Kids are Still Fun(ny)

2012 November

Kids are Still Fun(ny)

Avery our 2 year old had a good time at Halloween.  Avery had trick or treating perfected.  She insisted on going in our "wagon" and being brought to the walkway in front of people's houses, would get out walk up to get the candy and then walk back to get in the wagon.  She completely refused walking in between people' homes along the sidewalk.  She is extremely fearful of "masks" and gave the loudest yells and shrieks of terror that I have ever heard.  After seeing the first mask she hugged my legs waited to be picked up and said to me fearfully, "Time for bed, upstairs".   Just for reference, I have to write this down so I won't forget it but when Avery yells it is so loud the glass break sensors on our alarm are set off.

Time changes are hard on all but really hard on kids.  It was dark early one morning and Avery was up yelling to be taken out of her crib.  Audrey went and said to her, "quiet everyone is sleeping".  Avery responded, "I am not sleeping".

This past weekend we went to eat with the kids and at the restaurant there was an event that featured our Houston Texan's mascot, a bull named Toro.  Toro, walked around the restaurant and gave everyone hi-fives.  Avery was scared of the fuzzy 6 foot walking bull.  Cooper looked at the bull and said to Audrey, "That cow has sneakers on."

The same night at the restaurant, the Texans also had two cheerleaders at the restaurant and they were taking pictures with people and giving them the printed photo as a souvenir.  Cooper had his picture taken alone with the two cheerleaders and the mounted picture was put on display in our kitchen for all to see.  A week later I see Cooper walking past the photo, taking a quick look, and saying, "Me and the Guurrrls".

Our family went out of town for a party and stayed at our cousins.  While at the party, the dj gave out prizes and our 4 year old son Cooper won a pair of headphones that had the blue label of the chocolate bar “York” patties imprinted on the “can” portions of the headphones.  Cooper was so proud and happy with his prize that he carried the box to bed and slept with it in his hand.  The next morning he showed his winnings to his older cousin Kayla, and paraphrasing a little, she said, “Wow, that is a great prize from the party, those phones are not those cheap black headphones they give you on the plane”.  Cooper agreed and said, “No, these are BLUE”.

Kids are Fun(ny)

Kids are funny


Halloween Zoo Visit

We went to the zoo this weekend and there was an event for Halloween.  The event included people dressed up as animals dancing around and we took the kids to watch in the audience. The kids were watching attentively and were mesmerized   Bryce looked at me and whispered with a reassuring voice, "It's only costumes"

Friends were over for dinner and Darcy, one of the 4 year old triplets who has a great natural motherly streak, played very well and took care of our friend's 1 year old.  To encourage her great behavior Audrey reinforced her behavior by saying, "When you get older, you can be a babysitter".  Darcy looked at Audrey sadly and said, "but I wanted to be a doctor".

Avery insists that only Cooper is handsome.  "No Daddy not han(d)some,Cooper is han(d)some"

The triplets are in pre K and we are practicing numbers with them.  Shortly after Chase was born I asked Cooper how many babies are in our house.  I was surprised when he answered "two".  I asked him to explaiina nd he said, his new baby brother Chase and his two year old sister Avery.  I then asked, " How many big kids in the family".  He again responded, "Two".  Again I was surprised.  So I asked, "Who are the big kids?"  He immediately responded, "Mommy and Daddy".  Thanks Cooper, That is really sweet.  :)

The Official Toddler/ Preschool Dictionary

Dictionary

Shugot= Forgot
Shuget = Forget

Taxi Crab = Taxi Cab

Bicolo = Bicycle

Boo-pa(Avery) = Coopa(Bryce and Darcy) = Cooper

Darce(Cooper )= Darcy

Brycie (Bryce) = Bryce

Car with no sunroof = a convertible

Sun scream = sunsceen

Swim-soup(Avery)n= Swimsuit

Porch = Porsche

Railroads (Bryce) = Railings (for a crib) as in Chase was able to stand in his crib holding on to the railroads.

Gingerbread Guy = Gingerbread man cookie cutout

Smushie = Slush (Canada) =Icie (USA)

Preschool Chatter

2012 09

Darcy ( 4 years old, as are the two other triplets, Bryce and Cooper)  Avery just turned 2, and Chase is just under 3 weeks old).

Dress Code:
Darcy was walking down the stairs and stopped and sat down.  I looked up and asked, "Darcy are you wearing underwear?  We have to wear underwear in a restaurant."
Darcy responded, "My underwear was making me hot."

Household Chores:
We were cleaning around the house and brought out the "big" vacuum which Bryce started to use happily.  Darcy inquired, "What am I going to use?"  I told her that I was going to get the small handheld vacuum for her and giddily she said, "This is going to be ssoooooo exciting."

Before bedtime Darcy asks to color.  Because it was already late, we negotiated that Darcy could color one drawing and she also had to share that coloring page with her siblings, including her two year old sister Avery.  She immediately went to Avery and in a stern 4 year old authoritarian voice said, "Avery, no scribble-scrabble, color nicely inside the lines."



Cooper

We still have trouble getting food into Cooper.  He is a slow eater, does not eat a lot and hoards food in his mouth, (rather than swallow it).  Tonight when feeding Cooper Audrey encouragingly asks Cooper to take the last bite of food.  Cooper, without missing a beat answers, "No more last biteS!!!"

New Baby Boy

2012 08

New Baby Boy

We are now seven.

Chase is now a week old and is a great eater.  Siblings have adapted remarkably well.

The week of the birth of our new son, I took the other kids to shul on Friday night.  The Rabbi asked the congregation if there were any life cycle events that anyone would like to announce.  Darcy, confidently, raised her hand, and when called upon stated, " I have a new Baby brother."  Other people volunteered other events.  When the process was coming to a close, our daughter Bryce walked up to the Rabbi at the front of the room and announced that she too had a new baby brother.  Darcy, from the back of the room, to make sure everyone was on the same page said in her clear, but little voice, "it is the same brother."

Cooper and I were "shopping" in the LEGO store this evening, while waiting for our buzzer to ring for our dinner.  Cooper picked up many sets of LEGO and said "This is awesome, can you buy this for me?"  I told Cooper we have no plans to buy a set tonight but we would look into it for the future.  He kept asking for a set despite  receiving repeated "no's."  He came to me with a new set and changed his strategy by asking, " Daddy, do YOU want this set of LEGO?"  I did actually stop for a second and thought in my head, "I do want that set of LEGO."

Anabell our nanny told a story the other day.  She said everyone in the neighborhood knows our daughter Bryce.  I felt a sense of pride, thinking our social busy bee daughter is talking up the community.  Anabell continued the story and said, "on the way too and from the walk to the park she is constantly yelling, Bryce!!! Bryce!!! Bryce!!! because she never listens."

2012 06


Signs


Cooper is enamored with signage.  He is extremely curious and is constantly asking what every sign he sees says or means.  He asks about road signs and additionally wants to know what the "arrow" means" on any sign that he sees.  In the car on the way to swimming lessons he saw a sign on the side of the road that said, "Free Kittens". Cooper was so excited and said, "I want a kitten".  We had to explain that Mommy has an allergy to cats, so we are not able to have any cats in the house.  Darcy, who had a reaction/allergy to something that we attributed to strawberries, then piped in, "Remember, I am allergic to strawberries".  Cooper not sure what to think said, "Are we going to eat the kitten"?


Fatigue


Kids are exhausting and some of the best advice we received when our triplets were born was sleep when your kids sleep.  It was great advice in those first months and still holds true.  Today, Audrey mentioned for all to hear mentioned that she is so tired.  Darcy responded, by saying, "Maybe it was because you watched that movie after you put us to bed".


Haircut


Showering after a recent haircut, I asked our daughter Darcy if she liked my haircut.  Darcy looked at me and said,"Why didn't you cut these hairs"? and pointed to my chest.


Friends


We were going out to dinner as a family and we were on our way to get two of my friends.  I made an announcement to the car that we were going to pick up two of Daddy's friends for dinner.  Darcy looked at me and asked, "Why you only have two friends Daddy?"


Freedom of Speech


The other day, the whole family was walking out of the gym while it was raining.  Ahead of us a group of people were huddled together for shelter talking and smoking in the parking lot.  On the way, I said to Audrey, "People smoking, let's go quick, it stinks".  On our way past Cooper cheerfully says,"Hello SSMMMMMOKERS", and gives them a big wave.  They also thought it was funny and told the kids they should not smoke.

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Darcy

This morning after a long night of sucking her thumb Darcy showed me her thumb and said, "I have a raisin on my thumb".

Darcy is enamored with Christmas lights, and says, "They are soooo pruuttyy", but she has been informed that as we are Jewish we will not put up Christmas lights on our house.  A few days later Darcy asks us, "When we stop being Jewish can we put up lights".

Cooper

Similarly Cooper's is unclear on the concept of Christmas.  In Texas cars are also decorated for the holiday period, with antlers and trees etc.  Last week when driving there was a bike rack carrying a bike on the back of a car and Cooper said, " We can't do that 'cause we are Jewish".

2012 04


Cooperisms


All the kids say very funny things.  Cooper recently came up with a couple of funny ones.


Cooper loves cars and recently received two remote controlled cars which he loves to drive.  The other day he was reading a book with Audrey saw a picture of  a Formula One car.  It was love at first site and immediately Cooper decided this was something he had to have.  He asked Audrey if she could get him the car.  She explained that it was a lot of money.  Cooper shot back with, "we have lots of money".  Audrey, a little shocked, pressed him to explain.  Cooper said, "There is lots of money in our truck".  Audrey explained that this money was for emergencies.  Without missing a beat, Cooper came back with, "We have lots of money in the Tzedakah box".  I guess the concept where the money goes after we put it in the Tzedakah box is still not clear.


Cooper loves his little sister Avery but he does not like her playing with his toys, cars and trains - she tends to be more of a destroyer than a creator.  As such he often "blocks" Avery from the train set, or from areas where he wants to play.  Audrey was discussing the new baby with Cooper, to get him ready.  She mentioned that she will go to the hospital and the baby will come out of her tummy.  Cooper then asked, if Avery was going back in?


Cooper still frustrates Audrey and I at mealtime as he refuses to eat.  He is immune to threasts and rewards are of no use.  One evening Audrey was trying to get Cooper to eat and was all serious explaining the importance of eating to grow big and strong. Cooper held her stare and focused in attentively.  Audrey continued her dialogue on the virtues of eating.  Cooper's brows furrowed as Audrey was obviously upset with the meal.  Their gazes were locked.  Cooper looked at Audrey and said, " Mommy..... Mommy (pause), ...you have blue eyes".


While in the car Darcy sneezed.  Stealing a line from the old Seinfeld television series, rather than say, "Bless you", I said, "Darcy, You are so good looking".  After a short pause, I thought I should not leave anyone out, so I then said, "Bryce, you are so good looking .  Cooper,  you are so good looking .  Avery, you are so good looking.  Mommy, you are so good looking .  Then there was a pause and I was thinking is anyone going to say anything about Daddy.  I waited only a few seconds before Cooper piped in and said, "Daddy, you are so...funny."?!?!? arrrgh

Dental Hygiene

1/30/2012


Dental Hygiene


Audrey, my wife, is particular about dental hygiene and the kids must have picked up this gene as they all love caring for their teeth.  


They love brushing their teeth.  They also love to floss, or taste, the mint on the dental floss.  They have their own  "kid" toothpaste, but like to try "adult" toothpaste as well.  After brushing, they always ask, "Do you want to smell my minty?" and then proceed to blow in your face.

2012 01 More Funny Sayings

2012 01  More Funny Sayings


Our triplets are now 3 years 7 months and started school this week.  The rate of funny things they say has accelerated faster than I can document.  Also, they have become somewhat more reluctant to perform on video to capture these sayings.


It is a recent development that they want to be " the leader".  Rather than say, " Follow me", they say, "Follow TO me"


They are amazed when they see a convertible car.  They do not yet know the term "a convertible", but rather describe the car as, " that car has no sunroof".


The rule in our home is when it is dark out, it is bedtime, and when it is light out you can get out of bed in the morning, (Good thing we do not live in the arctic).  When Cooper walks into our room in the morning and he is ready for the day to begin, he explains to us, " The sun came up".


One night Cooper came into our room at 2:08 AM.  He was crawling into our bed over Audrey but she was going to have none of it and used this as a teaching lesson.  She showed Cooper her digital clock radio and pointed to the "2" and said, "Cooper, this is a two, when it says "7" you can come back into our bed".   Cooper looked at her, and looked back at the clock, pointed to clock, and said, "and this is a zero", to make his own teaching point and continued to climb into bed over Audrey.