No Lion

I am taking the boys to the zoo today for Free Zoo Day.

I just heard Gordon say to Ellis, "Let's not get too close to the lions, OK Ellis?"

Ellis said, "Yeah. If we get too close to the Lions they will eat us. Right Gordon?"

Books

I was starting a new book to read to Mia. She looked at it for a minute and then asked, "Where is the Table of Continents?"

Weather

Gordon came running in after playing outside, with the joy on his face that only a child can have, and said, "Mom. It is raining snow. Did you know that? It is!"

I said, "It is raining snow? That is cool!"

If possible, his face was more elated and he said, "yeah!" and ran back out to play.

Uncle Jordan

Jared and Mia were talking about Poptropica and Jared suggested a plot to the story to Mia then he said, "Would you like that, Mia? Wouldn't that be cool?"

Mia said, "That is easy to do. All we have to do is ask Uncle Jordan and he will make it for us."

Jail

A couple nights ago Ellis got up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. We were both pretty sleepy. I helped him pull up his pants and underwear and told him to wash his hands.

Ellis started crying and said, "I don't like being in jail."

It turns out that when I pulled up his pants, I didn't pull them up far enough and his "little boy part" was under the elastic - in jail.

Mario Bros.

Jared is fully immersed in anything Mario Bros. Today on the way home from school Jared had this to say, "Too bad the world isn't like the Mario world. There would be a lot more villains but we could have super stars that would make us invincible if anyone tried to get us."

Race Car Driver

The other day Seth was driving us someplace and I thought his technique was questionable so I made a comment. I short while later Gordon said, "Mom. I don't think moms know how to drive around very fast. Did you know that?"