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Chase Boy

Chase has been SOOOOOOO defiant lately, not like that’s anything new but it seems more severe now that he’s 3. It seems like everything throughout the day is a battle, especially any meal time, changing clothes time, sleep time, clean-up time, or coming inside from being outside. Hm, that’s most of the time. So it’s good for me to write down his funny quotes, because he really is a witty little guy and I want to try to focus on the positive with him right now! I know that everyone thinks their kids are funny, but it’s probably because kids really ARE SO funny!

FEBRUARY:

— (holding a cookie): “He says he wants to get in my tummy NOW!”

— (smelling an empty container) “It smells like car mud, and car oil.”

— (we were playing pretend) Me: “What planet are we going to, Chase?”   Chase: To Spanish Fork, to see American Idol!”

— “I’m spinning like a carousel!” (high-pitched voice)

— “You’re not my prophet!” (yelled angrily at me, I had to try not to laugh)

— Me: “Chase do you want to read the Fish Out of Water book?”  Chase: “No, Daddy doesn’t like that book. We need to sell it to someone.”

— (to me) “Hi Wifeys!”

–“Legendary.” (he heard this word on Kung Fu Panda)

— (asking about my diamond earrings) “Are those real?”

MARCH:

— (walked in the door with Pace) “Thanks for vacuuming, WIFE!”

— Sorry, dear.

— (he was singing to himself in the car) Me: “Would you like me to turn on some music, Chase?”  Chase: “No thanks, I already have some.” (and then he continued his singing)

— “WHOA the back of your hair is so beauty-ful!” (my hair was curly)

— “Ohp, silly me.” (he says this a lot)

— (we were making pancakes and he wanted a turn to stir) “Oh, you’re good, you’re good. Let ME stir.”

— Me: “Your body needs cream. It says ‘I need cream'” (<high-pitched)  Chase: (looking down at his body, speaking in high-pitched voice): “No, you don’t need cream, body.” (Looking back at me) “I don’t need cream.”

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Chase Quotes

2009

December:

Chase: “I want to marry you, Mommy.” Me: “But you can’t because Daddy already married me.” Chase:

  • “Well I am going to marry somebody special.”
  • “I am SO busy.”
  • “What’s THAT cute shirt, Mommy?” (I had changed into a teal shirt at bed time)
  • Me: “You’re a good boy.”  Chase: “You’re a good girl.”
  • Chase: “I’m big and flat.” Me: “Why are you flat?” Chase: Because I eat too much candy.”
  • (after nearly biffing it) “That was AWESOME!”

January:

  • “I’m gonna give you a saudge.” (and he started massaging my shoulders)
  • (somberly) “Sorry mom. I keep arguing.”
  • “It’s so beeeeeeautiful! Lightning McQueen likes Sally!”
  • “I have a tummyache. I think Daddy said it’s from the gum I swallowed yesterday.” (he really had stolen gum from my purse the day before and swallowed it before we could get it out of his mouth, and Pace told him he’d get a tummyache.)
  • (I was cleaning the kitchen sink and Chase walked in) “What the HECK is going on over there?!?”
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Caroline Charlotte Chase McVideos

An important question this Friday

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Family Fun

Monkey See Monkey Do Game

Here’s a fun game to play at the park on Fathers day. Do something silly and catch the disc. Then the next person has to do the same thing. And make sure Jessica is there to take a bazillion photos so that 4 of them are worth sharing. Good times. Happy Fathers Day!

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Family Fun

I love Joy

Joy is so great.

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His Dream

Uncle Tyler brought his longboards over on M Day and Chase was so excited that he got to ride it down the street about 15 times. He fell and crashed one time and immediately looked up to see if we had seen him as you could tell he was expecting someone to say “Ok, told you so. Time to stop.” But we didn’t, we just laughed that we caught his expression in the photo. Thanks Tyler and no he isn’t allowed to get a skateboard.

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Charlotte

Car show

I took the girl and the neighbor on their first date to the car show. They compared tastes of car paint, both enjoy flames, and the went on a motorcycle ride (imaginary while they sat on it) and said hi to Doc from the movie Cars. They both loved the green car with green flames and bugs on it.

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Chase McVideos

Lets Do The Shadow Dance

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McVideos

Caroline Singing Sweet Caroline

Ok so it’s just one line over and over again, but I really enjoy it.