I have been recording kid quotes in my I Phone for the past 1 1/2 years. To help me not feel panicked over the very probable prospect of loosing my phone I will attempt to transfer the kid quotes onto something a little more permanent. I will start with most recent and go back:
July 9, 2012
Anna’s prayer (in entirety): Dear Heavenly Father. We thank thee that I can get candy and become a true princess.
May 31, 2012
After looking at William’s drawings that he had been working on for the past couple of hours I said, “Wow William! You are a great artist!”
William: Ya, I’m going to be an evil artist! And an evil scientist!
(Should I fear for him?)
Same day:
Anna, after trying for some time to get Grant’s attention to show him her owie said, “Dad! Talk me! Talk me Dad!!”
February 18, 2012
We were driving to St. George with Gramma B in the car and had the following conversation.
Grant telling the story about the lepers from the bible said, “Does anyone know what a leper is?”
Lizzie: Aren’t those men who wear little green hats?
Gramma B: No, those are leprechauns
February 16, 2012
William has been so interested in mighty machines, trucks, planes all his life told me with a “I’m going to really amaze you voice”, “A monster truck has three chunks of horsepower so it’s really hard to drive because it can go on light speed when you’re not looking!”
Remind me to never buy a monster truck.
January 3, 2012
William was telling me about his imaginary friend “Leesha” who’s aunt died. I asked him how she died and he said, very matter-of-factually, “I’m afraid she was doing karate with a knife…and it killed her.”
November 23, 2011
After a lesson with his wonderful middle aged violin teacher William gushed, “I really love Mrs. Willey, she’s just a beauty!”
Earlier that same day at the intersection in front of the school William pointing to a passing car said, “When I grow up I’m going to buy my very own car and when I drive that way I will wink at you!”
I am counting on that William!!
October 2, 2011
William loves talking about tough tools. He keeps on talking about a “Samatoger Drill” (Soft G sound). Finally I asked him what a samatoger drill can do. He explained (with a look of shock that I wouldn’t know), that it can blow up a hundred feet of wall! I really wish I could see what a hundred feet of wall looks like inside his head!
July 1, 2011
Sam was making a case as to why he loves the 4th of July, and particularly fireworks so much because I feel that fireworks are a waste of money. He described the smell of the smoke from fireworks as “acrid’. I was so impressed by his grown up vocabulary I gave in to buying them! Ironically, we bought what the kids thought to be a huge pack and excitedly started setting them off. Then, our neighbor who had spent a fortune in Wyoming on the really BIG ones began his show and we all lost interest in ours. I’ll never forget sitting there while one of our lame fountains was going off and we were all turned away the opposite direction ohhing and ahhhing over the neighbors display!
April 30, 2011
William: I wish I died.
Me: How come?
William: Because I like laying in the grass.
April 15, 2011
While driving together as a family in Provo…
Lizzie: Oh look a new Chuck-a-Rama! (our kids favorite restaurant.) Oh, it’s a drive-thru, that’s sad! (I start laughing)
Sam: How would you drive through a buffet (he pronounced it, “buffette”)
(I laugh even harder.)
February 1, 2011
William always asks me if we have an eject button in our car. I say yes (cd player). He is thinking of the kind that ejects the car’s occupant out of the roof at terrifying speeds. After confirming for the thousandth time that our car is awesome enough to have an eject button we picked up his friend Spencer on the way to preschool. They have the following conversation:
William: I have a reject button in my car!
Spencer: Well I have TWO reject buttons in my car!
These are not quotes but a couple moments to remember that I entered into my phone.
Yesterday while tying William’s shoe I was bending over him while he stood. His head was close to my neck and he wasn’t feeling very well so he nestled right in with his face buried in my neck and just stayed there for the longest time!
Today on the way to school Sammy told us story after story from the book he is reading about Mt. Everest. It was wonderful hearing his excitement and interest. I am so glad he has a love for books!
January 19, 2011
William pointed to the temple we were passing and said, “I want to go there someday…with the beautiful flowers and the beautiful spirit.
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