Camilla has been working hard at making her bed, getting dressed, and keeping her room tidy for three months. We made a deal shortly after she watched "Frozen" at the theaters that if she did all of her chores each day, she could earn some money and buy the movie herself. She did it! She used her Christmas money from Great Gramma and Grampa Purdon as well as her chore money and bought the movie all by herself. To say she was excited would be an understatement. As we walked into Best Buy, she turned to the guy manning the doors and quietly (but proudly) said, "I'm just buying frozen...." She was practically vibrating at the checkout and was excited to get home and watch her new movie. She can quote practically the whole thing just after seeing it in theaters. I love this girl of mine and I hope she remembers that hard work and saving pays off! I came down to check on the kids while they watched and Camilla exclaimed, "I don't even know I'm watching this!!!" which can be translated to, "I can't believe I'm finally watching this on my very own couch!" I washed the floor while they watched and she assured me that if the floor wasn't dry when the movie was done, they would just stay down there and watch it again.
We also took advantage of the warmish weather and clear sidewalks and used our bikes to get the mail today. The kids had a rough time re-learning how to peddle, but once they had a bit of practice they were able to get it again. I can't wait for warmer weather and sunshine!
We also had a hilarious episode the other night that I don't want to forget. I was inside watching Joseph finish up his dinner (because that kid likes to eat A LOT) when I heard the two kids frantically yelling my name. I rushed out to see what was the matter. Camilla was screaming and tugging on Hyrum's hand which caused Hyrum to lose it. Camilla was yelling, "Mommy! Hurry! He's going to sink! I don't want to lose my brother forever and ever!!!!" Hyrum was frantically crying, "Mommmy! MOOOMmmmmy!" over and over again. I fumbled into my shoes, noticing my neighbor was out on his back deck taking out the garbage (how embarassing)...Once I got closer I figured out the problem. We tugged and pulled and wiggled but couldn't get those boots unstuck. I finally picked Hyrum out of them and we surrendered them to the mud for the rest of the night. Everyone was so covered that we stripped down on the back deck and went for baths. Looking back on this still makes me laugh. I always feel bad giggling when my kids are in distress, but it was seriously so funny that Camilla thought it was quicksand or something. Ah, I love them.
Camilla brought me a pair of Daddy's dress shoes today and asked, "Mommy, Why does Daddy wear heel shoes to work?" Love the things kids say!
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Every child needs to get their boots stuck in the mud at least once. It's a right of passage :)
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