Lessons in Motherhood

I don’t know what has gotten into my oldest child, but she has decided that there is no napkin better than her clothes, even when she has an actual napkin. Maybe this shouldn’t come as a surprise to me. Is it a surprise that a 5-year-old comes home from school with more tacos [...]

Today was Hailey’s 100th day of school. In honor of the occasion, I believe that they counted to 100 by 5s and 10s. Then, they ate a ton of treats which they counted out into sets of 10.
I don’t know how anyone is a kindergarten teacher. I really don’t understand [...]

For those of you who do not keep up with our birthday schedule, Hailey’s birthday is at the end of July. Regardless, she is doing some very serious party planning. In fact, almost every day she comes up with something new about her birthday. We are not talking about just ideas here, [...]

This morning I unthinkingly went the wrong way to Hailey’s school. This is the conversation that ensued…
Sophia: What happened, Mommy?
Me: Mommy wasn’t thinking and turned the wrong way.
Hailey: You must feel, not think.
Do you think that she watches too much Star Wars?

Hailey has a loose tooth. Well, let me be a little more accurate…Hailey has a tooth that will move ever so slightly if I take my finger and whack at it a little bit. Regardless, she believes that she has a loose tooth. In fact, she told Grandma, “I’ve just waited my [...]

Can I put my Mommy bragging hat on for one second? Ok. Don’t mind if I do. Hailey and Sophia have awesome vocabularies. It’s true. Hailey comes out with some SAT words every once and a while; when she uses them right, I can almost see the scholarship money coming [...]

This is what I heard from the backseat on the way home from school on Friday:
“Mommy did you know that boys protect girls.”
Say what???? Where did she learn such a ridiculous thing…ummm… Disney?
Me: “Let’s just back that train up a minute. Why would you say such a thing?”
Hailey: “Well boys know how to [...]

When I’m writing my wedding toast for Hailey, just remind me of this conversation that I had with her tonight:
Hailey: Mommy, are you going to have more babies?
Me: [GASP] No. What do you think Mommy is, just a baby making machine?
Hailey: Well, when I have babies, I’m going to name them Luke and Leah.
Me: [...]

As of yesterday, we are tied 1-1 on the ER visits. Our little Hailey got her first stitches, and might I just mention that I’ve never had stitches. But I probably shouldn’t be bragging about it since it’s my fault that she had stitches at the ripe old age of 5!
You know, maybe [...]

I returned last night after having been away for 3 days. This morning Hailey said to me,
Hailey: “Mommy, I missed you so much. I love you. Sophia missed you too. It’s harder for her when you are away.”
Me: “Why is it harder for Sophia?”
Hailey: “Because she loves you [...]