Out of the mouths of babes--March

A couple of days late, here is this month's installment of OOMB with a smattering of Easter pics I took of the kids. Enjoy!

3/2--As previously mentioned, I am in a clothing FUNK right now. I don't love my clothes, but I refuse to buy things that I can only wear for the next two months, so I'm just making do with what I have. I found a maternity dress in my closet that I had forgotten about and was all excited to wear it to church today. Here's what I heard when I came walking out of my bedroom:

W: That's a funny dress.
Me: Why?
W: It looks like a barrel.

Yea, that gives me a whole lot of confidence to go to church in it. Thanks, honey.

What do you think of my barrel dress?

3/2--After one of the speakers in church told a story about a blind man, B leaned over and asked me, "What if I had a blind bus driver?" Um, you'd immediately stop riding the bus, babe.

3/2--Tonight during scripture study, we were talking about trials and how the Savior can help us through them. Brandon was so cute. He said, "I'm having some pretty big trials at school. Emotional trials. Because when we play football on the playground, Jonah is always calling us off sides when we're not even off sides. And when we play soccer, he calls fouls when we're fifteen feet away from them!" Oh, to have the trials of a six-year-old again.

Life can be rough, even when you're
this good looking.

3/6--Deep thoughts from Whitney over breakfast this morning: "Mom, what if I was you and you were me?"

Oooh, good one, Whit.

My reply: "Well, I'd have so much fun going to preschool and dressing up like a princess and playing up in my playhouse if I were you. What would you do if you were me?"

Whit: "I'd do lots of nice things."

Girl, you know how to win my heart. "Like what?"

W: "I'd make sandwiches for Brandon. And cook ravioli for dinner."

Such a little charmer

3/8--In the most helpful voice possible, Whit just announced, "I tuned your guitar for you, Daddy!" I doubt it's in a key anyone would enjoy listening to.

3/8--Heard from the backseat
W: Hey, look at me. I'm asleep!
B: No, you're faking.
W: No I'm not!

I'm SO not faking this smile!

3/13--This is what W learned at school today, "Anna says that gas ice cream is good. I told her it's nasty."

3/15--After hearing Nicolle sing an absolutely BEAUTIFUL song at a funeral today, here was B's six-year-old commentary on her vibrato, "It's like there's a whammy bar on her body somewhere." I think that means he liked it.

3/16--During scripture study tonight, this is the conversation B and Andrew had:

Drew: Do you know what it means to turn the other cheek?
B: No.
D: It means if somebody hits us, we shouldn't hit them back.
B: REALLY?
D: Yep.
B: (completely disappointed) Awwww......dang it!

Hmmm...Did he have an impending fight planned that he had to cancel? We may never know.

We hope the fight had nothing to
do with his sister.

3/17--Brandon's school work from last week included

"Brandon's Story of his Life," an autobiography.

It was so cute. Here are a couple of my favorite lines:

"I had lots of emotions till I was one and a half."

"When I was 5 and a half I was rideing a ride named the three sixty. It is a ride at wet 'n' wild. It is a fun ride but back then it freaked me out! Plus I did a three sixty inside! (I guess that's why it called the three sixty!) Now my family found out that I have not broke an arm. And I know times." [I think he's talking about his times tables at the end.]

3/18--After our visit to see her favorite eye doctor today, W said, "I smell like Dr. Buckley's office!" Hmmmm...interesting.

3/19--I volunteer in B's classroom once a week and this was the conversation I had with one of his classmates. Keep in mind that he's in FIRST grade.

D: Do you have a man?
Me: What do you mean? Like a husband?
D: Yea.
Me: Yes, I have a husband.
D: (kind of embarrassed) Oh, because I just wanted to ask you if we could be friends.

Are you kidding me? Do I have "a man"? Cracked me up.

3/21--On our road trip today, Whit was really proud of herself, "I know how to spell tee-pee. It's just a T and then a P!"

Can't trick this little girl.

3/26--After W had her picture taken with Goofy yesterday, we ran into him again at the park today. She was super excited, "Hey, Goofy! It's me, Whitney!"

Once you've hugged Whit, you better recognize
her the next day at the park! I don't care if
you have seen THOUSANDS of other cute girls.

3/30--While giving us our goodnight hugs and kisses tonight, Whit randomly said, "I wish I could fly!"

3/31--I've mentioned before that one of W's chores around the house is to unload the silverware when I run the dishwasher. She just finished unloading this morning and declared, "I'm the silverware queen!" Way to take pride in your jobs, honey.