You Might Be Speeding If...

...While driving on the freeway your 3 year old yells "We're winning, Mom!"

Only Emma

Yesterday Emma was complaining about it hurting when she would go to the bathroom. She had to go more often and I thought maybe she had a bladder infection. I took her to the doctor last night and on the way I mentioned that the doctor would probably have her pee in a cup. She immediately started freaking out. "Oh, that is so suggusting (disgusting)!! Pee in a cup?! The doctor is not supposed to drink my pee. That is suggusting, like an alien!!" Evidently the only thing you can do with a cup is drink out of it. Alien seems to be her ultimate insult at the moment. Last week it was the word weird.
While we were waiting for the doctor we read some books I had brought with me. One was a simple phonics book with three to five word sentences. I asked Emma to try to read it to me and she did! I was so excited and impressed. Part of the time she seemed somewhat annoyed with my enthusiasm. There were several words she hadn't seen at school yet and I would ask her to make the sounds and then she would read it and continue on with the story. I am so proud of her. She is so smart. When she reads she lifts her eyebrows really high. It is so cute. Charlie actually does that sometimes when he talks.

2 Cups Cute, 1 Tablespoon Innocence, A Dash of Crazy

Emma looked under the sink in the bathroom and saw a little puddle forming. She ran to me and frantically yelled that the cupboard was filling with water. "It is horrible! What can we do?! We have to call someone! I know, I'll tell Jesus." Emma runs out the front door and spins around staring at the sky. She tells Jesus all about it because "He can hear everything." Justin, Mia and I watched her through the front door window and laughed. What will the neighbors think?

Here are some new pictures of Mia's eye. Everyday it has gotten darker.

My Kid Is Fast, What Can Yours Do?

Okay, I know I already posted today, but Justin makes me laugh so hard. The other day I told Justin to take a shower and he asked if he could take some toys in with him. I said I thought he was a little old for that and by the way there is a drought, so he needs to take a fast shower. I explained what that meant and we talked about using less water and being good to the earth and all that hippie stuff. He then gets ready for his shower and asks me to time him. He took about a minute and a half. He shampooed his hair and soaped up his whole body then turned on the shower and rinsed off. Charlie and I were entertained and impressed, especially since he didn't even wait for the water to heat up.
His last shower was not as quick so today I reminded him and asked if he wanted me to time him again. He said yes and asked if it was cheating to use the sink a little first. I said I thought that was okay unless he used a lot of water. He turned on the sink for a few seconds. He soaped up, then got in the tub and all I hear is him pouring two cups of water on himself. He then yells that he is done. This is when I started laughing. He is so cute. I told him he had to really rinse off. He asked to wait until the water heated up this time. Then he rinsed off again. He used the water for about 20 seconds. And he even smells good.
Just a side note. About a year ago he asked me what a tree hugger was. I laughed and explained that it referred to someone who cares about the earth and wants to protect and preserve it. He then asked if we were tree huggers. I said there are crazy people that go overboard, but yes we love the earth and try to do our part to protect and preserve it. Truth be told Charlie is a bit of a tree hugger. He doesn't use plastic baggies or disposable anything. He doesn't even like when I get a plastic spoon from the yogurt store.

Mia Diane

Mia and Emma have been fighting more viciously lately, but then all of a sudden they are best friends again. I love this (the best friends part) because Mia always makes some random exclamation when this happens. Last week she said "Emma you are so nice. Hey, Mom! We are sisters!" Then yesterday she said "Mom, Emma is being nice! We are friends!" My favorite part is that she is yelling this in public with her super deep baritone voice that she uses when she wants her voice to carry.

Mia asked for me to cut her hair "short, like a princess." She saw her cousin Chloe get a haircut on Thanksgiving and heard Aunt Ashley and Holly tell Chloe her hair was like a princess. So a couple days later I gave in and chopped her hair. She was so excited. Emma came in and asked why Mia's hair was like a boy's. Mia said it was like a princess and Emma said "No, princesses have long hair." Thanks, Emma.

Mia also has a few more battle wounds now. Maybe she really does want to look like a boy. She has been on this kick of chasing and tackling Justin every time she sees him. He likes it because he has always wanted a little brother. We keep telling them to stop because someone will get hurt, but do they listen? Yeah, right. At least nothing is broken this time and we already took our Christmas pictures. When people ask what happened to her black eye she says Justin did it. I want to clarify that he did not. It was all Mia. She tackled him from behind and they both went down. She landed on him and the tile floor. And to Josh Hixon, no, Justin did not punch Mia in the face.

Vogue

Here is a link to some of our recent family photos. My little sister, Ashley, is a photographer, and she did an amazing job. There are so many great pictures, that I am having a hard time deciding. Thanks, Ashley.

http://web.me.com/brotherdrew/Blog/Home/Entries/2008/11/30_Family_Session%3A_Hibbits.html

Thanksgiving

I have so much to be grateful for. I love my family and have so many wonderful friends that make my life even better. I am grateful for my home and the freedoms that we share in the country. Justin wanted to find a poem about Thanksgiving that was silly, rhymed and fit a few other requirements he had. I convinced him to just write a poem himself. Try not to be too impressed with our mad rhyming skills. ;)

Turkey Day

Today is the day

when starving people shout Hooray!

Today is the day

when all the turkeys pay

They pay with their necks and feather

It does not matter what the weather

Hungry folks begin to drool

They drool enough to fill a pool

Through the air goes the scent of meat

Nothing else could smell so sweet

Some turkeys are fat, some turkeys are not

but the best turkeys are in a pot.

by: Justin and Kelly Hibbits