Not Gross Anymore

From the back seat of my car, our two year old said, "Daddy, your car isn't gross anymore." "Not gross?" "Not anymore."

I didn't know it ever was gross.

We Can Put The Beds In The Car

Our two year old (27 months) to Mrs. Scott, two weeks after moving:

"I want to go to your house. I want to go to our old house. We can put the beds in the car."

Until You're Older

At the store my two oldest had this exchange:

4 yr. old: "Whoa! Lookit, lookit!"

Free sample vendor: "Aw, look at that, daddy"

8 yr. old: "What?"

4 yr. old: "That girl doesn't have any pants!" (she was wearing short denim shorts with a long t-shirt so it looked like she didn't have pants)

8 yr. old: "Yes, she did. She had shorts on. Besides, you're not supposed to see those things until you're older."

Kung Fu Gophers

Overhearing our four year old from the back seat:

"Gophers live under the back yard and dig to China where they do Kung Fu."

That's Weird

I was calling our new house from our old one, and there's a phone with built-in answering machine. Our four year old has never had experience with an answering machine. I left a message for the owner and he could hear my voice. He stared at it and answered, "That's weird."

Jammie Monster

Tonight, while changing our two year old into jammies, he called me the Jammie Monster.

Can You Spell "Superhero"?

On the way home from our almost eight year old's soccer game tonight, with best friend next door neighbor with us, Mrs. Scott started a verbal math and spelling flash card run. It was a fun way to help the kids out with their learning. What's 8 plus 7? How do you spell "water?"

It was a friendly form of competition between the two. Then our four year old chimed in with some great spelling questions. How do you spell "superhero?" How do you spell "owl?" and last, but certainly most telling, How do you spell "Lincecum?" It couldn't have been more perfect.