Eating Out

"We're going to Taco Banana?"

Questions of Priorities

"Mom, what's the best thing that's ever happened to you... besides having us?"

I Told You So

DDs 6 & 4 were eager to go outside and run around after church today.  I knew that the temps were going to be near 100 degrees, so I said, "I think it's too hot."  They insisted and I finally acquiesced.  About 2 minutes later, they both returned, red-faced and sweaty.  DD6 walked up to me and said, "Don't say it; don't say it!"

The Deep End of the Ocean

We were watching Gulliver's Travels with the family, and Gulliver was traveling in his boat across the ocean.  DD4 leaned over to me and whispered, "Is he in the deep end yet?"

Science Lesson

DD4 (while patting my pregnant belly again): "Will this baby come out with a diaper on?" 

Me: "No, we'll have to put a diaper on him." 

DD4 (with a smirk): "So, we'll see his privates?"

New Brother

DD4 (while patting my pregnant belly): "Will this brother be mean when he gets bigger?"

Living Life

"I don't like going to sleep at night; that's TEN HOURS of life I miss!" (DD6)

Categorization

DS10:  Mom, I know how to judge people as geometric shapes. You know, people who always have to make their point... they're triangles. People who have no point at all are circles.

Me:  So what are you?

DS10 (said with certainty):  I'm a triangle.

Me:  And what am I?

DS10:  I think you're a ... circle.

Me:  And Dad?

DS10: (long pause)... Well, you know him better than I do!

Me:  Are there other shapes as well, like rectangles or octagons?

DS10:  Nope.  Just circles and triangles!

Pretending

DD4: Can you pretend to be my mom? 

Me (her Mom): Sure. 

DD4: I'll call you Mom; you can call me Lily Sunshine.

Track Lessons

DD4 came inside crying about the injustice of her older siblings. 

"We were playing relay, and he took the stick right out of my hand!" 

Perhaps she needed a bit more explanation before the race began.

Like An Old Joke

DD4: "What does 'repeat' mean?" 

Me: "Say it again." 

DD4 (with more emphasis and clarity): "What does 'REPEAT' mean?"

Names

"Mom, why didn't you name me Lily Sunshine?" 

I have to admit, I didn't ever consider that combo.

Teaching Moment

I felt compelled to interrupt when I heard DD4's sentence begin with, "When I have a booger that is too yucky to put in my mouth..." It seemed like a good teaching moment.

Latin Lessons

DD11 was telling me about one of the songs they are singing in choir. She said, "It's just a bunch of gibberish, weird sounding nonsense words, but it's so pretty!" 

As she recited the "gibberish," I realized it was actually Latin.

New Baby

When asked if she wants the new baby to be a boy or a girl, DD5 responded, "I really want a DOG!"