Kid Brains are cool

It has been a while since our last post. Lots has been going on, which I will get to later. But there has also been a flurry of silly thing the kids have been saying.

While riding bikes outside on a hot day.
Maria: Sam, your face is red.
Sam: Thats cause there's blood in it.

Running just a bit late to mass.
Maria (shouting): JESUS, don't worry, we're coming.

Going frequently to daily mass at a local church that is predominantly made up of senior citizens has made the kids very popular. They have gotten toys, candy, games, and most recently money ($1 each). While leaving mass the other day an old lady, who luckily a little hard of hearing, said to Maria: "What a beautiful girl you are!"
Joshua piped up: "How about, what a handsome boy I am?"
Sam smiled and asked: "How 'bout some money?"

a devil shirt?

Maria came running to Anna and said "Sam told me I am wearing a devil shirt!"
So Anna interviewed Sam:
Anna: "Sam, what kind of shirt is Maria wearing?"
Sam: "A duwrl shirt."

Oh, a Girl shirt...his pronunciation can be funny sometimes.

Two year olds say the funniest things

In case you haven't seen Sam in a while, he is turning out to be a sweet little kid with a great sense of humor. Yesterday Anna was asking him about boys and girls: Sam is Maria a boy of a girl?
Sam: Durl (girl).
Anna: Are you a boy or a girl?
Sam: Boy.
Anna: is Josh a boy or girl?
Sam: Boy.
Is Mommy a boy or a girl?
Sam (with a big grin): You're silly, you're a mommy.
Anna: is Dad a boy or a girl?
Sam (with a big smile): You're teasing, he's a daddy.

Sammy's explination

Yesterday Sam took the ice out of his glass and was playing with it at the table. It kept slipping out of his hands and he was trying to figure out why. Finally he said, " The ice is slippery because it is full of water."

Free Text Books

Here are the books that we are giving away for free.
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Knitted from the finest Truffela Tree

This my dear friends is a thneed, which nobody, Nobody, NOBODY needs.

(I think people in Japan have a lot of time on their hands) Wowie.

Anna's new look

Anna was growing her hair long so she could donate it to Locks of Love so that disadvantaged kids with cancer can get hairpieces during their treatment. So check out the difference:

Least Influential People

Helpless and forsaken

The other morning Maria was being dramatic and we were not bending to her wishes. So to get our sympathy she pretended to fall down the stairs (grunts and all). When she got to the bottom she saw that we were not running to her aid so she continued rolling in slow motion into the living room.
Maybe she'll be a stunt double when she grows up.

Not a good sign

After a meal, we were sharing ice cream together with the same spoon, Maria had a few bites and said, "I can't walk any more, stop giving me ice cream." 

...Because you have a gun.

The kids have been facinated by guns for the last few days. They have a couple of toy pistols that were given as gifts a while ago and these have recently been the toys of choice. Of course hands and fingers shaped like guns (accompanied by a loud bang) also work.

The kids also have a great desire to be protected. So the question was bound to come some day: "Dad, do you have a real gun?"

So I gave them the "this is dangerous and only dad can touch it" talk. But I told them that I do have a real gun locked up in the house to protect them if a bad guy was to try to hurt them.

Now I am all of a sudden the coolest and most inspiring person on the planet. This morning Maria was sitting on my lap cuddling in a blanket and she said, "I love you so much...because you have a gun." 

Funny Stories/sayings:

Samuel in worried voice "don't dink all of it"
Mom hands Samuel the glass to drink, he drinks, then proudly states "I dink all of it"

Maria in a sympathetic yet patronizing voice to Joshua "calm down, I'll take good care of you"

Samuel drops large bucket of markers onto kitchen floor then attempts to belly dive into them sending marker everywhere. 

Dinner conversation with a three year old:
Maria "are plankton persons?"
Mom "no, thery're creatures"
Maria "do plankton walk?"
Mom "no, I think they float"
Maria "in water?"
Mom "yes"
Maria "look I'm eating pizza just like plankton"
Mom "I don't think plankton eat pizza"
Maria "yes, they do, like this" (eats her pizza while making a fish face)

Sam loves sleeper pajamas, especially his red one. We call them bunny suits.  Last week we were explaininig to the kids that they were born without clothes on. A few days later Sammy states "when, I baby, I waya (wear) red bunny soot in mommy tummy".

Pick myself up

This morning Maria was commenting on how strong her daddy is, and that I can pick up little kids and big kids.
Maria: " You're big, you can pick up big kids and little kids. I'm little so I can pick up little kids."
Dad: "Oh"
Maria: "I'm little, I can pick myself up."
Dad: "Can you show me?"
First she So Maria sat down, put her hands under her thighs and lifted her legs off the ground.
Maria: "See daddy."

Almost everything...

Preface: Joshua does not like tomatoes, but like most wierd people who don't, he likes tomato sauces.

The story: Today during dinner Anna made a yummy crispy pizza, but it was covered in diced tomatos. Joshua looked at it and reminded her of his dislikes. Anna said, those are cooked tomatoes, they taste like spaghetti sauce.

Joshua tried a bite: "You're right mom! You do know EVERYTHING... about Pizza."

This little guy never assumed that his parents knew everything about everything. Even since he was a toddler he has always acted suprised when we have been right and he has been wrong.

It all makes sense

The popularity of first person shooter video games has been growing at a fast pace. I don't know if these violent video games are part a driving force behind recent senseless violence. But I do know that the government will NEVER outlaw these games. Is there a direction I am going with this? Yes.

Check out this video of the new robot/remotely driven military force and comment on if you think the government has an interest in the continued growth of video games. Do you think it is good or bad to use remote "controlled" fighting forces to do our fighting for us?

Deductive reasoning

This morning at breakfast Sam asked, "Dod made Pancakes?"
We tried the detailed answer that God made the things with which me make pancakes. But them he just repeated what he had said earlier, and we realized that it was not a question...he was making a statement: "GOD MADE PANCAKES."
"Yes, Sam, God made pancakes." He was happy with that reply.

After breakfast I asked Sam who made real clown fish. He didn't feel confident enough to answer. So I asked who made everything.
"Dod (God)." said Sam.
Then I asked again, "So who made real clown fish?"
"Dod." was the confident reply.

Alright! My little two year old is deducing right up their with Sherlock Holmes.

Narnia Quiz

Thanks to Alexis, of Love Life, for helping me discover my true self.

Punitive damages

Joshua has has some money in his piggy bank, but yesterday Maria acquired some pennies yesterday and Josh has been trying to get them from her ever since. This morning while making them breakfast I heard Joshua say.

"Maria I got hurt, so can I have your money?"

Hmmm, not such a great outlook to have.

Nightmares

Fish are Sam's favorite topic, and clown fish are the king as far as he is concerned. In fact the adorable 2 year old spends much of his time carrying around his toy clown ('cown") fish, talking about his clown fish, (losing his clown fish), and now we know that he dreams about it too.

Last night at 3:15 am Sam woke me and Anna up with his desperate cries.
Mom: "What is the matter Sam?"
Sam: "Cown fish, Josh broke my cown fish!"
Dad: "It's ok sam, you were just dreaming, your clown fish is on the counter."
Sam: "wimpers" and goes back to sleep.