Saturday, December 29, 2012

I'll Have My Usual

I told Luke that we could go to McDonald's today if he would be good and go shopping with me for on-sale Christmas decorations.  He agreed - bribes DO work!
I was ready to go and he was moving at a snail's pace.  So I told him to hurry.
He looked at me and said, "Why?  Does McDonald's have happy hour?"

It would be funnier if I didn't explain it, but just so child services doesn't show up at my door...  I'm always in a hurry to get to Sonic for half-price drinks - that's the only happy hour he knows about!  At least I hope so.

Monday, December 24, 2012

The Anti-Prayer

We have a dry erase board that we use to keep a prayer list for the boys. They takes turns each day being the one that says the nighttime prayer. When it is Luke's turn I whisper it into his ear since he can't read.
Last night I said to him to pray that the snow waits until Christmas night so we will be able to drive safely to Nana's house Christmas morning.
He began shaking his head and refused to pray for it!
They want to go to Nana's but the excitement of snow is a bit too much for them apparently!

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Cake Shapers are Awesome

This is a recipe that Andrew put into his class cookbook that he brought home for Christmas.  There were some doozies in the book but this is my favorite!!
All of you hoping for coffee cake for Christmas are getting this recipe.  It's a bit easier than the one I use!


Saturday, December 22, 2012

Can't Buy Me Love

At dinner last night we saw an OU football player. Here's what Ryan had to say:
"That football player must be rich - his wife looks expensive!"

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Mo' Money

Today Ryan told me a story about a car he read about that cost $300 million.  I told him that was ridiculous but if he had enough money in his jar, he could buy it.
Of course he said he would - he claims to be a secret billionaire.
Andrew piped up with, "I'm not a billionaire but I am a sixty dollarnaire!"

Monday, December 17, 2012

Dorothy's Main Man

Ever since Luke began his obsession with Disney (don't blame me!), we've had a nightly ritual. It's from a scene in Aladdin.
I always say "Goodnight my handsome prince." And he replies, "Sleep well, princess."
Then I say I love you and insert a Disney prince name. Or really any character's name, and he replies with I love you and the girl's name that goes with it.
Well now he is on a Wizard of Oz bender...
As I was tucking him in he said, "What's Dorothy's boyfriend's name?"
Me: I don't think she has one.
Luke: Yes she does!!
Me: I don't know who it is then.
Luke: I think it's the scarecrow.
Me: No he was just her friend.
Luke: No, he is her boyfriend! She tells him she will miss him most of all when she goes home!!
Me (finally catching on): Ok. Goodnight my handsome prince.
Luke: Sleep well princess.
Me: I love you Scarecrow.
Luke: I love you Dorothy!!

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Does Red Ryder Make Glasses?

Luke is still watching A Christmas Story in the van. For some reason this one has him asking LOTS of questions.
"Why didn't the kid ask for more glasses for Christmas? He needs those more than a gun."

I Think He's Channeling Andrew

Luke is currently digging through the Christmas presents under the tree.  He found the present that Ryan bought for him and I just heard him say, "Hmmm...  Doesn't feel like anything that I want."

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Notafinga!!

Luke was watching A Christmas Story in the van today.  (And thank heavens - he has been on a Mulan kick and has watched it on a loop for 5 weeks straight.  No joke.)
The part came on where the mom "accidentally" breaks the Leg Lamp.
Here's the conversation that followed...
Luke - Why did she break the lamp?
Me - Well she said it was an accident but she did it on purpose because she didn't like it.
L - Why didn't she like it?
M - She thought it was ugly.
L - Why did she think it was ugly?
M - It's a leg.
L - Why does the Dad like it?
M - I don't know?  Maybe he likes legs?
L - Why doesn't the Mom like legs?
M - Guess she just doesn't.
L - Why does the Dad even want the lamp?  They have a regular lamp.  I saw it.  I don't get that.

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Harry's Hat

At the pet store, Luke found a Christmas present for Harry (our cat).  I turned to see what he had and he yelled, "It's a hat!!"
I know Harry would love it.

Thursday, November 29, 2012

He's On to Me

Luke asked what I did while he was at school this morning. I said, "I might have done some Christmas shopping!"
He replied, "I think you should know what you did.  So did you go shopping or not?"

Monday, November 26, 2012

If You Insist

Driving to dinner Saturday night, I said to Don, "I think we should go see Santa after church tomorrow before the lines get too long."
Behind me, I hear Luke yell, "Oh Oh Oh!!  Can I come?!"

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Do You Have that on Vinyl?

I was turning on the ipod and Luke asked to listen to "The Dark Side of the Moon."
I was pretty surprised. I like Pink Floyd but they aren't The Beatles or anything so I hadn't brainwashed Luke to like them.
After much confusion, what he really wanted was to hear a song from Mulan which includes that line in the lyrics.
Disney music and Pink Floyd are easy to confuse I guess!

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Princess Pyrotechnics

Andrew made a book of homophones for school.  Here is "tale" and "tail."  It's a bit hard to see because it wraps around but the tale being told says, "and the fairy princess went kablamo."  
Then the kid below yells, "Yay." 


I bet this was for Luke's benefit!

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Thank Goodness! I Don't Need Another Kid!

Luke circled the things he wants for Christmas in the ToysRUs catalog.  Look closely at this one.  He put an X on the kid and told me he doesn't want him, he just wants the car set!!


Monday, October 22, 2012

Hope Immigration Doesn't Check on Him

Quote from Andrew:
"Yeah... Flynn looks like a foreigner."

(In case you don't know, Flynn is our Siberian husky).

Sunday, October 14, 2012

But He Does Like Penguins

Quote from Andrew...
"Tuxedos. Ugh, they are SO annoying!"

Friday, October 12, 2012

Hope They Paid Him

Overheard this in the van yesterday while driving Andrew and his friends on a field trip...

"Year before last I was Ryan and Luke's test monkey."

Friday, October 5, 2012

Fall Favorites

We had our first good cool front this morning, so Ryan checked the temperature and announced, "Hey! It's only 52 degrees outside!"
Andrew gave a big fist-pump and yelled, "YES!! 52 is my favorite temperature!"

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

What Did That Cowboy Say?

We met with a veterinary student at OSU this week.
(Our poor dog was sick and had to be hospitalized. Don't worry - he's better now!)
The student had quite a southern twang to his voice. As we drove away, Ryan said, "OSU people sure talk different!!"

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Date Night

I took Luke to see Disney on Ice.
Let me stop right there to clear up a couple of things.  First, there were TONS of little boys there and not all of them were babies with older sisters (and we wouldn't have cared even if Luke was the only boy there!).  And second, the finale of the show was all Tangled and you know we love that.  And third, Rapunzel waved at him.  Best. Disney on Ice.  Ever!
Here's the funny part though...  It's our conversation on the way back out to the car:

Me:  Thanks for going on a date with me, Luke!!
Luke:  What?  This was a date?
M: Yep!
L: But all we did was watch a show.  Is that a date?
M:  Sure.  When Daddy and I go on a date, we usually just eat dinner and then see a movie.
L: Well I didn't get dinner.

Never mind the fact that I had made him dinner before we left.  I do have to give the kid credit though.  He did not beg for the $12 snow cone (no lie - $12!) or the $10 popcorn!!  He was happy with the apple I had in my purse.  For that he earned a Flynn Rider sword.
And he was completely freaked out by the midway at the Fair, so I think I don't need to be concerned he'll end up as a fair carny!!



Thursday, September 13, 2012

Musical Tragedy

My iPod died and Luke and I were forced to listen to the radio in the car.  As I searched through the radio stations for a song that we could both enjoy, he said, "Mommy the radio isn't working right.  It's skipping."

Monday, September 10, 2012

She's Too Young for Him

Happy 5th Birthday, Luke!!!

Today I went to his school for his birthday party and saw a cute little girl.  I asked him about her and he told me her name.  I said I thought she was cute and he replied, "Yeah.  But she's only four."

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Song Titles by Luke

Luke doesn't always know the names of songs but he knows what he likes. The other day he asked if he could listen to "turn me up when you feel low" on my iPod. Funny thing is, I knew exactly what song he wanted!

Friday, August 24, 2012

Wardrobe Based Employment

Luke just came to me and said, "I want to be a diver when I grow up so I can wear a speedo!"

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Indy

This is one of those things that you may not find funny but I never want to forget how Luke pronounces some words. Today he mentioned "Adio Jones" which is one of my favorites! Translation? Indiana Jones!

Oh, the Irony!

Luke had his first chapel at school this week.  I asked how it was and he said they sang songs but couldn't remember anything else.
When Ryan and Andrew got home I asked them about it and this must have triggered Luke's memory because he started squealing saying something funny happened.
He said, "Mr. Brown got on the stage to talk to us.  And guess what?  He is NOT BROWN AT ALL!!"

Friday, August 17, 2012

Is That French?

There is a song in Tangled where a guy yells "Thank You"! Luke always sings it as "Hup Too"!
We've argued over it every time we've watched the movie (10,000 times) and every time we've listened to the song on my iPod (20,000 times).
After all of these times he finally said, "Did you know that Hup Too means thank you??"

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Dr. Ryan Stout

There were a ton of bees swarming all around the karate building tonight.  We all made a run for it to the van and when Ryan jumped in he yelled, "Whew!  Just made it.  Good thing because aren't I allergic to bees?"
I explained that we didn't know since he had never been stung, but there's a pretty good chance of it since Don is allergic.
He replied, "I know I'm allergic.  I get a really weird feeling whenever a bee is around me."

PreK for Sharks

School started today for Luke! Last night he asked, "Mommy, you mind if I could tell kids my name is Sharkey?"

When he got home today I asked if he had done that and he said, "Yeah but just to one kid and he already knew my other name."

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Deep Thoughts with Luke

A couple of good quotes from Luke today...

"My birthday is in one monk!!"

"Chocolate milk is the exact same as regular milk except it is brown and tastes different."

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Not Employee of the Month

Luke just came to me sobbing. I finally figured out what he was saying... "Ryan and Andrew said I was fired!"
Not sure what job he held but I guess a new job search starts this afternoon...

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Cheesy

Like most people right now, we have a bad case of Olympic fever.  So yesterday we had our own version of a swimming relay.  Ryan was swimming the first leg and Luke, Andrew and I were on the deck cheering until it was our turn.  Andrew and I were yelling things like "Go USA!" and "Watch out - here comes the French team!"  when Luke started yelling, "Go Cheeseburger!!"
He yelled it a hundred times and Ryan finally stopped swimming to ask what he was saying.  When he realized it, he told Luke, "You know I don't like cheeseburgers!"
So Luke started yelling, "Go Grilled Cheese!"

This reminds me of something funny from last year at school.  Mind you this is last year so Ryan was in 3rd grade.  He said he wanted to eat lunch at school that day and they were having cheeseburgers.  I'd never questioned it before but for some reason that day I thought about it and asked why he liked school cheeseburgers and wouldn't eat them anywhere else.  He replied, "I don't eat the meat."  Glad to know his lunch money for three years was well-spent.

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Kitty Soft Paws

Question from Luke today... "Where did we take Harry to get his sharp paws off?"
(FYI - Harry is our declawed cat!)

Saturday, July 14, 2012

I'll Just Get That Out of Petty Cash

The boys are in a bit of shock since Directv has lost a few channels.  One being Nick which shows Spongebob.  No Spongebob is apparently to them like no Diet Coke would be to me.Andrew read the notice that Directv has scrolling on the old channel that says something to the effect of Viacom wants an additional $3 billion for the channels and they are negotiating with them. 
He looked at me and said, "Well.  Looks like WE will pay 3 BILLION dollars.  Probably worth it for Spongebob."
Next summer homework session needs to involve some money concepts...

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Just a Touch of Girl Power

We drove by Mercy and I said that we found out Luke was a boy at the doctor there.
Andrew said, "Well I really wanted a sister. I always wanted a teensy tinsy bit of girl stuff in our house."
Um. My stuff doesn't count? Or how about all of Luke's Tangled paraphernalia?

Thursday, July 5, 2012

I Guess He Should Hope for a Full Moon?

We were watching a weight-loss show and Andrew asked how someone would get so heavy (the guy was close to 500 pounds).
I told him that as long as he exercised he probably wouldn't need to worry about it.
He replied, "I do like to ride my bike and that's exercise. But I don't like to ride it when it's sunny. That hurts my eyes. And I don't like to ride when it's cloudy. I'm afraid it will rain."

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Robbery 101

Luke saw this book today and said, "Hey - I'd like the Bank Robbery Book!"
Boy, it's a bit scary to think that's what he sees in this picture!

Sunday, June 24, 2012

He Might Not Marry Me After All

I was talking with Luke about his previous daycare teachers. I said, "First there was Tammy, then Tiffany and the me. Who was your favorite?"
I know I always set myself up for these things but was hoping he'd say me. Nope. His response was, "Um I'd have to say Tiffany!!"

Didn't help that later in the day he told me that the little girl he played with at the ballpark was "a lot prettier" than me!

Friday, June 15, 2012

Riddle Me This

Andrew read us a riddle off of a Laffy Taffy wrapper. None of us knew the answer so he said, "Ok if you give up, the answer is... Answer under flap! Ha!"
If you've never eaten Laffy Taffy (shame on you!!), you may not realize that they print the answer under the flap to make it more fun. Like Laffy Taffy needs any help being fun.
The best part was it took us a while to get him to realize that he hadn't read the actual answer but he thought the joke was still funny!

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Morbid Magnets

Don just found a bunch of magnets and Ryan told him to leave them out where he could play with them. Of course I am afraid one of these fools will swallow them so I told him no.
Ryan said, "I'll swallow one in my throat and then put one against my neck and I'll choke. That's a life lesson for ya!"
I didn't find it the least but funny when they all laughed at me when I told them that was actually a death lesson!

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Last But Not Least

I told Ryan that I was always glad when someone else was up to bat at the end of his baseball games. I said, "I just always feel bad for you if you are the last out."
Luke was sitting there and yelled, "Hey! I am the last Stout!"

Monday, June 4, 2012

Smarty Pants

Luke got a Madagascar toy in his happy meal yesterday and wanted to know the zebra's name. This conversation followed:
Me: His name is Marty.
Luke: Smarty?
M: No - it's Marty.
L: Smarty?
M: No, there's no S. It's not Ssssmarty, It's Mmmmarty.
L: OK.
Mind you, this actually went on in the same way for quite some time!
After 10 minutes or so of silence in the back of the van as they watched their movie, Luke all of the sudden yelled out, "Smarty is funny!!"

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Look Ma! No Hands!

Luke's friend, Lauren, did a handstand in the pool and I saw it and told her it was great. Luke scoffed and said, "I can touch the bottom... with my feet!"

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

A Cup of Sugar and a Pinch of Piano

Recently discovered that the library has some sheet music to check out and found a book full of Disney music. I showed it to Luke and he yelled, "Wow! It's a music cookbook!!"

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Knee Slapper

Quote from Andrew today... "My leg pits are sweating!!"

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

At the Movies

Luke bought himself an Eric doll today. (Eric is the prince from The Little Mermaid).
In the car, he had Rapunzel (his stuffed puppy previously know as Woof-woof). Rapunzel and Eric immediately started playing together.
I told him he needed to introduce Eric to her and he said, "Oh she knows him. She's seen the movie."

Monday, May 14, 2012

Preschool Soap Opera

"Larsen loves Campbell and they are not even maaaaaarried!!!"

This was what Luke told me today about 2 of the kids in his preschool class. And he acted like it was the biggest scandal he had ever known.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

There's a Reason Why I Don't Homeschool

Luke was singing his "days of the week" song to me over and over.  "Sunday Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday Friday Saturday...  There are seven days, there are seven days, there are seven days in a weeeeek!"
Just to avoid him starting it for the millionth time, I started singing Eight Days a Week.
When I was done it hit me that I might have messed up what he was learning so I said, "You know that's just a song right?  There's not really eight days in a week."
He replied, "I know.  There's 6 days in a week!"
Oops.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Vacation Funnies

Here are some funnies from a recent trip to Missouri...

Ryan - it's 7:20 and we aren't gone yet?  I didn't  know we were sleeping in!

Ryan - in pitch dark as we pulled up to a stoplight - this looks just like Oklahoma!

Andrew and Luke missed out on candy for arguing.  I gave the usual speech of "we are on vacation - can't you guys just be nice and enjoy the scenery on the drive!"  
A few minutes later as we drive past a junk yard in Luther, Andrew exclaimed, "oh this is beautiful!"
(And yes, we were just a few miles from home when the first argument broke out!)

Andrew - hey mommy!  We're gambling in here!

Andrew - Luke, don't teach anybody at school how to play poker.

Monday, April 23, 2012

Princes and Princesses Galore!

We obviously watch Disney movies too often around here...

Aladdin's influence:
As he was getting ready for bed last night, Luke said, "When I grow up, I am not going to wear jammies to bed.  I will wear socks, pants and a vest!"

Luke and I were singing in the car today and "I See the Light" from Tangled came on.  Part of the lyrics involve being blind (to love) but now she sees.  Luke asked what blind meant.  I explained it and he said, "Yeah.  It was hard for her to see with too much hair.  But good she got it cut and now she can see!"

If you still haven't seen Tangled you may not get the reference but he is right.  Do me a favor though and watch it.  Do it now!

Friday, April 20, 2012

Sweet Dream

When Luke woke up this morning, he said to me, "I had a dream about you last night. You gave me bacon!"

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Good Cause I Don't Know How to Make Those

I was reading a book with Luke today about bugs. One said her favorite food is leaves. So I asked Luke what is his favorite food? His answer? "Not leaves!"

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Second Grade Soap Opera

Andrew asked if he could go to Jakes's house after school on Thursday. I told him that he had to be invited first. He grinned and said, "He wants me to come over. He and Ryan are going to fight over Bailey!"
(Ryan is not our Ryan and Bailey is a cute little girl in their grade).
Then he said, "Jake likes Bailey, but Bailey likes Ryan!"
I told him that was called a love triangle and he said, "Oh I know all about those!"

Monday, April 16, 2012

One Tail is Never Enough

Luke told me this today... "I want to be Aladdin when I grow up. But I don't want a monkey. Monkeys just have one tail and that is all."

Friday, April 6, 2012

Spiderman and The Blob

While we were out walking the other day, Luke asked if we could play Spiderman when we got home. I said sure. So he replied, "Good. I will be Spiderman. You will be the girl that sits there and does nothing."

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

And Get a Haircut!

While we were driving, Ryan spotted someone playing tennis without his shirt on.  He yelled out, "Put a shirt on, ya hippie!!"

Monday, April 2, 2012

Sort of Like a Snow Leopard

On our walk today, Luke spotted a bunch of ladybugs.
Luke: Hey look! There is a white ladybug!
Me: Wow. But I didn't see it - are you sure?
L: Yes! It was white! It was a snow ladybug!!
M: I don't think there is any such thing.
L: Yes it is!
M: Seems kind of hot for a snow bug.
L: It IS a snow one. I KNOW it is!! Or maybe it was a rock.

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Mr. Spell

Luke: "I know how to spell tv.
A R E F A..."
He spelled my name the same way a while back.

Dress for Success? No. Comfort!

I put on a blue shirt the other day that exactly matched my jeans.  I felt like it was a bit too much blue so put on some khaki pants instead.  Mind you, very casual khaki pants.
When the boys got in the car after school, Andrew looked at me and yelled, "Wow Mommy!  You look so nice today!"
A couple of days later, as Luke and I were in the carpool line, I saw a little girl with a really cute sparkly skirt.  I pointed it out to Luke and he said, "Probably someday you could wear a skirt."

Apparently my retirement attire has become slightly too predictable?  But not sure I can give up the jeans/tshirt/tennis shoes combo!

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Weddings are for Cakes

Luke spotted the wedding cakes at the grocery store and insisted we get one. I told him those were just for weddings so he said I could have a wedding. I explained that I already was married to Daddy so he said, "Well, Nana can get married to somebody. We need a cake!"
You should all be impressed that I didn't actually buy the cake even though I really wanted to!

Monday, March 26, 2012

You Know A Hearing Aid Would Kill Me

Ryan was preparing for a report he had to do at school about Zimbabwe. One of his facts is that sadly the life expectancy is only 40 because of AIDS.
I was going over it with him to make sure he knew what to say when he said, "I got it. They die early because they have hearing aids."

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Presidential Pedestrians

President Obama came to Oklahoma this week. I told the boys to watch out the windows for Air Force One as we were driving because we are in the flight path that the Air Force base uses.
Ryan asked where Obama was going and I said he would go from Tinker to downtown OKC. He asked, "Won't the guys that walk beside his car get tired if they have to walk that whole way?"

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

The Cleanest Paws in Town

While walking Matty last night, she had several potty stops.  At one of them, Luke asked, "How her going to wash her hands after her potty?"  I laughed and said that dogs don't really have to wash their hands like we do.
A bit further on Matty found a puddle to splash in.  Luke saw it and said, "Good.  Her wash her hands.  Now how her going to dry them?"

Friday, March 16, 2012

Birthday Belly Laughs

We recently celebrated Don's 40th birthday!  Here are a couple of good birthday pics.


This is a "tiny balloon" on purpose.  Luke loves tiny things and when we decorated for the party, he insisted I make one of the balloons tiny.



This is a card Ryan made for Don!

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Toot Toot

I smelled something suspicious as I was getting Luke's jammies on him tonight so I asked him if he tooted.  He looked like he was thinking very hard and said, "I don't feel like I tooted."

Mooning

Luke looked up at the full moon tonight and said, "Look - there is a whole moon!"

Monday, February 27, 2012

Obvious Observations

Luke and I were taking the new puppy, Matty, to the vet recently. Since it was just us in the van, I asked Luke to keep an eye on her and let me know what she was doing. I don't trust her and figured she may try to eat the backseat.
My plan quickly backfired when he started telling me everything she was doing. Such as... "She's jumping on the seat! She's chewing on that toy! She's licking your hand! Now she's biting your hand!"
Yeah, kid, I sort of already knew about that one...

Long Tall Sally

I told Luke we were going to watch one of his cousins at her gymnastics meet. He has trouble telling the two sisters apart so he asked, "Which one is that? The long one or the short one?"

(In his mind, long means tall!)

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Yo Ho No

I just heard this from Luke while waiting in the carpool line. I am still giggling...
"I need a police man costume for my birthday. Cause Daddy used to be a police."
When I said that he was never a policeman, he yelled, "Oh. So he was a army man! No! A pirate!!"

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

And How I Have Missed You!

Yesterday, Andrew opened up an ice cream sandwich he conned me into buying, looked down at it, and said, "Whoa. I haven't seen you in a long time!"

Friday, February 17, 2012

How Do Other People Tell the Difference?

Luke informed me yesterday that his lifelong stuffed animal friend, Woof Woof, is now a girl instead of a boy. I asked how he knew this and he said, "Because her ears are down. If a doggy's ears are down then it's a girl. If they are up, it's a boy!"

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Bluebirds Are Bullies Apparently

As we were eating lunch today, a bluebird zoomed by the window.  I said, "Whoa Luke, did you see that bluebird?  It was so bright!"He said, "OK.  Did it have happy eyes or mmeeeeeaaaannn eyes?"
I went with happy.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Please Don't Call the US Treasury

After seeing the commercial this weekend with the dogs that bark the Star Wars anthem, Ryan said, "I'm glad someone invented the computer. You can do cool things like put all those barks in a song. But you can do bad things too. Like printing money."

Thursday, February 2, 2012

It Does a Body Good

Luke's school gives each kid a dum-dum pop at the end of the day. Each kid gets to go in the director's office and rummage around in a basket for their favorite flavor. Don't get me started on how I don't like them to have candy for snacks! (And yes, I know I'm a great big hypocrite).
Anyway, Luke has taken to picking the "mystery" flavor. Today when he unwrapped it, he had a white one. I always guess what flavor it is before he tastes it. I told him I thought it might be coconut. He licked it, smiled and yelled, "Nope! It's milk!"
I hid the gag reflex that caused in me.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Braveheart

Luke was supposed to draw something brave for church.  He drew a "Knight Monkey."

Sunday, January 22, 2012

BFFs

Luke made friends with several strangers on the dance floor this weekend. We got a big laugh when we saw their mother trying to take pictures of them. Luke kept jumping in the middle of them with his arms around them like he'd known them forever.
I think she finally did get a Luke-free shot but it took her a while!

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Plain Old Regular Clothes Again

Because he wants to break my heart, Luke is not wearing costumes anymore.  It's been over a week since he even thought about putting one on.
This morning, I told him he should wear one.  I figured the one that would do it would be his Flynn Rider costume.  He refused.
I said, "But I miss Flynn Rider!"
His reply, "I miss Disney World!"
I have no response to that other than so do I!

He did cheer me up by telling me a few jokes.
"Why does Santa not have any toys?  Because he doesn't have a sack!"
"Why does Santa not have a sack?  Because he doesn't have any toys!"
"Why does Santa not have any elves?  Because he doesn't have any elf hats!"
The best part to the jokes are the "Oh wait, I've got a good one..." comments that precede each one!

Friday, January 13, 2012

Now That Would Be an Odd Couple

I don't remember what the conversation was about, but somehow the boys got on the subject of Lady Gaga.  Andrew said something about her and Ryan was quick to say, "You don't even know who Lady Gaga is!  Who is she?"
Andrew said he thought she was a singer.
Ryan replied, "Well yeah, but I bet you didn't know that she is dating Justin Bieber!"

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Your Turn But Not Really

The DVD ended that Luke was watching in the van.  I told him to pick another one to watch.  He hmmmed for a while and then said, "I picked last time.  It's not my turn to pick again."
I was pretty impressed he was willing to give up a turn but reminded him that he was the only kid in the car so he could pick again.He surprised me again by saying, "Okay - you pick!"
I started leafing through the DVDs when he yelled, "Wait!!  I need to tell you what you pick!  You want to watch Muppet Treasure Island!"

Winter Tale

Here is a winter story written by Andrew at school...

   Turk and Runt are brothers.  Turk is big, and Runt is small.  They live on wishbone farm.  Thier mom wants Turk to be a dancer, and thier dad wants Turk to be a football player.  At the end of the book they hided in snowmans.
   Andrew Stout

Monday, January 9, 2012

Furniture for Thought

Luke asked me for a futon today while we were eating lunch. After a very long and confusing conversation, I finally realized he wanted a crouton from my salad!

Thursday, January 5, 2012

He Probably Heard it From His Father!

Ryan very casually started up a conversation yesterday.  Here it is:
Ryan: "Hey.  Sometimes we read the dictionary at school and today we found a naughty word.  And it's a CHILDREN'S dictionary!"  He looked completely shocked when he said this.
Me:  "I hate to ask but tell me what word it is."
R:  "This one."  Then he pointed down.  "It said it was a place of suffering."
M:  "Well that is true and although it's not something you should say, it is a place and if you are talking about that place, it's really not a bad word.  But what's the deal?  Were you guys just looking for bad words?"
R: "No.  I was looking up...  helicopter."  (I was impressed he thought that up so quickly.)
R: "Some kids in the class have read almost the whole dictionary! I've read a bunch but I don't read the definitions - just the words."
I've got to find some books he is willing to read!!

Monday, January 2, 2012

Who did it?

All of the sudden in the van today, there was a horrible smell.  I asked who it came from?  
Ryan - Not Me!
Luke - Not Me!
Andrew - Not sure.  I don't think it was me.