Punkin' Ponderings

future nurse?

2012-01-24T14:25:00.001-08:00

if you need band-aids, just come to me! I'm the band-aid girl!

can I get an amen?

2012-01-23T11:27:00.000-08:00

Emma was sitting with me during the prayer meeting on Sunday night. Pastor was explaining to the congregation about a large payment the church would soon be making toward the remaining mortgage. After going over it a couple of times, he said "I hope that makes sense. Does anybody have any questions on that?

In the silence, Emma chimed in... "NOPE! I don't have any questions!"

princess date

2012-01-22T20:41:00.000-08:00

While on our princess date to dinner and a show (Disney on Ice--Princesses)

At dinner...
Mama: Emma, you are getting so grown up...
Emma: No, I'm just smarter than you!

From our parking spot to the arena, after I explained to her that our seats might be way up high...
Emma: That's okay, Mama. Even if I have to walk a lot, a lot of stairs and even if I get tired, I'll suck it in.
Mama: [after taking a minute trying to figure out what she means] oh, you mean you'll suck it up?
Emma: Yeah, I'll suck it up and keep climbing!

Before the show, while waiting in our seats...
Emma: [talking about rapunzel] Oh! Maybe she will look and see me and think 'Hmm... Cute! I should cut my hair too!'

The show followed the stories of Tiana, then Cinderella, and then Rapunzel. During intermission (halfway through Cinderella)...
Emma: I'm waiting for my favorite part.
Mama: What's that?
Emma: When they get married and we get to see Rapunzel!

After the show, while walking down a stairwell to our exit (well, actually it was the wrong exit, but still)...
I had explained to her how we couldn't really get any of the souvenirs because we spent all our money on the tickets to see the show.
Emma: Oh. Yeah. That's right. Maybe we can just have Daddy go make more money for us.

(we had a great night, even though it was FREEZING outside. The girl could not stop talking to her daddy about all that she saw. Seeing her so full of joy made me so joyful that I really wasn't bothered by the fact that my incorrect exit caused me an extra 3 blocks of walking in the frigid temps!)

oh, the weather outside is frightful.

2012-01-22T20:16:00.000-08:00

Mom, it's cold outside today. We need coats for our legs.

(Yes, sweetie, I think they are called pants.)

miss ar-teest

2012-01-21T10:21:00.001-08:00

I set Emma up in our tub with her easel and some paint to do some painting with potentially easy cleanup. I told her to use lots of paint, and smear it all around with her brush and scribble it!

"No mama, I don't want to scribble. Scribbling is not fun!"

he can't actually hear you

2011-12-23T06:38:00.000-08:00

emma was standing by me as i opened up an email from daddy... i said "emma, daddy says he misses you." she leaned in toward the screen and said softly "thanks, daddy!"

sorry, Baby Jesus

2011-12-22T19:12:00.001-08:00

Jackson! Take Baby Jesus out of your mouth!

It's a miracle!

2011-12-06T08:21:00.001-08:00

Jackson is holding a piece of the play nativity set---emma took it and walked across the room saying "now walk to baby Jesus. Walk to baby Jesus!"

wise deductions

2011-12-03T15:37:00.001-08:00

daddy tooted while working on the floor. jokingly, he immediately blamed emma.

Emma: I didn't toot. That was a loud one and I don't do loud toots. and neither does mama. it had to be daddy.

cold and partly cloudy

2011-12-01T21:22:00.001-08:00

Watching the weather during the 12:00 news...

"Wow... she looks really cute today! Don't you think she looks really cute, Mom?"

malpractice suit?

2011-12-01T21:01:00.001-08:00

Emma (excuse me... Rapunzel) and her husband Eugene have been having lots of babies recently. Let me stress once again...her HUSBAND Eugene.

"Mom, I've got to go to the doctor and get my baby out!"

[from what I could see as she ran around the corner, she laid down somewhere on the floor and pretended to have the doctor take the baby out of her belly--we recently saw an episode of the Duggars where the mom had a C-section, so at this point, no hard questions have been asked about the whole baby escape].

A while later, she came up to me and handed me a washcloth. "Here. You need to wash this because my baby was all bloody because they didn't wash him when he was born."

Mama: They don't sound like very good doctors.

Emma: No, they are good doctors, but sometimes they just forget.

accidentally

2011-11-30T06:51:00.001-08:00

lately, we've had to discuss with emma what it means to do something "on accident". usually we hear, "Mom, i accidentally opened the front door" (or insert some other action which she knows is wrong). To which we reply, "no, emma. actually you really did mean to open the front door. you did it on purpose." "Oh, sorry, mom."

well today, she came in to the kitchen while I was getting Jackson's breakfast ready saying, "Mom, I meant to spill my milk."

It took me a while to process, but reassured her that no, she probably spilled her milk on accident.

definitions

2011-11-28T15:59:00.001-08:00

mama: what does expensive mean?
emma: that we don't get it.

options

2011-11-16T18:28:00.001-08:00

A friend of Emma's couldn't think of anything she wanted for Christmas to tell her aunt and Emma looked at her and said " Shawna, you have to consider your options."

etc.

2011-11-16T18:13:00.001-08:00

Emma, you need to start remembering again to flush the potty when you're done or we're not going to let you use the restroom anymore. {sarcasm}

"Oh, then i'll just have to go outside!"

---

Daddy, can you open my peanut for me? I'm not as strong as you.

---

While listening to an infomercial on the radio about some diet product, we overheard: "And now, I can even wear my skinny jeans!"

Emma replied: "Skinny jeans!?!?! Good job!"

Superheroes

2011-11-07T18:41:00.001-08:00

John and Emma were watching an animated show of The Avengers. One of the bad characters said, "I'm the Most powerful being in the universe!

No he's not. There's Jesus and God [pause] and the Hulk.

Later in the show the hulk came and smashed the bad guy and Emma turned and looked up at John as if to say "that's right, I called that."

randoms from today

2011-10-28T21:38:00.000-07:00

When God heals me, I will be better.

While talking on her pretend cell phone: "yes, they do have car insurance, but my mom and dad don't want to give it you."

Boys aren't supposed to wear purple. Purple is a girl color. Boys aren't supposed to wear pink either!

Flower delivery

2011-10-27T16:04:00.000-07:00

Daddy, who was at the door?
{Someone got us flowers}
Are they for mommy because she is so beautiful?

Melt. My. Heart.

Rainy Days

2011-10-27T15:52:00.001-07:00

It's raining,
It's pouring,
UNCLE BUD is snoring!

a little apathetic

2011-10-15T19:32:00.001-07:00

John while walking up the stairs: (sigh) my head is killing me.
Emma: nobody even cares.

WWF

2011-10-15T19:28:00.001-07:00

Emma while getting ready to body slam daddy: "I'm going to destroy you!"

Mommys little helper

2011-09-01T08:49:00.000-07:00

At the lunch table..

Mama: (glimpse of laundry waiting to be folded, followed by a sigh)
Emma: are you tired, mom?
Mama: yep, sweetie.
Emma: go take a nap.
Mama: but I can't. I have to watch the kiddos. I can't do that while I'm sleeping.
Emma: yes you can. Jackson is already asleep and I can fold your clothes for you. That a good idea?

Just maybe

2011-08-29T11:56:00.000-07:00

Phew! We quite possibly did a LOT of puzzles.

(before putting them away I added up the piece totals and she had put together over 1500 puzzle pieces that morning!)

2011-08-29T11:55:00.001-07:00

One morning I was woken up by a sweet daughter touching my face. She cuddled under the blanket all cute with me and sweetly said, "mom, can i use your iPad because you aren't really using it right now."

Learning to be frugal?

2011-08-29T10:51:00.000-07:00

Emma is pretending to be the mama and is going through her groceries and toys and picking things up saying "oh, this is expensive, we need to take it back to the store. Right, mom? I mean right, darling? Sorry sweetheart, but some of the stuff is just too expensive. I've got to take it back because it was expensive."

brother for sale!

2011-08-16T18:23:00.000-07:00

every time jackson pulls himself up to standing emma comments "mama, look at our big boy!"... this time she followed it with "he's just too big for us, maybe we should put him in the garage sale!"
sorry sweet pea, i think we'll keep him!

tech savvy

2011-08-13T09:33:00.000-07:00

Mama was reading some of the past "Punkin Ponderings" to Daddy aloud. Emma was listening in and exclaimed: "You blogged that online?!?"

fun places

2011-08-13T09:31:00.000-07:00

Daddy: Emma, you've been a good girl this morning. Do you want to go to the...
Emma: umm.... Book. Store???
Daddy: You are your mama's girl. How about the zoo?
Emma: TODAY!?!?!? YES! I would love to do that.
Mama: Maybe we can see the new baby elephant.
Emma: Did you know that because you checked online?

summertime

2011-08-13T09:27:00.000-07:00

While driving....

Mama: Emma, do you smell the fire!?!?
Emma: Don't worry, Mom. I think it's just someone grilling.

silly balloon

2011-07-27T09:48:00.000-07:00

our current working vehicle does not have adequate AC, so emma was in the backseat of john's car with the balloon she got on their date....

"Daddy, can we put the windows up because my balloon is FREAKING. OUT."

Preparing for college

2011-07-16T13:01:00.000-07:00

Emma and I were sitting on the couch Saturday morning hanging out and watching cartoons when a Gerber Life commercial came on. IT was talking about even though the kids were maybe 2 years old the parents were starting to save for their college education already. After the commercial ended Emma turned to me with a serious look on her face and said, “Dad… I am not ready for college yet. I am still too little. So maybe when I am bigger.”

Someplace awesome

2011-07-15T07:06:00.001-07:00

Em: hey, mama, you want to go someplace awesome with me?
Mama: sure, where are we going?
Em: half-price books...that's where I get my half-price books!

Q & A

2011-06-24T08:28:00.000-07:00

Q. Why did mommy marry daddy?
A. Because he's AWESOME!

Q. Why does mommy make dinner?
A. Because she loves us.
     Q. Why does daddy NOT make dinner?
     A. Because you [daddy] love me... and mommy makes it best.

Q. What's your favorite bedtime story?
A. Bear snores on. {John and I like this one too!}

Q. Who is a better driver?
A. Daddy because he drives all of us.

Q. What kind of college do you want to go to?
A. A real one.

Q. What places do you want to visit?
A. China...Disney to see the princesses... and heaven!

Q. What kind of food do cows give us?
A. CHIK-FIL-A!!

Q. What's mommy's favorite drink?
A. Caramel latte. {good answer}
     Q. What's daddy's favorite drink?
     A. Mt. Dew. {also a good answer}

Q. Where does milk come from?
A. Black and white cows.
     Q. Where does pink milk come from? {that's what we call strawberry milk}
     A. Daddy!

Q. Where do you punch daddy?
A. In the booty. {she really does just run by and punch his butt}

Emma: First, I'm going to get married and then have two babies in my belly at the same time!
Q. Who are you going to marry?
A. My husband.

Q. What do you like to do with mommy?
A. Chill out... and go to the pool... and have a good day.
     Q. ...and daddy?
     A. fight and wrassle! {wrestle}

games

2011-06-11T18:08:00.000-07:00

After taking John's keys...followed by taking his money clip... followed by taking things in that weren't even his just in his general vicinity, she declares, "Hey, Dad! We're playing a fun game! It's called "Try And Get Your Stuff Back".

say what!?!

2011-06-11T15:09:00.000-07:00

Running in from the yard... phew! I'm slutty! uhhh... I'm sweaty. I mean I'm sweaty.

a lesson in organizing.

2011-06-08T10:17:00.000-07:00

Emma is organizing her puzzles in the loft cabinet. She looked at me, sighed, and said "we should have done this weeks ago..."

you're right

2011-06-07T08:22:00.001-07:00

if i would eat while i'm going potty... that would be weird

even she cant stand the fussyness

2011-06-02T07:53:00.000-07:00

number 1. we have to chill out

number 2. we need to have a little dinner

number 3 we need to stay calm with a good attitude.

That’s what we need to do. Right, mother?

at the store

2011-05-29T15:19:00.000-07:00

.... OH! I gotta get me one-a these!

store branding

2011-05-28T07:27:00.000-07:00

John and Emma were on a "date".

John: Emma, while we are out, we need to stop at Lowes.
Emma: yeah, let's build something together.

backseat infomercial

2011-05-22T18:56:00.000-07:00

From the backseat...

Emma: Mom, where are we going?
Mama: To the store.
Emma: To the grocery store?
Mama: Yep.
Emma: Why?
Mama: So we can get groceries and pick up some baby food for your brother.
Emma: Oh.... so we can just get some carrots and a baby bullet?
Mama: What?
Emma: Yeah, then you just kinda cut 'em and then put 'em in the thing... and you just turn the head! Baby food!

dentist

2011-05-14T13:44:00.000-07:00

Emma was excited for the new Ariel toothbrush and kid's crest toothpaste she received from her visit to the dentist the other day. After brushing her teeth and hopping in to bed, she gave daddy a goodnight kiss on the cheek and asked if her kiss was sparkly and melty (minty)

so forgiving

2011-05-13T13:44:00.001-07:00

If Daddy breaks some of my toys... (dramatic pause)... I will still love him.

Going out of business

2011-05-09T07:04:00.001-07:00

I was still Holding Jackson after I had finished feeding him. Emma climbed on my lap too and said "why did you close up shop?"

Delusions of grandeur

2011-05-01T18:35:00.000-07:00

Pulling up next to a farm...

Mama, at our next house, can we have a garden like THAT!?!?

Bedtime prayers

2011-04-30T18:35:00.000-07:00

Dear God, thank you for making the animals and thank you for making us and thank you for letting us have a good day at the zoo. thank you for your Son dying on the cross for our sins and for making him alive again! Amen.

Sales 101

2011-04-24T18:49:00.000-07:00

Today at Half Price Books...

Emma: (walking up to John with an item in each hand) Daddy, which one of these do you like best?

John: (pointing at item A) I think I like that dinosaur one.

Emma: Well... I like the truck one... So, yeah, why don't we just go ahead and get both?

role playing

2011-04-04T08:30:00.000-07:00

Emma likes to declare what everyone needs to pretend to be...

Okay, I will dress up to be Mary; Jackson can dress up to be Joseph; And Daddy can be baby Jesus; Yeah, that sounds good.

2011-04-03T08:30:00.000-07:00

The deal was that if Emma took a good nap, we would go to the playground when she got up. Well, little miss never actually took her nap. This was her response when she came out of her room...

You know, I don't think I want to take a walk to the park today. Yeah. We should do it tomorrow.

Rolodex

2011-04-02T18:38:00.001-07:00

I was out shopping with Jackson, John opened his phone to call me...

Oh, do you need mama's number? I can go get it for you.

surprise for daddy

2011-03-31T11:02:00.000-07:00

while on the phone with John...

Em: Hey, Dad! we got you a surprise at the store.
J: Oh yeah? what is it?
Em: mama said you have to wait until you get home...
(getting permission from mama to tell)
Em: we got you a go butler shirt!
J: no way! thats so cool, emma!
Em: yeah, you can wear it when you watch the game.

Beauty rest

2011-03-30T18:05:00.000-07:00

After finishing up bedtime story and prayers, mommy and daddy started just chatting with each other. Emma rolled over, sat up, and stated, "mommy and daddy, could you please leave the room and turn off the light so I can get to sleep?"

Informative

2011-03-26T13:14:00.000-07:00

She was walking alongside the stroller with her jacket so precisely draped over her forearm in front of her...

Mama, we need to take walks every day to help with our dry skin.

Comparisons

2011-03-25T14:16:00.000-07:00

That's silly like a raincloud...

Passive aggressive

2011-03-24T14:15:00.000-07:00

To Jackson while he's on mama's lap: oh, pretty baby...do you want to play with sissy so mommy can get me my juice and strawberries?

the wrong what?

2011-03-15T14:41:00.000-07:00

(takes drink... choking... sputtering...composing herself)

ugh.. that went down the wrong PIE!

if daddy was here... he would take all my chokes away!

Still attached

2011-03-08T10:21:00.000-08:00

emerson bonked her head on the windowsill while reaching in her toy box.
She rubbed it saying "ow! I'm okay! It's still there!"
I said "what's still there?"
"My head" she replied, "yeah, that's good".

nurse Emerson

2011-03-05T18:39:00.000-08:00

Emma just got done taking johns blood pressure and checking his heartbeat. She walked away saying "the doctor will be in shortly".

yep

2011-03-01T10:05:00.000-08:00

i don't remember the exact conversation, but i repeated what i thought i heard her say and said "is that what you said?"

She replied, yeah, that's what I'm talkin' about!"

so sad

2011-02-28T13:07:00.001-08:00

as the show was nearing it's end...
(exasperated sigh) Mama, I don't like when it's over...

Safety precautions

2011-02-27T06:23:00.000-08:00

Emma likes to pretend that she's going on grand adventures a la Dora. She gets all her necessities already to go, place them in her backpack, and comes to say her goodbyes...

Bye, Mama. I'll see ya later! (waving) I will miss you! See you soon! (waiting for a response)

Me: okay, Emma... Have fun. DRIVE safe!

No, WALK safe. Because I'm not old to drive yet!

Manly things

2011-02-26T06:20:00.000-08:00

I walked in the front door carrying John's keys and messenger bag. Emma saw me and was curious as to what was going on. I said daddy accidentally locked his keys in the car to which she replied, "oh, and his purse...(pause)...ha,ha, I mean bag..."

Fairy tales

2011-02-25T06:19:00.000-08:00

Mommy, I will play beauty and the beast. Like you are a beauty and daddy is your beast!

schooltime woes...

2011-02-21T07:32:00.000-08:00

doing school with emma...

instead of just coloring her "d" words (dog, etc) she tried to spell can't "because i can't do all of it". (she wrote the letters L, O, and 'scribble' and said, "L-O-'che'....that's how you spell can't"...

Cooking lesson

2011-02-08T15:16:00.001-08:00

Freezin pizza??!? That's yucky.
Well, we'll cook it first.
Oh. Yeah. That's better.

fairytales

2011-02-05T18:56:00.000-08:00

emma: hey daddy, you can be the handsome prince!
john: but, punkin', i'm not really that handsome.
emma: i know, but you can still be the prince.

stinky

2011-01-23T16:13:00.000-08:00

emma: boys are stinky.
john: well, emma, you're stinky.
emma: i'm not stinky 'cuz i'm a girl... and girls aren't sinky... well, when there is poopy they're stinky.

almost all better.

2011-01-23T15:51:00.000-08:00

My coughs are all gone God healed me and made me all better.

(cough)

well there was one more left, but now I'm all better again!

a sense of modesty

2011-01-23T14:10:00.001-08:00

This picture just cracks me up. Emma got these princess cards for Christmas. She was looking through them and brought this one up to me and said, "this princess is not 'ceptable"... she was referring to the fact that jasmine was not modestly dressed.. you're right emma, she is not acceptable.

style

2011-01-14T05:13:00.001-08:00

emma came into my room this morning with her shirt on backwards. i didnt say a word. she states, "i didn't want the picture on the front"

talking back to the computer

2010-12-17T13:57:00.000-08:00

computer: press a button.

emma: just a sec

------(30 seconds later)------

comp: press a button.

em: just a second.

------(30 seconds later)------

comp: press a button.

em: just a SECOND, i said.

------(30 seconds later)------

comp: press a button.

em: JUST A SECOND!

------(30 seconds later)------

comp: press a button.

em: mom, will you tell my computer i said 'just a second'??

Potty mouth

2010-12-12T14:04:00.001-08:00

While going to the bathroom:

If she has more than one poop she refers to it as a "whole FAMILY of
poopies!"

Or we've heard "I'm gonna build a tower of poopies up to the ceiling!"

And today, little miss got a square of to stuck in her booty to which
she exclaimed, "hey look! I have a tail!"

cannibalism:just say no

2010-12-10T09:48:00.000-08:00

mommy likes to pretend to take bites out of new baby brother. "Emma, he's so cute I could just eat him right up... yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum."

"Mommy, do NOT eat my brother. I already told you I didn't like you doing that the other day."

thanks, sweets

2010-11-08T18:06:00.001-08:00

Mommy, your bottom is too wide for my chair.

potty training favorites

2010-11-07T19:19:00.000-08:00

after she hears her pee hit the water she gets really excited and says, "mama, are you SO PROUD of me??"

we're still have her wear a diaper at night (she keeps it dry from 8p to 9a, but still it's worth the 10 cents to not have a mess to clean up in the morning just in case), so she gets really excited when she gets to put panties on after going in the potty. she started singing me a song, "panty time, panty time. who doesn't love panty time?"

the other day she was in the bathroom while I was using the loo and she exclaimed, "mama, i'm so proud of you!" I replied, "Why sweetie?" "Because you kept your panties dry!"

say what??

2010-11-07T19:15:00.000-08:00

so emma and i only kiss on the cheek and she was REALLY trying to kiss my lips the other day. she was climbing all over me and forcing my head toward hers. she was all giggly and then got really serious and said "this is gonna get weird". I BUSTED UP LAUGHING!

They're back!

2010-11-01T08:02:00.000-07:00

Emma: Mom, MOM!! God got them back! God got them back for you!
Me: God got what back Emma?
Emma: Your leg whiskers! Hooray!

A message

2010-11-01T07:51:00.000-07:00

Hey, mama... I wrote a message. Let me read it to you.

(runs across the room to pick up a receipt with a bunch of scribbles on the back to bring it back to show me)

It says...

Dear Daddy,
I love you. And I love my mommy.
Love,
Emma

(that's a lotta lovin'!)

dreaming

2010-10-12T09:46:00.001-07:00

there was a commercial on for lindor truffles and they asked "do you dream in chocolate?" emma replied, "no, i dream in bed."

ABCs

2010-10-03T18:34:00.000-07:00

Emma likes to pretend that she is the teacher and we (her parents) are the students....

Okay... what letter does 'kitty' start with?
K
Good job! What letter starts 'doggie'?
D
Oh, very good! And what letter starts ROLL-ER-COAST-ER?

nicknames

2010-09-21T19:49:00.001-07:00

Grandma Sharbaugh talking to Papa Sharbaugh while doing her hair: Norm, where's my little squirt thing?
Emma from across the room: I'm right here!

Papa Sharbaugh was writing his name with Emma...
"My name is Norman, but my nickname is Norm. You are Emerson, but your nickname is Emma."
"Uh, no. I'm Tooty Magee!"

No hablo espanol

2010-09-04T18:39:00.000-07:00

While reading a book with missionary friends on their way to Spain...

Andy: Can you say perro for doggie?
Emma: Doggie.
Andy: No, you say perro in Spanish.
Emma: And you say doggie in not-Spanish.

Brownie points

2010-09-01T13:47:00.000-07:00

Mommy, what are you doing?

Putting on makeup.

But you're already pretty.

talkin' smack

2010-08-24T19:44:00.001-07:00

While playing soccer with daddy in the living room...

Emma: Um... I need a goal.
John: Well, just shoot between my legs. Use my legs as the goal.
Emma: I'll use your FACE as a goal.....but don't worry. I won't hurt you.

*I seriously wish you could have experienced this live with us and the eruption of laughter thereafter.

first actual joke

2010-08-24T18:15:00.000-07:00

*this came about after she had seen a bunch of dogs around our apartment recently--of all sizes.

"What did the big puppy say to the little puppy?....You look like a chewy toy!!"

Packing greivances

2010-08-23T07:25:00.001-07:00

Em: I want my doctor stuff.
Me: sorry it's packed.
Em: but I need to protect baby Taylor.
Me: sorry babe you'll have to pretend.
Em: fine. Where's my 'puter? (computer)
Me: all packed.
Em: but I need to check my blog.

perfect

2010-08-18T19:47:00.000-07:00

Emerson was playing with her kitchen and making food for a picnic. As she was setting the plates for each person, I overheard the following...

One for mommy...
and daddy...
and emma...
and malachi...
and baby brother.

So thankful that to her Malachi is still a part of this family. Brings tears to her mama's eyes.

Looks

2010-08-14T07:55:00.001-07:00

Mama: Emma you're starting to look like your daddy again.
Emma: But he's not that cute though.

adventures in potty training.

2010-08-13T08:17:00.000-07:00

emma was explaining to me that she had a "chudgie"... a what!?!?... "a chudgie," pointing to her bottom... lightbulb goes off in momma's head---a wedgie!

spacial awareness

2010-08-08T18:28:00.000-07:00

Mommy: Emma, do you want Daddy to buy us a house?
Emma: YES!?!? (drops hands to her waist in defeat)... but it won't fit in the car.

evening service

2010-08-08T18:26:00.000-07:00

We had Emerson sit in the evening service with us tonight at church. Toward the end, like every other two-year-old, she started getting a little antsy. I quietly explained to her that there would be one more song, pastor would talk some, then he would pray and we would be all done.

Pastor ended his prayer, "And all God's people said..." to which the congregation responded, "Amen." Emma said nice and loudly, "Amen? Now we can go!"

mom and dad

2010-08-04T12:10:00.000-07:00

Mama is my best friend in the WHOLE word... and daddy is my boyfriend.

heat advisory

2010-07-23T05:13:00.001-07:00

apparently emma wants to get out of the house today....

"mama, lets go to some GARAGE sales..."

"Sweets, it's too hot to go outside today."

"Well.... what about the LIBRARY??"

ultrasound today

2010-07-12T09:12:00.001-07:00

i told emma we need to take an early nap so we can go to mommy's doctor appointment and see the baby this afternoon.... "it growed!?!" yep, sweetie. "and we get to open your belly!!!"... um, no, just see the baby on the TV.

come again?

2010-06-24T08:10:00.000-07:00

After picking up my sweet little angel at church, she states, "Mama, CRAPS is fun!"

translation: Crafts are fun.

Can she just stay two forever?

hello (video)

2010-06-20T18:51:00.000-07:00

http://punkinponderings.blogspot.com

Signs (video)

2010-06-20T18:49:00.001-07:00

uh... what?!?!

2010-06-18T06:48:00.001-07:00

When going through a bag of clothes, Emma put a new bra on her head.

Daddy: Emma, is that a hat?
Emma: No, it's mommy's booby thingy.

cartoons

2010-06-16T06:21:00.000-07:00

If I have the TV on during the day while Emerson and I are at home and I am watching something that doesn't exactly pique her interest, she will cuddle right up and almost bat her eyes at me while saying, "Mommy, this is not an emma-sized show." (in hopes that I will appease her and change the channel).

this "emma-sized" saying has also translated to other areas (books, games, activities, etc.)

too cute

2010-06-13T20:13:00.000-07:00

it's a video. if you get this in email form, go to punkinponderings.blogspot.com to view it.

Punkin' Ponderings

future nurse?

can I get an amen?

princess date

oh, the weather outside is frightful.

miss ar-teest

he can't actually hear you

sorry, Baby Jesus

It's a miracle!

wise deductions

cold and partly cloudy

malpractice suit?

accidentally

definitions

options

etc.

Superheroes

randoms from today

Flower delivery

Rainy Days

a little apathetic

WWF

Mommys little helper

Just maybe

Learning to be frugal?

brother for sale!

every time jackson pulls himself up to standing emma comments "mama, look at our big boy!"... this time she followed it with "he's just too big for us, maybe we should put him in the garage sale!"sorry sweet pea, i think we'll keep him!

tech savvy

fun places

summertime

silly balloon

Preparing for college

Someplace awesome

Q & A

games

say what!?!

a lesson in organizing.

you're right

even she cant stand the fussyness

at the store

store branding

backseat infomercial

dentist

so forgiving

Going out of business

Delusions of grandeur

Bedtime prayers

Sales 101

role playing

Rolodex

surprise for daddy

Beauty rest

Informative

Comparisons

Passive aggressive

the wrong what?

Still attached

nurse Emerson

Emma just got done taking johns blood pressure and checking his heartbeat. She walked away saying "the doctor will be in shortly".

yep

so sad

Safety precautions

Manly things

Fairy tales

schooltime woes...

Cooking lesson

fairytales

stinky

almost all better.

a sense of modesty

style

talking back to the computer

Potty mouth

cannibalism:just say no

thanks, sweets

potty training favorites

say what??

They're back!

A message

dreaming

every time jackson pulls himself up to standing emma comments "mama, look at our big boy!"... this time she followed it with "he's just too big for us, maybe we should put him in the garage sale!"
sorry sweet pea, i think we'll keep him!