Out of the Mouths of Babes

One of the greatest things about being with kids all day is to watch them learn and develop a new vocabulary. I just wanted to share some of the funny things the kids have said lately so I don't forget them.

Kaden: We had to go into the bank the other day. Later that evening a commercial came on advertising Hawaii or some getaway vacation and in the bottom of the screen was the logo for Bank of America. Kade said, "We've been there!" Knowing we hadn't taken the kids to that exotic place, Eric asked, "Been where?" "Bank of America!" said Kaden. We laughed and laughed. Poor Kade didn't see the humor in it.

Kambria: Whenever we eat out, Kami always wants a hangaber. No matter how many times we try to get her to pronounce HAMburger, she still doesn't quite get it, so she's given up trying and now asks for crabby patties, instead. She's also cute when she tries to mimick the fairy godmother in Cinderella. Instead of saying Bippity Boppity Boo, Kami waves her magic wand and says, "bittiby bottiby boo!"

Gavin: Gavin is hilarious! He says something outrageous and off-the-wall at least ten times a day. This morning he asked if, instead of taking a nap, he could watch "Chicken and a Boom Boom" (instead of "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom"). Another time he asked to watch "Smoking Hot". That one took a long time to understand. I finally asked him to bring me what it was he wanted to see and he brought "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory." Remember the scene when he's in the factory and stirring pots with lots of steam? From that one scene he's dubbed the movie "Smoking Hot."
One more for Gavin (there's so many to choose from). We were driving down the street the other day and Gavin said, "Mom, that lady has a secret." "Oh?" I asked. "How do you know that?" "I can see it," said Gavin. Curious, I looked over and saw the lady smoking a cigarette. Secret, cigarette...it's all the same, right?

Leyna: Being 2 1/2 Leyna is funny just trying to annunciate words like the rest of us. My favorite is when she calls her brothers and sister. Kaden = Kadee, Kambria = Beebah, Gavin = Gaddy, Leyna = Eena. When it's prayer time, Leyna likes to mimick everything that's being said. The other night Eric was praying and getting annoyed at Leyna copying him. He kept saying, "Sssh," and Leyna kept copying him, "Ssshhh." It was hilarious.