Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Overheard

It is normal for kids to have imaginary friends. My kids are not normal.

Grant has an imaginary teacher. He is longing to be big, to go to school and ride the bus and play soccer, just like sissy. So he made it up. He loves his teacher and his school, and he tells us all about him and the conversations they have.

"I have a car with 3 big big big green wheels and my teacher say he likes it!"

"My teacher brother's baby have a big big big soccer shirt. Yeah, a long one."

And at the dinner table, after Grant spilled his milk and was cleaning it up, he told us this wonderful nugget of information:

"My teacher loves me spilling with my milk."

"Grant, your teacher does not love you spilling your milk."

"My teacher do!!" he exclaimed, very serious and sure.

Well OK then.

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Emma has been into telling knock-knock jokes.

"Knock-Knock."

"Who's there?"

"Interrupting cow."

"Interrupti..." "MOOO!!"


"Knock-knock."

"Who's there?"

"Orange."

"Orange who?"

"Knock-knock."

"Who's there?"

"Orange."

"Orange who?"

"Knock-knock."

"Who's there?"

"Orange."

"Orange who?"

"Knock knock."

"Who's there?"

"Banana."

"Banana who?"

"Orange you... uh... (you can see the wheels turning in her head. She suddenly realized, I was supposed to start with banana! Quick, fix this!) orange... ummm... banana aren't you glad I didn't say orange?"

Good save, baby!

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I have been writing down some of the random things I have been saying to the kids, since I will want to blackmail the kids later remember these fond times.

"Please take the fork out of your mouth while you are coughing."

"Hey, turn around and face the urinal. You may not pee on your brother's leg."

"You may not lick the milk off the table. Daddy is getting you a rag, clean it up that way."

"Please don't suck the milk out of the rag. That's nasty."

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Drew is becoming more adept at talking and communicating. He is actually saying no (which sounds like "oh") and shaking his head to go along with it.

The problem?

That actually means yes.

This morning he saw a banana on the kitchen island. He did his typical routine, asking politely for the banana by pointing to it and saying "Ack! Ack! Ack!" and jumping up and down. I held it up, which made him giggle with excitement and anticipation. Then I asked, "Drew, do you want a banana?"

To which he replied, "oh, oh, oh, oh!" while shaking his head back and forth and reaching up for the banana, grinning the whole time.

Is it bad that I don't want to correct him, since it is so darn funny?

3 comments:

DJan said...

Tiff, your kids will keep you entertained for YEARS, it looks like. And me, too! These are just too too adorable.

Snow Mommy said...

You will have to get Drew on video with his oh oh oh's.

Whitney Lee said...

Oh no, enjoy it as long as possible. He'll say yes soon enough and it won't be nearly as cute! I was actually sad when my daughter learned to say thank you (instead of Gitz).

This post is hilarious. It's amazing what comes out of your mouth when you're a parent, isn't it?