Mom's Quotes:

Filia (age 3) saw me stumble out to the coffee maker in the morning (hair very messy and still in my pajamas).  She said, "Mom, you look SOOO pretty.  Do you want to borrow some of my makeup?"

Does it make me some sort of domestic goddess when my 3 year old calls our silverware drawer "Mommy's jewelry box"???

"Uncle Adam is REALLY handsome and REALLY nice!"

Filia loves to pull up a kitchen stool and watch her big sister bake.  She showers her with compliments like, "That's a beautiful birthday cake!  Grandpa is going to be SOOO proud of you!"

"Mommy, is Dad in our walls? (when he is at work :)"

I dropped the kids off at youth group and Filia asked, "Are the kids worshipping here?"

I received a beautiful baby blanket from my dear friend in TN, and Filia exclaimed, "I wish I had that friend.  I would love her SO MUCH!"

"Do reindeer have stems?"  (antlers)

Any time it snows, Filia announces that "it's Christmas outside!"

It completely cracked me up when my 2 industrious little boys decided that they would shovel us out after a recent snowstorm.  Unfortunately they skipped the driveway and went right to the road, hoping they could clear a path all the way to our friends' home in Loudon.  :)

I scolded Filia for giving me an ugly scowl, and she said, "But, Mom, it's my EVIL EYE!"

"Dear God, please help Mom to love rats."

Filia calls her elbows her "Elmos"

Now for Tert (age 5):

Tert is crazy about my cousin who visited us last summer.  He made the slightly sacrilegious but adorable observation that "spending 3 years with Jesus would be like having that much time with Joli!"

Tert complimented me on some hand me downs from my sister... "Mom, you look ASTREEMELY beautiful in your new clothes.  Aunt Gretchen likes sweet stuff!"

"I used to adore Mrs. Wilson, and I still do!"  (his Sunday school teacher)

"Brownies for breakfast are the opposite of my worst nightmare." 

"Mom, I adore you, but I don't like your granola bars."

Tert is learning some pretty impressive words these days.  He likes saying "dubious" and announced that "the snow was melting all the way down to the terrain!"  He also said that "Brandan is exhilarated by the dustbuster!"

I asked the boys what we call the place of worship that the Israelites made in the desert.   Of course I had "tabernacle" in mind.  Tert didn't miss a beat.  With his blanket and thumb in mouth, he suggested, "Temple run?"  I burst out laughing.  What could be a better name for a "portable temple for people on the run?"  (for those of you who don't know..."Temple Run" is the name of his favorite Kindle game).

Rus is outgrowing some of his "little boy" cuteness, but he still says the most tender things to his mom.  He's always thanking me for being his teacher and telling me how much he loves doing school with me.  The other day he told me that "It takes a really special person to make classifying sentences FUN."  :)