Ferris Wheels and China

Maria: "I feel hot like I just wanna do something. I've been feeling like this every day. Like I just wanna do something really fun. Ya know, like ride a ferris wheel....go to China....I just feel like it."

What my baby wants, my baby gets.

Sparkle

Jamie: "I wish I was a girl so I could sparkle."

Riddles

Jamie: "Solve this widdle." (Widdle = Riddle)

Lala: "Oh, ok."

Jamie: "What goes on your eyes like this, on your ears like this, has glass and it makes you look like a librarian?"

Lala: "Oh, I don't know...hmmm...let's see....a book?" (For the record, Lala is quite smart and didn't really think it was a book)

Jamie: "Nooooo.....it has glass."

Lala: "Oh! Glasses?"

Jamie: "YES!"

................................Later in the car after about 5,000 more riddles............................

Jamie: "Solve this widdle."

Mama: "okay."

Jamie: "What's big and people go inside it and it has doors and it goes like this and then like this and there are books and toys and you can get the toys and put them in suitcases and take them on trips to Hawaii and then you can go on stairs and sleep there and you can eat your lunch?" (all in one really long breath)

Daddy: "A HOUSE!" (Daddy's no fun..)

Legs and Feet

It was our very last day in Hawaii, 5:30 am, and everyone was a little tired. Danny had 2 suitcases, 2 shopping bags and a boogie board in tow. I had 3 suitcases and was pushing a stroller. Maria had a couple little bags and her backpack. Jamie had nothing.

Jamie: "Daddy, will you carry me?"

Daddy: "No, Jamie, I can't."

Jamie: "But Daaaadddddyyyy!!! I need you to carry me!"

Daddy: "No, Jamie, you have 2 legs, you can walk."

Jamie: "I know I have 2 legs. I have 2 feet, too, but I still don't wanna walk."

There you have it.

Eating in a rush

Earlier today, we were in Kailua (I think that's how you spell it) up (or down?) the coast from Waikiki. We stopped at a strip mall to eat at a cheesesteak restaurant. Who doesn't instantly think of philly cheesesteaks when they think of Hawaii??? Anyhow, there was a kid's book store next door that the kids really wanted to go to. Of course, I pulled this out of my hat:

Mama: "If you guys are really good we can go in the store. You have to listen to mama, follow directions, and make good choices."

(And yes, I really did say that exact same thing. I know I sound ridiculous to every mom around me...especially because it just sounds like I'm trying to impress everyone because in 2 minutes they totally make poor choices. But I really do say that to them.)

Of course they replied with: "OKAY! We'll be good!!"

Well....they weren't. Jamie tried to "sneak" to the book store door. Maria threw her food on the floor, trying to feed the tiny pigeons. Jamie threw 1/2 his hot dog away. Maria squirt ketchup everywhere. Let's just say that in the time it took dan to go to "Curry Express," everything went to hell. I was going to say the 's-h' word, but my mom reads this.

So anyway, while Jamie was throwing a tantrum, he said, "I don't want to live with you anymore!!!!!"

Fast forward 3 hours.

Mama: "Why did you tell me you didn't want to live with me? That made me really sad."

Jamie: "Well I was in a rush. When I eat in a rush, it makes me sassy. And then I say I don't want to live with you."

So there you have it. Beware when Jamie eats in a rush. He'll say very hurtful things...

Baby Sea Turtle

Ya know those stands you see in the middle of malls. The ones where you can choose an oyster for $12.99 and you are guaranteed a pearl? SOOOO hokey, right? Like, a total tourist, rip off thing to do, right?

We did it.

C'mon, we are in Hawaii, and it is totally a cool thing to do here.

Maria and Jamie both got to choose one.

Maria: "I hope I get a real pearl in mine!"

Jamie: "OH, I hope I get a baby sea turtle in MINE!"

Sure enough, when we opened them up.....

....nope, not a sea turtle. Just pearls. After mounting them and buying chains.....$108 pearls...

Traveling

We are in Hawaii. Yes, it's true, we are in Hawaii and I am on the internet. What?! It's midnight (9:00 hawaii time, whatever) and the babies are asleep. Dan's watching some Shark Week wannabe show.

Okay, so anyway, we were driving around today. Maria is absolutely LOVING Hawaii. I mean, "I love this place!", yelling, squealing, dancing, LOVING Hawaii. So when we were in the car,

Maria: "I love traveling, Mom!"

Mama: "Ooooh, so do I!"

Daddy: "Me too!"

Jamie: "NOT me three....."

So he doesn't adjust to change very well. Big deal....

Jamie and His Awesome Use of Words

Jamie is so funny. He says things in hilarious ways and uses words that just crack me up. He is so sweet and such a thinker. This week I heard:

"When it is so hot outside, I just don't feel like eating." (It was 100 degrees and we were walking around in the sun...he definitely did not want dinner)

"I had to have a bandage on my finger because I got ran over by a bike." (Bandage???)

"Good morning, Maria!" (he said that so genuinely, and it was just so sweet)

"We have 2 sleeps: the first sleep will be at home and the 2nd sleep will be in Hawaii. And in Hawaii, I am going to wear the pretend Hawaii flower necklace for the Aloha party."

"Uh, oh.....I throwed up." (sure enough...puked all over my freshly laundered bed sheets)