McKay's Conversations

Ok we've gotten a little behind on a few great things McKay has said. But I took great notes so I can still post them!


Last week I was in the kitchen cooking and McKay was playing on the table. He asked me: 

McKay: Mommy do you know Jesus lives?  

Me: Yes I do know Jesus lives.

McKay: Jesus Christ and Nephi live in the scriptures.

Me: Jesus also lives today.

McKay: Jesus Christ, Jesus, Nephi, and President Monson live in the temple.

We talked about that for a little bit, then he said:

McKay: Jesus Christ and President Monson live in my heart.


Our washing machine was broken and Quinn was gone to work. McKay decided it was time to fix it. He went to the kitchen and got a spoon and announced he was going to help Daddy fix the laundry.

McKay: Mommy I have to choke.

Me: Oh no, don't choke.

McKay: Have to
Then he starts coughing

McKay announced to me that he is growing up tomorrow.

I got the ultrasound pictures from this baby out the other day and McKay really wanted to know what they were. I sat down and showed him each picture and explained to him that it was our baby in my tummy. I pointed out the head, belly, legs and feet. After I was all done he looks at the pictures for a second then asks "Is that a monkey?"  I can just see what he's thinking as I tell him all about the baby he is thinking , 'Mom that doesn't look at all like a baby'. He even really understands that we are going to have a baby. He asks me about it a lot and tells me he is  "So Cited!"

The other morning I was going to take a shower. I told McKay he needed to watch Gensie for me and babysit her really good while I took a shower, and when I was done I would get some really fun toys out for him to play with. He said ok and I also told him not to come in the bathroom while I was in the shower. Before I even got in the shower both kids were in the bathroom. I finally got them out and while I was showering McKay came in the bathroom and said  "Mommy, I is baby sitting Gensie? I is the baby sitter of she?" I said "Yes, you are her babysitter" He was very pleased as he said "Oh ok, I is her baby sitter." I said "Where is Gensie?" He replied  "I don't know".


Last night for FHE I was reading McKay some stories from the old testament out of one of his children's scripture books. We were reading about Adam and Eve. He pointed at the pictures and said  "There's Adam and there is Eve. Mommy, where is transgressions?" He has just memorized the second Article of Faith so he thinks he knows all about Adam and his transgression.


McKay walks around the house singing  "Head, shoulders, knees and toes all through the town".

This morning while I was on the phone with Quinn, McKay announced to me that he wanted to talk to his husband.

Isn't he the greatest kid?

Cousins visiting

This is my sister Millie's little boy that's just younger than Gensie. McKay loves him so much. He had the greatest time with him and still asks for Jem to come over again.

McKay, Brighten , Genesis, and Jeremy

McKay and Brighty are the same age. At times actually most of the time they had a hard time getting along but we used it to our advantage when they didn't want to eat their lunch because they were very competitive with each other.

Jemy kinda caused a little trouble because McKay loved playing with him but Brighty thought she had to stake her claim since he is her little brother . They argued about who's baby he was and who got to hold him, and we even caught them more than once with one of them pulling on both feet while the other had both arms and they were having a tug-of-war over him. Really quite funny.

Millie and I did a lot of shopping at our second hand stores. Millie found some great kids books that she would bring home and read to them. The hat that Brighty is wearing is one of our great dress-up finds $3 bucks. It is actually such a great find that McKay had to take a few turns wearing it.

Rub a dub dub three cousins in the tub on Saturday night.

Gensie Lou and Brighty Fru are great friends and on Saturday night they both got curlers in their hair.

McKay and Brighten playing Robin Hood and Prince John.

The very best book that Millie got she gave to McKay. It's called Rumble in the Jungle and he absolutely loves it. He has the whole thing memorized. Thanks Aunt Mimi.

Our little piggy tail Lou

Here is our wonderful little pig tail girl. I feel like we haven't posted about her in a while because we've done so many posts about what Mckay has been saying and Gensie doesn't talk yet. She is such a joy in our lives. She and McKay are still best friends and hardly ever have any kind on confrontation. She is bored stiff when McKay takes a  nap and even though I try my best to play with her and entertain her she still just misses him so much. I have to put a barrier of some sort to keep her from going down the hall because if she does go down the hall she goes straight to McKay's door and bangs on it so loud. She is so happy all the time even though she has a great little scowl face that she uses a lot but it is really her face for any expression needed. We just discovered that her hair is now long enough for pig tails and we think they are the cutest thing ever. Quinn loves  loves loves them on her.

Her great little scowl. And below is McKay realizing how cute her pig tails are and deciding he needed some too. He has now asked for them a couple of times.

Our Nativity

I don't know if any one remembers our nativity from last year but Gensie was so little that Joseph had to go to Bethlehem without her. This year she was plenty big to be apart of the setup only it was such a chore getting her to hold still and leave her costume on her head. But we finally got some that are as good as we can ask for with a 2 1/2 yr old and a 1 yr old. For the picture we named that doll baby Jesus and today he is still baby Jesus. Jesus actually causes some trouble in our house when both Mook and Gens want to love him and hold him, or when McKay is putting him to bed and Gensie Lou thinks it's time for him to get up. We hear, "No Gens, that's my baby Jesus put him back he's sleeping". When Quinn and Shannon were little and their parents had them play Mary and Joseph, they used the same horse that we used for their donkey.

Christmas

Mom, here are the long awaited pictures of our Christmas decor. My lovely tree that Dori and I did together and garland and lights all around because Christmas is such a wonderful time of year. Note that my nativity is a complete set and I got it for $8 bucks at Salvation Army's half off sale. If we turned off all the lights at night and left just the Christmas ones on it was such a fun and happy atmosphere to sit in. I left them up for most of January.

Mckay's 1st Article of Faith

We wanted to share this a while ago, but I (Quinn) was given this assignment and....well it took me a while!  The video was taken Dec 12th, 2012.  We love our little man!

More from McKay

When McKay is playing with toys he doesn't want Gensie to get he plays at the table so she can't reach them. The other day he was at the table playing when he dropped something. Gensie was on it so fast and got it before he had a chance to get down and get it. He started saying "Oh no Gens don't get my toy" as she was running the other way with it. Then I came over and said lets ask her nice and see what happens. I bent down and said "Gens, please give it to Mommy" and held out my hand. She brought it right back and handed it to McKay. I said "Oh thank you so much Gensie that was so sweet." McKay's response was "Thank you Gens that was so sweet.  Don't do it again."



When Quinn wrestles with McKay they play they're beating each other up. So sometimes we say to him do you want to get beat up, which means wrestle?
   McKay was sitting on the kitchen counter while I was making dinner. Quinn had just gotten home from work and McKay was very excited to wrestle with him since that's what they always do when dad gets home. McKay said and I quote "Dad, I do want to get beat up, are you busy?" We laughed so hard, and then Quinn beat him up. We're good parents, we only beat our kids upon request.



McKay asked Quinn "Are you my husband?"



McKay asked me "What dad doing?" Before I could answer him he said  "Oh my word you gotta be kiddin me."