overheard ...

T: You broke it. 

E: I know that. But I don't know how to fix it. 

T: That's 'cause you aren't a fairy.

Yesterday was my BIRTHDAY!!!! WooHoo!!! The kids are at Grandma's. I slept until 1130am today. S gave me a beautiful new watch.

Some more kidisms:

TA: Mommy, when I grow up I want to be imaginary.
C: You can't be imaginary, you are a real boy.
TA: No. Imaginary - a person that tells people about God and Jesus and stuff.
C: Oh - a missionary.
TA: Yeah. A missionary. Or I don't know. I have a lot of good plans for when I grow up.

C: EQ can I braid your hair? (she hates having her hair brushed!)
EQ: Ummm....Ummmm....
C: You can wear two bows...
EQ: Ummm...two bows? OK.

Oh if only it was always os easy to convince her to do things!

Thursday conversations...

TA: Mommy, I walked around the flagpole. We said the Pledge of Allegiance because the bad guys killed the other people. Can you tell me more about it?

C & S: The bad guys stole an airplane and crashed it into buildings and broke the airplane and the buildings.

TA: Where was I?

C & S: You weren't born yet.

TA: One plane broke here, right? What did God say to the bad guys?

C & S: We don't know. I am sure He said something. You can ask Him one day.

....how a 5 year old sees 9/11....

EQ: Can I cook dinner?
S: NO.
EQ: Mommy, Daddy said no. I don't yike dat! (complete with frump!)

C: Where are we going on vacation:
TA & EQ: Vegas Baby!

TA: I don't want to go to sleep. It's boring.

(One of my favorites - wearing sloppy house clothes with hair just up out of my face)
TA: Mommy, you're beautiful. (it melts me every time!)

Where has the time gone? We have been spending evenings in the pool which is wonderful. Both kids are turning into water bugs. Even EQ will now get her face wet and TA can almost float! This weekend we went to PA for Father's day with S's mom and grandfather and a cousin's birthday. (J is 1 month older than TA) Yesterday we went to the pool at S's cousins place. When we returned home last night, we realized that both S and myself were a bit sunburned. EQ also has some spots on her arms where the sleeves of her suit rode up after applying sunblock. We felt awful!

Then TA said, "I'm just plain." Yep - he is plain vanilla. :-)

Happy Father's Day to all out there

continuation of previous conversation while walking to the playground to watch a backhoe work:

TA: Mommy, how does the baby get out of the Mommy's belly?
Me: That is a conversation for another time sweetie.
TA: Does it crawl out of her mouth?

Two recent conversations with TA (4y 8 months):
TA: Is Jesus God?
Me: Yes.
TA: Is the Holy Spirit God?
Me: Yes.
TA: Are they all God and theirselves?
Me: Yes.
TA: So God is 3 people and 1 person?
Me: Yes.
TA: Are they in heaven and in our hearts?
Me: Yes they are.
TA: Oh. OK.
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(I was driving during this conversation)
TA: Mommy, did you know that babies grow in the Mommy's bellies?
Me: Where did you hear that?
TA: Daddy whispered it to me.
Me: No. Where did you really hear it?
TA: One of my teachers has a baby growing in her belly. I grew in your belly, right Mommy?
Me: No. You are from China.
TA: Oh. So I grew in your belly, went to China, and then you and daddy came to get me.
Me: Well, not exactly. You grew in a different Mommy's belly in China, but she knew she couldn't take care of you so she made sure you had a Mommy who could.
TA: I didn't grow in Daddy's belly?
Me: No. Only Mommys have babies grow in their bellies. Daddys can't.
TA: Why?
Me: That's the way God made us.
TA: Does EQ have a baby in her belly?
Me: No. She's too little. Only big people can have babies in their bellies.
TA: What if I want a baby in my belly one day?
Me: (Trying not to laugh) Sorry sweetie. You can't. That's the way God made us.
TA: OK. But I can still be a Daddy when I grow up!
Me: Absolutely.

Saturday while making crafts at Granny's:

C: How old does TA need to be to got o Camp Granny?
Granny: Hmmm...5 I think.
TA: What's Camp Granny?
C: It's when you come to Granny and Pa's for a week all by yourself.
TA (with chin in hands): But, how will I get here? I can't drive.


Sunday while getting ready to hit the road:

TA: What's that? (pointing to the bags on the counter)
Granny: That's popcorn for the car.
TA: I didn't know the car used popcorn to go.


Poor EQ was feeling too puny to participate. Photos soon!!! (I promise!!!)

TA: I'm getting big.
C: Oh? How do you know?
TA: I'm getting hair like Daddy on my body. (and then he told us where Daddy has hair...won't write that. Use your imagination!)

I thought boys weren't obsessed with body hair until they hit puberty!!!!!

Sitting at the table eating dinner, EQ was being shown photos for an upcoming eye exam. One of the pictures is a duck. She says du-y. Then says "mon-y" "oo-oo-oo-oo-ah-ah-ah-ah" complete with monkey motions. We lost it!

During our recent trip to WDW, we were all eating breakfast. TA says, "Mom." I looked at him since when he calls me this it is usually something interesting - "Yes, Tom." His reply, "Pa's the man." Pa wears the title with pride - he earned it from a very reliable source! :)

TAisms: We were eating at Chili's tonight, sitting in a booth. TA was snuggled up next to his daddy trying to keep warm. Then he looked up and said,

"I'm going to squeeze you like ketchup on a hotdog!"

TA is visiting his grandparents for several days. They went to church this morning (Palm Sunday) and TA went up front for the children's sermon. This is what happened next, as told by grandpa:

All the kids are sitting up front.
Pastor asked: "Does anyone know why Jesus suffered?"
TA answered: "To die for our sins."

Apparently the church was stunned. I think I will keep him in Awana next year!

Hope your Holy Week is amazing!
C