Random Sayings This Week

Ty:

"How many people have died?" "Billions." "What? I don't think there's gonna be room in heaven!"
"You can't bring guns to school? Seriously!? Why not?"
"It is so dark outside! How embarrassing!"
"I wanna be an ice cream man when I grow up. Then I can just drive around and eat ice cream all day."
Ty: "So, when we get married do we just go to a church and it's filled with girls . . . and we just pick one?" Rob: "No, that's called BYU." Ty looked horrified! :)
"Good grief!"
"Toody!" He says this all the time!
"Mom, can I please have_______? I'll give you my whole piggy bank!" He swears he can buy anything. Favors. Treats. Privileges. I've never given in, and yet he keeps trying. He's SO persistent (like Rob!).
"I can't go straight to the hospital from church!" "Why?" ""Cause I'll look so handsome and all the girls will surround me! That's what Aricka does, huh? She chases all the handsome boys."

Robbie: "I really hope I'm not fat when I grow up."
"I want to be a movie critic. All I do is watch movies all day!"
Speaking to Ty regarding math: "You got beat by a GIRL!!? You gotta be kidding me!"
As we pull over to let a cop pass: "How come everyone is so respectful to cops? I'm gonna be a police when I grow up."
"No way! Seriously?" Rob always laughs at Robbie because he looks like Rob and sounds like me!

Jimmy: We're a little male-heavy in this house. "Mommy, you not a girl! You a boy!" "No, I'm not, I'm a girl." "No, you're a mommy!"
"Mom, I can stand when I go potty, 'cause I have a big private!"
"Wet's Snug-go!" (I hear this about every five minutes. He wants to snuggle ALL day!
"Can I touch yours moles?" (It's totally gross, but Jimmy finds comfort in my moles. He touches them and makes this strange humming/gurgle sound of satisfaction when he does and it puts him in a trance. Rob and I die laughing! He does the same thing when we snuggle. I think it's safe to say I nursed him too long :))
Imagine Jimmy dancing awkwardly. "Jimmy, do you need to go potty?" "I can't! I'm busy dancing!" It's like the chicken and the egg--can't stop to go potty, but can't go potty because he's dancing!
"No mom, we're supposed to punch people GENTLY."

Soccer Moms

My friend Janet and I were sitting at our kids' soccer games and started talking. "Wouldn't it be so fun to get out there and play too!?"

Well, Janet took the initiative and found the KC Soccer Dome (which ironically is sponsored by Rob's work--who knew!)where a women's indoor league plays once per week. We told some friends. Got a team, The Soccer Moms, and well, definitely had a blast! We were TERRIBLE, but had a blast!

The worst week was when we played the high school's varsity team. They stopped the scoreboard after it was 10 to 0--pretty sure that was first quarter. And the young little snobs wouldn't even "Good Game" us at the end. Whatever. In my vanity, I wanted to see if I still had it. I sought out their quick little forward and raced her to the ball. Totally won. Totally couldn't control the ball. Lost it anyway.

Season's Highlight: Our WIN!! Okay, the other team forfeited for lack of players, but we still got to play a game, just sending some of our players to fill their roster. I was on fire that game. I scored 3 times! Lesson: I'm awesome against people who aren't.

Rob laughed at our first game. He said I didn't know how to attack the ball. I ended the season with two technical fouls; I'm a fast learner. :) I'm off for 8 weeks and will do another season in the spring. In the meantime, I've learned a ton! 1. I'm actually kind of athletic. 2. I can be aggressive. 3. I'm still fast. 4. I have NO ball-handling skills. 5. Defense is not my forte 6. I'm really out of shape. 7. It's okay to humiliate yourself every now and then (get out of your comfort zone--it makes life fun!). 8. Sports are bonding. I got closer to 17 other girls. My kids loved going to games (I even brought the neighborhood boys).

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Rob's Birthday!

Rob turned 34!!! The boys picked out some outfits for him--and I took him to Ruth's Chris (oh my gosh, so good!) cuz it was Restaurant Week and they had a deal!

When I first met Rob, I wanted him to be mine. Like, BAD! I totally stalked him, buddied up with his roommates--I had his schedule taped to my wall . . . no, seriously! It's funny looking back now--I was really concerned about how Rob would be as a dad. He'd never changed a diaper in his life. Every time he was around little kids, he acted weird and uncomfortable or like they were annoying.  If only I'd known he'd be the best dad! The boys basically worship him.  Rob's favorites? Easy:

1. Me (or at least that's what I'm going to put!) :)
2. His sons
3. His sons playing sports
4. Playing with his sons
5. Watching movies with good food
6. Good food, period
7. BYU
8. Sports
9. Did I mention the kids, sports, and food? :) He's a simple man!

Happy Birthday! We love you!

 

Skiing

We took the boys skiing on the 23rd & 24th--Jimmy did great for his first time! Robbie is as good as me, so on day two, Rob took the little boys home while Robbie and I stayed and skied for a few more hours. What a dream!

Indoor Beach

It's been freezing! So Ty decided to make a little beach in his room.

 

His little hamster lounging on his chair on the beach! He's looking up at a sun taped to the wall. :)

Ty and Jimmy chilled in the room with shades and all!

The shell collection came in handy!

 

Bzzzzzzzzzz

I took this picture the day before we shaved it.

I'm so sad. The blonde curls are gone.  Jimmy said, "I'm not Jimmy anymore!" But it was just too much. I had to condition it, and used detangler like water--he fought me everyday. So . . .here's the new Jimmy K! (His hair was over 6 inches long! Past his shoulders when wet!)

Cousins!!!

Nine a kids in one house . . . and it was GREAT!!!

We ventured over to Union Station . . .they had hundreds of train sets, it seemed, and I thought it was just beautiful!

Watching tornadoes form

Christmas!

It was magical!

All the boys got a bean bag chair--which was so perfect since our neighbors got them a Wii!!! Isn't that nuts? We're so loved! Robbie's favorites were a pogo stick, bandaloom (a loom for making rubberband bracelets, and a knife. Ty loved his black thermals (which he wears like real clothes unless we're going out), a robe, and a gumball machine. Jimmy loved his robe too and a little Dusty plane from the movie Planes. Oh, and his little minion toy--he calls is a beedo.  We ate Aebleskivers in the morning, and in the evening, Jaron & Sarah came from Iowa city!

Annual Sleepover!

It's the kids favorite night! Everyone all snuggled together downstairs--movies until their eyes shut . . . it's the best!

Getting Ready . . .

 My Aunt Val is serving a mission here in Missouri! She surprised us one morning by coming by with homemade bread and a gingerbread house kit for the kids!

Off Season

Rob started taking the boys to the batting cages near our house! What fun!!!

Thanksgiving in Iowa City

It was a fantastic time! We all met at Jaron & Sarah's house! Mom & Dad and Grandma and Grandpa Harp flew in from CA. Deb & Dave drove from Chicago. Aricka flew in from Utah. We drove up from Missouri. And Chuck, Terri, Eric, & Jennifer drove from Kentucky! It was awesome! The kids played great! We had fantastic food (a whole night of Aunt Terri's cooking Thai food!), but the highlight was the video that Jaron put together for Grandma & Grandpa! Everyone filmed themselves, sharing memories of each of them (Johnny's was totally the best! I was crying laughing!) and J compiled it into a video, as a slideshow of pictures with them--so fun!