"I need money!!"

Ethan playing outside....he LOVES his binky.....He is up to four teeth now so hopefully one day we will get rid of it!! Until then....

Ethan and his cousin Caden.....

Emily with Caden (He is 4 weeks old in these pictures!!)

Kimberly's new "favorite"!! (Thanks again for hanging out with us and playing with my kids!! The trip wouldn't have been the same without it!! Thanks for the great talk too)!!

Here is the story!

This happened a month or so ago, but I totally forgot to share!! Enjoy :)!!

I was in the kitchen cooking breakfast and Emily whips in on her "car" pronouncing she is off to Grandma Crowther's.

Me: "Okay, have fun! Be good! Love ya! Bye! (you know all those things we say all the time!!)

Emily: (after making it once around our kitchen/dining room/front room) "Mom, I need some money."

Me: "How much?"

Emily: "Two hundred dollars" (said very matter-of-factly)

Me: Pause (I was shocked by the amount she needed)..."what do you need that much money for"

Emily: (completely ignoring my question) "I am going to go ask Grandma for it."

Me: "Okay bye. Love you. Be good. (you know all those things we say)

Emily: (after starting to drive away in her "car") sighs and says "no, I am just going to call her".

She then got on her phone and I couldn't understand what she was saying/got wrapped up in what Ethan was getting into.

Emily: (in a totally "oh yeah...I am good" voice) says "oh yeah, she gave it to me!!"

Where she got this idea is unknown to ALL of us!! The only thing we can figure is we were at work the day before and she saw my mom handing out money (really just people change). Who know's!!

This last weekend we got to go with my mom to Utah (and see many of her siblings and Aunt Kimberly...who is now Emily's "favorite") and took the long way home through Pocatello to get home so we could see Natalie, Cris, and Caden. Emily still talks about Caden ALL THE TIME and can't wait till she gets to hold him again. We met them at Wendy's and spent quite some time talking. While Emily was holding Caden he started to cry and grandma said "Okay Emily, I think it is Grandma's turn again." Emily replied by saying "No it's not!!!!" She just loved holding him. Ethan didn't get to hold him, but LOVED sticking his finger in Caden mouth!! Not so sure on the reason why, but I remember Emily doing it to him when he was a baby!! It was great to get away, but even better to see Family and especially Kimberly, Natalie, Cris, and Caden.