October 2007
4 posts
“I’m wondering why everyone is lounging around while I’m working off...”
– Madeline
Madeline: My room's pretty much cleaned up Mom.
Kelly: Really?
Madeline: Yup.
Kelly: Would I be satisfied?
Madeline: (sprinting from the room) You will be right when I finish up!
September 2007
20 posts
Kell and Gabrielle home from Duke
Duff: We’re excited you girls are back home.
Keagan: And we’re getting tired of seeing Dad.
At the library a few days ago
A few months ago, the kids learned a bunch about tsunamis (they're a series of waves created when a body of water, such as an ocean, is rapidly displaced - often caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, etc).
Gavin: Dad! This book looks amazing! We should get it. It's all about salamis!
Duff: That's tsunami Gav. :)
Gavin: Keagan, do you know what a Jedi is?
Keagan: They're in Star Wars.
Gavin: Yeah, but what *is* a Jedi?
Duff: Gavin, do you even know what a Jedi is?
Gavin: Yes. It's a person who carries a light saber who can do all kinds of flips.
At Crowder Park
Madeline: Wow Gavin. You got your leg up there pretty well while trying to climb that tree.
Gavin: And I was able to do it even though I have an injured head.
Haircut day
Gavin: Mom, can you make me bald?
Keagan: That would make you look even more strange.
Duff: Good Night Benj.
Benjamin: See you on the battlefield.
(Benjamin has no idea what this means. He's just heard siblings occasionally say that at bedtime. The siblings are referring to weewar.com, of course.)
Madeline stops reading her book, puts in her bookmark (a napkin), and leaves the room. Benjamin immediately sees that Madeline is gone so he runs over, sits on the couch, picks up Maddie's book, throws the bookmark on the ground, and proceeds to start reading the book. Madeline returns a few minutes later. Benjamin sees her return, drops the book, and quickly jumps off the couch as if he's just going for a stroll around the living room.
Madeline: Benjamin, why were you reading my book? Hey... you took my bookmark out! Why did you do that?
Benjamin: That not bookmark. That napkin.
A few minutes later...
Benjamin: Mom calls that 'napkin' too.
For some reason, Benjamin has recently been trying to call ducks “quackies”. But, it’s been coming out as “quuckies”.
Benjamin holding a disconnected Barbie's leg
Keagan: Maddie, Benj has your Barbie's leg.
(Benjamin's happily playing away with this leg)
Kelly: Ok guys, it's time to leave. Let's put everything away. Benj, where is that leg from? Who's leg is that? Maddie, is that your leg?
Madeline: That's not my leg. It's a Barbie's leg. That's not even close to my leg. :)
Benjamin's names for his siblings
Madeline -Aaaeee
Gavin - GaGa
Keagan - Keagey
Gabrielle - Baby Shishter
Keagan: Benjamin, will you stop hitting me in the back?
Benjamin: I'm not hitting you. I'm burping you Keagey.
Pointing at a chocolate shake
Benjamin: A cow maked that. Cows say Mooooooo!
“Look at how red Mom’s eyes look in this picture. They look blazing hot.”
– Gavin
Madeline’s been planning on attending a birthday party today. She’s been quite excited about it. Yesterday afternoon, a few of our kids started getting fevers. Madeline quickly entered “disease prevention mode.”
We started hearing things like:
“Can I eat in the dining room by myself?”
“Oh no. Benjamin put his hand in the popcorn.”...
At 5AM this morning
Duff: Hi Benj. Looks like it's still dark outside.
Benjamin: Yeah. It's 40 o'clock. Good night Daddy.
Duff: Good night Benj.
“That’s *my* baby shishter.”
– Benjamin
Gavin (on phone): Hi Pop! Thanks for the scooter!.... Wanna talk to Mom?
Kelly (now on phone): Hi Dad.
Benjamin: That's not Dad. It's Pop.