Livin' with the Loud Lairseys: February 2012

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Eric's Daughter

Eve is DEFINITELY Eric's daughter. She is so bubbly and outgoing...such a 'people person'. But she also LOVES to make up words to songs. She does it constantly. Really. Constantly. Tonight at the dinner table, she and Eric had a conversation to the tune of "I Believe I Can Fly". Imagine that song playing in the background ... "I believe I can eat this cake. It is so yu--ummy. I can eat it all by myself. I love to eat this food."

I asked Eve to chew up some medicine tonight (first time it was a pill and not liquid). She looked at it and said, "Sure, I'll do it! (shoulder shrug) Hakuna Matata!" :)

This morning, Eve says to Eric, "Daddy, when you're at work all by yourself, do you get worried... about your family?"

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Fits and Funny Things

This morning when Eric was buckling Eve up in her carseat for school, she was wiggling and squirming in a fit saying "The buckle is STEALING my BODY... it's steeeeaaaaalllling my booooddddddyyyyy!"

When Eve wakes up, Coleman is the first person she wants to see. Yesterday, she climbed up on our bed where he was laying, got really close to his sweet face and said, "Good Morning, Sue Sue!" I said, "Eve, Coleman's not Sue Sue, you are!" (Sue Sue is a name I have for Eve that came from Eve-aroo, Eve-a-Sue... strange, I know). She looked at me so sweetly and said, "Well, I'm YOUR Sue Sue, and Coleman is MY Sue Sue." :) That made my heart smile!!!

While riding to get our dinner last night, Eric and I hear Eve singing in the backseat. She is ALWAYS singing. Usually she is just talking ... in a rhythmic way, with high and low notes ... it is hilarious. It went a little something like this:
"Kids have parents. Kids cant walk without their parents. Parents can go everywhere by theirselves. And parents can go with another parent. Kids have to be with their parents...."

After our bathtime last night, Eve wanted to pretend to be a doctor. She got my eye mask that I wear at bedtime and put it around her mouth. I asked her what her name was, she said "I'm doctor C-elsh." The names she comes up with for herself, her baby dolls or her stuffed animals is usually VERY odd.
Me: "Dr. C-elsh, my baby Coleman has a hurt tummy. Can you please help him?"
Eve: "Yes, let me listen to his heart. Hmmm. He has a .... GIANT .... JINGLE BELL in his belly! Oh no. Let me go get the toothpaste." Comes back with Nemo and Princess toothpaste in hand, waving it over his belly. "This should get it to come out. He's all better now."
Me: "Dr. C-elsh, my baby Clara has hurt her head! Can you please help her?"
Eve: "Sure. Let me see here." (she puts her finger on pursed lips and taps it several times) "She needs some water poured on her head." She grabs her hairspray bottle of water and runs back over to Clara and pretends to spray it on her head. "Got it."
Me: "Dr. C-elsh, my baby Ellie doesn't feel good. Can you help her?"
Eve: "Oh, yes, yes, yes." She runs over to Ellie and bends over. "Let me listen to her heart. Oh no! She has a giant HOLE in her heart. But I have a GIANT band-aid that I can give to God and Jesus and they can fix it."
Me: "That would be great, doctor. Please hurry."
Eve: "Ok. They'll do it. Just a few minutes."

Saturday, February 11, 2012

cuteness

At the dinner table, Clara is starting to push her food/cup off her tray. We always respond with a firm "no" and put it back on her tray. If she does it again, she gets a little pop on her leg and another firm "no". This can go on for a few minutes (because Clara is pretty strong and determined), but we stay firm. The last time Clara did this, Eric was the one to discipline her. After he pops her leg, Eve says, "That's right, Daddy. Good job. Just tell her 'i love you, but you've gotta obey.'"

Eve has an old shoe box that she carries around the house. Sometimes she puts toys in it, sometimes socks or baby clothes, but last night she had something special in it.
Eve : Do you know who lives in my box, Momma?
Me: Who?
Eve: PETER PAN!
Me: Oh wow, Eve. How fun??
Eve: This is going to be EPIC!!

Thursday, February 9, 2012

A Trip Down Memory Lane

These are some of my favorite pictures from the past 6 years of life. LOTS of things have happened, and looking back I see just how TRULY blessed the Lairsey's are. Thank you, Jesus, for my life.