The Millet Family: January 2017

January 28, 2017

Peter turns 9!!

Peter has a few best friends - Nehemiah and Carter

Those three are pretty inseparable! For his birthday, Peter asked if we could go bowling with friends and then go to Denny's for dinner. Honestly, that is what he chose for the evenings agenda.

They had a blast ~~eating french fries~~ bowling (of course, I forgot to take pictures) and then we made it to Denny's where some fierce Pokemon trading began.

Peter has a standard meal he always orders at Denny's (spaghetti, mashed potatoes, and apple slices with caramel and a sundae - he can tell you the cost and calories, thanks to the Denny's menu)

These kids are hilarious! Peter has grown up so much this past year and we love him so much!

January 16, 2017

Getty Villa

We've been wanting to go visit the Getty Villa for years now and we finally made it down!

It is such a gorgeous venue overlooking the ocean and the kids had a great time running through all the exhibits.

And then since we were just right across the beach, we just had to let the kids run wild in the surf. The boys got soaked but everybody fell asleep on the way home -- so we'll call it a success!

January 3, 2017

To Utah We Go

When Nora finally felt better, we left for Utah and stopped in St. George to see my dad and Jan.

They took us hiking up Sand Canyon and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves in the gorgeous weather.

A few days before the big day, my mom came into town to stay with us. The kids were so excited that Peter started throwing up right before we left for the airport. Ugh. Then on Christmas Eve, just as we were putting the finishing touches around the tree and ready to put ourselves to bed, Nora woke up and proceeded to barf all over me the entire night. Double ugh. So excuse our exhausted faces, Christmas was a blur of baths, laundry, and little sleep.

This kid keeps losing more and more teeth - not only did Santa visit on Christmas Eve, but so did the Tooth Fairy!

Traditional Christmas Eve dinner with my mom, Lisa, and the Novaks. Sadly, Greg was also down with a bug but Barbara and Meredith brought Christmas crackers and all was right with my kids. For days, Benji wasn't asking when it was Christmas, he kept asking when Barbara was coming with the crackers.

Pre-carnage

Christmas morning was a decidedly subdued affair, but at least Peter wasn't up at 2am like he's done on previous years. I should know, I was up with Nora!

Nora rallied to open a few presents and immediately fell in love with this Elsa doll. But her first comment was, "She not blue though."

Grandma checking out her loot.

Nora got really excited about the new balance bike she got but then spent the rest of the afternoon curled up on my lap.

The boys and Grandma went off to church looking very handsome while I stayed home with the sickie. Nora refused to let anyone else hold her or sleep anywhere but my arms for two days straight. Which is so unlike our busy girl but was actually kind of nice. I got to watch the Anne of Green Gables DVD I got for Christmas and read two books. So, really it was the best sort of Christmas for me!

My kid said it

9/12/18

Peter: You should never hide your talent under a bushel. Especially if that talent is farting. Because pretty soon it's going to get really stuffy under there.

8/23/18

Mom: Nora, you're so strong and brave. You can do anything!

Nora (slyly): ... even watch a movie?

8/22/18

Nora: Are you impressed with me that I'm a cheetah?

5/14/18

Nora (singing): Blah Blah Black Sheep, have you any wool?

2/10/18

Nora, pretending to be Benji, to get Peter to let her in his room: (cue deep, gravelly voice) Open up. It's me, Benji.

2/17/18

Travis: It was a bloodbath.

Benji: Oh, I would be so scared to get in that water. I would never get in that tub.

Michelle: haha no, buddy. People weren't actually taking a bath in blood. It's an expression.

11/2017

Nora to Benji: Hey, you wanna play that game again?

(I hear this about 5 times every single day)

7/2017

Nora: Mailed it!

(she means 'nailed it')

6/15/17

Nora: Can I have some more bugglegum? (bubblegum)

6/2017

While pretending to read aloud from her journal, Nora: Poopy pants is not my fault.

2/29/16

Benji: Fee Fi Fo Fum...Who wants a taco?

9/6/15

Me: "So Benji, what did you do at school today?"

Benji: "Oh you know, a little of this, a little of that."

6/28/15

I was trying to explain to the boys what Anne of Green Gables was about when I told them that she is an orphan. Benji piped up immediately with, "Oh you mean like Batman?"

4/15/15

As I was taking Peter to the doctor one day, he told me, "Mom. Did you know I love books? They are like my home. Whenever I read them, it's just like I'm home."

3/8/15

Benji's new word for anything he doesn't know the name for is "thing-a-ding" As in, "Where's my thing-a-ding, Momma?"

3/2/15

We picked some asparagus from the garden and Peter said: "Let's cook it and have it for dessert!" Asparagus. For DESSERT.

10/17/14

While driving home:

Benji: Dad, sometimes when you close your eyes, do you see bats?

Travis: Um, no. [pause] When you close your eyes and see bats are they good bats or bad bats?

Benji: [looking at Daddy like he is crazy pants] When I close my eyes I do not see bats!

5/1/14

I asked Benji to go sing a song to Nora while I was putting away the groceries so she wouldn't cry and this is what I heard him singing: "Rock-it bye baby..."

4/25/14

Me: Benji, what do you want on your pizza?

Benji: Peppy-roni!

7/25/13

Peter wants to be a fireman when he grows up. While leaving the library, he said to some adults sitting next to him at bingo: "See ya. If ya need me when I'm an adult, you can just call 911!"

3/31/13

[During prayers]

Peter: "Thank you for Daddy, and Mommy, and Benji and me, Peter because I know everything in this world!"

12/13/12

Peter brought me a picture of airplanes he had just drawn and said "Mommy, next to where I wrote my name, could you write 'illustrator' for me?"

11/9/12

Peter: "Daddy, I got a fluid shot today!"

Me: "Um, I think you mean a flu shot."

10/1/12

Peter: "And then I will be a full ledged member!"

9/13/12

Peter: "Momma, my favorite word is Snoozy Toozy."

Me: "Why's that?"
Peter: "Cause it has an 'oozy' and a 'toozy.'

3/3/12

We had just gotten some ice cream from Cold Stone when Peter says: "It's a nice day for ice cream."

3/2/12

Coming into the garage to find Daddy: "Well, well, well."

3/1/12

Upon handing Peter a McDondalds cheeseburger: "MMmmm. My cheeseburger is hot and fresh from the oven."

2/3/12

Peter: "Did you know that girls like pink Momma? And purple. Do you like purple?"

12/31/11

While we're hiking Peter says: "Ugh. I'm all billed out guys." It took us a minute to realize he had replaced tuckered out with billed out.

12/14/11

I'm trying to put chapstick on his lips but Peter doesn't like it so he tells me: "No Momma. If your lips are chapped you just put slobber on them like this [he licks his lips]. See? Slobber makes your lips feel all better."

11/17/11

Me: "Peter -- please go play in your room. You're kind of in my hair today."

Peter: "Well you've been in my NOSE today Momma!"

10/27/11

When Travis was trying to get Peter to leave the Ronald McDonald House at the hospital.

Peter: "But I don't wanna leave the Old MacDonald House!"

10/8/11

Peter hands Travis a cup with water, milk, and juice all mixed together.

Peter: "Here you go Daddy, have some sloopie."

Travis: "MMMmm. Why's it called sloopie?"
Peter: "Because when you drink it, your eyes go all sloopie."

10/5/11

Peter saw a guy wearing a stocking cap and (while laughing hysterically) said : "He's wearing a sock on his head Momma!"

9/9/11

Me: "You need to go to time out now. We don't lock doors."

Peter: "That's okay. I like time out."

Me: !!

8/30/11
(while I was putting Peter to bed)
Peter: "But there are monsters outside!"
Me: "Well it's a good thing me and Daddy locked the doors up nice and tight."
Peter: "Oh! Fank you Momma!"

8/28/11

(while patting Benji's hair)

Peter: "Aww. He has softie duckling fluff!"

6/30/11

(After I told Peter he couldn't do something - yet again)

Peter: "No Momma. I have a sign that says "No saying no Momma!"

6/10/11

Peter: "His name is Benji, but I just call him Benj."

5/8/11

Peter: "What you doing there Mommy?"

Me: "I'm putting on my makeup."

Peter: "Oh. So you don't scare Daddy."

5/7/11
Me: "Mommy's big belly is gone."
Peter: "Now we can wrestle Mommy!"

4/17/11
Peter: [singing] "Hunky Dunky sat on a wall. Hunky Dunky had a great fall."

4/4/11
[While playing duck, duck, goose]
Peter: "Okay Mommy and Daddy. Now you two can quack like ducks."

3/30/11
Peter: "Ready, Steady, Set, Go!"

2/24/11
Peter: "Ma-chelle! Ma-chelle! Could you come snuggle wif me?"

2/20/11
Me: What did you learn about in nursery today?
Peter: About Jesus. He is our friend. He doesn't hit us and he doesn't bite us.

1/27/11
[While watching me peel sweet potatoes for dinner]
Peter: "Sweet botatoes - you are all naked!"

11/26/10
Petey: "Do you have a freight car Grandpa?"
Petey: "He said no."
(He kept asking my Dad this ALL day long)

11/19/10
Mom "Do the cows eat the hay the tractors cut?"
Peter: "Um...nope. They just eat rocks and bread."

10/19/10
Peter saw a guy wearing a cowboy hat and said: "He's wearing a howdy hat!"

10/13/10
Peter: "You look like a princess Mama."
[I was wearing a long blue dress for a church meeting]

9/7/10
[pulling a chair up next to Trav]
Peter: "How's you work Dada?"

8/26/10
[while running with a big basketball-like bouncy ball]
Petey: "It's a bounskitball!"

8/22/10
[While saying prayers - we're trying to get him to think of things to say on his own]
Petey: "Fank {thank} you for mouthesses {mouths}."

7/31/10
Dad: "Did you hurt your nose?"
Peter: "I hurt mine mustache." (pointing to his upper lip)