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Nicholas says to me:

“mommy, why do you look like that?”

me “I’m going out to dinner with my friend”

Nicholas “But why do you look like that”

me “Ummm - I don’t know - I guess I put some make-up on”

Nicholas “oh” (long pause as he looks at me)

“You look very beautiful”

me “thank you little love, thank you”

For the last year I have been having a lot of fun making vinyl wall decals and vinyl wall stickers! I have two shops:

www.etsy.com/shop/thevinylwall
which was the first shop I opened - and focuses on smaller decals that people use as car stickers, computer decals, macbook decals, iPad decals and more.

The second shop I opened is www.etsy.com/shop/thevinylwallart
- this one focuses on larger decals - usually for walls. Some of my favorites are the personalized name decals, and inspirational quote decals!

It’s been a lot of fun - and I am very grateful my great husband and kids support me with all this “sticky stuff”!

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Things get a little crazy around here!

OK - posted these on Facebook - but Grandma reminded me - this is a good place too!

We had a LONG drive home Friday from Utah - with about a million “are we there yet” comments between the two of them. As we got closer I said:

ME: “Hey guys, do you want to meet Daddy in a little bit”

Cambria & Nicholas: YEAH!!!

ME: Ok - he’s about 1/2 an hour away from us so we’ll see him soon

Cambria: What is he doing?

Me: He’s playing golf with Uncle Jim

Cambria: He’s not supposed to be playing - he’s supposed to be cleaning the house!

Too funny!

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Well - this one is not necessarily “G” rated - and Bob might have me take it off - but thought it was pretty funny:

Cambria and Nicholas were playing and me and Grandma were getting some food ready - and I looked over and saw Nicholas, who was wearing shorts with an elastic waist - pulling them open and looking “down”.

Embarrassed, because Grandma was right there - I said:

Me: Hey Nicholas - what are you doing?

Nicholas: I’m looking at me penis.

Me: Ummm - why are you looking at your penis?

Nicholas: Cuz it’s REALLY long….

Me: Ok - buddy - maybe take it to the bathroom?

Nicholas: Hey mom - do you know what invisible is?

Me: Yes - it’s when something is there but you can’t see it

Nicholas: You’re right - guess what - my penis is so long it touches the TV - but you can’t see it because it’s invisible

The TV was about 10′ away.

Good heavens!

I have always marveled at the connection Cambria and Nicholas have with each other. From the very beginning, it has been one of the things I have delighted in the most.

Lately - this connection seems to be growing - expanding - deepening - and it warms my heart

…and scares me to death.

For instance, yesterday I was in the kitchen cleaning and they were playing in Grandma’s room - I could hear them talking, laughing, having this dialogue - and I smiled…and then the voices got quieter, I couldn’t quite pick up what they were saying…quieter…quieter…

Quiet is never in a mom’s best interest.

So I turn off the water and start walking into towards the room and hear:

Cambria: Nichonas - I think she’s coming
Nicholas: No she’s in the kitchen
Cambria: Ahhhh - I heard her - she’s coming
Nicholas: Don’t tell her what we are doing
Cambria: Yeah - sit like you are just doing nothing
Nicholas: OK

And I walked in and there are my two little kids, sitting on the floor - seriously looking like they are “doing nothing”, and smiling up at me:

Nicholas: Hi Mom
Cambria: Hi Mom

Me: What are you doing

Cambria: Nothing
Nicholas: Nothing

Me: Hmmmm

Cambria: I love you mama
Nicholas: I love you mommy

And since there was no evidence - I walked away….

And then I hear giggles.

I am so scared….

This is from Maren, Ace’s mom, who the kids were playing with today:

Nicholas just said he wanted to play “babies”. I thought that sounded fine, so I suggested maybe Cambria could play mommy, or ACE could play daddy and take care of the Nicholas “baby.”

Cambria perked right up and said, “Mommy? I always wanted to be a mommy when I grow up. Then I will be happy to be a mommy.”

-Maren

“Mommy - I wanted to play that game”

“Mommy….mmmy…..mommmmmmy” complete with his putting both his wonderful hands on both my cheeks while looking me righ in the eye”

“mommy… mommy.. I didn’t get to play that game….”

All because mommy (me) said no to loading up a new game on the i-pad.

Oh the tragedy…

Cambria says”

“Who wants to see my picture”

“we do”, says mom, dad, and Nicholas

“ok - anyone who wants to see my picture needs to sit on the couch and watch me dance

So - we all sit on the couch, and Cambria starts to dance a very beautiful, swirlly dance.

We clap - it was really good:

She goes back to the “drawing board” - about to unveil the drawing (which is covered by a blanket) and she says”

“oh, it’s not ready yet - I’ll dance some more”

And we watched her dance more

she goes and check is again - and now this is a live play by play”:

Cambria: “now, this is going to be a practice. You’re all going to get off the couch and dance with me. Who wants to do a superhero dance with me?”

“whoever wants to do a superhero dance with me needs to stand by me”

Nicholas says “I want to - but I need some pants on”

Cambria ” You can wear my pants’

Nicholas ” No - I’m not going to wear pink pants” and he puts his on

Now Cambria is leading a dance - ” hands up - your’re flapping your wings”

Nicholas says ” let’s pretend we’re butterflies that dies”

Cambria says “No dying if you want to see me dance”

Daddy says “who wants ice cream?”