Recent Lines...

M to F: When do I get my bank card?
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M on the social dynamics at the Jersey shore:
It is hard to play with friends when they are different ages. D (my friend's 5 year old) like to play with
girly girl stuff, I do not blame J for not wanting to play with us. With M (tía C's niece), she is little and I have a lot of experience with little kids and I know I need to give her choices and stuff but with J it is a different story because he does not know how to handle the littler kids and he cannot pick them up.
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M while we watched ads for the Olympics: Athletes do not drink Coca Cola!
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J to A as she messed up his Magnatiles structure: Little devil. Sweet devil.
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M to me as I told her to hurry up: You are pressuring me. It is like two walls are squeezing me.
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J to me as he sucked up: You are the best baby, the best little girl, the best teenager, the best wedding girl, and the best mother.
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M explaining her mega meltdown to me: I was acting a tiny bit spoiled. What makes me angry is that I do not want anyone to tell me, I just want to know myself when I am acting a tiny bit spoiled.
Me: A tiny bit?
M: A tiny bit more than a tiny bit.
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M to V as he whined: Oh, V. Such a drama king!

2 Tips on V

I just learned..
1) he cannot eat shrimp (fed it to him last night for the first time and found him covered in vomit this am- pobrecito- with little undigested shrimp in his hair..
2) he can lock you out. I left the door open, ran across the hall to dump the stinky trash, and found myself at his mercy- he had closed the door and opened it again for me, thankfully!

Spring Lake!

I miss you already. What a great week with so many different visitors, so many children (one day was 9 children total- 5 under 2 years old with only 7 adults!), yummy food, impeccable weather, and my wonderful friend with her two girls, all the way from Tanzania! I miss it all already. Oh yeah, I wrote that already.

Jersey Shore

We are currently staying in the nicest house possible on the Jersey shore. It has so many bedrooms that I wish I had more friends to invite out here. It is a little stressful to be in such a nice and new home, as I do not want to be responsible for any damages. Saturday and Sunday we had friends over for a total of 8 children! The grilling has been superb, the weather perfect, and the children well behaved, for the most part. I am not very boggy when I am on vacation, so to be continued. Some lines: J: Too bad monkeys do no celebrate Halloween, they could dress up as Spiderman and climb just like him. J at the fishmonger: Can we get a lobster as a pet? Please? We can cut off his claws. J: I like everything except mean people, robber, and kidnappers.

Baby Baby (where did our love go??)

What is going on? Yesterday V took a 3 hour nap (unheard of at home) and he woke up 6ish this morning, cried, got milk, and slept until 8:10am! That is like saying you slept until 1pm for you non-baby readers. He was really quiet when he woke up. He took another 3 hour nap today. He is either getting sick (I do not think so) or going through a growth spurt? Conversely, A has been chattier than ever in the last day and a half. Perhaps she read my blog and wanted to prove that she was not mute? This am we left for BT so late, that we bumped into two teachers with buggies, out on a walk. There was only one free spot. Sophie's choice. I was not sure who to hand over, so I let another baby choose. He chose A and she beamed as she got out of her stroller and into the vehicle. Too cute!

Recent Banter

J on a little boy that M left him for J in the park: Mamá, he (the boy) hit me with the stick and M is unfortunately hypnotized by his cuteness and won't play with me!
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M on her next book shopping: I am going to just buy classics, like Charlotte's Web. There are no grown ups in NYC that have not read that book.
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M on continuing gymnastics: I do not think that I will, but there is a 95% chance that I will still.
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When I told J that the best thing in my life were my kids: And? Who else?
Me: and meeting papi.
J: And? What about nonno G?
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M gave me a speech on what she is working on, this is it more or less: First I had to work on picking my nose and eating it, because that is just gross so I had to stop. I  decided to stop eating it first and would just pick my nose. Then I stopped picking my nose. I mean I pick it like twice a month. Then I was working on biting my nails and when they got long it was tempting and complicated, but I am doing a good job with that. I am always working on my temper. Do you think I should stil work on my temper or something new?
Me: I am still working on my temper too. J, what are you going to work on?
J: Karate.
Me: No, I mean about behavior.
J: I could stop bothering M when I know that I am frustrating her.
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J: I have good news and bad news. The good news is that I love my family and the bad is that we have no more Pink Panther episodes.
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On the rock group I saw last night. M: Did he have tattoos?, Me: Yes
J: Permanent ones?

Today's Highlights

J, as worked on writing "t's": This stands for g-d. For religion and the spirits.

No matter what I said, he could not fathom that the lower case T was just a letter.
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J: I wish we could just cut this (pool) line.
M: I do not think that is a good idea. You know the language New Yorkers will use if you do that?
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J looking at a KISS action figure: Can you buy me this lips guy?
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J as he looked at candlesticks: I did not know they still sold dynamite in stores.
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J as he browsed at Laytner's, pointing to a $1,000 piece of furniture: I would pay $2 for that.
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A, My Fearless Daughter

Unlike me, unlike M, A is a dare devil. She is daring and gifted in all things physical. She currently looks like a homeless gypsy child, as she is covered in bruises, scrapes, and bug bites. In 24 hours she must have fallen 8 times, the worst of which were 1. on her face on pavement in FI, followed by 2. On her face at home which resulted in a bloody mouth and nose, followed by a few hours later 3. Slipping in a puddle she made while running out of the bathroom. Pobrecita. This lady will climb on anything, try to balance anywhere, and let endless waves knock her down only to get up for more, eat some sand, and do it again. Go A go. You have been a feisty and flexible lady from in utero until now. May your confidence and ability continue to flourish!
PS A now likes to nod and communicate with her head, as if she were mute. V copies her. So there is a lot of non-verbal communication going on.
PSAlso, they slept (both nap and night) head to toe for the first (and second) time today. That crib is huge when they actually turn around. I think I can milk one more year out of that puppy before I move them into separate beds.
PPPS V says "stroller", both of his sisters names, "agua", "ya está" and "bike" non-stop. I love that blond fatty!

Today's Lines

M to J: When you got your operation, what flavor was the anastasia?
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J to me: I know a good way to not say a curse, you can say "what the fell" (hybrid of hell/fuck??)
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J to me: I do not like it when you wake me up in the morning. You rush me and say "brush your teeth and go eat" and you do not give me time to yawn or to play.
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J: I am going to have a store when I am a grown up and people can pay me whatever they want. If it costs $20 and they only have coins, they can give me coins or I can give it to them for free or they can give me something and I will give them money.
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J on his bike to me: You are the worse bike teacher ever!

MoJo Banter July

J as we did his workbook: I am sorry to say that I do not want to be in St H school.
Me- Why?
J- I want to find another school without work. I do not like it. 
Me- Any school you go to will have work in Kindergarten.
J- I am not going to school period. I am going to play and have fun and do what I want to do, not what they and you want me to do.
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As we waited for the LIRR, J: In this country, the taxis are white.
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M to J as I walked in on their conversation: Say it to me with less sex.
Me: What are you talking about?
M: He told me he was proud of me for riding a bike but I did not like the tone.
J repeats his congratulations (sans sex this time): Like that?
M: Yes.
Weird kids.
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J crying after F left FI: Without papi it is not a vacation!
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J on his stuffed penguin: I named him Pinguino because we have a fan with that name.
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J: Are you insaint (insane)?
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J to me: Are you my real mom or a bad guy dressed up?
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Lance Armstrong Duo

J is also, officially, a real bike rider. We bought M the last bike (red) at Target today and took both kids out (no elevator!!) to practice along with AleVit.
Stay tuned for funny recent lines. One I remember off the bat (yes, I am a nerd and jot them to remember) is J declaring: V and I have a great relationship!

FI Add Ons

Let's not forget...
J's action figures in his ice museum (each one individually frozen in a glass in the freezer)
How much mayo we can eat without much effort (think Costco size)

Fire Island Hiatus

Whoa, 11 days without posting. That has never happened. I have not been feeling very bloggy as of late. I was also busy chasing children in Fire Island, and then there is the detail that I could not figure out how the hell to access my blog on the I-pad. We spent the last seven days in Ocean Bay Park (OBP) with mucha famiglia. All in all, everyone was fun and funny and many good times were had. Thank you to tía D for coming out. Some highlights include...

1. M learned how to ride a bike
2. AleVit ate dog food and liked it
3. J corrupted his grandparents (MIA and Italia, he already has NYC in his pocket) so that he gets them to do what he wants
4. AleVit continued to show how different they are with their reactions to the beach (V mostly horror at the sand, water etc and A sheer delight at the messiness and danger of it all- she is fearless!)
5. I learned that A can snap
6. We all learned that there are way too many cheesy people, sick deer, ugly tattoos in OBP
7. Chloe (her name is ok as she is canine in nature) is the most patient dog on earth
8. Outdoor showers rule
9. My children have many very nice & patient aunts/uncles
10. There is not much relaxing when four children are involved
11. Tía C can grill yo!
12. Kids can run free in FI

Hope to back soon at the same Bat time, same Bat channel.

Recent Lines

J as he watched me get dressed and stared at my chest: You should drink more milk, they are not so full for you to feed the babies.
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M when she was melting down: I feel like you are a tomato and you are squeezing all of the juice out of me. I am trying to be patient but I cannot be patient anymore.
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M to her friend: My grandfather in Italy is a tiny bit rich so he bought me a collector's Barbie.