I haven’t done a Things My Kids Said post since February—which is kind of ridiculous considering the fact that my kids regularly say absolutely hilarious (and absurd) things.

Ellie is particularly funny these days (both on purpose and accidentally), as you’ll be able to see from the ten random thoughts I collected from her over the last month or so…

There has been a whooooole lot of togetherness this winter with all of the snow we’ve been getting here in the northeast. I’m pretty sure we haven’t had a full week of school since before the holidays (this is one of those times when I could really use the wide-eyed emoji).

But all of that togetherness has meant some pretty funny conversations with the girls. I’ve been tucking away the things that crack me up so I could pull out another edition of Things My Kids Said when I need it most—like when a snowstorm threatens to turn a four-day weekend into a mini-break (I could use another one of those wide-eyed emojis right now).

We had so much fun the last time we did a contest with LittleHoots, I had to team up with them again to do another one in time for the holidays.

There’s nothing like the hilarious (or really sweet) outbursts of a kid to pull you out of a stressed tailspin and plant you firmly back in the moment. I don’t know about you, but I could use a good dose of  that right now in the middle of the holiday madness.

And this time you can win a canvas and an ornament!