I grow to be a guy can I be in scouts too?

Sydney 
And so the TERRIBLE TWOS begin; let me start each day with an annoying amount of "do it myself or I'll scream" followed by "if I don't get my way I'll kick and scream". 
Fortunately, I'm also irresistibly adorable and polite and when you ignore me I'll give you ALL of my attention and affection!

Whenever she goes shopping 
S: Uh are you mom? (repeatedly, she thinks its hilarious)

S: Mom I so naughty all time. Look! As she points to her spilled lunch.

Every time I ask her if she needs a diaper change...
S: I just fine.

S: I in love with dad all time!

Anytime anyone gets something she wants...
S: No fair

Anytime anyone gets something she REALLY WANTS...
S: NO FUN! (followed by ear splitting scream)

While waiting in line for fast food...
S: I'll have French fries an ice ice cream ... And then some moneys
... And French fries and some dinners

Singing to Piper:
S: La la la baby Butter flower (butterfly)

S: I crazy I crazy (spinning and laughing like crazy)

SHE SAYS THIS ALL THE TIME AND IT IS MY FAVORITE SYDNEY  SAYING
S: Pee please (pretty please)

We call this the "Who did that?" game, DADDYS FAVORITE GAME WITH SYD 
Always played with constant giggles.
Daddy pokes her ...
S: Who did that?
D: I don't know?
S: It was Mom.
Daddy pokes her ...
S: Who did that?
D: I don't know?
S: It was Bella.
Daddy pokes her ...
S: Who did that?
D: I don't know?
S: It was Connor.
Daddy pokes her ...
S: Who did that?
D: I don't know?
S: It was YOU.
PS: She always knows who really did it, she just likes to play.

After getting in trouble repeatedly...
M: Do you want to be in trouble all day!
Through whimpers...
S: No but I wanna be uh naughty girl.