The Dark Side

We all got light sabers in our stockings. The boys got red and the girls are blue. Mia is really good and can kill anyone quickly. It is amazing. I told Charlie about it and he nodded like he wasn't surprised. Then later he fought her and came back a few seconds later saying she had already killed him. :) Emma put a sticker on her light saber so that it is easy to identify. Justin was really offended that she would put a sticker on her light saber and wanted me to make her take it off. He said it wasn't a "real light saber" anymore. I love that he considers it a real light saber and that her putting a sticker on it somehow defiles it. I also love that she personalized it.

Neighborhood Watch

The kids were riding their bikes in front of our house with their friends. Emma ran in the house and said that a strange man was sitting in his car by our house- just sitting there!! We went outside, walked across the street about 10 feet from the car, stretched out her arm, pointed at the man's face, and yelled "there he is! There is the man sitting in his car by our house!" She looked back at me and said "I think his window is rolled down." I smiled put my hand on her shoulder and said "yes, it is, and that man is our neighbor. He lives at the house where he is parked." Emma shrugged and went back to play.

Pick Me!

Emma: Mom, if you had to pick one girl in the whole world to be your favorite daughter who do you think you would choose?
Me: Hmm, Gwendoline.


We have a decoration in the kids' bathroom that my sister made. It says "Jesus loves you, but I'm his favorite." Emma looked at it the and told me that it was a lie. She wants to paint over part of the sign so that it tells the truth. :)


Mia told me she has another best friend at school named Paula. I have never heard of her so I asked if she was in Mia's class. Mia said no, she is in the other class. I asked if she was an imaginary friend. Mia looked at me with the cutest twinkle in her eyes and said "you are so silly!" I liked this reaction because I normally get a "Mom, you're not funny" from Justin.

Inner Animal

Emma: I want to get something.
Me: It's bedtime; go to sleep.
Emma: I want to get something.
Me: (growl) no.
Emma: Wow, Mom. That was a pretty good growl. Now I want you to try it again and try to be really scary this time...go ahead...


A few weeks ago Emma was drawing some pictures. She drew a girl/horse. She wrote a caption that said "Emma, part girl part horse. Wild as the wind."