Lucy turned 6 on September 21st! We had a "Pancakes and Pajamas" birthday party. All her cute little friends came early in the morning in their jammies to have breakfast with Lucy. She had a ball. Lucy has just grown up overnight. I can't believe she is 6! Literally I feel like she was born two days ago, and now she is all grown up, tall, beautiful, and a kindergartner. She is such a social girl with so much life and funness about her. She loves friends so much, but is also my only child that is perfectly content to play in her room all alone, or look out the window in the car and not say a word, thinking and dreaming I am sure. She is definitely one of those creative minds and loves to draw and paint. Art is her thing. She loves it! Our family just adores her. She had a great birthday with lots of friends and family.

Dad: Lucy what do I do for my work?

Lucy: You are a worker.

Dad: But what kind of worker? What am I?

Lucy: A . . . rapologist?

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At Church, my phone was set on silent, and it vibrated in my pocket during Sacrament meeting. Molly's foot was right by my pocket and when she felt the vibration, she asked loudly "Dad, did you stinker?"

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Rex: Dad, I can't believe Anna ran into a Martian on our hike.

Dad: Really, a Martian?

Rex: Yeah, she ran right into a Martian while we were hiking at that lake.

Dad: Rex, do you know what a Martian is?

Rex: Yeah. It's a wet swampy place with weeds and stuff.

Dad: Oh. Like a marsh?

Rex: Yeah, a marsh.

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Rex: Dad, I feel like we don't have as many circuses as they had in the olden days.

A few days later . . .

Rex: Dad, what did they eat in the olden days?

A few days later . . .

Rex: Dad, did they have mashed potatoes in the olden days?

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Molly was at breakfast watching me eat some almonds in yogurt. She said "I can't wait til I'm big so I can eat nuts.? Lucy said "Molly, you'll probably always be allergic to nuts, so you'll never be able to eat them. Molly sat and thought for quite a while, and finally said "Lucy, that doesn't make any sense."

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Lucy fell on Ryan while jumping on the tramp. She lay there for a minute and then said "Ohhhh . . . I think my head is sprained."



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Macy: Wow, I had the weirdest night's sleep.

Rex: Probably because you sleep next to a big stinky guy.

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Molly: (Every night at dinner, when we each say one good thing and one bad thing that happened that day) And my sad is that I didn't get to go to Charlotte's house.






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Dad: So do you know what you want to be when you grow up?

Lucy: Still an artist. (thinking . . . then she snaps her fingers, a new skill for her) . . . Oh yeah, and a snappist.

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Molly, as we were driving through the neighborhood: Mom, it's getting Halloweener!

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After Lucy's parent-teacher conference we were in the car driving home.

Mom: Lucy, that was great. Your teacher is really happy with what a good student you are, and what a good listener, and what a good friend . . .

Molly: And what a good sister!

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Macy and I were talking about a book I was reading on my Kindle

Rex: Dad's always bragging about his Kindle.

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Molly called me at work to tell me about her efforts in potty training. We talked for a while, but then she lost focus and stopped talking. So, intending to gently wrap up the call, I said "Well, I love you Moll."

Molly said curtly: "I'm still there, Dad." The call was not supposed to end.