Wisdom of Children

Lucy: "I want a new baby. I just like my sister, but I don't want her. I want lots of new babies that aren't Lydia."

(3-19-10)

Lucy: "Cute new seagulls, grandma!"

Translation: "Cute new sandalls, grandma!"
(3-22-10)

So tonight I put the girls to bed and said, "No goofing." Lydia starts jumping up and down laughing saying, "Goof! Goof! Goof!" You see what I have to deal with!? So cute, but so naughty.
(3-22-10)

Lucy and I were talking about Reuben on his mission and Lucy said, "I just want to teach Jesus to everyone."
(3-25-10)

We were out running errands in the rain and when we got in the car Lucy noticed the windshield was all speckled with rain and asked how I would see to drive. I told her that I have windshield wipers that would clean the window for me. She thought for a minute then said, "Oh. That's nice of them. What are their names?"
(4-5-10)

We were heading out the door to go to dinner as a family, and Mike asked Lydia what she wanted for dinner and she said "Sauce!"
(4-12-10)

Out of the blue, Lucy told me, "You look like a grandma in that outfit." I don't know if that was meant as a compliment or insult...

(4-14-10)

 

Lucy had on some underwear that were a little too big for her so she told me: "I'm going to put new underware on. These ones are giving me edgies." (not too long ago they were called "itchies")

(4-17-10)