The things they say

I was reading my sister in laws blog, she's very good about keeping us up on all the things my niece and nephews are doing, and saying. She wrote some pretty funny stuff about my nephews, their little minds are soooo imaginative. Makes me wish I was a little kids sometimes, just to experience that kind of magic in my head again. I forget how creative little ones are sometimes, but when you are around kids it is amazing to watch them and get a glimpse into their minds.

Her stories made me reflect on some of the things my kids use to say. Like the time Jesse (at 5 years old) was asking about my dad being in heaven, and also my grandpa. He said "Mommy, are we going to go to heaven and see them?" I said, "Yes, someday". "SUNDAY!! We're going to heaven on Sunday?" He exclaimed. "Nooooo", I said, somewhat sadly but with a half-smile on my face, "Not Sunday, SOMEDAY." He was so disappointed, he thought we were going to see his Papa in a few days. I thought that was the cutest thing ever.

Or the time that my other son, RJ, (3 years old) was opening a Christmas present. It was a huge box and we were all watching, waiting to see his excited reaction. Hurriedly he tore the wrapping off then sat back and stared blankly at the box. "What the hell is this?" He said (only he said heww because he couldn't say his l's). "WHAT" every adult said in unison. "What...the .hew...is...this??" He repeated, more slowly and exaggerated for us numbskull adults who obviously couldn't hear right. Everyone fell off their chairs laughing and I tried to recover gracefully as the parent and said "Where did he learn THAT" as if I didn't know. That was a Christmas we never forgot.

Or when Tina (3 years old) sitting on her papa's lap tapped on his protruding belly and said "Papa, you need to go potty, potty, potty." My dad LAUGHED and said, "I wish it was that easy, Tina."

Mandy, when she was under 2 (she was sooo smart and talked really well) used to looooove Bobby McFarin and the "Don't worry, be happy" song. Every time the video came on tv she would run over and watch it and sing. Well, she thought that every black guy we saw was Bobby McFarin, so whenever we were at the commissary or BX if we passed a black guy, little tiny Mandy in her stroller would shout, "HI HAPPY!" Of course the dude never knew what she meant but always smiled at her and said hi back. She was sooo funny.

Kira's famous one is when she had chocolate cake all over her face one night and Grandma had specifically told them to stay out of the cake. Grandma asked Kira, "Did you eat chocolate cake?" Kira said, "NO". Grandma asked again, "Kira, are you sure you didn't eat any cake?" Kira insisted she had not. Grandma told her, "Kira, it's not nice to lie, you have cake on your face." Kira thought for a second then said, "You didn't SEE me." We laughed and laughed. I told mom she should be a lawyer when she grows up, since she already understood the concept of circumstantial evidence!

Those are just a few, I've got so many more. I've always thought I should write them down, cause I keep them all in my head and I'm afraid that I'll forget something someday. I love kids, they are the light of the world, aren't they?