<![CDATA[Clem's Crazy Critters - Sh** My Kids Say and Do.]]>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:16:00 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[2013]]>Mon, 13 Jan 2020 15:29:51 GMThttps://www.clemscrazycritters.com/sh-my-kids-say-and-do/2013anuary 1st 2013
"Shannon & RJ went to pee & they "raced" RJ won & said "If my wiener was big & fat it'd be full of pee, but it wasn't"

February 2nd 2013
Papaw read Shrek with Puss n Boots to Lily. She said her cats don't wear belts like that, her cats have belts on their necks.

February 2nd 2013
Lily asked for a drink and neglected to say please so I asked her what she forgot. Lily, "I'm sexy and I know it."

February 7th 2013
Lily said to me, "I'm not going to polish your nails if you act like that." I told her to stop doing something, apparently she didn't agree.

A few things from last night (2/12/13):

  1. At basketball I was lifting RJ up to shoot - he shot one right into the rim and bounced right back and hit him in the head.  I put him down and we were all laughing - he ran to the bathroom and I thought he was embarrassed but he just wanted to took at his forehead to make sure it was okay. 
  2. Towards the end of the games he was standing on the side yelling my name right in the middle of a play, a foul was called and we were checking the ball and he yelled again, I asked what he needed and he walked on the court and said, "I Love you daddy" and gave me a hug. 
  3. After watching Tom and Jerry - I took Lily up to bed since she had fallen asleep and then came back down for RJ. He got up and I gave him some medicine for sneezing and runny nose.  As we walked back into the living room he saw something under his recliner and he picked it up looked at it and ate it. I said, “Stop! What was that?” With his arms out to the side and a funny face he said, " It is just a marshmallow to my most favorite cereal!”
  4. I was tucking RJ into bed and he asked for me to put the elephants from his bed in Lily's bed cause she would really like that.  As I was getting ready for a shower he came into the bathroom and said that he found a hair clip and put it on Lily’s bed because he loved her ;)

February 13th 2013
I figured out why Lily likes the washing machine so much...she talks while her head is in there & likes the echos.

February 14th 2013
Lily told Shannon that she was sick...but she felt fine.

February 17th 2013
While watching ‘Skyfall’ Lily said, "Oooh, he is handsome." Shannon, "Sweetie, you thinking James Bond is handsome is why I buy guns."

Feb 20th 2013
Lily told her teacher that her bagina hurt then told her that she and RJ learn the real words for things.

February 21st 2013
RJ and Lily were watching Tom and Jerry and a  commercial for a Shirley Temple box dvd set came on --- RJ said, “WOW daddy she is BEAUTIFUL!”  Then Lily said, “Daddy you should buy me all those dresses like she has.”

Feb 22nd 2013
Lily put her shoes in a bag, walked across room, took out the shoes and then put them on. She then said, "I put my shoe on the wrong foot & said dammit so I put it on the right one"

February 23rd 2013
Lily, "I forleft it at school." Not forgot, not left, forleft.

February 27th 2013
Papaw took the kids to school today and RJ told Papaw that his "truck stinks and it hurts his brain."

March 2nd 2013
RJ is walking around singing "We are never, ever, ever...getting back together."

March 5th 2013
RJ "When we go over the hill with the train tracks my weenie gets cold." Me "Huh?"

March 7th 2013
I asked Lily what she wants for her birthday dinner tomorrow nite. Her response "Um, brownies and candy."

March 7th 2013
RJ runs play by play for everything. He found a YouTube video of a Cars track..."Some cars are crashing, there are some new cars on the track, oooh that orange car crashed....there's a party in the USA...this is a cool racetrack and I really want it, wow there's 2 fire trucks"

March 8th 2013
There was a cake for a bridal shower for one of the girls at daycare & Lily walked over & put her hand in it, thought it was for her birthday. The bride had to hide so she could laugh.

Mar 17 2013
Lily "Usgusting. RJ, that's usgusting. You're eating like Petunia (the pig)."

March 18th 2013
RJ is laying at the foot of our bed trying to go to sleep. He sat up one time and asked Lib if she could buy him some grapes tomorrow, 20 minutes later he asked if she would turn the TV down some because he was trying to take a nap.

March 20th 2013
RJ "Mommy that lady has 3 kids." Me "Yes she does" RJ "I know why, because she got married 3 times"

March 21st 2013
Shannon found RJ standing on the toilet putting the extra toilet paper away in the cabinet. You know because he always does that.

March 21st 2013
Me to RJ "When you pee, pick up the seat, hold your penis so the pee gets in toilet, & don't try to flush while you are peeing

March 22nd 2013
Lily told me "You don't look pretty cuz you don't have a dress on."

March 24th 2013
The kids have been sick & today Lily seems to be worse, but she is so lucky because she has RJ and he brought over her blankey & her kitty, got a sweet smile.

March 26th 2013
While recovering from her appendectomy, Shannon asked Lily a few times what she wanted from home & each time she sweetly whispered, "ice cream.

March 26th 2013
Me to Lily "What are you gonna name the bear RJ gave you?" Lily, as she sweetly looks at me "Mommy".

March 27th 2013
Lily to RJ "You're not gonna stay here I'm gonna stay here. I'm gonna stay in the doctor's house, not you.

March 28th 2013
Lily "Get a towel"
Me "What word are you forgetting?"
Lily "I need a towel"
Me "What word did you forget?"
Lily "I need a towel because I spilled my drink on my neck"
Me "I was thinking please"
Lily. Silence. Looks at me like I'm an idiot.

March 28th 2013
RJ wanted a snack out of the vending machine an I told him to hang on and I will get it. In the meantime another guy walks in and RJ looks at him and says, "I want some goldfish." The guy put a buck in and bought them for him. I gave RJ a dollar and he chased the guy down the hall trying to give the money back. He told RJ to buy some candy later. Thanks Random Man!

March 30th 2013
Lily just said the doctor took the beans out of her tummy.

March 31st 2013
Shannon "Lily what's the doctor doing with your appendix?" Lily "He's blowing it up like a balloon."

March 31st 2013
Lily "I want to watch 'Betty & the Beast'"

April 2nd 2013
RJ just said he wanted to marry Zoey, his teacher, Bailey Kistler, and Lily.

April 7th 2013
I gave RJ a mini cupcake a student made & asked him if he wanted one more of them, "Actually, I want two."

Apr 7th 2013
Every time we ask Lily what happened to her appendix she says "The doctor took my pendix & blew it up like a balloon"

April 12th 2013
Lily found a makeup brush, "This is my brush for shocking lashes"

April 14th 2013
Lily was carrying a chick around in a bucket. I told her to let it go. She gave it a kiss, a hug, and a "sweet pat" before I could set it free.

April 14th 2013
I just told the kids they needed to pick up and RJ said "I can't hear your voice."

April 15th 2013
My favorite word that Lily uses is forleft. "Mommy, I forleft my baby at home."

April 15th 2013
Lily "My foots scratchy. Mommy scratch it."
RJ "It is because your foot is asleep."
Lily "It's itchy"
RJ "Her foot is asleep."
Shannon "What's wrong with your foot Lil?" Simultaneously "it's scratchy" "her foot's asleep"
Lily "Mommy scratch it."
RJ "It's asleep."
Holy shit.

Apr 18th 2013
Lily to Shannon about our peach tree, "Daddy, a pink tree! It makes me feel like a princess!"

April 22nd 2013
The kids took a bath & RJ yelled that he had to poop. Shannon went to get him... RJ, "I already did." Shannon, "Where is it?" RJ held his hand out and there it was…

May 1st 2013
I checked on the kids & Lily dropped a handful of a plant, RJ opened his mouth & a chewed up plant fell out. I asked if they were goats. No reply

May 3rd 2013
RJ just said he is going to kiss Bailey Kistler on the lips when he marries her. Lily said that Bailey is married to Nathan & she does not want to see them kiss.

May 3rd 2013
Lily totally squatted and peed while playing outside at daycare today.

May 8th 2013
Lily's day: Smuggle rocks, trouble. Smuggle rocks, trouble. Kiss a boy during chapel, trouble. Smuggle rocks, trouble.

May 9th 2013
RJ "Lily's gonna marry my friend Jaxson because I told her to." Shannon "That would make you brothers." "Lily, I really wanna be Jaxsons brother."

May 10th 2013
Lily, "When I get older I will be a mommy and mommy will be a grand mommy & boys will help me have babies"

May 12th 2013
RJ just pooped and I flushed after he was finished. He got mad because he wanted me to take a picture of it so he could show Libby. Sorry babe, I guess I ruined RJ’s Mother's Day gift for you.

May 13th 2013
RJ, "Mom, I found a worm, that exercises!"

May 17th 2013
RJ to me: "Mom, I only can eat ravioli today because my legs hurt.”

May 19th 2013
RJ to me "Mom, these marshmallow things make my brain...different, we shouldn't get them." Not one second later he pops one in his mouth

May 25th 2013
Lily, "I can climb up here, my feet are strong to climb."

May 27th 2013
Lily wanted to give us a kiss after she was in bed, then it was a hug, & finally she wanted to give us a high 5.

May 27th 2013
Lily just came into our room & asked if I would buy her pink gum, sparkle gum, and glitter gum. Girl gum to be precise.

May 31st 2013
Lily had check up today & a female nurse told Shannon the doctor would be right in. Lily said "I hope it's a boy doctor."

June 1st 2013
Shannon, "Lily you're so pretty."
Lily, "Yeah, and so soft."

June 1st 2013
RJ's elbow has a little blood on it & Lily said, "Maybe it's a little bit of jelly."

June 2nd 2013
RJ to Kevin (guy putting in windows) "Why are you still here? Did you sleep in my mommy and daddy's bed last night?"

June 7th 2013
RJ to me, "These cookies don't taste very good."
5 minutes later, "Can I have another cookie?"

June 7th 2013
RJ,"I don't know who I'm gonna marry, but I will pick a beautiful girlfriend when I grow up. I'm picking the prettiest girlfriend ever."

June 9th 2013
While tenderizing chicken for dinner, RJ asked, "Why are you doing that mommy? Was it being bad?”

Jun 10th 2013
Lily. "Mommy, do you want me to stay little?" Me, "Yes." Lily, "Well I can't because I'm growing up." Me, "I know." Lily, "I really want to stay little."

June 12th 2013, 10:34 pm - day of storm warnings                          
RJ keeps saying, "Is a volcano gonna come?"

Jun 13th 2013 - after Dublin was shaved for the summer                          
RJ just said to me w this really funny face, "Everyone is gonna see Dublin like that, with his haircut." The kids do not like the summer cut.               

June 16th 2013
RJ & Lil made a kitten cake. Lil then handed RJ a "knife" to cut the "cake" so she could have a kitten. Poor kittens.

June 18th 2013
RJ to Shannon, "Daddy, I finished my corn, it's like mowing."

June 20th 2013
RJ, "Daddy, that boat has wheels." "RJ, that boat looks like it has wheels because it is on a trailer."

June 21st 2013
RJ just said to a couple of little girls at the playground, "Why don't you follow me to my house?"

June 22nd 2013
Lily,"Mommy, I don't like little boys." Me, "You don't?" Lily,"No, I like big boys."

June 25th 2013
Conversation between Shannon & kids. RJ, "Ship, it's a bullet ship." Lily, "Daddy! RJ said shit!" Shannon, "No, he said ship." Lily, "No! He said shit!" (Lily walks away) RJ, "Daddy, ship sounds like shit." End conversation.

June 28th 2013
My favorite thing of the night is that Lily & RJ will randomly start singing "No Sleep Til Brooklyn".

June 30th 2013
We have 5 kittens who need homes & the kids are gonna be sad when they go since they're already named, Stripey, Blackey, Blackey, Blackey, & Blackey. Can you guess what colors they are?

July 3rd 2013
RJ told me to go look at the bathroom sink. I asked if I would be mad or happy. RJ assured me I'd be mad & then said he left the water on."That's not toothpaste, that's hot sauce."

July 6th 2013
My kids don't play games or watch movies on the iPad, they watch YouTube videos of Cars 2 race tracks & surprise eggs. Japan has weird stuff


July 11th 2013
The kids helped me clean & RJ got unused newspaper out of Gabby's (puppy) cage. RJ "Her cage smells like shit, Mom, it smells really bad, like shit."


July 13th 2013
Shannon told RJ not to hold the kitten on his lap because he was allergic. RJ said, "Does he smell like peanut butter?"


Jul 18th 2013
When it's just Lily & me in the car, she sits in her seat & sweetly sings & talks to herself. I love those sounds.


July 18th 2013
The kids are having a little tech time & RJ said to Lily, "I'm getting really good at Mario so don't hug me now....I want to win!"


July 19th 2013
Lily "I'm going to stay little forever for mommy." RJ "You can't stay little you grow up." Lily "I'm going to try hard to stay little"
July 20th 2013
Driving into St. Louis & we can see the arch. RJ just said, "Hey, why does it keep running away from us?"


July 20th 2013
So the race was canceled and RJ's main concern was that he was not going to get a hotdog with ketchup & mustard on a bun.


July 21st 2013
While on the Anheuser-Busch brewery tour RJ kept asking when we were going to be at the beer race (beer tasting).


July 21st 2013
Lily & RJ were pumped about getting a root beer & she took one sip & about started crying. The girl likes nothing with carbonation.


July 21st 2013
RJ keeps looking around & asked when we would start the beer race. I think he is expecting everyone to start drinking & see who's fastest.


July 22nd 2013
The funniest thing Lily has said so far this trip happened as I was walking up 10 flights of stairs while carrying her. "We are getting tired."


July 22nd 2013
Funniest thing RJ has said so far was the wish he made in a fountain. "I wish for four toys and that I can bake cookies by myself."


July 23rd 2013
One of my favorite things about RJ is that he does not use contractions, ever.


July 25th 2013
So far this morning Lily is unhappy about her jeans that are not soft & hurt her legs as well as her hairy socks that are scary.


July 29th 2013
Lily just snuggled up to me & told me she was my little sweetie pie....& that I'm her big sweetie pie.


July 29th 2013
Lily just said, "You fell in love with me at the hospital when I was sick." I said, "No, we fell in love with you the day you were born."

July 29th 2013
RJ, "Girls are not cool because they do not have short hair."


August 3rd 2013
Shannon & I are building a new house for the donkeys & the kids are "bathing" in the donkeys drinking water.


August 3rd 2013
I brought a cookie out for each of the kids. Donkeys like cookies too & Lola was following Lily around trying to get her cookie.


August 3rd 2013
Just "swimming" in the donkey water trough.

August 4th 2013
Today the kids had graham crackers for snack & Lily cried because donkeys were trying to eat them, "They are supposed to eat grass!"


August 4th 2013
Lily's new thing to say is, "super fun." Example, "Mommy, can you get this weird Japanese food making thing for me because it is super fun."


August 7th 2013
RJ just told me that our peaches are "soaking good." Most likely because they are so juicy and drippy.

August 13th 2013
Fairly certain Lily just tried to insult me with, "Well, you're not pretty, you're handsome."


August 14th 2013
I told RJ I was sad he was getting big & he asked why, I said you're my baby you were in my belly. Lily, "And I used to be in daddy's belly"


August 16th 2013
Lily asked if someone we passed was a lady & I told her yes. She said, "Well, I saw her mustache."


August 19th 2013
RJ "I'm gonna be a teacher when I grow up." Lily "...and I'm gonna be a dragon."


August 31st 2013
I am glad I had a quarter in my pocket. Lily locked the bathroom stall then pooped....she needed help & wouldn't get up to unlock door
September 11th 2013
Shannon & the kids were saying how they were going to smoke each other on Mario Kart. Lily, "I'm gonna smoke all your asses."


September 20th 2013
Earlier this evening Lily said to Shannon, "Daddy, when I get bigger I want to be a birthday cake."


October 15th 2013
Earlier RJ & Lily were being sneaky. I asked about it & did not get an answer, but after a little investigating found out they were eating M&Ms out of the trash.


October 18th 2013
I asked RJ what he wants for food at his party, his response, "Hotdogs, hamburgers, and maybe a salad."


October 23rd 2013
Last night RJ asked Shannon why his birthday was not on October 1st (it's the 26th). He was quite distressed about this mishap of ours

October 31st  2013
Lily, "I like spiders, not big spiders. I like worms though, we can't find worms at school. I like to carve pumpkins, I like to get dirty."

October 31st 2013
RJ: "Tornados are sharp & hot. They will burn your butt & cut you."

November 2nd 2013
Shannon is reading a Halloween story & Lily just said to him, "I never like witches. You should kill witches with your dirty shoes."

November 2nd 2013
Lily to me, "Mom, my foot is salty." I do not want to know why she knows this.

November 8th 2013
Lily to me, "RJ took his hand & put it like a taco & boomed it on my head."

November 10th 2013
Lily is in tears blubbering about how RJ gave her 3 pieces of candy when he was supposed to give her just 2.

November 11th 2013
RJ "Momma, I love you." "I love you very much, RJ." "Why, momma? Is it because I am good at math?"

November 13th 2013
On her way upstairs Lily yelled, "RJ, do you have a girl up there?"

November 20th 2013
RJ & Lil are laying in bed next to me & I love listening to their little exchanges with each other. A commercial comes on that's funny and they will giggle and look at each other, then RJ just said, "I thought you were going to sleep." Lily just said, "I love you," back to him and he leaned over and kissed her on the nose.

December 8th 2013
Decorating cookies w RJ & Lily is entertaining. Lily can no longer ice hers because she licks the knife & she was just caught with four fingers in her mouth. She is now shoveling the stray sprinkles and icing that are on the table into her mouth. To all those who will eat these, I promise that we did not allow the licked cookies in the batch we will serve. Those cookies have been consumed by the father of the icing licker.

December 9th 2013
RJ "Go tell it on the mountain where Jesus Rhist was born." Lily "...where Jesus Priste was born." Huh. Jesus Christ has a few aliases.

December 13th 2013
I am watching ‘White Christmas’ with the kids & RJ to me about the dancing, "Did daddy dance like that with you when you got married?"

December 13th 2013
A commercial with Adam Levine came on & RJ said, "I like that song!" Lily said, "Ooooh, he looks handsome."

December 15th 2013
Shannon to RJ, "You know Mike Studebaker had a baby boy!" RJ, "Yeah, I will not tackle him since he is little."

December 17th 2013
Lily to me while she was getting her toothbrush ready, "Grammy took my new pink toothbrush. Grammy is your mommy & she is my cousin, right?"

December 18th 2013
I think it is safe to say that Lily is obsessed with "White Christmas". She asked to watch the dancing movie first thing this morning.

​]]><![CDATA[2012]]>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 14:11:21 GMThttps://www.clemscrazycritters.com/sh-my-kids-say-and-do/2012​RJ turned 3 at the end of October and Lily will be 2 in March
January 13th 2012
Apparently RJ told the girls at daycare that he had a shrew for a
pet, that he kept in a rat box (in his room), and fed cereal. Ummmm,
the shrew I caught ended up dying before I could let it go. What an imagination!

January 13th 2012
Shannon had RJ with him at market and told him if he was good he could have a quarter to get a gum ball. The lady in front of them gave RJ a quarter, cashier gave him 2 quarters, & then he got one from Shannon. Kid can work it.

January 15th 2012
Shannon just told me that when RJ used the bathroom at Walmart today
after he was finished peeing he looked at the man next to him and
said, "I beat you, I won!"
January 16th 2012
RJ & Lily figured out that my wallet has money in it & that money buys
things. Thus, the removal of money from my wallet begins.

January 28th 2012
Apparently it's been a while since RJ has been in my car. He got in
and said,"Mommy, where'd you get the new car?"-

January 29th 2012
Lily & RJ like hanging from pull up bar. Since we were in the other room
Lily tried it on her own. She moved a chair, stood on it, reached up, but still too
short.

February 10th 2012
Lily was a bit stinky and RJ had her lay down so he could change her diaper.

February 20th 2012
RJ began dinner with, "Dear God, thank you for this food. Let's do
this shit." He was immediately told to leave off the last word.

March 2nd 2012
RJ just said, "Mommy, I'm having a rough day, at school."

March 6th 2012
Lily got a card in the mail today an RJ said, " This is for your
birthday, don't chew on it."
March 9th 2012
RJ just creeped outside our door and when he came in the room Shannon
asked what was wrong. RJ said, "My bed hurts my feelings."

March 14th 2012
The kids are in bed & there was lots of laughing going on. Went up to check & found Lily
in bed minus her diaper....just chillin. RJ thought it was hysterical

March 17th 2012
RJ just went to pee in the yard and just as he was finishing
the mail lady pulled into the driveway.

March 28th 2012
Heard the kids still chattering so I went to check on them. Good thing
I did, Lily was stark naked. Would not have been good in morning.

April 9th 2012
Apparently Lily thinks she is a little boy. She was outside & pulled
her pull up down & proceeded to pee. This is a problem.

April 11th 2012
I just said to the kids that I would give them each $10 to but
something. RJ said,"No, Mommy, $5." Me,"OK, sounds good."

April 12th 2012
Lily is eating a piece of licorice and beef jerky simultaneously. 1
got each side of her mouth.

April 19th 2012
I spent the evening with Lily it was so relaxed & fun...but she kept asking for
her RJ. When Shannon & RJ got home RJ immediately asked where his "sweetheart" was.

April 21st 2012
Lily is running around in a big circle singing the chorus to ‘Rumour
Has It’ by Adele, it can't get any cuter.

April 28th 2012
Just asked Lily if she was my little buddy. She said,"No, buddy not
home." She calls RJ "buddy".

May 3rd 2012
I put RJ to bed I saw a diaper on floor, looked in on Lily & her
shorts were half up and her underwear looked like a thong.
May 5th 2012
RJ "fed" the fish half a container of food, only 1 survivor.

May 8th 2012
RJ told his class at preschool that he pooped and it was full of
worms.

May 13th 2012
RJ just said,"Lily, why are you naked." Lily's response,"I don't
know." Then she ran away screaming,"Naked, naked!"

May 17th 2012
I walked into the kitchen & found 7 chapsticks on the floor standing up with 
caps off & pushed up, RJ wanted to see if they were different colors.

May 20th 2012
RJ just got a hard boiled egg out of the fridge, got all of the
shell off, & cut it into pieces...all during the 3 minutes I was
upstairs.

May 23rd 2012
RJ's second attempt with a knife, in this case 4 knives, I guess
we need to move them.

May 25th 2012
RJ got into bed with Shannon & after a bit said,"I peed the bed" Shannon
jumped & RJ said, "Just kidding I don't have any pee left in my wiener"

May 26th 2012
Thanks RJ and Lily for dumping sugar and milk all over the floor. I
steam cleaned the floor three times and it is still sticky.

May 28th 2012
RJ just said,"Daddy, you have a big wiener", as he felt up Shannon's
crotch.

July 3rd 2012
Lily just turned her "princess wand" into a gun.


July 4th 2012
After Lily poops she flushes, watches the toilet, and says,"Bye bye
poop.”

July 8th 2012
Lily did not like something Shannon said, she looked at him, held up her
fist & said,"Want some of this?"

July 9th 2012
A large part of the time I was weeding Lily was hanging on my back
like a baby monkey.

July 15th 2012
Lily just said "I just washed my hands." I looked in bathroom & she
had opened a bunch of containers of lotion and made quite a mess.

July 15th 2012
Lily was crying & I then heard her say,"I don't want this!" She didn't
want her Jell-O because it kept slipping off spoon. I ended up feeding her.

July 16th 2012
I love that RJ just ran from the house to the pool naked...with a drink
in each hand.

July 18th 2012
The teller at the bank gave RJ a sucker. As he & Shannon walked out Shannon
said goodbye & RJ said, "See ya...sucker," as he held up his sucker.

July 19th 2012
RJ packed 8 apples for the racetrack & Lily carried the bag to the
car, the apples spilled out of bag & all but one of them had a tiny bite taken.

July 20th 2012
RJ just said, "Thank you for my pink, ice cream, milk." In plain
English, "Thank you for my strawberry milkshake."

July 25th 2012
RJ & Lily have named the kitten, French Fry McNugget.

July 27th 2012
We went to the pet store and the cashier gave each kid a fancy treat for the
dogs. Once we home both kids were eating the "cookies".

July 29th 2012
So Sweet Lily has developed a sweet stutter, only when she says
something like,"I, I, I, I, want a drink." So, so cute.

July 30th 2012
RJ was watching old Gumby episodes & he said that he was watching Gumball.

July 31st 2012
I heard Lily crying & found her trying to crawl back under the fence, she had
gotten stuck on the barbed wire while trying to get Nugget (the cat).

August 3rd 2012
RJ is dead set on calling the new goats Polka Dot & Eyeball.

August 4th 2012
We are going to Chicago to visit & RJ said "Uncle Elyse?" (Elyse being his baby cousin)

August 6th 2012
Sweet Lily got into some motor oil.

August 9th 2012
Today while at Nana & Papaws Lily went MIA. Nana investigated & found
Sweet Lily eating Papaw's bag of M&Ms while hiding behind his
recliner.

August 11th 2012
What I found in the washing machine this morning. (Photo needed)

August 12th 2012
Lily decided her baby (aka Nugget the kitten) need to be changed. She
held her while RJ wiped her with a baby wipe.

August 12th 2012
RJ just said, "Lily do you wanna race? Yes or no. I mean yes or yes."

August 17th 2012
I went to check on Lily & she was in bathroom, covered in white. Thought it was lotion...no Desitin.

August 18th 2012
I asked Lily what she was doing. "Getting my butt cheek out of my pull-up. Sticky pull-up."

August 19th 2012
RJ's playing with his cars & just said, "The tire is making my wheel fluck off. It flucked it off."

August 19th 2012
RJ just said to our friend,"Pink koozies are for girls, sweetheart." 

August 21st 2012
RJ just walked up holding his Beginner's Bible and said,"Mommy, I'm reading the God book to Lily."

August 23rd 2012   
Shannon was throwing grass seed and RJ said,"Why are you throwing seed grass, daddy?"

August 23rd 2012
Put alarm on fridge to keep kids out, we told them police would come & it totally works.

August 23rd 2012
I pointed to a jungle gym in a book I was easing with RJ & asked what it was. RJ said it was a "junk junk".

August 24th 2012
Me to RJ,"RJ clean up because you can't play with all the toys at the same time. RJ,"Mom, I can't play with all my toys cuz I don't have 7 arms, I'm not an octopus."

August 27th 2012
RJ,"My heart will break when my dad doesn't give me a hug." Not sure why he said this, but he then started talking about string cheese.

August 31st 2012
We are out to dinner w the kids & so far have made 5 trips to the bathroom in less than an hour.

August 31st 2012
RJ,"I would like mozzamolli sticks." English translation,"I would like mozzarella sticks."

September 13th 2012
RJ calls Shredded Wheat, Sugar Weed


October 3rd 2012
"Pretty sure Lily swallowed a penny earlier, she gagged and after she stopped no more penny, confirmed by RJ. Now we wait.

December 21st 2012
"Shannon just told me that RJ attempted to sign I love you the other morning...RJ gave Shannon the finger"

December 27th 2012
"RJ pooped but the toilet was empty when I went in for cleanup duty. RJ "I flushed so 
you didn't have to see it, it's gross."

December 30th 2012
"I never thought I would say "Make sure to put the seat up before you pee & you better hold onto your penis so it doesn't go all over.”

December 31st 2012
"RJ just leaned down & sniffed Lily's ass. He confirmed that she does stink."

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]]><![CDATA[2011 - Things Get More Intersting.]]>Wed, 19 Sep 2018 16:22:34 GMThttps://www.clemscrazycritters.com/sh-my-kids-say-and-do/2011-things-get-more-intersting
January 14th 2011
The kids were taking a bath and Shannon saw Lily grabbing for
something in the tub. When he took a closer look he realized it was two
poop logs dropped by none other than RJ, who of course denied that
they belonged to him.
​
January 16th 2011
Shannon and I were upstairs with Lily. Shannon came down before me,
"Lib, you need to see this one." I walked downstairs to find RJ
quietly sitting on the couch attempting to gnaw a hole into a bag of
fruit snacks so that he could have a snack. "I want opened." Even
after it was opened the gnawing continued because there was some good
flavor in that bag.

January 20th 2011
I was running on the treadmill and would check on RJ every 10 minutes.
When I finished I came downstairs to find RJ completely naked (he had
removed his PJs and diaper), quietly playing with his trains.

January 22nd 2011
I just found RJ putting Chapstick on Lily. I am so glad that he looks
out for her.

January 25th 2011
Lily wanted nothing to do with me feeding her except to try to grab
the spoon. RJ started feeding her dinner and she ate it without
grabbing at the spoon.

February 1st 2011
Lily was happily playing with a piece of plastic and RJ ruined her fun
by roughly tearing it from her hands and handing her a car.

February 2nd 2011
I just found RJ sitting halfway up the stairs coaxing Lily to continue
her journey to the top.

February 2nd 2011
RJ started crying and I had no idea why until I looked and saw that
he had pulled a mousetrap out from underneath a counter and had set it
off. Apparently he has very long arms and a lot of motivation.

February 5th 2011
RJ just walked in with an unopened beer can, "My beer Mommy, my beer.
Delicious."

February 11th 2011
I was making breadsticks to have with dinner and when I turned around
I noticed that a couple were missing. RJ was breaking raw breadsticks
into bite sized pieces for Lily. So sweet.

February 13th 2011
RJ just drank the last sip of my whiskey and diet. Not that I think
it's funny, but his reaction was.

February 21st 2011
I just turned around to see RJ taking a bite out of a stick of butter.

February 24th 2011
RJ was dropped off at daycare this morning and immediately sat at a
table with a little girl and shared his veggie straws. The girl who
was working asked him if he needed a candle for his date and he
responded with a simple, "Yup." ---- Playa
February 24 at 5:18pm

March 3rd 2011
E-mail I got from Shannon while I was at work (he was home with sick
kids): Just put Lily down to nap -- very cranky – I went poop -- Lily
started to cry and I hear "I’M COMING LILY!" chugger comes flying up
the steps - got him in the bathroom while I was in there & he was
like, daddy poopin? I said yes and told him to go downstairs. He
turned the water on in the sink, washed his hands, and ran back
downstairs.

March 4th 2011
E-mail from Shannon: RJ vs LILY
RJ -3 pizza rolls and a few grapes
Lily- 5 pizza rolls and the rest of the Spaghettios

March 6th 2011
Last night at a friend's party RJ was sharing a plate with Shannon.
After a few minutes Shannon realized that RJ was dipping a carrot,
chewing it, then spitting up the chewed carrot on the step. 

March 9th 2011
I made cupcakes for Lily to share at daycare and she of course devoured
hers. The girls said that once she was out of her seat she was scavenging
crumbs on the floor and they had to put her back in seat so they could
vacuum floor without her going after all the crumbs.

March 11th 2011
RJ went to the fridge while we were at the shop and walked over to me
holding 3 beers. He handed one to me then walked into the other room
and gave Shannon & his dad each one. Unprompted.

March 12th 2011
I walked in the living room to find RJ with his shirt half off, his
pants around his ankles, & his diaper in the middle of the floor.

March 17th 2011
RJ was just holding out his hand to Lily offering her a snack and was
saying, "Here puppy, here puppy."

March 18th 2011
RJ, "You happy, mommy?" Me, "Yes." RJ, "I know, I happy."

March 25th 2011
RJ came running in saying, "She likes it!" He had squeezed out ranch
dressing onto Lily's tray and she was in ranch heaven. Slapping and
occasionally tasting. MESS.

March 26th 2011
RJ just walked into the living room with a gallon of milk in one
hand and chocolate syrup in the other. "I want chocolate milk."
March 26 at 6:20pm

March 26th 2011
Lily just stood on her own for the first time. We clapped and then RJ
stood up and said, "RJ standing." Yup you are just not the first time.

March 26th 2011
It got quiet and I went to investigate. RJ was in the kitchen and had dumped
out "sugar" on the floor... it was actually Benefiber and he had some as a snack.

April 10th 2011
So, we got home and were outside enjoying the warm weather and RJ was
attacked by our rooster. Scared the crap out of RJ.

April 15th 2011
RJ thinks yogurt is ice-cream. Score for me!

April 27th 2011
Sitting on the couch and we heard the screen door close. Walked over
and saw RJ standing outside the door, diaper in hand, jammies around
ankles, "I gotta pee, daddy."

May 15th 2011
Me: "RJ can you behave for a couple of minutes so I can put some
things away?" RJ: "No." --- 1 point for being honest, 1 point for
making me laugh. So far RJ is winning today.

May 16th 2011
New bedtime stall tactic. RJ picked up a broom and wanted to clean.

May 17th 2011
RJ just said, "I wanna f'n dance." Where did that come from and why
that choice of words?

May 21st 2011
RJ has been streaking around the house for a large part of the
evening. The only item of clothing on his body is a green fishing hat.

June 3rd 2011
Two things come out of RJ's mouth lately, "No" and "Momma, what's
that?" It is CONSTANT!!!

June 17th 2011
RJ just saw a lightning bug and said, "I like those lights!"

June 21st 2011
Kids are in the wading pool with all of their clothes on...oh well.

June 25th 2011 
WARNING: Any parent with a child working on potty training, please do
not make the same mistake I did. Do not allow your child to eat large
amounts of blueberries! Even though they are a good snack choice they
lead to unfortunate events that are traumatic for parents and child
involved!

June 25th 2011
RJ now says, "Yes, Sir", anytime he is asked to do something.

June 28th 2011
OMG! I just caught RJ peeing in the dogs water bowl!

June 29th 2011
When picked Lily up from her bed I thought that something felt
different. it took me a moment to realize that it was because she was
naked and her diaper was sitting in her bed.

June 29th 2011
I feel like I may be raising 2 nudists...not only did Lily wake up
naked this morning, but anytime we are outside and have water in the
wading pool RJ strips down to nothing and Lily follows his lead.

June 29th 2011
We heard the distinct music of the ice cream truck & RJ asked what it
was, I told him it was the music truck. "Music truck?!" was the
response I got....he was satisfied.

July 1st 2011
Anytime that RJ is asked what he is doing and its something he should
not be doing his response is, "I don't know."

July 7th 2011
Lily started to cry and RJ turned around with a smile...he had taken
her treat right out of her mouth and was eating it...

July 7th 2011
The kid's playhouse is a firehouse with a pole. Lily really likes
"dancing" on the pole...this makes me laugh, but scares Shannon.

July 8th 2011
RJ keeps saying, "I want to go home". The thing is we are at home.

July 10th 2011
I am pretty sure that Lily calls Shannon and me both "Daddy", she will
look right at me and sweetly say, "Daddy, Daddy"...

July 16th 2011
Shannon: "RJ, did you like the new Cars we saw last night?" RJ: "No, I
like ketchup."

July 18th 2011
If I could hit a pause button for my life I would do it right now.

July 20th 2011
Me: "RJ, is it cold or hot out?" RJ: "It's cold, just a little bit
cold out. It's not raining!"

July 21st 2011
RJ is naked and dancing to Usher in the backyard.

July 23rd 2011
Lily's new word, "Mine", with force.

July 24th 2011
RJ and Lily have colored all over themselves, with a little help from
their parents, and RJ keeps saying that he has tattoos.

July 29th 2011
RJ thinks that anytime something is broken, whether it is a matchbox
car or our car, it "needs batteries". It would be nice if batteries
fixed everything that was broken.

August 5th 2011
RJ managed to start the treadmill on his own so Shannon took out the
emergency card, two minutes later we hear the treadmill beep on
and we walk in to see RJ slowly walking and Lily ready to climb on
board with him.

August 9th 2011
RJ wanted to sleep on the floor in our room tonight...awesome. Even
more awesome is that he keeps popping up saying, "I love all kitty
cats & all dogs. I love all frogs, I love pink frogs. I love trains, I
have 2 trains."

August 11th 2011
RJ woke up in the middle of the nite crying & Shannon went to go see
what was wrong. RJ had fallen out of bed & his head was stuck under
it.

August 13th 2011
RJ dumped some water out of his wagon onto the concrete and not a
minute later he was on his hands & knees licking it up.

August 14th 2011
RJ likes his flip flops, however they don't stay on his feet when he
walks. RJ's modification is to put right flop on left foot and left
flop on right foot. Problem solved.

August 17th 2011
RJ touched my face and looked at me, "Mommy, you're beautiful." Sweetest thing.

August 24th 2011
RJ was pointing at Sports Illustrated and said, "He's a champion,"
referring to a baseball player. New word, I'm impressed.

August 26th 2011
Last night while I was cooking dinner, RJ put his hand on my arm,
looked at me and said, "I'm proud of you mommy." He was very serious
so I just replied, "Thank you."

August 29th 2011
RJ has made singing the ABCs the song that never ends, "Now I know my
A B C D E F G..."

August 30th 2011
RJ's on the treadmill again.

August 31st 2011
Lily swings her left arm so much when she's walking I fear she may
start going in a circle.
August 31 at 7:45pm

August 31st 2011
RJ was just singing, "a chicken wowow."

September 9th 2011
Tried on a dress for a wedding we are going to tomorrow and RJ said,
"You look pretty....You're like a princess."

September 11th 2011
RJ looked up at the moon and said it was like a baseball.

September 13th 2011
While finishing the patio Shannon thought kids came inside with me.
WRONG. They were both on the back porch carefully placing all of the
wrenches in Ellie and Dub's water bowl, for like 20 minutes.

September 15th 2011
RJ is almost 3. I am no longer "mommy" I have already become "mom" and
I am still "daddy" to sweet Lily.

September 16th 2011
RJ is a gross little boy. He was just picking his nose and I caught
him rolling his boogers off his finger onto his blankey.

September 18th 2011
RJ keeps throwing a stick across the room saying, "Go get it puppy.
Come on Lil, go get it puppy." Of course she runs after the stick like
an obedient puppy.

September 22nd 2011
Dear God, thank you for.....amen. RJ then chimes in to really end the
prayer. "Amen. God dear."

September 24th 2011
Walked into the kitchen not to find Lily sitting on the kitchen table,
what I usually find, but hanging off the kitchen table trying to get
back on the floor.

October 11th 2011
RJ said he was taking a drink while in bathroom. Went in to see how he was doing this, used a candle holder as a glass, candle still in it.

October 15th 2011
RJ just downed 2 clams on the half shell like it was his job.

October 17th 2011
Lily has found the decorative fruit my mom sets out, she is especially interested in the grapes.

October 18th 2011 
RJ just walked right into a glass storm door. He was very enthusiastic about seeing Ken, Monica, and Liana.

October 20th 2011 
RJ, "I don't need a beer, it's gonna make me sick."

October 22nd 2011 
Just went Christmas shopping for the kids with the kids. We will not be able to pull this off again after this Christmas.

October 28th 2011 
RJ went to kitchen & got really quiet. He came back into living room & said, "I'm a skeleton." He'd painted himself with white window chalk.

November 3rd 2011 
RJ: "Mommy I love you." Me: "I love you too." RJ: "Mommy, I love your nipples." Shannon, "Me too."

November 4th 2011 
I was told that at daycare today RJ was missing for awhile. The teacher went to check on him and a few of the kids followed. He was found washing his hands in the bathroom with his pants still around his ankles. When the kids reacted RJ turned around to give them the full frontal as well. Thanks Ashley Hughes for that story

November 6th 2011 
Sweet Lily has been wearing the bottom half of her halloween costume (orange chicken pants) and no shirt, all day.

November 13th 2011 
After every toy commercial on TV RJ says, "I want that!" It could be hot-wheels or a doll and he wants them all.

Ashley Hughes‎ to Libby Wasilchuk Clem
November 21st  2011 
So I just asked R.J. who's on your shirt and he said, "Perry the papillopus." Then when I was done laughing he said, "I love you."

November 24th 2011 
Little Miss Lily is sitting at the dining room table waiting for the Thanksgiving Feast, but are not eating for another couple of hours.

November 25th 2011 
The dogs joined us on our walk in the woods and as they were running around RJ said, "We have the fastest dogs ever!"

November 26th 2011 
RJ told me he was hungry & I asked him what he was eating. He had 3 big squares of bittersweet baking chocolate he had helped himself to.

December 1st 2011
Lily is walking around with a pair of my (clean) underwear around her neck.

December 7th 2011 
When RJ was Lily's age he stared & pointed at the Christmas tree. Lily is all about interacting w the tree. It's now naked on bottle third.

December 8th 2011 
Shannon, "RJ change your attitude." RJ, "No, you change your attitude." Silence. Tears. Being 3 is pretty tough.

December 17th  2011 
RJ just had a sip of his first soda, made a face and said, "It's hot!"

December 23rd 2011 
The three words RJ is obsessed with right now: nipples, penis, & butthole. Very embarrassing when he's shouting them while in public place.

December 24th 2011 
Shannon found Sweet Lily in the bathroom with the hand soap. She would rub her hands together and then rinse them....in the toilet.

December 26th 2011 
RJ was MIA & nobody knew where he was. Found in dining room under table eating chocolate. He said he went potty so he could have a treat.

December 28th 2011 
I caught Lily playing on my computer and after being scolded she growled at me.

December 28th 2011 
Sweet Lily walked into the room holding a small bowl and crunching on something....she was eating cat food like it was popcorn.

December 28th 2011
The kids call my dad "Poppa" but Lily calls him "Haha"
]]><![CDATA[...How it all Began: 2010.]]>Fri, 24 Aug 2018 13:19:10 GMThttps://www.clemscrazycritters.com/sh-my-kids-say-and-do/how-it-all-began-2010April 8th 2010
RJ: "Baby, baby." Lily (thought bubble) : "Shit, here comes my brother
again. What is he gonna do to me this time?"

April 18th 2010
Got baby ducks and chicks today. Does not sound like duck or chick
when RJ says it....good cover for us though since he may be saying
words that are not daycare approved!
April 18 at 10:30pm

April 22nd 2010
RJ was bitten again at daycare (like the 6th time)...it is his BFF
that does it. So, biter boy was in time out and was crying. What does
my sweet RJ do? He walks over to him and hugs him because he was
crying.

April 30th 2010
RJ is a fist bumper now.

May 13th 2010
RJ just picked up and ate some random crumb of food...
May 13 at 6:16am

May 13th 2010
Motorcycle oil on the face, hands, clothes, blankey...RJ is ready for a bath

June 16th 2010
RJ decided to be artistic on my kitchen table with a sharpie.

June 19th 2010
Lily cannot take her eyes off of RJ when he is near her - so sweet or
is she terrified?

June 21st 2010
We need a backup WInnie-the-Pooh for RJ. After being dipped in oil
this one is being washed and he is having a meltdown.

June 28th 2010
RJ: "Mine"
Me: "No, it's Lily's"
RJ: "Mine"

June 30th 2010
Changing RJ's diaper and he grabs his junk, looks at me, "MINE".

July 26th 2010
RJ: "Poop, pee, poop, pee." Me: "Do you want to try the potty?" RJ,
sweetly replies, "No."

July 27th 2010
I love the random things that RJ will walk into the living room with.
Today it is 4 bottles of formula that he has neatly placed on his lego
table.

July 31st 2010
My sweet child just locked me out of the house. I walked out to let
one of the animals back in the yard and turn around to find RJ
standing at the storm door, I try to open it and it is LOCKED! I had
to break into my own house. Is it too early to start drinking?

August 19th 2010
RJ thinks to himself, "Hmmmm, what would be a
good snack? I know the tip off a green marker. Tasty." He actually bit
the entire tip off of the marker...and I cannot find it now.

August 20th 2010
I bought new markers and RJ sat down to color and like a magnet the
green one went into his mouth. WTF?!

August 21st 2010
You know what is awesome, when you turn around and your 1 year old is
feeding your 5 month old rocks.

September 3rd 2010
I found RJ passed out on the floor when I walked in to pick him up
from daycare...apparently he played pretty hard.
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September 15th 2010
"RJ, are you pooping?" Blank stare. "RJ, do you think you should sit
on the potty?" Matter of factly, "No."

September 24th 2010
I came home from school today to find RJ barefoot (normal) and his
feet were covered in red marker. The best part is that this all
happened on my mom's watch.

October 7th 2010
‎"I nice, mommy. I nice." "Yes, RJ. It is nice that you are pushing
Lily in the swing, but maybe you should not push her face."

October 9th 2010
Earlier RJ was chewing on something and when I did a little
investigating I found that it was a marshmallow that had been glued to
his art project. He has since eaten 2 more of them.

October 20th 2010
RJ just made Lily cry, so of course he starts crying, then Lily sees
RJ crying so she stops crying and starts laughing.

October 22nd 2010
Flight to NYC was perfect, minus the fact that right after we made it
though security RJ was soaking wet. Got his diaper changed and had not
packed a change of pants for him so he was touring the airport without
pants. Made quite a few people laugh.

October 24th 2010
RJ disappeared and Shannon could hear him at the landing in my
parents house. He was quietly talking to himself and then something
would come bouncing down the steps. He was pulling off the fake grapes
from the fruit arrangement and would toss them one at a time down the
steps. My mom is now putting them back on their vine, one by one.

October 25th 2010
RJ had a wart on his finger and Shannon and I talked about taking him
to the doctor to get it removed. Shannon said to me the other day,
"Did you see RJ's finger since I had the wart removed?" I looked at
his finger and it was evident that he had gnawed off the wart. Well,
that saved us some money -- but seriously gross.

October 27th 2010
Lily just sneezed and RJ said, "Bless you, Lily. Bless you, Lily."


October 27th 2010
Me - "RJ do you like dinner?" RJ - "Yes. You like it? You like it?"
Me - "Yes, I like it." RJ - "Yay!"

October 31st 2010
We are outside putting the final touches on the chicken house and RJ
holds something up to show us. Me, "Put it down. That's goat poop!"

November 3rd 2010
I picked RJ up from daycare the other day and the girls said that he
was really loud. Yes, he is, and he is starting to lose his voice
because of his boisterous vocals.

November 5th 2010
Last night: RJ - "Daddy" Shannon does not respond. RJ - "Daddy!" Still
no response. RJ - "Daddy! Shannon!" I want beer, Shannon."

November 7th 2010
Lily is going to be flat like a pancake by the time she is one if RJ
keeps laying on top of her.

November 8th 2010
RJ was just crying to have his shoes off --- then he wanted a
different pair on --- more tears --- I cannot even understand what he
wants now --- more tears --- man is he moody today.
-He just said something about a marker and burst into tears.
-No longer crying -- he now has his socks on his hands and is very content drinking his milk.

November 24th 2010
Not sure what the deal is lately when picking the kids up from daycare
-- the other day RJ was without pants, the day after Lily was without
a shirt (she pooped through the extra clothes), and yesterday RJ had
taken his shoes and socks off so I carried him to the car.


December 3rd 2010
RJ was standing in front of the Christmas tree talking. We went to see
what he was doing and he had a few of the ornaments "talking" to each
other.

December 4th 2010
Me: "RJ, it looks like Lily would like to eat your Hershey Kiss." RJ
takes the kiss and shoves it in Lily's mouth. I quickly took it out
and RJ grabbed the kiss and ate it himself.December 5th 2010
I put 2 Hershey Kisses in RJ's pocket the other day before dropping
him at daycare. Once we got there, he crammed his chubby little hand
in and pulled them both out --- he set one on the counter for the girl
who was working and kept the other one for himself --- :)

December 5th 2010
Just bought RJ a sled. Put it on the ground so we could open the trunk
and he immediately went over sat in it, pointed in front of him, and
said, "Lily, sit."

December 11th 2010
We have been working on a jigsaw puzzle and lose the pieces on the rug
at times. Lily is great at finding them and eating them, RJ then pulls
them out of her mouth and then we have soggy, colorless pieces.

December 14th 2010
The jigsaw puzzle was probably 85% together and we looked over to see
RJ sitting at the table "putting it together" and about thirty seconds later
and it was all on the floor.

December 18th 2010
I just asked RJ to look at me. He turned his head to face me and
closed his eyes. Little turd.

December 20th 2010
Lily is a big pointer now. Her newest move when she is happy is to
throw both hands up in the air and point skyward. "Superstar!"

December 26th 2010
We finished a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle with 997 pieces. Still have not
found the other 3, surprisingly they have not been in Lily's diaper.

December 27th 2010
I just turned around and asked Shannon where Lily was --- she was
on the third step up the staircase. Parenting at its finest.

December 27th 2010
RJ has superb diction. I messed up and said, "Oh, f--k." Immediately
he said it with the perfect "F" and "K" sounds...he will not be
misunderstood.

December 28th 2010

When RJ first started hearing the word "no" he would put his head down
and cry. Lily is now hearing "no" for the first time and she either
collapses with her head to the floor or sits and looks at you with her
big eyes, silently.]]><![CDATA[We Were Starving!]]>Wed, 02 May 2018 07:00:00 GMThttps://www.clemscrazycritters.com/sh-my-kids-say-and-do/we-were-starving
Since our children are getting a bit older we have been leaving them alone at the house for short periods of time (only if we have to run an errand in town). There is no way we would leave them if we went out of town and the other day R.J. showed us why; he had managed to get himself trapped underneath a mattress (it was in the upstairs hall waiting to be removed from the house) and Shannon needed to come home and rescue him, but that is a story for another time.
If you are familiar with our family you know that we have a multitude of animals. They need to be fed, have their bedding changed, brushed (on occasion), and of course they need love. My husband and I needed to get a truckload of hay and straw for everyone and since it only takes a few minutes to get there and back we left the kids on their own. 

They know our phone numbers and the only reason we have a landline is so that the kids can call us (or 911 if one of us is dying) if something is wrong, and we reassured them that we would be home in less than twenty minutes. They were both headed down the trail into the woods as we pulled out of the driveway, R.J. with his BB gun and Lily with a five gallon bucket (to collect any of R.J.'s kills...so far all of the animals are safe) following a few steps behind.

We pulled into the driveway and after I opened the gate Shannon pulled the truck into the back so that we could unload. Shannon and I got out and after a few minutes the kids wandered back up the trail, R.J., "We were starving out there!" Shannon, "Well, did you go inside and get a snack?" R.J., "No. We found some walnuts and ate them." Lil, "They were not good. They did not taste good at all." Shannon, "You do realize that you could have walked up to the house and gotten a snack from the kitchen..." Crickets. 

I am still not sure why the kids chose to eat old walnuts that they found in the woods, but I love that they are out there 'exploring' with each other, enjoying our woods, and in the process making some amazing memories (and giving me some good stories to tell).
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