Missions

Tonight at dinner the boys were talking about when they would go on their mission. They were wondering if it would be right after high school or if they would go to college a little before they could go. I told them that they would be eligible before they graduated high school, so they should go RIGHT after. Caden says that he is only about 60/40 sure that he is going to go on a mission, he is still deciding. I told him it would always be his choice, and we would never force him to go. Then I said I wanted to ask him a few questions. I asked if he knew Heavenly Father was real. He said yeah! I asked if he thought the church was true or if he just did what we told him to do. He said that he thought it was really true. I asked him if he wanted to follow Heavenly Father and do everything He asked. He nodded his head and said of course I do! So I told him that the prophet has said that Heavenly Father wants every worthy young man to serve a mission, so why would he not? He looked at me and said, "You make a really good point. It's now 90/10. I think that I will go on a mission. Yeah!" and off he went onto something else. Later he gave me a big hug and said thanks for always being there to talk to him about things that he needs to know. He is so dang cute! He is soooooooo wild and crazy, but so absolutely wonderfully amazing at the same time!!! I just love that little boy!!! My sweet little Cade-A-Babe!!!

The "S" Word

Colby just came running into the kitchen yelling, "Mooooooooooom, Cael said the "S" word to me (which is stupid, just to clarify, to my older boys) I looked at Cael and he said, "Nooooooo, I didn't!!!" At which time Colby says, "Yeeeeeessssssss, he said see ya toodles! That's the "S" word!" Oh my!

Real Life Princess

Chet once told Colby that I was a princess. Since then (about 6 mo) Colby tells me that I am a princess about 10 times a day. Anytime that I am sad, or he gets into trouble, or I do something that he really likes, or there is silence in the car, he tells me. He says it in this really sweet voice too like he knows hes making me happy. Yesterday I was getting ready to walk out the door, and grabbed my bright red velvety high heels. I wear high heels every Sunday, but I don't think he has noticed them with jeans. He looks at me all wide eyed and says, "MOM! You are a real life princess! Those are princess shoes." Too cute. I just love that boy!!!

Meat

I was holding Cael on my lap and rubbing his back and I told him that he needed to get some meat on his bones. He looks up at me and says, "Mom. If I eat meat it just goes into my belly, not on my bones." and he went right back down ready for me to keep rubbing. Duh mom, its so logical!

I can't stop...

Chet was out of town for FHE this week, so I decided that I was going to do something big and fun with the kids. We have been busy getting our house on the market and starting our traveling spring soccer, so we haven't been much in the fun category. I took them to dinner and the movies. We went to a little Mexican shack, where the entire restaurant is open. It is the best food in town. For a Monday night, the place was busy. They quickly sat us, but not before the entire restaurant took notice of the crazy mom with 5 kids. At least thats what I interpret their looks to be saying. Everyone is head bobbing, obviously counting us all as we walk by (my favorite thing about having a large family. It makes me laugh everytime I see someones head bobbing as they count us all!) We get sat and the boys were being little angels. They really were fantastic! We were all eating our chips and salsa and laughing and talking. The boys were all sitting in a U around me, with Cael to my one side. I was talking to the older boys who were across and to my other side, when I hear Cael announce so the entire restaurant could hear, "MOM! I can't stop humping!!!" I swirl around and pull him from standing to my eye height and said, "What are you saying? Don't say that!" and he again yells, "I can't stop humping mom, my body just (HICCUP)...see I can't stop humping!" I again said to stop saying that and tell him its called huccuping, and he proceeds to yell humping again for the 4th VERY loud time! The entire restaurant is now looking at us and most are laughing. I just grabbed his drink and told him to drink alot of water and it would stop, and to remember that we are at someones business and he needs to be MUCH quieter. That stopped him. It all happened so fast and he just kept saying it. I wanted to crawl under the table. It was literally like in the movies, "Check please" and I was outta there. We went and saw Rio2. It was adorable. Colby kept getting out of his chair and dancing. Priceless. Something that all 5 boys love to do. Eat and watch movies! My kids for sure!!! Let's just leave the humping out thanks!

GONE!

My boys have soccer practice from 5:30-7:00 on Wednesday night. That is a hard time for me. For them to eat before practice, I would have to have dinner ready by 5 and then they would be playing on a full tummy and have to eat again when they get home before bed. But if they don't eat, then 7 is a long time to wait, especially while burning all those calories. It has been a hard thing for me to figure out. We basically have a sandwich before soccer, and then Chet and I with the babies eat dinner, because Chet has to go to scouts on Wednesday night. It sucks, but it's what we have to do. Tonight they were asking me right away to please not talk because they were hungry. All the way home they were talking a million miles an hour about their tournament this coming weekend. We got home and dinner was on the table. We didn't have the greatest dinner tonight, and in fact I think it was the first time to ever have it, but we had grilled hot dogs, doritos, watermelon, and sunny delight (I know it sucks, it was a rough day!) They all came into the house and went straight for the table. Fully dressed in shin guards and cleats they just started gathering everything they could. They love Chet's homemade relish, and they were piling it on as full as they could stuff their bun. They were scooping/pouring watermelon onto their plates while stuffing hot dogs in their mouth. They were pouring doritos onto their plates and stuffing them in. I don't know if any of them even sat down. They just kept reaching for everything and anything all the while stuffing. I also sat at the kitchen table with them and the babies and we read scriptures and say family prayer. It's the only way to get it in and still get to bed with showers and reading/homework at a decent time. I couldn't even read to them because I was watching in awe! I just sat there watching them DEVOUR all the food until it was gone. After they had eaten everything on the table, including Colby's half eaten hot dog and all the chips on Cael and Colby's plate, they all just sat in silence. Then Caden looks me right in the eyes and says, "Mom. What can I eat. I am still hungry!" I told him he could make himself a pb&j sandwich, and so he did. Then they just sat and listened to me read. It was crazy. It was like a movie. And I have a sneaky suspicion it will be MY movie for the next 15 years.  Usually it is loud and everyone is yelling to be heard, and we are hearing punchline-less jokes, and then fighting, and then someone crying they don't like this dinner, and stop eating all of the whatever because they don't like dinner but like it and on and on. It was nice to have silence and chomping. Even Cael just sat and watched them in silence. Funny night. I better up the food budget real soon! I've started adding a couple veggies and fruit to every meal, and the boys LOVE them. But boy the cost adds up!

Cael's a PUNK!

Cael is super smart. He is very aware of things going on around him. It's really hard to pull a quick one him. You can easily distract Colby with something, but not Cael. He is named after my brother Morgan, and he does act so much like him at times! So much so that it's a little scary. He has basically taught himself to read. He knows exactly when to turn on the charm. And he knows EXACTLY what he wants and doesn't want. His newest thing: PESTERING! He loves to just annoy people. And he is really good at it. He can keep a straight face while the rest of us are dieing laughing. He just loves to get under people's skin. His latest one. Carson asks me yesterday if I would please stop calling him a mop head and shag dog. He tells me that Cael just said, "Hey shag dog, can you come help me please." He says is like he was just saying hey Cars, come here! When Cars doesn't respond, he says, "Hey Mop Head, come here please!" He didn't even crack a smile, until Carson left and then he cracked up laughing. He is too smart, and so funny at times. He does it to Colby all the time. He tells him, "Three years olds can't eat that." or "Three year olds cannot watch this movie, only 5 year olds." It about sends Colby into orbit. One thing Colby hates is to be too young for something, so Cael plays right into it. He knows everyones weakness, and uses them ALL the time.

Please watch this for me

My new favorite sayings from my babies: "Please watch this for me!" Anytime that one of them has to go to the bathroom or eat or something and they have to leave in the middle of the movie, the will ask each other if they will please watch it for them. It cracks me up. They never ask to pause it, or wait until Cael gets home from preschool. They just ask each other to watch it for them. How cute is that! The other day Cael wouldn't do something for Colby and he said really sad, "But you are my bestest brother Tael! Please!" They really are such great friends (Not that we don't have our share of fighting and pestering, but for the most part they play so well together and truely love each other!)