Kid Quotes

Vivian is many times a source of creative phrases. While looking in the party isle at the store today she picked up a pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey product and said
"Look! Tape the rooster!!"

Naomi likes to be in control. I asked her to change out of her swim suit into clothes yesterday and she said, in an FYI kind of tone, "I'm not obeying you. I was about to take off my swimming suit."

Elora just says unexpected things sometimes. The other day she wanted to be emphatic in getting my attention and she said, "Mommy Lynn Smith!"

Recently the children were fighting in the car, so I said, "Girls, let's all take a turn telling what kind of mother you will be when you grow up. How many kids do you want to have?"

Viv: I would have four kids and name them Heart, Love Flower, and Cristal. And if I had a boy it would be Eric.

Naomi: I want six kids. Three girls and three boys.

Elora: I want only two boys named James and Ryan. I would be embarrassed to have girls.

Naomi's Sixth Birthday!

This is Naomi's special binder with all her art work in it. Two of her favorite snow flakes are on display. The picture on the binder is her kindergarten school picture with the requested pig-tails. On top is the birthday crown her teacher gave her.

Naomi just loves to be called Silly and does lots of tricks like this to earn the pleasure. She and Vivian somehow pinned their tails exactly in the right place on every turn in spite of the blindfold. As long as they're having fun!

She asked for donuts instead of a birthday cake. That cut my birthday prep time by at least two hours! And it still looked festive!

Naomi is showing off all the loot she got with Grandma Smith's birthday check. This includes the outfit she picked out, the umbrella, and the tiny dog house with three tiny puppies inside. Thanks Grandma! Grandma and Grandpa Ericksen gave her a beautiful porcelain doll. Elora immediately asked for one of those for her birthday.

Nomi had also asked for an ice cream maker (the blue ball) and a Barbie pool. Dad threw in a new GI Jane doll which was a big hit. We used the ice cream maker in an object lesson for the next family home evening about the importance of both paying attention to the directions (General Conference was coming up) and then doing the work. It provided an hour of working together and the kids loved it. The ice cream was good, too!

After the party at home we had dinner at a Mongolian Grill restaurant with our friends, the Haskins.

Then we went glow bowling.

This picture illustrates Naomi's personality perfectly: quirky, tough, determined, mischievious, and lovable.

Daniel was not ashamed to bowl with a man-child lump perched on his back or of his unusual down-on-one-knee form.

Naomi's First Lost Tooth!

Naomi said, "What's this yucky thing in my candy?" as she threw it in the trash all covered in chocolate. Later she ran around the house chanting happily that she had lost her tooth. She didn't know were it was, but we all figured it out eventually. The tooth fairy was a little slow what with no actual tooth under the pillow to trade, but when Elora lost a tooth several days later, she left them each a dollar.

Now she has a cute little lisp.

Saturday Skating

Viv kept saying "I want to go fast like that lady".

MLK Jr Day

During lunch yesterday I asked the kids what they know about Martin Luther King. Naomi enthusiastically spoke up first and explained that he's a REALLY big statue. Elora added that he got shot, and after I gave her some clues she said that he helped give liberty to black people. Vivian's contribution: "Mom, are we black people?"

Smithling Quotables

You are My Sunshine


I love this dress. Even when I'm not wearing it I feel it.

Viv: Why do all mothers wear underwear?
Mom: Everyone wears underwear.
Viv: Well, not babies.
Also: "Levi's crying stinks."

On Tuesday night I started making dinner a little late, so by the time it was ready I had to go. The kids looked at me in disbelief as I explained I couldn't sit down and eat with them. When I came back after an hour and a half, Elora hugged me and said, "You came back!" as if she thought she had lost her mom forever.