Overheard over the monitor after the boys woke up from their afternoon nap:
Jimmy: “Mommy’s here.”
Danny: “I know.”
Jimmy: “I know more than you.”
Danny: “I know.”
Jimmy: “But I know more than you.”
Danny: “Why?”
Jimmy: “Because I said so!”
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Dad, discussing the boys’ reluctance to do watersports: “Danny, are you a wuss?”
Danny: “No. Dibby (Jimmy) wuss.”
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Susie: “Hey Mom, this fly’s a Christian! It was on your Bible!”
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I was singing a silly song to Danny to encourage him in his efforts to put on his pants by himself. I kept singing, “Find your foot! Find your foot!” and I burst out in a happy “Hooray!” when his little foot finally popped out the bottom of his pajama pants. Jimmy looked soberly at me and informed me, “That’s not very exciting.”
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While eating out with the kids, I got frustrated when I noticed that several of the kids had once again spilled dinner on their clothes in such a way that I was going to have difficulty removing the stains. I went on and on about how tired I was of having to buy new clothes to replace their stained clothes. When I finally ended my tirade, Susie commented, “Toys are not as stainable. You should buy more toys and not clothes.”
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Becky, referring to the swimming pool at swim class: “I know this pool like the top of my chin.”
Cherish these funny phrases. My 11 yr old now finds a need to correct everyone’s grammar.
Those kids are pretty smart. They Must take after their Grandmother !