Morning with Maggie

Who is your favorite person?
Maggie: Carlye Webb
Why is she your favorite person?
Maggie: 'cause she loves me. She likes me a lot when I do silly things.
Who do you look like?
Maggie: I look like Maggie, just who I am supposed to be and just what I am. This is how I am.
What is your grandma Reier like?
Maggie: She is always like nice and good. She is so silly. I just love her. She is just like clown.
What is your grandma Buchanan like?
Maggie: She is like fun. She loves that I love Maddie and Brecklyn. She let's us ride horses. That is why she is one of the best grandma's in the whole wide world. She is only a little bit like a clown.
What is the best part of school?
Maggie: Well, my teacher laughs at me. She is funny.
What are you good at in school?
Maggie: My best subject is writing letters, oh, and doing math and learning to write in cursive. I just love learning to write in cursive. My favorite letters are "m" and "a".
Tell me about your daddy?
Maggie: He missed me when he went to the, I can't remember it. But he got me a bracelet and marshmallows. That is a nice thing to do. That is always nice.
Tell me about your mommy?
Maggie: My Mommy is so proud of me and she loves me sooooo much. It is so comfy in her bed. Sometimes they let me in and I snuggle with her. She is a grateful thing for Maggie Jean Reier.
Tell me about Bo.
Maggie: He misses me a lot, especially when he is at the toaster church. We had to go see him at the toaster church. He is actually Matthew Reier Bo.
Tell me about Caiti.
Maggie: Caiti is so great. Sometimes she helps me. She is starts with a "C-c-c-c-". She is always sweet about people. Caiti, I love you. You are definitely a "c".
Tell me about Hannah.
Maggie: She is a great sister. Sometimes she helps people when they get hurt. She likes blue colors. That is all the story there is about Hannah.
Tell me about Max.
Maggie: He is a great brother, even when he gets mad. He gets mad at me when I done something bad to him. But I still love him.
Who is Santa Clause?
Maggie: He gives us presents. He is St. Nickolas. He wants us to be good and get a present. We love him soooo much. He lives in the south pole.
I thought he lived in the North Pole?
Maggie: The north pole breaks because it is not strong ice and it starts to break down. The north pole is above the arctic circle. The south pole is Santa's pole and it is strong so people won't get hurt.
Where is the south pole?
Maggie: It is in Antarctica.
How does know if you are being good or bad?
Maggie: Well, because his elves tell him. He had elves all around and they are invisible. He comes and checks out the invisible elves. He can see us if the elves tell him to. And he can X us off or on the bad list.
What happens if you are bad?
Maggie: You get X'ed on the bad list. You don't get a present.
What does Santa do after Christmas is over?
Maggie: He goes for a little trip. He goes to the beach. He swims. He plays in the sand, and sometimes gives more presents out.

Quote of the day...from Max, of course.

While we were at church Max said, "Maggie has now had over six mints." I reassured him, "You have had at least six mints." Max defended himself, "But Maggie has had more. I have been calculating this."

An Evening With Max

Me: What should I ask you?
Max: What is a thousand plus a thousand?
Me: Sure, what is thousand plus a thousand?
Max: My knowledge is in my brain, the brain of a wise man, 2000. You can ask me what 4,000 plus 3,000 is because it is 7,000.
Me: How did you get to be so smart?
Max: By doing 28,000 math problems on kid planet. Twenty-eight thousand is a lot and I knew if I did that many, I would be rather smart.
Me: Well, did you have to go math class on kid planet?
Max: No, I just made my own math problems and went to work. I was the first one on kid planet to ever do math. People said it was only for humans, but I said it was for everyone. That was before my family became the royal family on kid planet. I would usually be the type that other kid planeters wouldn't do math with.
Me: Why wouldn't they do it with you?
Max: They said it was lame and just stupid kid planet drawings, which they do look like, but they really aren't. They are numbers. I am talented and I like to do art.
Me: Tell me some more about kid planet. Like what is the most interesting thing about kid planet?
Max: The most interesting thing is the great stone beast. Well, we do have one of the greatest museums ever. The first magnetic sword made out of a giant meteor that can attract iron objects.
Me: Is the sword located in the that museum?
Max: Yah, the Museum of Iro.
Me: What else could you tell me?
Max: We have a bug called the beetle tracker. The bounty hunters use it to track down people. It is pretty useful. Is that good information?
Me: What would I think was the most cool thing on kid planet?
Max: I have never told you about this mountain that was carved by the giant creature Romehome. Do you know how to spell Romehome? It is easy, just Rome plus Home. I can tell you about it.
Me: Why would I really like Romehome?
Max: He was the one who created the Milkyway galaxy. He's is pretty powerful and is made of stardust. I can't believe you are asking me about modern Kid Planet. This is interesting stuff, don't you think?
Me: Let's change the subject. What is the best part of earth life?
Max: Earth life? We are all born with a little baby pet dragon to protect us. That is really the best part.
Me: I haven't ever seen my pet dragon.
Max: For heaven sakes, you have forgotten about it. After you become a grown up about your age, you forget about it. It just disappears. I have spent many years learning about the history of dragons. Would you like to hear some of it?
Me: How about this... what is your favorite part of living with your family here on earth?
Max: My mom's great food. My brother, sisters, mom, dad, and all my friends. I really do know a lot of kid planet secrets.
Me: Yeah, what is your favorite time of day?
Max: On kid planet or on earth?
Me: One earth.
Max: Lunch time.
Me: Tell me why.
Max: Because whenever I eat I can remember the blessings of food that the great dragon put on this planet. Hey, what are we going to do if those two girls keep running around and distracting me???
Me: Thinking... What really goes on in that head of his???

Amazing!!!! Stupendous!!!!! We just won (well Max did) the contest for the world's worst school picture. I asked him what he was doing and he said he was trying not to blink. If I was an anal mother who took school pictures totally seriously (I should since my children never get any real pictures even though their dad is a real photographer) I would be livid, yes???? These were just too great to send back. We are going to have retakes, but will have to pay again since we just can't give these up. Shshsh, though, he is very sensitive. We won't break these out again... until, well, maybe his wedding.....

Yesteryear!

It has been 14 months since we lived at Primary Children's Hospital for 3 weeks. Max was amazing and we did have some fun along the way since we met some really fun and wonderful people. Max just charmed them all like he always does.




Caiti had a "goiter" from November 19, 2007 until January 14, 2008 to grow new skin to be grafter over her scar. Knarly, huh!!! She was so proud. She took photos each week when we went to the hospital for a "fill-up" of saline.





We are Dr. Kristen Carroll's biggest fans! She saved Caiti's foot... literally saved her from not having one! God bless her always!

Visiting Species

We came home from school on Thursday of last week to find a visitor in the back yard. Chewie was all sorts of excited as were Hannah, Max, and Maggie. After posing for a photo, the sweet thing walked over to the back fence, glanced back at the wildlife photographer (me), and then, in a single bound, over the fence she went! Hope she didn't dig up and snack on any tulip bulbs!

Happy Halloween!!!

We had a grand time celebrating the season with Halloween!!! Caiti as Beetle Juice?? Maggie was Belle, then Kitty-cat Belle, then Belle again. Hannah was Madeline and then Dracula's bride. Max, started as Indiana Jones and finished out as Indiana Jones (whew!). We did a fairly good job with the exterior decor; all of which stood up to rain and wind. We made a substantial sweep of the neighborhood and made it to three parties (one was our own!). Did you see what I saw... in Walmart... at Smith's... Target???? Christmas not only on top of Halloween and long before Thanksgiving, but even before the Halloween "stuff" went on sale for 50% off. What is with that?!?!?!