What did you say?

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I've been writing down some of the more amusing things the kids have been saying lately. They often leave me speechless. Here they are in no particular order.

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Sophia: Mommy it sound's like the human-midifier is making some noise.

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Sophia: Mommy why are we waked up?
Me: What?
Sophia: Why are we waked up if it's not spring yet?

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Me: Oh your feet are cold!
Sophia: Yes they are cold, I know that mommy.

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Ethan (to Sophia): Don't touch it! I'm butching it. I'm butching the beef. (It was orange playdough and he was "butching" his "beef" with a spoon.)

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Me (to Ethan standing on the back step without a coat with Isaiah right behind him also without a coat on a day when the predicted high temp was 20 degrees): Get back in here! Are you nuts?
Ethan: Yes, I am.

Note to self, do not ask rhetorical questions of children.

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Sophia (upon discovering that the seed tray that the kids had effectively turned into a sensory table was gone from its usual spot): Oh man! How am I supposed to play in the dirt all day now?

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Isaiah (usually 30 seconds to a minute after someone says goodbye to him, said in a soft sing song voice): Bye bye! See you later!
Sometimes he also remembers to wave.

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Isaiah (singing during the singing part of our church service): Head, shoulders, knees, and toes. Eyes, ears, mouth, nose. Head, shoulders, knees, and toes. Knees and toes.

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Isaiah (while putting on his boots to go outside despite wearing only a sweatshirt and underwear): Shoes Isaiah.

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Me: Are you eating my cinnamon stick?
Ethan: I'm smelling it too!

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Isaiah: I AM THAT HERO! (in spoken and sign language!)

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Ethan: Undamage it! (after being told by hubby that he had damaged a toy.)

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Sophia: Mommy I have super baby powers!
Me: Super baby powers?
Sophia: Uh huh. Super baby powers in my purple pajamas!

Comments

  1. DiscoshamanMarch 30, 2008 10:43 AM

    *LOLOL* Oh, you really capture the delight of childhood. . . I wish I had done better at journalling / blogging / remembering all the things my kids have said.

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  2. TulipGirlMarch 30, 2008 10:44 AM

    Errrr. . . that was me.

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  3. Amy RidenourMarch 31, 2008 12:13 AM

    Indulge me with one a got a chuckle of from my kids today:

    Child 1, upon seeing a word she did not know: What's 'physics'?

    Child 2: It's a kind of yogurt.

    ReplyDelete

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