Kid Quotes

"Daddy's a good worker." - After seeing Adam aerating the lawn 11/3/12

"It's nighttime?  I thought it was Christmastime." - Coming out of Macy's department store in November 11/3/12

"I love having new hands!" - After having sticky, dirty hands wiped clean with wipes at the end of the day 11/1/12

"I wanna go to the Mall of the Dunes!"  - After hearing Adam call Southcenter Mall the "Mall of Doom" 11/3/12

I sang Holly "Silent Night" at bedtime, and after the last line of "sleep in heavenly peace," she got concerned and said, "Noooo, sleep in beds!"  So I said, "Sleep in heavenly peace just means to go to sleep and feel happy and good."  And she paused and said, "But...you're supposed to sleep in beds.  That makes you feel happy!"11/4/12

"Wow, that smells lots-a great!" referring to peach-cinnamon wonton filling.  11/5/12

"Oh dear, I think...it's not going so well."  She was watching Ben's negative reaction to the taste of his baby food. 11/5/12

"These...just doesn't taste very well."  Referring to the packaged apple slices in a McDonald's Happy Meal  11/5/12

"The doctor said I can't sleep in heavenly peace because I have a sick-a-ness."  The Silent Night confusion continues...  11/7/12

Mom: "I'm sorry you're feeling so bad, sweetie."
Holly: "That's ok, Mama. I will get better. Don't worry."
During croup and fever, 11/8/12

"Mom, are you feeling better?"
"No, I'm still feeling pretty bad."
"Grammie--your mom--she can take care of you.  Your mom will help you feel better!" 11/16/12

Holly: "Tinkle's coming! I need to go potty."
Mom:  "Ok, run, go quick!"
Holly: "Hmm, maybe..." (Climbs up to sit at the kitchen table) "If I sit down, the tinkle won't come out..."
Dad: "Come on, quick--I'll go with you.  I'll go potty too, and then you can go."
Holly: "Ok.  I'll turn on the fan...for the big stink."
11/16/12

"No, I don't wanna have a baby!"  After Daddy stuffed a toy ball in her shirt while playing.  11/17/12

"Silent night, holy night....always night, always bright..."  12/12

"Do you know anything....about....anything?"  The question was posed to our home teachers. 12/9/12

"I see Bethlehem!  Would you tell me the story of Bethlehem?"  She saw an illustration of Bethlehem on a Christmas card.  12/13/12

"Mom, do you understand...that graham crackers are what I want to eat?" After her grandma told her she had to ask me before she had a cracker.  12/22/12

"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose...and if you ever saw it, you would even say it blows."  12/17/12

"Hey, Baby Ben!  He said he doesn't have to go to work tomorrow, he's gonna stay here!!" Joyously, just as Adam was leaving for work on Friday morning.  1/25/13

Holly: "What's your dad's name?"
Woman in a store: "His name is Cliff."
Mom: "How come you want to ask everyone what their dad's name is?"
Holly: "Well...I'm just gonna ask all the strangers that now."  1/23/13

Mom: "Holly, can you do a job for me and take this box out to the recycling?"
Holly: "Well...Dad, can you do this job for me and take this box out to the recycling?" 1/25/13

"Wha' you said?"  Heard several times a day.  1/13