Just Some Crazy Chickens

It Might Be An Obsession

I take A LOT of pictures of my babies.....    

While they sleep.........What is more perfect than a sleeping baby?

In Their Words....

January 27, 2015

Breakfast convo

Brigham: "Mom, I know this place! It's my house!"

Me: "Yes it is!"

Vanessa: "It's OUR house."

Brigham: "No, it's MINE."

Vanessa: "It's Mommy's, Daddy's, Mine and Benson's."

Brigham: "Daddy is my best friend and Mommy is a genius."

Feb 23

Benson playing with Chapstick

"It's like Bob. Not Bob like grandpa but Bob on Monsters vs Aliens."

April 12

Me: "Do you want orange juice Benson?"

Benson: "Do we have grape juice?"

Me: "No, just orange."

Benson: "So orange juice, milk, and water are the only liquids we have?!"

May

Vanessa: "Mom, put a flower in my hair so I will look like a Princess."

Brigham: "Mom, put a flower in my hair so I will look like a Princess."

June
Brigham: "Mom. We need to put this in the car. It's orange juice for the car." (it is orange washer fluid)

June 15

Me: "Brigham, Benson wears undies now because he's a Big boy."

Brigham: "Why does Henry wear undies?"

Me: "He's a big boy too. And Sam. And Simon. Do you know any big boys that wear diapers?"

Brigham: "I do!!"

June 15

Brigham walking into the house, "Mom, I'm poopy."

Me: "Brigham! You're wearing undies!"

Brigham: "Oh." Shoulder shrug. "I pooped in my undies."

June 17

Vanessa: "Mom it's pinch black in here."

June
Vanessa: "Mom, I'm just going to sleep in the boys room for a little bit. I just feel safer in there. Ya know? It's so dark."

Brigham has crazy dreams. Often times they seem kind of morbid. He wakes up still in the dream and telling us about what happened like it was just yesterday.

"Brooklyn is broken!"

"Kayden is dead. I punched him like that (punches the air) And he went like that (drops his head like he's dead). I'm sorry Mommy. I'm sorry Daddy."

"Did you get the dinosaur bones?"

"The worms are going to get me Mommy! They're on the walls!"

June 12

Steph Brady: "I'm going to miss you Benson."

Benson: "Ya. I'm going to miss Sam."

June 17

While in St Louis, we stopped by the town home where we lived while Jon did clinicals.

Brigham: "I want to live here."

Me and Jon: "Why?!"

Me: "Is it because there are lots of doors?"

Brigham: "And keys."

June 18

Brigham: "Dad I like your shirt."

Jon: "you do?!"

Brig: "Ya, I like your key on your shirt!"

Brigham tells Jon "your face is good." Or, "your face is not good." Not good means Jon hasn't shaved.

Brigham calls the lawn mower "the mow over."

Benson: "Mom, get my instruction machines.

Me: "ok. But they're called CONstruction."

Benson: "ok.Construction."

"But Mom, can I call them instruction if I want?"

June 29

I helped Vanessa fill this out for Primary. She said she wants to go to Texas because she loves all the shiny windows on the big buildings when we drove through Dallas.

July 5

Brigham: "Benson Robert!!!"

Benson: "I'm not Benson Robert. I'm Benson Matthew."

Brigham: "Benson Machew."

Benson: "No, Benson MaTHew."

Brigham: "Benson Mathew."

July 7

Brigham: "I want what Benson's having!"

Me: "ok. Benson will you share?"

Benson: "No, Mom. I want it all!"

Me: "Buddy, I cooked three eggs!"

Benson: "Fine."

I give Brig a few bites on his plate.

Brig: " No Mom!"

Benson (in a baby voice): "Here. Do you want more?" Gives him more.

Brigham: "Mm. This is amazing!"

Benson: "I know, right?!"

Brigham says something I can't hear.

Benson: "Oh, is that true?"

Brigham: "mhm."

Benson: "Ok. Do you know what true means? It means that it really happened. That, like, you really said it."

July 10

"Mom can I help you make dinner? I love helping you so much I just want to kiss you."

July 11

Brigham on Face Time to Grandma and Grandpa: "Mommy has contacts and I have big muscles!!"

July12

Vanessa: "Mom, how come you aren't as strong as Dad when you're both, Ya know, big."

Me: "Cuz Daddy's a boy and they're usually stronger than girls."

Benson: "I'm going to be so strong Mom!!"

July 12

Writing letters to cousin Sam.

Benson: "Mom, Draw me and Sam."

Me: " Ok, how should I draw you?"

Benson: "Together."

Me: "do you want to be sitting or standing?"

Benson: "Standing."

Me: "Do you want to be standing or in your wheelchair?"

Benson: Uh, in my chair."