28 October 2011
Ed looking at Tess' furrowed brow:
Ed: Mom, Tessy has a maze on her forehead.
27 October 2011
Ed: Mom I hate cuvs.
Mom: What is cuvs?
Ed: It is right there (points to CVS)
Mom: OH you mean "C-V-S"?
Ed: No, it's cuvs listen "cuh-v-ss"
Mom: Why do you hate it so much?
Ed: Because I don't like the name!
September 17, 2011
Ed had his first day of soccer today and had control of the ball for a short time.
Mom: You did real well today Ed I saw you had the ball for awhile.
Ed:
Yeah I did! I thought about speeding it up to get to the goal then I
had an idea to kick the ball to Jonathon so I did and he made the goal.
We
did a family run to Lowes to pick up an online order. We told the kids
to stay in the car with Aida and we would be right back.
Aida: Ah but I really wanted to buy a bunch of lumber. (giggles)
Parents: Good one Aida.
Kids still giggling.
Aida: What is lumber anyway? (more giggles)
Parents start giggling.
September 1, 2011
Ed: Mom you need to water these marigolds (pointing to some dead ones) they are rusty.4 October 2010
Mom: Ed you do amazing art with your teacher.
Ed. Uh huh. She is good but you can't eat her.
4 June 2010
Getting splattered with bacon grease.
Mom: Ouch!
Eddie: Mom are you okay? Did you get cooked?
5 June 2010
In the car driving passed a tattoo parlor. The girls are talking amongst themselves about the downsides to having tattoos.
Aida: If you ever want to get rid of it it leaves a mark when you get it deleted.
5 June 2010
Making ribs for dinner.
Maya: How do you make ribs? Do you just get an animal and pull its ribs out and then you cook them?
4 April 2010
Eddie to Mom: Hey Lady! You wanna go for a bike ride?
28 February 2010
Eddie threw a tantrum because he really wanted "cookie milk"-which was really better 'n eggs with a picture of muffins on it.
25 February 2010
Eddie has a sip of coke and burps.
Mom: Did you just burp Eddie?
Eddie: Yeah, I did the coke goes in my trunk and makes me burp!
Sara: Oh! Where is your trunk?
Eddie: Opens his mouth wide and points down is mouth.
1 February 2010
Eddie says to dad while riding in the car:
Hey dad I found a piece of a yummy brownie in my nose.
Dad: Ahhhh....
Eddie: But it tastes like chips!
23 December 2009
Ed wakes up to find the caramels wrapped in parchment on the table.
Ed: Mom-what's this?
Mom: A caramel.
Ed: Oh a caramel?
Mom: Yes.
Ed: You need to open it up so my mouth can try it.
8 December 2009
Ed in the car with a three pack of Ferraro Rocher from Home Depot and unwraps one.
Ed: Oh! Here Mum it's a meatball!
Unwraps one for himself.
Ed: Hey mum? I got a meatball too!
5 December 2009
Mom: Kids come on let's go and see the lights at the park.
Kids: We don't wanna!
Mom: We are going to go and we are going to have fun. They even have free sleigh rides.
Maya: Oh are they going to take us up in the air?
5 November 2009
Lucy: Mom does gravity really work?
Mom: Yes...
Lucy: (runs out the door) Oh good!
Turns out they had some sort of ladder/bridge thing rigged up in the backyard.
12 October 2009
Maya: I have a good life!
It's about time one of them realized how good they have it.
11 September 2009
Maya (wanting to eat a banana but knowing if it was ripe or not): Mom, are these bananas open for business yet?
10 September 2009
We were eating chocolate fondue at home and I was rolling the girls' pretzels in the chocolate (we were nearing the end).
Maya: Have mom do it because I don't want dad to do it because he has fur.
Dad: What do you mean?
Maya: You have furry hands-look there is fur all over them.
Maya (wanting to eat a banana and wondering if it was ripe or not): Mom are these bananas open for business yet?
24 August 2009
Eating Aubergine Rigatoni with chunks of mozzarella mixed in and some shredded Parmesan on top.
Maya: Mom I just really like the cheese that is inside the pasta and the sweating cheese on top.
12 August 2009
Lucy had locked herself out of her room. Dad said he would get a small screwdriver to open the lock.
Lucy: Dad, I can open the door real easy!
Dad: How are you going to do that?
Lucy: I will just kick the door in - I have always wanted to do that. It works really fast on TV.
28 July 2009
Maya: Is there anything in my teeth?
Mom: Nope.
Maya: Oh good because I always try to wash away the flavor from my teeth with my tongue.
Mom: What a great idea!
Maya: Yeah, sometimes I do it with my mouth open and sometimes I do it with it closed.
21 July 2009
Maya had just finished her chicken nuggets.
Maya: I don't like chicken nuggets.
Mom: But you just ate all of them.
Maya: I only got nuggets because they are a short food and I was hungry. Pizza is a long food.
I guess this shows how impatient the Bergs are about food that pizza qualifies as a long food.
May 17 2009
Maya petting and squishing Tess' head.
Maya: I can feel her brains!
18 March 2009
Maya looked down at her feet after putting her shoes on: "OOPS wrong foots".
12 March 2009
Maya: Mum, who are you talking to?
Mom: Brenda.
Maya: Huh, NICE name.
10 March 2009
Maya: Mom, Don't worry I won't eat food to make me grow taller than you and make you a grandma.
8 March 2009
Lucy: Oh
26 February 2009
Dad heard Eddie crying in the playroom and heard the following conversation:
Lucy to Maya: What did you do to Eddie?
Maya : He jumped off the couch his-self
Lucy: He can't hurt his-self, he loves his-self! I am going to go tell Dad.
26 February 2009
I returned home and Ed ran up to me and said "hello sweetheart-kisses!" I even really did get a kiss from him.
10 February 2009
Maya: Today is sometimes day. Chocolate is a sometimes food so we can have some today.
Maya: Grown-ups can't drink out of (soda) cans because their mouths are too big.
On the way home from church:
Maya: Mum, can you tell Dad to kiss you?
2 February 2009
Maya: Mum, I haven't seen one flower in this country! Why aren't there any flowers in America?
1 February 2009
On our way home from church.
Maya: Mum, are you going to kiss your husband now?
31 December 2008
Aida: Can you go on a mission after you are married?
Mom: Yes, grandmas and grandpas sometimes go together.
Aida: Oh, can Papa Georgio and Grandma Penney go on a mission?
Mom: Well, right now Papa Georgio is doing really important work at the temple by marrying people.
Aida: I don't get it.
Mom: Well people go to the temple to get married and your Papa Georgio marries them.
Aida (starting to look upset): But, isn't he already married to Grandma Penney?
I guess I should have seen it coming.
5 December 2008
Dad: Maya make your bed!
Maya: Mum I need help.
Mom: Just do your best and then I will come and help you.
Maya: Aw! I need 4 arms to make the bed. People don't have four arms. I wish I were a squid and then I could do it myself!
I couldn't help but stop and go help her straightaway. One of my Maya favorites!
1 December 2008
I switched out the tacky, brightly-colored, artificial floral wreath that came with the house for a Christmas one with white baubles on it.
Maya: WOW! Now you turned the flowers into coconuts!
4 November 2008
Maya: Usually people go econmy econmy that vote.
20 October 2008
Maya went to the doctor for some injections. She wasn't afraid and didn't even flinch because she told me she had filled herself up with brave skills.
10 October 2008
Maya jogging alongside my trike
Maya: I am jogging-huh mum?
Mom: Yes, you are.
Maya(panting now and running pretty slow) I am using my slow moment skills today-huh mum? That is a good idea.
8 October 2008
Sara is shaping burger patties in the kitchen when Maya comes in.
Maya: When you are done with that stuff that looks like brains could you come and help me?
24 September 2008
Maya insisted on running alongside my trike today.
Maya: I have jog skills....(panting)...slow jog skills.
Mom: That's okay Maya my legs are tired anyway. Here I will give you some energy skills from my pockets (continuing to "slow jog" while reaching into her pockets.
21 September 2008
Arguing in the car because Aida got a rice crispy treat from church and Maya did not.
Maya: Church shouldn't hand out treats because they aren't healthy and he wants us to have strong hearts in our bodies.
12 August 2008
Maya: Mum, is Dad in a different land?
Lucy: (giggles) NO MAYA! You are so silly, he is just in another country-Utah!
13 July 2008
Aida today exclaimed that since we are now moving back to America: " Lucky Charms are now back in business".
10 July 2008
Lucy: Ahh mom I am sooo hungry. My body is all out of flavour.
26 June 2008
We were walking to pick up the girls from school when I looked down in an there was Maya in her little skirt on one of the coldest wettest days this year.
Mom: Maya where are you pants?
Maya: It's cuz my legs wanted fresh air!
23 May 2008
Maya: Mum, I can go fast again because I got new batteries for my skills.
Maya runs ahead of Ed and Mum, who incidently is also me.
Mum: Wait up Maya! Ed doesn't have any skills and he is too slow.
Maya: Here mum I will throw you two-CATCH!
15 May 2008
Dad: Maya why don't you put your skills in for kindi today?
Maya: I can't because their batteries are flat.
4 May 2008
Maya: What are those called?
Mum: Leggings.
Maya: OH! (little giggle) I just thought they were called leg sleeves.
3 May 2008
Mum: Lucy what is your favourite colour?
Lucy: Rainbow colour
Mum: I need just one colour.
Lucy: Umm pink...purple...but mostly gold colour.
March 2008
Mum: Maya you sure are fast walking to kindi today. How did you get so fast?
Maya: Because I have skills inside my body. I got them from you.
Later on, Maya fell down on the pavement. The following conversation happened the next day.
Maya: Mum, I am not going to put my skills in today I don't want to fall.
Mum: Oh? Where do you keep them?
Maya: Up high where Eddie can't reach them.
