Mixed up facts!

Stemming from the fact that Mitt Romney is my second cousin...I overheard Ellie telling her cousins, "Did you know that my mom is related to Barack Obama and he's the prophet!"

Miriam and Ellie: best sisters.

"Best sisters" is always the phrase we use when the girls need to be reminded to be good to each other, but yesterday they didn't need to be reminded. I love it when they think of each other and yesterday it happened twice that I noticed.

Ellie and I were in a waiting room where they had little Disneyland pamphlets for people to take. Ellie said, "Mom can I have one?" After I said yes, she said, "Can I get one for Miriam too?"

That night as Bjorn was making cookies Miriam said, "Dad can I lick one beater and Ellie lick the other one?" Ellie wasn't even in the room, so I thought that was very thoughtful of Miriam.

The ultimate punishment!

The kids were deliberating and each telling "their side" of the story! Bjorn said, "Wo be unto the liar for he shall be thrust down to..." and Ellie chimed in with "BED!"

What Enoch learned...

Barbie asked Enoch what he learned on his baptism day that he hadn't known before. He said, "You should never change in the same room with your friend!" She laughed and then asked what else, he said, "Getting confirmed is like being in a cave!" Hopefully he learned some other things that day as well - or we'll hope he already knew all the important stuff.

The "Atnom" War

Isaac made us all laugh this week when he related what he "used" to think the Vietnam war was called!

Ellie's favorite scripture story!

Mom said, "Ellie, you're supposed to give a talk in primary tomorrow! What would you like to talk about? Do you have a favorite scripture story?

Ellie said, "Yes, the reign of the judges!"

Mom siad, "OK, what do you like about it?"

Ellie said, "They get rained on!"

Nostrils?

Miriam was trying really hard this week to brush the snarls out of her hair. She said, "Mom - I can't get the nostrils out!"

Ellie came to me crying and saying, "Mom - I cracked my leg knuckle!"

Would you Rather?

We have a game called "Would you rather..." and Enoch likes to make up his own questions. He gets us laughing with questions like this one. Would you rather go bowling with a ball made of bread that can't knock any pins down or be floating in the ocean on a giant carrot?

Daylight Savings

Today when the deacons came to collect fast offerings, Natalie said, "Mom, the daylight savings people are here!"

Young Woman?

Natalie came upstairs today wearing a dress that Auriana recently grew out of. Miriam said, "Wow, Natalie, are you a Young Woman?"

MIRIAM KNOWS

Yesterday a man in our ward got up to bare his testimony and Miriam leaned over and asked me, "Mom, is that your brother?" I said "Nope!" In a disappointed, don't you know, voice she said "Mom, in heaven everyone is your brother and sister."

Enoch's Dating Strategy

"Mom, how do you find the person you marry?  Do you just drive around looking for them?"