Kids say...

[rainbabies]

me: "you guys better work together if you want to go outside." (cleaning up toys)

ds: "you cant delegate me!!!"

I told her it sounded like marathon homilies on the Catholic channel (she and my grandmother watch that when they aren't watching their telenovelas).

That's hillarious! It could be that, or a visit from the IL's.

Sylvia -- delegate! that's a $5 word for a 3 year old. Nice job mom!

I often tell the boys not to antagonize each other. Well before he could say the word (probably around 2.5 or 3), Jacob would poke Quinn and say "tagonize! tagonize! tagonize!"

Quinn was just talking about some digimon or power ranger thing. He said they fight b/c they have

"eminies" (enemies)

dh & I laughed and repeated it the way he said it. then he said

"no - wait - it's because they have nemisis-es"

I'd say that's a $5 word for a 4 year old!

DD1 told me she really wanted a "pissin' cup" for her birthday. (For all you fans of the movie CARS, she meant a Piston cup!)

We went over the Ambassador bridge into Canada several weeks ago with my folks, and my son did not like the experience. He told my parents later, "I never go over the Bastard bridge again!"

[poky]

In the "awww" category rather than :

A friend's 1.5yo approached him one morning and said "Daddy! Cute you are!" Turns out it was not a chanelling yoda moment, mom had told the kid to "show daddy how cute you are".

[Phoebe]

DD#2 asked when DH would be home tonight. After dinner I replied. DD#1 said, "I like it when he comes around".

Quinn at the dinner table looking at the solar system placemat:

"This is the earth. We live on it. If it gets destroyed, we'll have to move. "

Oh Quinn.

Yesterday in Target, Anna pointed out the "Hello Talkies" (walkie talkies) to me.

Kids started school today and last night they were going nuts. DH and I had our hands full with something so one of asked Anna to go tell Bryn to turn down her volume. She didn't move an inch and yelled: BRYN BE QUIET!!!! :thud:

She has modified the "Skid a ma rink a dink a dink" song. Instead of "I love you in the evening underneath the silvery moon" it is... ...."I love all the people all niiiiiiiight loooooooooong". To her it means just what she says but I'm sure some people wonder.

My sister called me today with this one:

My niece (4) burped loudly at the table in a restaurant today. It took my sister by surprise, and she laughed. (Mistake #1!) All the way home, DN thought it was funny to repeat the burping. Finally sis told her, "You never hear Cinderella burping, so you shouldn't either." DN was quiet for a long time. Finally she told sis, "You're right! Cinderella doesn't burp. But, I like her anyway."

[Vanquisher]

Exchange between DD and DH.

DD pulls up her shirt. "This is my belly."
"Yes, and it's a cute belly."
"It's little." She pulls her shirt up higher. "My boobs are little too." Yes, she poked at them while saying this.

This morning my DS said, "MOOOOOOOM?!!"
"What?"
Mom, I was just eating breakfast..."
"And, what?"
"I was just eating breakfast, and I bit really hard and it made my tooth loose."
"Is it a permanent tooth?"
"No, it's a baby one."
"Okay then."
"But, it hurts!"
"It'll stop."
"It wasn't even loose before."
"What were you doing?"
"I was just eating my sausage biscuit, and it knocked it loose!"

I'm thinking, "damn, what kind of maniacal chewing is going on in there," and "did you microwave that thing for 10 minutes or something?"

Anyway, 10 minutes later..."Mom, the tooth came out."

Anna has been just cracking me up.

Since we read Skippyjon Jones all the time she has started calling me Miss Mommy-britches.

Last night she was in the bathroom and called out, "I did a double!". I stuck my head in the door to clarify and she said, "I peed AND pooped! It's a double!"

that child is definitely related to you Lily.

And I hope Anna keeps you in line Miss Mommy Britches.

[Vanquisher]

DS yesterday: "The [air quotes with fingers] 'tooth fairy' forgot to stop by again."

Yes, he totally used the finger air quotes.

I suck. I don't know why I even bother with the pretense anymore. I should just hand him a couple of bucks. Instead, I said, "The tooth fairy told me she's broke."

Heidi - the tooth fairy forgot to come here for DD1 last night, too. What is up with that witch???

Yesterday when we were leaving to go pick up the older kids from school...

Kate-Kelly: I'll close my seatbelt straps by myself.

Me: Okay.

Kate-Kelly: You say "yes ma'am" to me.