Posts Tagged ‘ kid talk ’

Connor quotes

December 3, 2011

Connor is always saying things that crack me up. Many of them go unrecorded but here are some that made it to Twitter or Facebook this year. Some of them seemed funnier at the time but I’ll include them anyway. Mark and I and his grandparents were talking about how unusually funny he is but today I read through all my old kid talk posts and saw that Grace said some pretty hilarious stuff at his age too. “I think those are all the rememberies I have, Mom. My brain just goes dark after that.” 10/13/11 “We’re pretending our...

I want my snack, no dinner, wait this is dog food

November 11, 2010

At dinner last night, Connor would not eat his mac and cheese because he said it was for dogs, not boys. (There is a cartoon dog on the box.) When it came time for bed, he started pestering Mark with, “What is for my snack! What is for my snack. Dad! What is for my snack????? I am hungry. Where is my snack?” Mark: “You can have your mac and cheese” Connor: “You can have that. You can’t change that. Don’t say that.” Mark: “What?” Connor: “YOU CAN’T CHANGE IT. YOU AREN’T GETTING IT FOR ME. Daddy, For real...

Is coffee good for big boys?

September 17, 2010

I bought a new coffee maker and was setting it up this morning when this happened: Connor: Can I have my own cup of coffee? Me: Coffee isn’t good for little boys. Connor: Is it good for big boys? Me: I guess so. Connor: Well you just called me the wrong direction. I’m not little. I’m big. Me: Oh, OK. Connor: So can I have my own cup of coffee? I gave him a mug with about a half shot of espresso and a bunch of steamed coconut milk. Connor, with mug: Do I look like a mommy now?...

Questions, questions, questions

September 6, 2010

After I mentioned how Grace asks 80 quadrillion questions a day, my mom asked if she really did. Oh my yes. Here are just a few that I recorded one afternoon. I didn’t include my answers but I didn’t try to answer them. How do they make dolls? Is it hard to paint the faces? Can we make Barbies? She also asked questions she already knew the answer to, like “How do trees grow?” Where does the moon go when it’s not here or at China? Does it go around the sun too? So the sun stays in the...

The things kids say

September 1, 2010

Me: It was really good that you told Dad right away when Connor tried to run into the street. Grace: Well he IS my little brother. I love him. That’s why I squeeze him so much. Grace naming the six kids in her belly: Red, pink, purple, maroon, Westpfahl and Eighteen. Connor naming his kid: Red glass Connor, carrying his fireman gear: There is something stuck on our roof. I need to get it down. Me: What is it? Connor: A tiny, little girl. Grace: Mom, there are three things I love more than you. The pool, Simone (her...

“I don’t like mysteries”: Kid questions about heaven

July 19, 2010

Driving home the other day, Grace (5 and 3/4) and I had the following conversation. Grace: Can you really see planets? Me: Yes, you can see a couple of them sometimes. They look like really bright stars. Grace: Do people become stars when they die? Me: Some people believe that. Grace: But are they right? Me: I don’t know. Only God knows exactly what happens when people die. Grace: Simone’s hamster died. Do you think it went to Heaven? Me: Maybe. Grace: I think Heaven is on one of those planets. Do you think so? Me: I don’t know....

Cute kid stories

January 22, 2010

Lots of heavy topics lately, eh? How about some Friday Fun? Here are some cute kid stories. Grace: I want to put on Mommy stuff again. (that would be makeup) Me: Not today. Grace: But then I won’t be pretty. Me: Yes you will. Grace: I’ll just be half pretty. And I want to be whole pretty. (I still worry that she really thinks she needs makeup to be pretty but I’m pretty sure she’s just being silly. I hope.) ***** I was burping Eleanor, without having put my clothes back in order after nursing her. Connor says, “Mom,...

Too smart for her own good?

October 27, 2009

Four recent exchanges with Grace Grace finds the bag of summer footwear and pulls out sandals. Me: Grace, put those away. You don’t need sandals in the middle of winter. Grace puts them on. Me: Grace, I said put them away. Grace: No. And it’s not the middle of winter. Me: Is it snowing out? Grace: Just a little bit. But it’s not supposed to be winter till Halloween so this can’t be the middle. Grace: Where will I get furniture when I’m a grown up? Me: You’ll have to buy some. Grace: Where will I get the money?...

Grace’s take on mommies

October 26, 2009

I guess my kid doesn’t have all the answers, like she thinks she does. This blogger’s 5yo gave some good answers to these questions so I thought I’d try Grace. Here are her answers. 1. Why did God make mothers? I think so you can have babies and watch kids 2. How did God make mothers? How did He? 3. What ingredients are mothers made of ? Skin, hair 4. Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom? I don’t know. Why? 5. What kind of little girl was your mommy? Nice. Like me. 6....

“I just left him an e-mail”

September 2, 2009

Grace came downstairs yesterday, while we were waiting for Mark to come home from practice. Grace: I called Daddy and left him a message. Me: You did? Grace: I said “when will you be home and I love you.” Me: That was nice. Grace: I wanted to know when he’d be home but the voice said he couldn’t answer so I just left him an e-mail. *phone rings* Grace, running for phone: THAT MUST BE DADDY! THAT MUST BE DADDY! THAT MUST BE DADDY!

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