On Frosty

Quintin- age 3

Mama started singing, “Frosty, the snowman was a very happy—”

“Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you!”

On Excited Parents

Collin- age 6

Heard from the back seat of the car:

“Mama, can I go to sleep now?”

Well, hmm… let me think…

On Greetings

Melody- age 1

To anyone, at any time:

“Hi. Hi. Hi, hi. Hi. Hi, hi, hi. Hi, hi. Hihihihi.”

On Growing Up

Collin- age 6

To his mother:

“Some day, you'll grow up like Daddy. Then, you can drive his car.”

On Numeric Sequence

Quintin- age 3

“…twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, one hundred! I did it!”

On Cotton

Emily- age 4

After realizing that her sheep-shaped pillow pet was pointing its tail right at her:

“Oh, no! If he farts, there will be cotton balls everywhere!”

Thanks for sharing, Ellyn!

On Chow Mein

Collin- age 6

Eating a crunchy chow mein noodle:

“I like it, but it kinda tastes like… … hmmmmm… … red, I think.”

On C-A-T

Collin- age 6

“Mama! The cat made a letter ‘C’ with its tail!”

…turning to the cat…

“Good job, kitty! You made a ‘C’!”

On Injury

Collin- age 6

Crying:

“The cat scratched me! On my brain!”

On Inner Beauty

Collin- age 6

Referring to some catfish that his uncle was cleaning (gutting, chopping off head):

“Those fish were cute. I liked them.”

On Family Relations

Collin- age 6

Speaking to his 10-month-old sister:

“Get off of me, girlfriend!”

On Correlation

Collin- age 6

I asked him, “What do you like to do in P.E.?”

“I have no idea. There's ‘P-E’ in my last name.”

Way to stay focused, kid.

On Learning

Quintin- age 3

Thanks to pbskids.org, Quintin has learned very important things, such as:

“That’s awesome! You rock!”

On Color

Collin- age 6

“Some pumpkins are green, if you paint them.”

On Spelling

Quintin- age 3

Singing at the top of his lungs:

“I really love to spell! S-P-L-L!”

We’re still working on that.

On Units of Measurement

Collin- age 6

Looking at a large pile of white rice from Panda Express:

“This is an hour and a half of rice.”

On Eyes

Collin- age 6

“Melody’s center eyes are black.”

Further inquiry revealed that “center eyes” are the pupils.

On Androgynism

Collin- age 6

During the opening scene of Tuck Everlasting:

“Mama, is that you?”

Her response: “No, that’s a boy. A pretty boy, with long hair.”

On Public Service

Collin- age 6

“They made a new road. It was awesome.”

On Gender Differences

Collin- age 6

“Girls are princesses. Boys are Spider-mans.”

On Victory

Collin- age 6

While playing a ring toss game:

“YEAH! Oh, I missed.”

On Bathroom Sinks

Collin- age 6

In a public restroom. Two sinks, one marked “Out of Order”.

“This sink is broken. It's out of order. This sink works. It has order.”

On Sharing

Collin- age 6

“No, Daddy! Daddy, wait! Give her the ‘H’!”

He wanted to make sure that his baby sister got the block with the ‘H’ on it. No other block would do.

On Food

Collin- age 6

At Burger King, trying to get him to eat his birthday dinner:

“I don't like food. It makes me full.”

On Somniloquy

Collin- age 6

Heard in the middle of the night, at the top of his lungs:

“Mamma mia!”

Yes, he was singing “Mamma Mia” in his sleep. I don't get it, either.

Obligatory First Post

Collin, my six-year-old son, has been known to say some… um… interesting things. This blog is to share those gems of wisdom with the world.