A relaxing bedtime routine

Just one of the many ways we unwind and ready ourselves for sleep.

I cannot explain

Because I do not understand what is happening here. But, we have nativity figurines and Mr Potato head.

I have no idea

I have no idea what is happening here. It involves the angel from our nativity and many miscellaneous Mr Potato head parts.

Amelia's joke

Amelia loves jokes. William does too, but he doesn't remember as many as Amelia does.

Nuts

This one is from September 5.

Gemma loves nuts. It seems like a weird thing for a kid to like, but I guess there are worse things for her to eat. The word "nuts" is a little tricky to say, but always came out adorable. We tried multiple times to get her to say it without success. Here she is, requesting some "nuts" as well as contemplating climbing the shelves in our pantry like a monkey.

Perfect plan

We were at my parent's house for Christmas. They have an open stairway that goes up and down. Seeing something approaching a jungle gym, Gemma starting climbing up the outside of the railing. She is a little monkey shimmied quickly up to a heart stopping height.

Mama: Gemma! Get down! That's dangerous!

Gemma: I fine mom. I fine. This is perfect plan.

Mama: Gemma! No! Get down!

Gemma: perfect plan mom! I fine!


In the end, it was not a perfect plan and she ended up coming down quite safely. I still maintain this was not a perfect plan.

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Amelia conversations

Amelia: Well, if you want scrambled eggs, you just have to kill the chickens and take the eggs!
Mama: No, eggs are not inside chickens.
Amelia: Eggs are inside people, right?

(long discussion about human anatomy versus chicken anatomy ensues)



Amelia and William got watches for Christmas.  Both of them have been more aware of the time and we have had many discussions about time recently.  Amelia, in particular, has been fascinated/interested in figuring out this time thing.


Amelia: MOM!  My watch says 6:11, but the clock in the kitchen says 6:13!  Which one is right?


or

Amelia: MOM! My watch is wrong.  Or my clock is wrong?  Why aren't all the clocks in the house on THE SAME TIME?


or

Amelia: It is 8:50.  I know that because my clock says 8:52.  I know that I just need to subtract 2 from the time in my room to get the real time everywhere else.