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.”