April and May Quote Board

With a name as unique as River I laughed when I saw today that there is another River in her swimming class - there are only 5 kids in the class. How funny that there is a River H and a River W.

River: Mom, Good thing there aren't any human traps! Mom: What's a human trap? River: Like we caught a mouse in a mouse trap. A human trap would be bigger and there would be ..... broccoli on the trap! (Both girls LOVE broccoli - on a plate full of food, the broccoli is always the first to disappear.) How cute that broccoli would be the bait of choice!

River: So, when Jesus comes again and the mouse and fish resurrect...how do they get out of the dirt?

River: "Mom, can I discover my world?" Asked when she's in a shopping cart and wants to get out or when she's wanting to go off and look at rocks or the grass or a tree. She loves discovering what's out there!  Also, when asked what she's doing..."Oh, I'm just discovering (or exploring) my world!"

River: Mom, we need to get a fish tank. When Jesus comes again, and my fish come alive again, they'll need a tank to be in!!

This is New! Silver came to me (fully dressed complete with socks and shoes) and asked for her shirt off. I was doing the dishes and took off her shirt. A couple of minutes later she streaked into the kitchen wearing only her diaper which she quickly discarded, and then joyously ran through the house free from any clothing hindrances.

Silver is learning how to sign. I'm a big fan of teaching kids how to sign. It is a precursor to language that helps them communicate before they can talk. She says Juice, Shoes, and Cheese (which 3 sound surprisingly alike, but each has a little twist to make it distinct) River, Mommy, Daddy, thank you and bye! She says bbbbhhhhh when she sees a horse and woof woof for Dog. She signs Up, Down, More, Eat and Change. For Coldy she says Ooohhh, oooohhh, while wrapping her arms around herself. It's fun to see them discover their world.
I think signing has helped Silver have less temper tantrums.  She screams and gets frustrated, and I'll ask her what she needs.  She either says "help me" or "please" or "more" or "milk" in sign.  It's really the cutest thing.  Seriously, how can you tell a kid signing "more" with little pursed lips no?

Silver loves to blow kisses. She'll kiss her hand and blow it to you (I'll try to get it on video: It's so hard when the shiny camera comes out to get stuff). When she kisses your cheek, she puts her whole face up to your cheek and blows her nose!

We had one of River's friends over today for a play date. River, Silver and the friend were outside playing. I took them out an apple for a snack. I went back inside and peeked out the window to see them all kneeling on the grass with their arms folded saying a prayer over their apples. It was precious!

It's the cutest thing! Silver has learned to click her tongue! She walks around the house with a little clicking sound wherever she goes. Also, clicks are another form of yes. "Silver, Do you want to go outside?" Followed by a huge smile and some clicks!

River's latest: instead of saying No, she says "Go Fish!"

River is a stickler for rules. She is really great at obeying rules, but has a really hard time when everyone doesn't follow the rules. This has made everything frustrating for her lately. In dance class she's constantly irritated as kids touch the curtains or talk to her or don't do what the teacher has asked. Library Time: Kids talk when they're not supposed to. Primary: Kids talk when they're supposed to be listening or out of the chairs. It's so hard to learn to be in control of only yourself and not worry about others.

River's comments about people around her: Of course, out loud and usually in front of the person she's talking about: "Mom, That guy doesn't have a shirt on." "Why is he not following Heavenly Father's Rules??" "I can see that girl's shoulders! She is NOT being modest!" "Isn't that SILLY!! That guy has colored all over his arms - we're not supposed to color on ourselves!!" (Tattoos) "Mom, that guy needs to wash, he's all Black!" (I felt really bad about that one) "Is that a guy or a girl" "Mom, her voice is really angry (scratchy from smoking)" So then I explained that when people smoke, their voices get scratchy, so whenever people's voices are scratchy she lets me know that smoking is a bad choice. "Mom, that girl is smoking...ew yuk!!"