Pinewood Castle

What Did You Say?

Me to Dancer: What is next in your lesson plan book?

Dancer: It says to listen to Barbecue music.

Me: You mean Baroque?

This is the same child who used to say how much she liked "laminated" chicken. Of course she meant "marinated"!

Our All Time Favorite Kid Quotes

This isn't quite the same with blog names, but I hope you have a few good laughs anyway!

Dancer Age 2

In the spring - "I think I see the wind blowing the leaves back on the trees."

Mom, "What color are your eyes?
Dancer, My eyes are brown."
Mom, "What color are mommy's eyes?"
Dancer, "Your eyes are green. And brown and black and white and red!"

Mom, "It's time for the N-A-P game, let's go upstairs!"
Dancer, "We play the N-A-P game for every quiet time!"

Dancer said a swear word at the dinner table. Mom, "Do you know what that word means?"
Dancer, "It means that L. made a mess!"

In the bathroom in the middle of Mass, "Nothing's coming out. Maybe next week!"

Sunshine Age 2

"I'm two, M.'s four, mommy's five."

Singing the ABC's, "H, I, J, K, ELMO P."
Also, "Twinkle, twinkle little star, now I know my ABC's."

"Can I have some matrimony and cheese, please?"

A relative asked Dancer how she liked going to preschool. Sunshine chimed in, "M. goes to preschool and I go to Wal-Mart!"

Holding up one finger, she seriously said, "Mommy, there's only one God." Holding up all ten fingers she said with a smile, "But there's a lot of angels!"

Sunshine was rewarded with chocolate chips at home for potty-training. When she had to use a public restroom she looked around with concern and asked, "Mommy, do they have chocolate chips here?"

Dinnertime:
Sunshine, "What's for dinner?"
Daddy, "Food!"
Sunshine, "NO!"
(typical defiant two year old)

"Mommy, can I have a cookie before dessert?"

An epiphany, "I can talk and think at the same time!"

Mom and Dad, "Why did God make you?"
Sunshine, "So you could love us and serve us."

Dino Age 2

While coloring with crayons, "I'm drawing a train engine!"
Holding up his crayon, "Mommy, the crayon won't work!"

Overheard asking Sunshine, "Do you remember when God created us?"

Upon observing a hummingbird, "He has a toothpick in his mouth!"

Dino, "Where does chicken come from?"
Mom, "Chicken."
Dad, "Where does pork come from?"
Dino, "Porcupine!"

When I was pregnant with #4., "Is the baby going to come out your nose?"

Evidently we often tell the kids we are going to say grace while our dinner cools off. One night Dino protested, "No, we don't have to pray - it's not hot!"

Kindergarten Quoateables

While listening to the States and Capitols song on the Yakko's World CD Dino expressed his relief that we do not live in Idaho.

"Why is that?" I asked.

"Because it's noisy there!"

(Boise, Noisy)

" I have to just concentrate on concentrating."

— Martina Navritilova

Be Brave, Be Yourself

"He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away."

— Raymond Hull

Oh My, Me?

"When we are no longer able to change a situation — we are challenged to change ourselves."

— Victor E. Frankl