Max is officially smarter than I am.

A few days ago we were driving and we passed a big bus. I said, “Max look at that bus! There's lots of kids in that bus.” Then Max said, “Lots of kids? Are there any daddies on that bus?” and I said, “No. Just kids.” Max replied, “Is a kid driving that bus?”

Then today I was baking some cupcakes for my neighbor. Max asked me if the stove was on and I said "Yes." He asked me a few more times and I said "Yes" every time. (I realized later he was giving me the opportunity to think about my answer.) Then he said, "Mom, it's not the stove, it's the oven."

Diego on being sick

Last week Diego got a mosquito bite on his shin. A few days later his entire lower leg was swollen, from his knee halfway down his foot. Joe and I were talking about it, and were a little worried, so we decided I should call "ask a nurse". Diego picked up on it, and kept reminding me to call. While I was on the phone he asked, "Mommy, I'm sick huh, my leg is sick huh?" As soon as I hung up with the nurse Diego said "Ok, now we have to get popsicles and drinks and everysing." As soon as I was able to stop laughing I explained that because it's his leg that's sick, and he doesn't need his leg to swallow, he can still eat normal stuff. Poor kid, he was so excited to be sick! He did get a lot of attention and treats anyway, of course.

Other Diego abbreviations

Diego loves strawb's on his cereal. And he loves to drink roob (root beer).

Max's sense of humor

Today we were in the car and Ella was wearing Max's sweatshirt so it was really big and her arms were way inside the sleeves. Ella had been sleeping, and then when she woke up, Max looked at her and said, “Ella Bobby! You lost your arm! You're never going to see it again!”

hip little guy

Diego likes to shorten words lately, I guess he's picked up on how we do that sometimes. His latest is fragile. He just told me (while playing with his monster trucks) "I have to tell Xan these are frag (fraj), so we don't break them."

Cory's attempt at sex ed.

A couple of nights ago, I was putting Max to bed and he said, “Mom, you're a nut.” I kind of laughed and said, “Yah. I'm a nut.” Then Max said, “Mommy's a nut and Daddy's a bolt.” Cory and Max had been working on our fence gate earlier that day so I guess Cory saw it as a good teaching opportunity.

Spotty the Dog

Kai likes to pretend he's a dog and his name is Spotty the Dog. Sometimes he's "Spotty the meeny miney (aka teeny tiny) dog just this big" (holding his fingers up about a half inch apart). When he talks he'll say, "this is how I say, 'I want to go hiking today: woof woof (in a high-pitched voice)'". He does this for everything he says when he's a dog. ("this is how I say, 'I want some Little Einsteins cereal in the family room with no milk: woof woof woof woof' . . . this is how I say thanks, 'woof'").

Yesterday, he was being a dog and I told him it was time to go and to get some shoes on. He came crawling out of his room with his shoes on and with another pair of shoes on his hands. Carter likes to imitate him and be a dog too, so he got out a pair of "front paw shoes" and crawled around too. It's always nice when they play well together.

Be careful what you say

Xander was playing peek-a-boo with Cailia on our bed and he was hiding under a blanket when she climbed on top of him. He pulled the blanket down and said "whoa, Cailia! You scared the crap out of me!"

Xander's latest phrase he keeps saying is "What the" or "what the heck!" Barb, the first one reminds me of Jen Minnich :)

A few more Xander stories

A few days ago Xander and I were outside painting (I'm painting a shelf for Cailia and he likes to help by painting the cardboard I'm using to protect the garage floor and getting paint all over both of us). He went over on the lawn to play and dig in the dirt, but then the sprinklers came on, which he is terrified of. He started screaming as loud as he could and tried to run to get out of them, but he couldn't see much because of all the water, so he ended up running through the longest way possible. He also lost his flip flop half way through and had to go back to get it (another thing he flips out about), so by the time he finally got out of the sprinklers, he had water pouring down his head into his face and he was soaked! And very upset about it. Jeff ran outside thinking he'd been hurt, then when he saw how wet he was he quickly figured out what happened and started laughing. It was really sad, but cute too, and I think he's actually a little less scared of sprinklers now.

For some reason, Xander gets wedgies all the time, especially in his carseat. He calls the weegies though, so now we do too so he doesn't learn the right way cuz I love that. Lately though he's been shortening it, and every once in a while he'll yell from the back seat "I have a weege!" Jeff and I are usually laughing too hard to help him.

What some of us would like to hide

The other day we were talking about camouflage and Kai said, "If I wear camouflage underwear then no one will notice it's a bum, right?"

Funny Danny story...

...from last year. (I was hoping Liz would post it, but she hasn't yet and it's too good to waste! It's not as good 3rd person, but I'll try any way.)

Tyson was taking Danny to the bathroom in a public restroom in Yellowstone. It was a really gross and stinky bathroom. While in there, Danny asked Tyson, "We don't lick these toilets, huh Dad?" Surprised, Tyson responded, "No Danny, we don't lick any toilets." To that Danny said, "Oh. I do. I lick the toilets at home because they're cold."

Yummy

I just got Max a drink of water and left the room. When I came back in the kitchen, he said, "This water is de-lick-ish!"