As is our usual tradition - please enjoy our list of quotes for 2024! While they may not be as cute and as plentiful as when they were small, they are still enjoyable! Happiest of Holidays to you all!
May 2024 - Sam came home on the last day of 7th grade with gym uniform we hadn’t seen since November 2023. I gasped as he brought it out saying something like "I completely forgot you even had a gym uniform!" Needless to say, it went directly into the laundry.
June 2024 - While prepping for a lake weekend, we were making chicken salad and Isaac asked me if I cooked the chicken, I confirmed and he said “good because salmonella and the lake are not a good combination.”
June 2024 - While at the lake we enjoyed one of our favorite past times, playing scrabble. I expertly played the word "blowings.” This attempt was challenged and rejected. However, I insist it refers to the yard waste created when you mow the grass and then use a leaf blower to remove. Hence "blowings." There is an alternate meaning that refers to the gas one passes. I will die on this hill even if they all insist I'm crazy.
June 2024 - Usually the boys do their own laundry, but after a trip I was doing mixed laundry and asked Isaac about a tie dye school shirt. It was Sam's but and he adds “if you see a black one that’s mine.” Noah points out “you mean the one you are wearing?”
June 2024 - Isaac tells me if he ever goes to prison they will use his eyebrow prints to ID him versus fingerprints
July 2024 - Noah was testing Sam’s history skills and asked him what are the three branches of government. Sam confidently responded: “legislative, executive and judgmental.”
July 2024 - While on vacation in Canada we had had a long day of driving, hiking, 90 degree heat, and huge crowds of tourist. We finally started to head back to our condo but then decided to stop by a lake for a quick swim. Noah was done and fed up and sat on the shore of the lake just sweating, glaring and waiting. On our return to condo at 5pm Noah passed out asleep. He woke up barely to eat pizza without a word and went back to bed and slept till 9am the next morning. We laughed together about his 16 hours of sleep and he responded with "it was either sleep or be filled with rage at you all, I made a choice!" We now refer to this as “rage sleeping.”
Nov 2024 - I was playing hide and seek with Lauren (2 year old niece), I loudly said “is she here in the closet?” and she helpfully hollered “no I here in the bathroom!”
Dec 2024 - Mike and Noah are playing a new video game "Path of Exile 2", and Noah asked if Mike has done the level with the witch on the motorcycle, Mike was very confused and said he didn't think so? Then he got to the level with the witch on a broomstick.
Dec 2024 - Noah tells me “I think I might end up being the tankiest of us.” I assume he means body type, so I launch into an affirming speech about genetics and how all bodies are good, etc. He patiently waits looking at me and then he explains he was referring to his character in said video game.
June 2024 - While prepping for a lake weekend, we were making chicken salad and Isaac asked me if I cooked the chicken, I confirmed and he said “good because salmonella and the lake are not a good combination.”
June 2024 - While at the lake we enjoyed one of our favorite past times, playing scrabble. I expertly played the word "blowings.” This attempt was challenged and rejected. However, I insist it refers to the yard waste created when you mow the grass and then use a leaf blower to remove. Hence "blowings." There is an alternate meaning that refers to the gas one passes. I will die on this hill even if they all insist I'm crazy.
June 2024 - Usually the boys do their own laundry, but after a trip I was doing mixed laundry and asked Isaac about a tie dye school shirt. It was Sam's but and he adds “if you see a black one that’s mine.” Noah points out “you mean the one you are wearing?”
June 2024 - Isaac tells me if he ever goes to prison they will use his eyebrow prints to ID him versus fingerprints
July 2024 - Noah was testing Sam’s history skills and asked him what are the three branches of government. Sam confidently responded: “legislative, executive and judgmental.”
July 2024 - While on vacation in Canada we had had a long day of driving, hiking, 90 degree heat, and huge crowds of tourist. We finally started to head back to our condo but then decided to stop by a lake for a quick swim. Noah was done and fed up and sat on the shore of the lake just sweating, glaring and waiting. On our return to condo at 5pm Noah passed out asleep. He woke up barely to eat pizza without a word and went back to bed and slept till 9am the next morning. We laughed together about his 16 hours of sleep and he responded with "it was either sleep or be filled with rage at you all, I made a choice!" We now refer to this as “rage sleeping.”
Nov 2024 - I was playing hide and seek with Lauren (2 year old niece), I loudly said “is she here in the closet?” and she helpfully hollered “no I here in the bathroom!”
Dec 2024 - Mike and Noah are playing a new video game "Path of Exile 2", and Noah asked if Mike has done the level with the witch on the motorcycle, Mike was very confused and said he didn't think so? Then he got to the level with the witch on a broomstick.
Dec 2024 - Noah tells me “I think I might end up being the tankiest of us.” I assume he means body type, so I launch into an affirming speech about genetics and how all bodies are good, etc. He patiently waits looking at me and then he explains he was referring to his character in said video game.
