Wednesday, September 21, 2011

PowerPoint

Me - "What did you girls do at school today?"
Lily (age 8 1/2) - "I finished my PowerPoint."
Ella (age almost 7) - "What's a PowerPoint?"
Lily - "It's something about something that you do for something."
Ella - "..."
Lily - "Mine was about penguins."

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Is That So?

Ella (age almost 7) - "This meat sauce could use more sauce. I mean, it's good and all, but..."
Me - "And you could use less sass."
Ella - "It's part of my charm."

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Good Morning?

Me - "Hi! Good morning, Lukey!"
Luke (age 4) - "Hi."

Luke continues to stand in front of me and stare.

Me - "Hi."
Luke - "Us already did that."
Me - "What?"
Luke - "That 'hi' thing."
Me - "..."

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Pigskin Pigout

Lily (age 8 1/2) - "Man, I love football. I mean, really love it."
Me - "Oh, yeah?"
Lily - "Yes. I don't understand it. And I don't know who plays it. And I don't know the rules."
Me - "..."
Lily - "But the food is great!"

Friday, September 9, 2011

Even Babies Know

Sophie (age 2) - "Dat Ella too loud!!!!"

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

News to Me

Me - "Where's Daddy?"
Sophie (age 2) - "Ah Ghan Tan!"
Me - "What's he doing there?"
Sophie - "Shopping!"

Friday, September 2, 2011

Too Many Girls

Luke (age 4) - "Daddies have babies."
Me - "No, Mommies have the babies."
Luke - "But Daddies have babies, too. That's why dey are Daddies."
Me - "Oh, yes, they do. But all babies grow in Mommies' tummies."
Luke - "Oh, ok."
Five second pause
Luke - "You grow me a brudder? I need a brudder."
Me - "Umm, no."
Five second pause
Luke - "Peese?"
Luke - "He can seep in my woom wif me. I need a baby. But not a girl one."

Shoe Love is True Love

Lily (age 8 1/2) - "Why are shoes so important to teen girls???"
Ella - (age almost 7) - "Uh, because they don't want to get their feet dirty?"