My Angry Princess...

Okay, so I know I never write much on this blog of mine, but I am in a chatty mood, so you're about to get an earful.  Let me just tell you, that I think my kids are the funniest kids on the planet. I thought I'd fill you in on some of the randomness that has come out of Maeli's little mouth lately...so here it goes...

Me:  Maeli, take another bite...

Maeli:  Mommy, you giving me a headache!

Maeli:  Ew, Kenny, you stinky! (as she's waving her hand in front of her nose)

Me:  Kenny's not stinky.

Maeli: Yah, he gross.

Me:  Maeli, you are sooo pretty. (as I'm doing her hair in front of the mirror)

Maeli:  Pretty, Pretty, Pretty...Maeli is a princess!

Me:  Here's your cinnamon roll, Maeli. 

Maeli:  I wanna whole one!

Me:  Nope, you & Kenny have to share.

Maeli:  Nooooo! (She then gets down off the barstool & grunts & stomps her feet. The funny part was that she was wearing dress shoes two sizes too big, so her stomping was a little less than intimidating.)

Me:  (Laughing hysterically)

Yes, Maeli is my angry child, but very confident as well.  Hmmmm...does that make her a brat?=) I just can't help but laugh when she has her little fits of rage. She's such a tiny girl, with tons of personality. She's outgrown naps, but we have rest time everyday. She watches a movie or cartoons while she "rests".  Whenever I open her door to let her out of rest time, she has successfully messed up every single toy in her room. Today, I heard her jumping on her bed, screaming a song at the top of her lungs for about ten minutes.=) She just completely enjoys herself.  

I know that in Maeli's ideal world, she would be an only child. Everyday life for her would consist of these things...

*Playing in the dirt

*Eating steak

*Walking beside me at the grocery store instead of having to sit in the cart

*Giving lots of hugs & kisses

*Jumping up & down & running in circles for hours

*twirling while wearing a leotard

*Riding her tricycle while yelling really loud

*Wearing her shoes on the wrong feet

*Wearing pretty bows in her hair

*Eating toothpaste

*Playing in the bathroom sink

*And Lots & lots of coloring     

If she could do these things all day, everyday, she would no longer be my angry child.  She would be the happiest kid in the world. What can I say? I just love her to pieces. Without her, our house would be kind of boring.=)

Our Latest Adventure...

Yesterday, we decided it would be fun to take our kids to the Dinosaur Museum. We called up our good friends to come with us. We had so much fun! Kenny is sooo into dinosaurs right now, so he ate up every minute.
They had a little area to dig for dinosaurs, so we let the kids play for as long as they wanted, while we got a chance to rest our feet.

Here's the only shot I have of all three kids together.
Here was our crazy group of kids, minus the two babies!
We also celebrated Kenny's birthday last month. He's now a 5 year old! His Aunt Amiee & Uncle Earl mailed him a gift card to the dollar store & these are a couple of the items he chose to purchase with that gift card!=) Yep, that's a grill & ginormous ears! We love this kid!