Kid Quotes

One of my favorite day to day things about being a mom is hearing the funny things my kids say. Here are some samples of recent things I have heard come out of their mouths...

While explaining to Eve what happens when you go to the dentist--Grace: "They get the cactuses out of your teeth."

After I answered the phone with Hello? Hello? and there was no answer--Grace: "That little boy or girl is gonna go to prison." (If you've read curious George you'll know he goes to prison for calling the fire department by mistake!)

When her camera wouldn't take a picture because the memory was full--Grace: "It's full of memories."

Grace: "I'm Grace Harriet, The Brave. I'm not scared of ants or spiders, or monsters in my dreams. I'm not even afraid of trying new foods!"

Eve: "I wish I was a Penguin."

Eve: "Everyday I go potty...and then I'll be a grown up."

Eve:"Those squitos bited my foot."

Eve: "I said to Grace, 'For crying out loud!' because she was crying out loud."

Eve: "Do you want to smell my foot Grace? It smells like cotton candy."

A Day of Dr. Seuss

So even though it happened like a week and a half ago...I really wanted to share a fun day the girls and I had last Monday. It was Dr. Seuss's birthday and we decided to celebrate (any excuse for making cake and blowing out candles, right?!) It started with my suggestion that we make cupcakes and decorate them fun colors, but the girls kept coming up with fun ways to make it truly a Seuss-tacular day! They decided to wear their Thing 1 and Thing 2 costumes (from Halloween) for the majority of the day; they rounded up every Dr. Seuss item in the house from which Grace made a display table; and of course we read Dr. Seuss books to our hearts content! Later that night we had a FHE lesson on the importance of learning, and I spotlighted Dr. Seuss and his contribution to the world of children's reading and literature. We ended the night by singing Happy Birthday to Dr. Seuss and letting the girls each blow out a candle. Okay...it sounds kind of fanatical, but when my kids get an idea in their heads they want to carry it out to the max (and when I see them having so much fun, it only makes sense to encourage it!)