Halloween

Me: Hey, Eli.  Kiah and Anna are going to be fairies for Halloween, what do you want to be?
Eli: A boy fairy!
Me: A boy fairy? (I was a bit shocked because it was such a departure from Spiderman... not to mention I was trying to figure out what it meant to be a boy fairy)
Eli: Gotcha.  I want to be Spiderman (with a tone in his voice like there was no other option)

Are you my Buddy?

Luna: Seth is in your class again this year?
Eli: yes
Luna: Is he your buddy?
Eli: No, Seth is my friend. Jacob is my buddy.

You're Funny

Eli is one of the most ticklish kids I know.  He gets it from Chris.  Chris says he was even worse than Eli as a kid.  One day as I was lying down with Eli to make sure he would fall asleep for his nap.  As we were lying there I somehow accidentally tickled him.  He giggled.

Me: you are the most ticklish boy I know.
Eli: I'm not ticklish
Me: You're not?
Eli: No.  You and Daddy are just really funny.

As I proceeded to tickle him more he continued to tell me how funny I was and laugh hysterically.

looks like...

I heard Eli calling for me from the bathroom.

Eli: I don't have toilet paper.
I got some out for him
Me: Are you done with your log? (he had stood-up to get the tp and had left a a hefty product in the toilet.  I wanted to make sure he was done before he started bouncing around the room)
Eli: What log?
Me: Look in the toilet.
Eli: It's not a log.  It looks like ...uh...poop.

Too Big

We have been potty training Anna.  One day while Chris, Kiah, and Eli were at school I took Anna to the Park.  As we got home she wanted me to push her on the swings in our backyard.

Me: Not right now.  Mommy needs to go potty.
Annalise: You to o big.  It Anna Potty, not Mommy Potty.
Me: you are right.  Mommy has to go to the bathroom.  Anna can go on the potty.

Your Car is running

Chris needed a new battery in his car and Eli wanted to help him.  Chris decided to have the battery tested first.

The mechanic opened the hood of the car to test the battery.  Chris and Eli were standing right there.

Eli: Can I watch?

Mechanic: Do you have eyes?

Eli: Yes.

Mechanic: then you can watch.

It was determined that the battery needed to be replaced.

Eli: why does your car need a battery?

Chris: to help it run.

Eli: your car can't run, it doesn't have any legs.

Put a cork in it!

One night at the Dinner table:

Eli: Excuse me, I burped. (immediately after the announcement he passed some gas)

Luna: I think it came out the wrong end.

Eli: No, that was a toot.  My teacher says I have to call it a toot.

A few days later:

Eli had gas.  It was rather stinky.

Luna: Should I put a cork in your tooter?

Eli: No! I would explode!

Daddy

Luna: Do you want to be a daddy someday?
Eli: Yes
Luna: How many Babies are you going to have?
Eli: two
Luna: Boys or girls?
Eli: Boys
Luna: What are their names going to be?
Eli: One is Eli. The other is Rock, like Rock music!

Toot Toot!

I was reminded tonight of something Kiah used to say!

A long time ago, Kiah must have been 2 or 3.  Kiah was in the bathroom, trying to make use of the facilities.  She had been in there awhile, so I went to check on her.

Luna: Did you go poop?
Kiah: No, I just parted.

This is my Lucky Day

We had decided to borrow a few movies from the library.  When we got home the kids wanted to watch one.  They agree upon Nickelodeon The First Day of School.

Eli had this to say: "I haven't seen this in years!  This is my lucky Day!!"
I love that a 4 year hadn't seen something in years!  Actually, he had never seen it.

Cutest Girl

This morning I was helping Kiah get dressed for her last day of first grade.  I don't normally allow her to wear dresses.  Mainly because I hate the idea of her panties showing.  But since today was a half day and they wouldn't have lunch or recess, I went ahead and let her.

Kiah had been lamenting for the last week that she didn't want to go to school on the last day because all they were going to do was worksheets.  I found that hard to believe.  I knew her teacher, Mrs.Teale, would not have a day full of worksheets, especially the last day.  And doubly so, since she is moving and will never see these students anymore.  I kept telling Kiah she needed to go because she had already been absent from school a lot and she shouldn't worry because she would have fun.  The dress was also to help pump her up for the day.  After she got her dress on I told her she was "the cutest girl in first grade."  She smiled and went to school.

When I picked her up from school I gave Mrs. Teale a hug.  She really is one of the best teachers I have ever met!  I am so sad Eli and Annalise won't be able to have her as a teacher.  Mrs. Teale told me one last story about Kiah for the year.  Apparently while Kiah was at school she spoke with Mrs. Douglas, the assistant teacher in her classroom.

Kiah: My mom said I am the cutest girl in the first grade
Mrs. Douglas: You are one of them.
Kiah: Who's the other one?

It isn't nice to Point!

Kiah: (to Chris) you are bald.
Chris: I know.  Kiah, it isn't very nice to point that out about people.
Kiah: I wasn't pointing!

Like mother Like Son

We were all in the van driving somewhere.

Kiah: Where are we going?

Eli: Crazy

Mock Pecan Pie

At a recent progressive dinner I was asked to provide dessert.  I had been wanting to make a Mock Pecan Pie recipe I found.  So I did.  it used pinto beans instead of pecans.  So the day before I cooked the beans and made the crust.  But the day of the event I had a meeting right before the dinner, so I had Chris make the pie.  I mentioned to him that he would need to measure out the beans and make the filling.  Apparently he didn't hear me because he used all the beans.  Probably at least double what it should have been.  The pie tasted fine, it was just a bit dry.  In the car on the way home we had this conversation

Luna:  So the pie was pretty good, don't you think?
Chris: I didn't try any.
Luna: Why not?  You have to try at least a bite when we get home.
Chris: I don't like pecan pie.
Luna: I am surprised by that, since you like German Chocolate Cake.
Chris: I don't like pie....except pumpkin, and chocolate.
            ....and coconut        
           ....and key lime
           ....and banana cream
By this point I was laughing so hard!

Siblings

Kiah: Are we ever going to have another baby?
Luna: I don't know.  Do you want to have another baby?
Kiah: yes
Luna: Do you want a brother or a sister? Or a puppy?
Kiah: which one do you think I should pick?
Luna: I don't know which one you want.
Kiah: I don't know, this is hard.
Luna: go ask your dad.
        (I mean, I shouldn't be the only one to enjoy these funny little conversations)
       Kiah comes back.
Kiah: in her best pouty voice He said a brother..... or a sister.  I really wanted a puppy.

Drug Allergies

Quite some time ago a house a few blocks from us blew-up.  Some people (grown children of the home owner) were trying to cook some meth and, well, they did it wrong and ka-boom!  I actually remember hearing... but it wasn't too loud because it is a little ways away.  It really is a sad story.

Anyway, the house still sits in burnt shambles.  Every once in awhile we drive past it.  The other day Kiah asked what had happened to the house.  I began to explain that some people addicted to drugs made some bad choices and caused an explosion.  I was trying my best to explain what it means to be addicted to drugs but keep it simple and age appropriate.  She seemed to understand and was satisfied with my answer.

About 5 minutes later Kiah asked, "how are they allergic to rugs?"  It took me a minute to figure out what she was talking about.  Apparently addicted to drugs was not a term in her lexicon.  Her little search engine, just like Google, apparently asked "did you mean: allergic to rugs"