OOOPPS, I did it again!

I have learned many times to NEVER SAY NEVER, especially about parenting. Well, today it rang true once more as I did something I promised myself I would never do. It all stemmed after a few days of Hallie insisting on have conversations such as this one:

Mom: It's time for lunch, sit at the table
Hallie: Why?
Mom: Because it's 12oclock and lunch is ready
Hallie: Why Mom?
Mom: Because we are going to get hungry soon.
Hallie: Why?
Mom: Because we need to eat for energy
Hallie: Why?
Mom: So that we can do fun things
Hallie: Why Mom?
Mom: Hallie, you need to sit at the table so we can have lunch
Hallie: Why
Mom: Because that is where we eat
Hallie: Why Mom?
Mom: Because it doesn't make as much mess and it shows good manners
Hallie: Why
Mom: "BECAUSE I SAID SO"

And there is the quote that I swore I'd never say to my children but after a few days of a million WHYS I just caved! I can't take it anymore!

The really crappy part is that Chris and I were just commenting the other day that she hadn't ever gone through the "why phase" that some of her friends are in right now. Apparently she heard us talking and now has figured out a great way to drive us crazy.

Bless her heart though, she smiles the cutest little smile every time she says it :)

It's going to get better

This page looks really boring and so I am going to have to spend some time "spicing it up" this weekend (in all my free time!). My sister stole the best template and there really isn't very many to choose from so I'm going to have to get my handy dandy husband (who thinks he knows a little bit about these machines) to help me.

Anyway, yesterday, as Hallie was getting close to being sold on ebay or locked in her room or recieving some other sort of creative discipline, she came over to me and said:
"Look me in the eyes Mama" so I did. Then as she stared in my eyes she said
"You're precious to me". I nearly cried.

Later in the day when she was once again pushing my buttons and following me around driving me nuts she said "I have something to tell you"

I said "What's that".

And she said "Guess what Mom?" with this silly grin on her face.

"What Hallie?" with frustration

"I think you're beautiful Mom!"

How sweet is she!

Her dad tells her everyday that she is precious and beautiful. Now we know she is listening!

We've joined the Bandwagon

Okay, I'm caving in and have obtained a blog site. First it was my brother, then some friends and now my computer illiterate sister has one....there is no excuse for me!!

I have to admit I am semi-anti these things as I can't stand how much our society relies on computers and I don't want this to become my only form of communication between friends and family. However, that being said, I can appreciate the convenience of how easy it is to allow people who are important to us to have an occasional glimpse into our lives through a blog site. So.....HERE IT IS.

This will mainly be for blogging about our sweet little girls (or not so sweet if we take a look back at yesterday....which could be a 3 page blog in itself :) ) that are changing by the day and growing faster than we ever thought possible.

Enjoy!