These children have had us in stitches lately.
Episode 1:
We had many early mornings a few weekends ago creating some very tired kids. We have completely ruined Kiera as far as helping her become a good sleeper, but we got it right the next time around. The twins are very good sleepers, especially Garrett. The boy likes his bed, and loves his sleep.
It was nap time one Saturday, too many hours after the early wake up. We put all Simpson people in a bed for some shut eye. We thought we would get at least three hours of rest. Then an hour into it, we heard Brie crying. Not completely unusual as she is a short napper, but concerning as she was lacking in the sleep department. Apparently, Garrett agreed because he yelled:
Sissy, no nigh nigh all done.
In other words, be quiet and go back to sleep. I am exhausted!
Episode 2:
Our awesome neighborhood had a Cinco de Mayo celebration on, well, May 5th of course. I made the most awesome sombrero cupcakes. They were so cute, I let the kids have two. Yep, I am that kind of mom. After full bellies and lots of swimming, we decided we weren't done having fun and I started a game of dominoes with the girls of the 'hood, leaving Kevin in charge of the children. Mistake #1. He puts them in the p.j.s and turns on the TV in our neighbors nice, immaculate house. Mistake #2. They actually sat there for 2 minutes, and then were themsillyselves. Brie used the furniture as a trampoline and Garrett tried out the remote, hoping to come across a car show. He's over cartoons, by the way. So, Kevin goes in and sits them back down and covers them with a blanket -- the dog blanket. Mistake #3. A few minutes later, I look through the window, and they are nowhere to be found. Marker art on the walls, potty finger fishing, and millions of choking hazards filled my head. So I alerted Kevin expecting a huge mess. He carefully opened the door and there sat two little toddlers at the kitchen table enjoying yet another Sombrero cupcake. They were so cute that we grabbed the camera -- a few minutes late because the cupcake bandits were fleeing the scene.
Episode 3, 4, 5......10, 11, 12.....
As mentioned before, Kiera absolutely hates to sleep. She hates everything about it. Being alone, the nightmares that may happen, having to lie still, etc. Everything. So the last couple of nights here are her excuses as to why she can't sleep:
I can't straighten my legs.
I can't stop thinking about Crocodiles. And Mommy, don't tell me to think about other things because I can still think about Crocodiles. I can think about two things at once.
It's 9:09 and I am still awake. How about I come downstairs until I am tired?`
The best one:
I don't have enough air to breathe.
Do you know how hard it is to keep a straight face when dealing with these kind of shenanigans from a child who can skip count by 11s? I usually melt in a puddle of laughter only to be told by her, "It's not funny!"
Oh, but it is. It is very, very funny.
