Non Sequiteur...

After we finished reading this book:

Miss M:  I am FULL of science!!!

Recycling?

Miss M:  You know?  All the clouds are made of junk.
Mama:  Junk?  What kind of junk?
Miss M:  You know the junk?  From the glass bottles?

Astronomy...

On night time walks...
Miss R:  Mama!  Moon!
(She looks down, around at other things, then, back up...)
Miss R:  Mama!  Nother moon!!!
According to her, earth has more moons than Jupiter.

Heaven...

Miss A:  Dad, I wish I was in Heaven.
Daddy:  You wish you were in Heaven?  Why?
Miss A:  Because then I could cuddle up with a cheetah. 
Daddy:  Really...
Miss A:  Mama says it's a lot like earth but better.  And then she could cuddle up with a grizzly bear.

A Life Milestone...

I got my ears pierced when I was seven, and I always figured that was a good age for it.  I didn't want it at 8, because that is the special baptism birthday in our church, and I didn't want my girls looking forward to getting earrings more than being baptized!  So Miss A decided she did want her ears pierced, and she wanted it done while Grandma was here visiting.  So we went, with a friend who also wanted her's done.  Miss A went first...

 She was very excited!!!

 And a little nervous...  But do you know what?  She did great.  Didn't so much as twitch.  I had prepped her for the worst.  When she asked if it would hurt, I said yes, because they put a gun up to your head and shoot a needle through your ear.  So I guess if you're expecting that...

 Next Miss G went.  She wanted Miss A to hold her hand.

Two big girls with pink "crystals" in their ears!

And now a quote from Miss A:
I just twisted my earrings because I could feel the skin attaching.

Seasonal Deprivation Strikes Again...

On a hot, tropical, wet, muggy, steamy, normal Guam day...

Miss A:  We should watch Christmas movies today and pretend its cold and snowy outside and go out and play fa la la games!

Didn't Make This Up, I Promise...

Miss M:  Krista says Santa is not real.  But Santa is real!  I love Santa.  And I love God.  But we love God more than we love Santa...

A Scary Movie...

This year I have been allowing us to get excited for Christmas a little early...  The girls love the Nutcracker.  They have seen the Fantasia version, the weird Maurice Sendak version, and read several picture books with the story.  I decided Saturday that it was time they saw the GOOD one, the one I grew up watching and dancing to, the 1977 Mikhail Baryshnikov version.  I have looked for it everywhere on video and netflix with no luck, but I found most of it broken up in segments on youtube.  The girls absolutely loved it.  One section was gone, and Miss A thought that the missing one was the one containing the scary rats, but unfortunately...

Miss A:  So we didn't pass the mice...  No problem.  I can recover.

(And yes, now I see this dvd so I can order it...)

Time Flies, or Not...

Miss M, while waiting impatiently for a LONG anticipated day at the waterpark, and looking at the clock:
Miss M:  Why is it doing that?!?!?!
Mama:  Why is what doing what?
Miss M:  The clock!  It's stuck.