"I like to look for rainbows...whenever there is rain...."

While we are Costco my girls were in the cart and they started to sing the song, "When I am baptized". It was really cute and I had people looking over at them with smiles.

STOP!

I had just dropped Madisen off at activity days to go swimming with her friends from the ward and I was taking the other two girls with me to Costco. I was having a good morning and feeling pretty good as a mom at that moment thinking that the mornings lessons and homework went pretty good when I completely ran a stop sign. I tried to stop but was already through the intersection before I realized that would be impossible, so I looked around real quick for cops and kept going, telling the girls that I was sorry I missed the stop sign. Emily yells, "Mom, we have to stop! Drive backwards and then stop at the stop sign!"

It made me laugh. Drive backwards? Could you picture it? haha.

Forgetfulness runs in the Family

The girls and I had just pulled into the garage from Madisen's softball game. I noticed right away she didn't have her glove and bat and asked her where they were. She quickly exclaimed, "Oh no! I forgot them and left them at the baseball field!"

I was tired and low on patience. So I kind of scolded her more than necessary, saying to her things like, "Well you need to be more responsible for your own things and not lose them and keep track of them as they are yours."

I told the girls to come inside and I will call dad as he was headed home soon from church to see if he could swing by the baseball fields and pick them up. Well I couldn't call Ryan because I couldn't find my phone. I looked and looked for about 5 minutes or so. I then asked the girls, can you please help mommy find her phone, it's around here somewhere, I forgot where I put it.

Madisen quietly says, "But Mom, isn't that YOUR responsibility as it is YOUR phone? You really should keep track of it."

OUCH. "Yes, Madisen you are right. I am sorry I got after you. You you right, Mommy needs to keep track of her phone. Thank you for pointing that out."

Lesson learned! haha. I got burned by my child. She sure does teach me a lot. I love her!

Who is the Poh-bah?

We had just arrived home, the girls and I to Ryan finishing up the dishes. I said, Thanks babe for doing the dishes! That is wonderful!"

Ryan:  Well I know I should help out more. I'm such a Poh-bah sometimes.

Me: No you are not. I can be the Poh-bah sometimes!

A second later and Emily says from out of nowhere, "No, I can be the Poh-bah sometimes!"