Out of the mouths of babes--October

Here are some tricks and treats from our family this month.

10/1--Sometimes Brandon says the most random things. Like this, "I like smelling. It's one of my hobbies. I like to smell things like fish...and salty things." Huh.

10/1--I'm not sure exactly where this thought came from, either. We were getting out of the van....which is usually really messy. Whit said, "I wish I could eat trash like a goat." Oh my gosh. Did she want to be helpful and eat all the trash lying around the van? I'm not sure.

10/4--My children are ingenious! They've invented a new game:

BUMBO BOXING!

I think it could sweep the nation,
what do you think?
Yea, it's lots of fun until the crying starts...
in approximately 27 seconds.

10/7--Today I heard Whitney say something I NEVER thought I'd hear from a four year old. "Mom, can I have some more lima beans?" Seriously. That's what she was eating for lunch. At her request. Who is this child? We read a book called "A Serious Case of Stripes" and the girl in the story liked lima beans, so Whit wanted to try them. I figured it would be a good experiment, but never dreamed Whit would actually enjoy eating them enough to ask for more! What's next? Sushi?

10/10--When I put on C's headband this morning, Whit said, "She looks like an ice cream man."

"Ice cream! Get your ice cream here!"
I don't see it. Do you?

10/12--Caroline was babbling tonight and Brandon said it sounded like she was talking in Morse code. I'm not sure how he knows what that sound like. "Wouldn't that be cool if Caroline and I could speak in Morse code when we were born? We'd be the most famous babies in the world!"

dot dash dot dot dash
[sidenote: click to see Caroline's cute little teeth!]

10/13--Whit came in bed to snuggle with me for a minute this morning after the boys were gone to work and school. She looked at my arm and said, "You're skinny." Girl, you know how to make a mom feel good in the morning. "You're, like, as skinny as sand." Hmmm...I think that was still a compliment.

10/13--Whit spilled her milk all over the floor this morning. There was no crying involved, but being the "wicked" mother that I am, I had her clean it up herself. As she was on the floor scrubbing, she honestly said, "You're treating me like Cinderella!" The drama!

10/16--What is that on my chandelier?

We better go in for a closer look.

That's what I was afraid of.
Whitney's unmentionables.
Long story.
Laundry sorting gone awry.

10/17--Whit was holding her ice pack as we got her lunch ready to take to school this morning. Her hands got really cold and she giggled and said, "Mom, I'm one of those vampires from your book!" Wow--didn't realize she could pick up that much about the Twilight series from us.

Little Renesmee's?

10/19--Brandon has a lot of strengths. He's smart. He's funny. He's athletic. But one thing he's not so good at: helping without being asked. I think a lot of kids are that way. Today, when we got back from church, I was unloading all of our churchy paraphernalia and both older kids had gone in the house. Brandon came back out into the garage and asked, "Can I help you with anything?" It was so sweet and doesn't happen often.

Remind me: I can't say Brandon NEVER
offers to help around the house.

10/21--Our conversation over morning snack:
W: Mom, do you know about Bo-Anks?
Me: Boinks?
W: No, Bo-Anks.
Me: No, what is it?
W: It's a place where children can go to learn enthusiastics.
Me: Enthusiastics?
W: Yes, children can prepare for the future. It says that before Sid the Science kid. And it also talks about different foundations: The Rose Hill Foundation, The David Foundation...I can't remember the other foundations.

But advertising doesn't have ANY influence on kids, right?

10/22--Whit was the calendar helper at school today. When that's her job, I always quiz her on the date. She thought hard about what today's date was and then said, "October tooty-two. Two two. Is that tooty two?" Pretty close, babe.

10/27--Whit's latest fad: Books on CD. She checks them out from the library and listens to them over and over again. It has really increased her vocabulary, but sometimes she doesn't know what the words mean. Today, at different times, she asked, "What's 'billowing'?" "What does 'weary' mean?" and "What's a marsupial?" Sometimes I have to remind myself that this girl is only FOUR YEARS OLD.

Bonus pic:
Caroline in one of my favorite outfits.
Doesn't she look like a little lady?
If you click, you can see her eye color.
Still kind of hanging out in the gray range.