Hickle Family Happenings

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Kids Say the Darnedest Things

Yep, he's in a cardboard box. He often climbs in and begs, "Mommy, shut me up!" And believe me, there are days when I think, "If ONLY I could shut you up, just for a few minutes!" But really, Wyatt the Talker comes up with some pretty adorable statements, as evidenced by the following:

"Mommy, why does Colby poop in his diaper? Why doesn't he poop in the toilet? Is he afraid he'll fall in the toilet? What would we do if he fell in?"
"Mommy, how did God put my ears on my head?"
"I feel better today. I'm all swelled up!"
After Colby's sneezing fit: "Mommy, Colby's bless you-ing all over the couch!"
"I would like to have bunk beds." When asked if he'd take the top bunk or the bottom, he replied, "I'll sleep on the bottom and Colby will sleep on the bottom with me."

And not to leave little Colby out, he's had a few gems of his own:

The grocery store we shop at has an older man who gathers the carts in the parking lot and empties the trash cans. He seems like a loner, but his most distinguishing feature is his long white beard. The last couple of times we've seen him, Colby has shouted, "Ho ho ho!" Yes, Colby believes that in the off-season, Santa is employed at Meijer as a cart collector. Thankfully, the man seems somewhat amused by it!
At the library today, we were waiting for the elevator, and he kept saying, "Alligator! Alligator!" Come to think of it, elevator and alligator do indeed sound similar!

What will these kids come up with next?

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Wordless Wednesday: Valentine's Day Edition

Monday, February 13, 2012

At Play

Sensory Bin Filled with Beans

Retro Rocket (Remember this?)

ipad (a rare moment of sharing)

Jr. Janitor Supplies

Friday, February 10, 2012

The Winter That Never Was

Strange things have been happening around these parts. It's February 10th, and we're having our third (if that) snowfall of the winter. Usually by now, we've had at least twelve inches of total snowfall and the schools are scrambling to figure out how to make up extra calamity days. Not so for 2012. Not only has the snow been virtually non-existent, but we've been having temperatures in the fifties for several days in a row. NOT that we're complaining, mind you! The boys have been making the most of our freakish weather...

Poor Wyatt. This is about the most fun he's had with a sled all winter long!

This stick is Colby's favorite outdoor toy. He carries it around saying, "Pash!" (Splash!). He is in total heaven if someone will take him down to the creek and let him actually splash the water with it. And, yes, he is wearing winter boots in this photo. We have to get our money's worth out of them!

Mommy swears the sunshine makes those blue eyes even bluer.

The goofballs. Notice how Hunter is standing nicely at the fence and Mollie is spastically trying to jump over the top. Total reflection of their personalities.

Okay, this photo says it all. Just look at the joy on that child's face. If Colby's idea of heaven is splashing a stick in the creek, Wyatt's idea of heaven is pulling our old trash cans around the driveway. He asks to go outside every day to do this. Some days he even parks them all around the pine tree in the front yard. Yeah, the neighbors LOVE that.

We've tried to make the most of Mother Nature's unexpected gift this winter, and we hope that come spring we're not paying for it. Helloooo, snow-covered Easter egg hunts!