I have been trying to get the kids excited about our long three day trip to Kansas City. Today I said, "You guys, we get to go on an adventure!!!!"
Maddy excitedly replied, "An adventure?!?!? What kind of adventure?"
In the most animated voice I said, "We are going to be driving across our great nation for three days. We will be staying in hotels - with pools! We will get to Kansas City and live in a hotel for a week!!!"
Maddy made this very unconvinced face and then said, "That's not an adventure." I replied, "Sure it is!" She then corrected me saying, "No. An adventure is going through the jungles of South Africa.....climbing to the top of Mt. Everest. Seeing the Man in the Mountain (New Hampshire). Those are adventures."
I quickly resigned realizing that my six year old was smarter than me and said, "Okay, then, you ready for our trip?"
Three Lil' Lewis Children
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Old Hair
For my birthday, my dear friend, Jessica not only paid for me to get my hair colored, cut, and styled, but she also babysat all three of my children. It was the most lavish gift anyone has ever given me and it was, by far, the best present ever.My stylist told me to not wash my hair for several days so that 1) I could take advantage of my newly styled hair and 2) I wouldn't dry out my hair. The girls were so delighted with my new hairdo. The moment I walked in the house, the girls were commenting about how nice it looked. Anyhoo, I wore my hair straight for about three days until I gave up and had to wash it.
The next morning I walked out of my bedroom and into the kitchen. Maddy looked at me from across the bar area and then said, "Oh...hmmm. You have your old hair."
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Sweet Life
As I was preparing dinner tonight, Maddy, Lizzy, and Sawyer were playing house. Maddy and Lizzy had pregnant bellies and I'm not sure what Sawyer was up to. I heard the girls talking to Sawyer, but again, wasn't following the conversation.
As Sawyer climbed up to the counter, he looked at me with a very distressed look. He proceeded to ask, "Mommy, you gonna have another baby?"
I said, "Uh...no. You're my baby."
The girls then sighed, "Aww, man!?!?!?!"
I then asked, "Do you want mommy to have another baby?" Of course, I knew what the girls would say. They both replied quickly, "Yeah!!!"
What I didn't expect was the immediate reaction I got from Sawyer. He, again, very distressingly said, "NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
It cracked me up because the girls have always been up for siblings and here was my little boy, the baby of the family, who understood what would happen to his position in the family and very clearly was not even remotely interested in giving that up. Ahhhh.....the sweet life he has.
As Sawyer climbed up to the counter, he looked at me with a very distressed look. He proceeded to ask, "Mommy, you gonna have another baby?"
I said, "Uh...no. You're my baby."
The girls then sighed, "Aww, man!?!?!?!"
I then asked, "Do you want mommy to have another baby?" Of course, I knew what the girls would say. They both replied quickly, "Yeah!!!"
What I didn't expect was the immediate reaction I got from Sawyer. He, again, very distressingly said, "NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
It cracked me up because the girls have always been up for siblings and here was my little boy, the baby of the family, who understood what would happen to his position in the family and very clearly was not even remotely interested in giving that up. Ahhhh.....the sweet life he has.
Two Hands
We got in the car tonight to head home after I taught at the Y. As we were all settling in our seats, Maddy said, "I miss daddy. I want to talk to him."
I called Kerpatrick and handed Maddy the phone. I heard her having a nice conversation when all of the sudden she said, "Oh! Oooops!" She had accidentally hung up the phone and was now asking how to redial to reach daddy.
Before I could even give her instructions on how to use my new Smartphone, Kerpatrick had called back and Maddy had figured out how to answer the call. She then said in this very grown up voice, "Oh, hey, daddy. Sorry about that. I was tryin' to get my seatbelt on and then, ya know, I was tryin' to hold the phone. I only got two hands."
I called Kerpatrick and handed Maddy the phone. I heard her having a nice conversation when all of the sudden she said, "Oh! Oooops!" She had accidentally hung up the phone and was now asking how to redial to reach daddy.
Before I could even give her instructions on how to use my new Smartphone, Kerpatrick had called back and Maddy had figured out how to answer the call. She then said in this very grown up voice, "Oh, hey, daddy. Sorry about that. I was tryin' to get my seatbelt on and then, ya know, I was tryin' to hold the phone. I only got two hands."
The Mayor
The other night Kerpatrick, our realtor, and myself needed to have a three-way phone conversation. It was a very important talk and so, preemptively, I told the kids, "Guys, mommy is on a very important phone call. I need you all to go in the other room and let mommy talk."
Maddy then looked at me and said in a sassy, but yet extremely funny tone, "Who ya talkin' to?....the Mayor?"
Maddy then looked at me and said in a sassy, but yet extremely funny tone, "Who ya talkin' to?....the Mayor?"
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Strawberry Picking
This past weekend I went to visit Kansas City to go house hunting and check out the area. It was the very first time that we had left the kids alone for an extended time without either Kerpatrick or myself being there.
Our neighbor, Katie, stayed with them one of the days and decided to take all three of them strawberry picking. When I called that night to check on them, Katie told me all about strawberry picking. She said that it was so funny how each one of their little personalities came to light during their trip. I asked her how so and this is what she explained to me...
They had been picking strawberries for about half an hour and when Katie looked in Maddy's bucket, Maddy had 12 strawberries. Each one of Maddy's strawberries were perfect. They were gorgeous in size, color, and shape. She had been meticulous in her quest for strawberries. Her quality control was above what a normal six year old should care about.
When Katie checked Lizzy's bucket, Lizzy had over 400 strawberries. Her bucket was overflowing and she just kept picking whatever red berry she saw.
When Katie looked over at Sawyer, he had no strawberries in his bucket because they were all over his face, hands, legs, hair, etc. He was just picking and eating. Picking and eating.
I giggled at this story. It was so typical of my three children. So individual in nature, so independent...
Our neighbor, Katie, stayed with them one of the days and decided to take all three of them strawberry picking. When I called that night to check on them, Katie told me all about strawberry picking. She said that it was so funny how each one of their little personalities came to light during their trip. I asked her how so and this is what she explained to me...
They had been picking strawberries for about half an hour and when Katie looked in Maddy's bucket, Maddy had 12 strawberries. Each one of Maddy's strawberries were perfect. They were gorgeous in size, color, and shape. She had been meticulous in her quest for strawberries. Her quality control was above what a normal six year old should care about.
When Katie checked Lizzy's bucket, Lizzy had over 400 strawberries. Her bucket was overflowing and she just kept picking whatever red berry she saw.
When Katie looked over at Sawyer, he had no strawberries in his bucket because they were all over his face, hands, legs, hair, etc. He was just picking and eating. Picking and eating.
I giggled at this story. It was so typical of my three children. So individual in nature, so independent...
In The Lines
Two weeks ago I picked Kerpatrick up from the airport. He flew in to Norfolk for the first time since he left for Kansas City weeks before. The kids were so excited to see him. Everyone was talking all at once and I couldn't even get a word in edgewise.
Kerpatrick just listened and smiled in awe. He was absolutely adoring his three children. When he finally could get a break through all the chatter to say something, he told each one of them how much they had grown and changed since he saw them last.
Kerpatrick told Maddy that he was so impressed with her reading and was admiring her long hair. He told Sawyer how proud he was of his extensive vocabulary and his ability to be so observant. Kerpatrick then turned to Lizzy to tell her what he noticed about her and before he could even speak, she shouted out, "Yeah! AND I'm coloring in the lines!!!!"
Kerpatrick just listened and smiled in awe. He was absolutely adoring his three children. When he finally could get a break through all the chatter to say something, he told each one of them how much they had grown and changed since he saw them last.
Kerpatrick told Maddy that he was so impressed with her reading and was admiring her long hair. He told Sawyer how proud he was of his extensive vocabulary and his ability to be so observant. Kerpatrick then turned to Lizzy to tell her what he noticed about her and before he could even speak, she shouted out, "Yeah! AND I'm coloring in the lines!!!!"
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