- Out of the mouth of babes: VOL V -

While swinging at the park:
Harper:  "My mommy is too wittle to push us; we need our daddy!"
Kate:  "My daddy is so strong, he can hold up two kids at the same time!"
Harper:  "My daddy is so tall, he can touch 'da ceiling at our house!"


While FaceTiming Grammy:
"Grammy, when Scarwett was just born she didn't have any pants on! And when she was just born she didn't have a shirt on! And when she was just born she didn't have a diaper on!!! 'Dat's why Mommy had to put a blanket over she."

While getting her hair washed in the kitchen sink:
Harper:  "What's wrong Dad, what's wrong?  Why did you said, 'DAMNIT?'"
Brian:  "I said, 'Dang it.'"
Harper:  "No Daddy, why did you said, 'DAMNIT?!'"
Brian:  "Because that was lotion and not shampoo."


While driving past the YMCA: 
"Mommy, when we get older we need 'da be EX-ur-cisin' so our bones get strong."

Randomly:
Harper:  "Mommy, 'member when it was Fah-ver's Day?"
Me:  "Yes! What did we do on Father's Day?"
Harper:  "We gived Daddy wots of presents in bed!"


While playing with Barbies:
Harper [in Barbie #1 voice]:  "You wook pretty in your dress!"
Harper [in Barbie #2 voice]"  "Sankssss! I wike your hair! Why is it black and mine is brown?"
Harper [back to Barbie #1 voice]:  "Because 'dats 'da way God made me!"

After seeing a dinosaur cartoon on the TV:
"Mommy, dinosaurs are 'STINCT!"


While looking at a picture of us at our wedding:
Harper:  "'Dat church is beautiful!"
Me:  "Yes it is! That's Fr. Meconi and Mommy and Daddy!"
Harper:  "Why are all 'da other people in 'dere seats?"
Me:  "Because they were all at the wedding watching Mommy and Daddy get married."
Harper:  "But where was I?"
Me:  "You weren't born yet..."
Harper:  "Was I in your tummy?"
Me:  "Nope, not yet..."
Harper:  "Was Sissy in your tummy?"
Me:  "Nope, not yet..." 
Harper:  "Why do you only get married one time?"
Me:  "Because you find someone you love and marry them forever!  Some day, do you think you'll meet a stranger and fall in love and get married?"
Harper:  "NO! I telled you 'da other day 'dat I'm gonna marry my DADDY!"

As we were pulling into Chick-Fil-A drive-thru:
Me:  "Harper, what would you like at Chick-Fil-A? Maybe some chicken nuggets?"
Harper:  "No sank you, Mommy. I would wike a hot dog."


A few minutes later, after Grammy hit a construction bump in the road:
"GRAMMY, you almost got ketchup on my dress!"

As Scarlett was emptying out the Tupperware cabinet:
Harper:  "Scarwettttt! What is going ON in 'dis DUMP??! Scarwett keeps makin' messes, Mom..."
Me:  "It's ok, buddy. That's how she learns. We can pick it up pretty soon. 
Harper:  "But Daddy will be SO GRUMPY when he comes home 'cuz he doesn't wike it when Sissy weaves all her junk out!" 

As I was stepping out of the shower:
Harper:  "Mommy, Daddy is in 'da kitchen cookin' a BIRD!"
Me:  "Oh, yeah? Is it the turkey?"
Harper:  "No. No, he sayed it was a bird."
Me:  "Oh, ok..."
Harper:  "But it doesn't really wook wike a bird. It doesn't have eyes or a nose or feathers! But maybe it's just wike a ravioli or sumpin'."


While eating dinner:
"When we are adults we will stop eatin' food so we don't grow any more...else our heads will hit 'da sky!"