September 11, 2011
Kids say the funniest things...
- The Cheerleader
As Gerrit is learning to go pee in the toilet, sister is always nearby to watch and cheer him on. This time Gerrit is standing up for the first time to pee and sister says," Go Gerrit! Good job buddy. You are like a water fountain." - Bumble Bee
Gerrit asked me, "Mama...la la (means song or sing) Bumble Bee" He wanted me to play "Imma Be" by Black Eyed Peas. - Football
Sierra was sitting and watching football with her dad. This is the first time I think she really paid attention to the game on tv and was asking him questions about what the players were doing. Some questions were," Why are they fighting? and do all players get to have their own numbers? " After dad did some explaining about the object of the game- running the ball/ tackling etc... she says, " I don't think I'm up for this. I just don't think I am tough enough" - fun things?
So I was giving the kids a bath and Sierra was being difficult and I asked her, "do you give your dad a hard time when he gives you a bath?" She said, "No". I asked, "Why?" She said, "Because HE is the best daddy!" I said, "Oh yeah, why?" She replies, "He does fun things with me." I asked, "Like what?" She says without hesitation, "He farts on my head and lets me fart on his". - Bad Breath
While laying in bed with Sierra before bedtime she asks, "Do seals have bad breath?" I thought about it and said, "I don't know...why?" She says, "Well they eat fish right?" - getting married
I was trying to explain to Sierra what being married was as she kept referring to our neighbor's husband as a friend. We were talking about husbands and Sierra says, "Mom I want to be married like you." I said, "Oh, you do." She said," Yeah, Can I marry Rowan?(a boy in her class)". I asked, "Why do you want to marry Rowan?" She replies," Well there's no one to marry. I can't marry daddy because he already fell in love with you". I couldn't believe she said that. I asked where she heard about falling in love and she said, "a cartoon". - Big Brother
Sierra asks, "Can Gerrit be my big brother someday?" - ha, ha- very funny little girl
The kids and I were in the car coming home from Sierra's swimming lessons. Sierra was hungry so I gave her a snack to eat in her car seat. I was driving and heard Gerrit whinning because he wanted something to eat too. I asked Sierra to share and give her brother some of her snack and she said," Mom, I think I need to take sharing lessons because I don't know how to share. Are there any lessons?" - a simple request
Sierra and I are in church with Sierra's Nina Nica in Bakersfield. Mass is almost over and Sierra is getting a little antsy. She says to me, "My butt itches, can you scratch it?" I am SO embarassed but of course I am trying to keep from busting up laughing hysterically in church. She says, "It itches, scratch it" I was thinking ' I can NOT believe she is doing this right now'. I look over at Nica and her face is red and she is covering it with a book. Sierra doesn't stop and asks me about 5 times to scratch her butt. She is probably thinking, 'why doesn't she just scratch it already?' Now I know people nearby have heard her and I can't stop laughing. I am just waiting for mass to be over and as soon as it is I quickly get her moving out the door. (I learned something from this- if you scratch your kid's butt at home you may be asked to do it again for them in a public place like church!) - ...and the sweetest things
I was pushing Sierra in the grocery cart at Vons and she was sitting up front since I only had her with me. Sierra loves to hug and kiss and will ask to hug you all day. This time she was hugging and squeezing me so tight while she was sitting in the cart and she said, " Mom, the more I hug you, the more I love you". I felt like crying right there in the store!
