Photos & Quotes of the Week

Ember's first time ice skating!

Cadyn's first swim meet with the
ASD Falcons.

"I made a pretzel heart for you, Mom."

Master chefs

Afternoon car nap

Quotes:

Mason: Mom, I've never had this feeling before.
Mom: What do you mean?
Mason: I feel this thing in my stomach, like, I don't know. Like, blulbluhuh.
Mom: Yeah, Dad gets that feeling around me too.
(Conversation about his first crush)

I'm not going to make out until I'm married. (Cadyn)

Girls can do ninja. But I do ballet. I don't do ninja. (Ember's thoughts on karate)

Well, technically I'm not vegetarian. I'm an ovo-Presbyterian. (Mason)

Mom: Did any boys kiss you today?
Ember: Um, yes.
Mom: What?!?! Why do you keep letting boys kiss you?
Ember: Because I love them!
Mom: You are too  young to be letting boys kiss you. You need to be bigger, a grown up.
Ember: But I'm up to your armpit!

Cadyn: What's wrong Ember?
Ember: I'm tired and I'm sleepy. And I love butterflies. And my stomach hurts.
Cadyn: Oh. I'm sorry?

I'm going to be a ballerina when I get bigger. Wait.....can old people be ballerinas too? (Ember)

Alot of kids in America act like they're self-entitled. And they can be mean on the playground. (Mason & Cadyn's observation while on homeleave)

Oh look. That guy's car is a shopping cart. (Mason while driving through a rough section of Philly)

Did Mena fall up the stairs or down the stairs? (Cadyn)

What?!?! Boys have pockets in their underwear? Ewww. I'm not going to touch that part because that's where the penis goes. (Ember while folding laundry)

Dads are practically useless.....moms do all the work. (Cadyn)