Audie says...::black and white edition::

A couple summers ago I was given a bag of my Grandpa's photographs. And, by bag, I mean a plastic grocery sack, with random pictures, most of the bent and stuck together from being wet at some point.
I have intentions of going through them, straightening them up, and putting the prints in a mini album of some sort. I have heard rumors that there are more pictures somewhere...and more slides somewhere...It would be cool to get a hold of those and get those in a book as well.

Today while I was putting some things way on a closet shelf, the bag of pics fell on my head. I thought I'd take a look through them. Looking through the pictures caused my creative endorphins to get going! This is why I love photography! And, why I have come to love black and white images-- It inspires me to get out my camera and take pictures-- but also get them printed on paper- so it actually becomes a photograph! There are so many pictures that tell a story, and put history in your hands. I will have to share some of the other photographs with you in another post, but for now, share something that Audie said.

Audie came into where I was going through the pictures and was looking through them. I was explaining to her that most of the pictures were of her Great-Grandpa Gordon while he was a missionary in Africa. Upon looking at the picture above,(I'm guessing the pic is of my aunts, Beth and Marcia) Audie said, "I bet these are Africans! Because they don't have any shoes on."

I love that she doesn't see skin color yet- (Granted, this is a black and white picture). But I don't love the quickness to a stereotype (Even though it was a funny thought)!

Audie Says

Audie: "Mom, was there a Mrs. Jesus?"

Audie Says...

Rewind to several months back, at the dinner table.
Matt told the girls if you hold your nose when you eat your vegetables, you can't taste them.

 So, yesterday afternoon, I made the girls fruit smoothies for a snack.

About halfway through the smoothie, Audie says, "Hey mom, plug your nose and take a drink of the smoothie."
So I did.

"Can you taste it when you plug your nose?"
to which I replied, "I sorta can."

Then, with squinted eyes, like a detective, she said, "So.....dad lied"

Audie says...

A house around the corner has a dog that barks ferociously when we pass by it walking or riding our bikes.

I'm not sure if Matt told Audie once the dog might eat her, or if she came to her own conclusion that the fence between her and the dog kept her from an attack, however...

Last night when on a bike ride passing by the fence, Audie said, (to the dog)

"No lunch today!!!!" and laughed her infamous laugh.

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Audie says

This morning Selah farted.
Audie: "Not cool, Selah."

Don't forget Zona

This morning Corinne must have woken up on the wrong side of the bed. She was in a bad mood from the moment she stepped out of her bedroom door. She was mad at the world and there wasn't anything that was changing that.

When i asked her why she was mad, she said she didn't like Audra anymore and she wanted to get rid of her.
Then she added, "and i want to get rid of mom! And I want to get rid of dad! And I want to get rid of Audra! And I want to get rid of Selah!"

And Audie, completely unphased by the whole thing calmly adds, "don't forget zona!"