Out of the Mouths of Babes, Part 19

Luke, to Bennett, who’d just dropped half a banana on the floor: “Well quick pick it up! Three second rule!”
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I told Bennett that he was going to the fire station for a field trip with his preschool class. His response? “That is TOTALLY WICKED!” (He got that from “The Incredibles.”)
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Luke, explaining [...]

Perspective

As I was telling Bennett about how, years ago, before kids, it used to be just Daddy and me in our apartment and then in our house, he said, “I bet you were like, ‘I wish we had some kids right now!’” A minute later, as we were still discussing this childlessness phenomenon that [...]

End of an Era

For better than two years, Bennett hasn’t been able to say a “th” sound.  My favorite example of this has always been when he says “ganks” or “gank you”.  It’s adorable…I mean, I didn’t still want him saying it like that at 7, but at 4?  Really cute.
This morning, at breakfast, I heard him say [...]

Sigh.

Time: 8am this morning
Place: Hall Bathroom
Bennett says, “Mom! I just told Luke to be really careful not to get water all over the counter today because I JUST cleaned it yesterday before Jack Henry’s party. I used this towel to wipe off the water.”
Me: “Well, thanks!” (Inside, I’m thinking, seriously? Are [...]

Out of the Mouths of Babes, Part 18

Luke woke up one morning with a cold and a sore throat. I asked him how he was feeling, and he gave the very grown-up response of, “Well, I’ve felt better.”
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Bennett, out of the blue, ran into the office to tell Matt, “You can’t rush art!” We looked at each other like, “what??” [...]

Putting Me in My Place

This morning Bennett is working on some puzzles (seriously, he has such a lost look on his face half the day, due to missing Luke!), and he wanted some help with a particularly-hard 100 piece Star Wars puzzle.
He finished the frame of the puzzle, and after a few failed attempts at finding a piece that [...]

Out of the Mouths of Babes, Part 16

Bennett, after some tense words were exchanged with Luke: He’s acting like he’s like 8 or something! He’s so bossy!
Me (thinking to myself): Yes, 8 is old.
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Luke, after a show we were watching referred to India: Mom, is that the state that’s right next to Illinois?
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Bennett, out of nowhere: Mom, am I gonna be [...]

Citizen’s Arrest

Bennett is having a BAD day today, behaviorally speaking, so I’m choosing to focus on one of his positive attributes. Deep breath…
Bennett has recently taken on a new hobby.
Some friends with kids a few years older than ours joked several years ago, when Luke was probably 2 years old, that someday, the “Stupid Police” [...]

Out of the Mouths of Babes, Part 15

Bennett, after dropping Luke off at kindergarten: Mom, who is the tallest and who is the puffiest in Luke’s class?
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A Bennett saying that has made its way into family vernacular in just a little over a week’s time: (coughing) That food just went down the wrong drain!
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Bennett: Luke, aren’t you going to play with me?
Luke [...]

Out of the Mouths of Babes, Part 14

Bennett, talking about Zach and Michon someday having another baby (before Will was even born!): Are they gonna grow another one?
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Luke was at the grocery store with me…I was buying some tortilla chips, looking at the different choices, and said, “These look good, and we haven’t had them before.” He said, “MOM, that’s because [...]