A Year of Funnies

Here are the 2017 Quotes

1/6/17
Eli: Toddlers should be called Todd-learners because they have so much to learn!

1/17/17
Logan: Mom you're prettier than the stars, and nicer too.

1/19/17
Whenever Jake gets caught with something he knows he shouldn't have he holds it up to me with a grin and says, "Thank you!" Little charmer.

1/22/17
Eli: Are there people who can see the future?
Me: Not really, no. Except maybe a prophet.
Eli: What about meteorologists? They can!
Me: Good point!

2/8/17
We're looking into buying a used piano and Logan went with me to look at two of them, one that cost $800 and one that cost $250. Logan asked me which one of those two I liked best and I told him some of the pros and cons of each and he says, " I see a cheap piano in my future..." in a resigned voice:)

2/11/17
Logan: The Lamanites were well named because they were lame.

2/19/17
Logan (to me): Yo Yo Ma! Come here; I need you!

3/4/17
Eli: Some kids in my class really like you.
Me: Oh? Why?
Eli: Because you look just like me!

3/17/17
Going to the temple tonight with my love to do sealings. We miss you Dad.

5/13/17
Every day after lunch Jake says, "Night night!" He loves his naps almost as much as I do!

5/15/15
I found these two notes around the house, both written by Eli on his own: "soree Ali for hiteen you." And "I love Jeesis" Both melt my heart!

5/17/17
Eli: A wife is someone you want to hang out with for a LONG time and someone you trust.

5/20/17
Eli (to me): Of course you're talented-- you're a mom!

5/25/17
Ali: Mom can we PLEASE go to the library? I need more books.
Logan: Yeah! We NEED to go!

8/8/17
Ali: Mom you're good at handling children and warts.

8/9/17
Jason: Do you know what country Legos come from?
Eli: Legoland!

8/25/17
Eli: When Ali is done with college she will be a woman. When I am done I will get a job and work forever.

10/6/17
When Jake is looking for me he will call out, "Ja-ake!" just like I do when I am looking for him! (Update: Over time this has turned into "Mommy Jakey!" whenever he is calling me -12/31/17) 

10/8/17
Me (annoyed): Eli Daniel!!!
Eli (charming): Mommy Katie!
Me (less annoyed)

10/10/17
I'm trying to teach Jake the first, then idea (First dinner, then dessert). Now whenever he wants something he tells me, "First, candy." or "First go car" or "First night night" (the boy loves naps) Either he's totally missed the point, or he's a genius!

10/16/17
Jason: I still have some collections of things I had as a kid.
Eli: Whoa that means you’ve had them for like 100 years!

10/19/17
Paige (our niece): Jake, say dinosaur.
Jake: Dinosaur-saur.
Paige: Say dinosaur-saur.
Jake: Dinosaur-saur-saur.

10/23/17
Ali: Mom, why are you up so late?
Me: I was finishing a book.
Ali: Hehe, just like Grandma and me!

10/26/17
Jake: What’s this? (Pointing to the stripes on his shirt)
Me: Stripes, or lines.
Jake: Lines! Roar!

10/27/17
Me: Jake! We don’t throw silverware!
Eli: He didn’t, he threw purple-ware! 

11/2/17
Eli: Where am I sleeping tonight? 
(Sharing a room with your two-year-old brother means sometimes you fall asleep in your bed, sometimes mom's bed, sometimes on sister's floor. Bless him for being flexible!)

11/12/17
Jake: Food is fun. Dinner yay!

11/13/17
Eli: (at the doctor) Will they use the choke-stick?

11/14/17
Eli:..And then mom was blah blah blahing with them...

11/15/17
Ali: (Mostly asleep when I went to check in on her in the middle of the night) What is 5x10?
Me: It's ok, just go back to sleep.
Ali: No, no, no! What is 5x10?!! What is 5x10!!!
Me: 50. Now go to sleep.
Ali: 5x10, 5x10...
Poor thing can't get away from math practice, even in her sleep!

11/18/17
I’ve started helping Jake say his own prayers. The first several times, after the amen he looked up at me and said, “fun!” The side effect of him enjoying saying prayers is that now he thinks he gets to voice the prayers no matter who is saying it or where. He copies whatever the person praying says and if they get long winded he says is own amen over and over!

11/30/17
Jake: First watch tv, then watch tv.

12/7/17
Jake calls every adult male “Daddy.” We’re working on replacing that with “man.”

12/8/17
Jake’s prayer (said randomly while running around): Thank thee for popcorn, and mom and dad, Ali, Logan and Eli.

12/11/17
Alison: When someone is moving the party for them shouldn’t be called an open house, it should be called a closing house.

12/14/17
Original poem by Eli D. E. (That’s how he signed it; he made this up to go with a snowman he drew last night): 
To make a snowman
You will need a pan
And a fan
And a van
Wait! That doesn’t make a snowman!

12/15/17
Jake: Jakey likes mommy, daddy, monsters jammies, popcorn...

12/17/17
My haiku
By Alison 
8 days unto me...
8 days until Christmas, yay!
Christmas, just for me.
(I found this on a scrap of paper on her bedroom floor)