I know, I know . . .

Another post about the amazing things my children say.

They were getting ready to brush teeth, Emory let Tessa up on the stool in front of her and said, "For you, my Beloved Sister." In return Tessa said, "Thank you for your Righteousness." It was all very regal, and I couldn't stop laughing! (I figured out the "new" words were from something we've been trying to be better about - reading the Book of Mormon.)

This is something I hesitate in posting, because it was a parenting moment when I literally was speechless. They were bathing and I was having my "computer time", when I heard a lot of splashing water. Emory kept saying, "Stop barfing, Tessa. Stop barfing, Tessa." They were laughing though, so I figured they were spitting water as usual. A few more minutes of giggling and water splashing pass, Emory's pleas for the "barfing to stop," become a little more intense. Tessa is still laughing. I figure the classic bug-you-sister-till-she-cries was happening so I yelled, "Tessa, STOP barfing!" They quieted for a minute, then more splashing and Emory screams, "I'm going to fall in the barf!!!" I run in to this:

Emory is up on the edges of the bathtub, trying to stay out of the water. Tessa has her finger half way down her throat and proceeds to dry heave in front of me. The room's smell hits me - vomit. I walk closer to the tub to find hot dog chunks and pieces of carrots floating in the water that Tessa is still bathing in. "What is going on here?," I say. "I'm just barfin'," Tessa says, with a smile. Emory pipes in, "She's done it like at least 5 or 6 times, Mom. And I'm not getting back in that gross water!"

I seriously didn't know what to say. This child has more spunk, passion, and weirdness than most adults I know. And it scares the CRAP out of me! In fact the barfing seemed like a walk in the park, because the next day she told me she didn't "like penises".

Sweet Emory, who is not always sweet, asked me the other day if she could, "Do equations on her Magna-Doodle?" I laughed and said yes. Then I went in, expecting to see 2+2=4 etc. and found 1000+2000=3000 and other such thousands. Not really difficult stuff, but I still don't know how she figured it out. Now she's obsessed with figuring out the 10's and 100's of thousands, it's all she talks about!

Cory's just finished his last day of IM and begins his last 2 weeks of Internship (ER) on Tuesday! We're moving not too long after that and very excited about what the last two weeks of June hold . . . vacation!