Lincoln, age 5

Lincoln the other day told me to go left, I went left, and he said, "Your other left." I said, "Do you mean right?" and he said, "Yes."

Lincoln, age 5

L: I feel like I'm going to throw up!

Me: Why?

L: Because you're so beautiful!

Lincoln, age 5

Lincoln: Darin Doodle had a poodle!

Darin: And a mustache!

Ana, age 3

Ana: I love Jessa.

Me: I love Jessa too.

Ana: I'M two. And I don't love you.

Ana, age 2 1/2

Me: Ana, you crack me up!

Ana: No! You crack ME up, because I'm an egg!

Lincoln, age 4 1/2

L- "Mom, what does 'dire' mean?"

Me - "Urgent and important."

L - "What does 'reah' mean?"

Lincoln, age 4 1/2

L- "Mom, what does 'dire' mean?"

Me - "Urgent and important."

L - "What does 'reah' mean?"

Lincoln, age 4 1/2

Lincoln got five Tootsie Rolls of different colors and gave names to each of them: Orange = FireFlames; Green = Green Minion; Brown = Brown Honyock; Pink = Pink Flames; and my favorite Red = Flames and Beasts.

Lincoln, age 4 1/2

Lincoln has decided he's fat. So, he's put himself on a diet. He said he was not eating for the next three days and then he wouldn't be eating junk food until he's 28. I convinced him apples and carrots were not fattening and he could eat them, but that's all he'll eat for dinner. I told him it's ok for 4 year olds to have a little belly and he replied, "Not for me."

Lincoln, age 4 1/2

During a tantrum, L said - Mom! You're terminating me!

Lincoln, age 4 1/2

L says - Mom, taste this! It's 50 lbs yummier than a camel!

Ana, 2 1/2; Lincoln 4 1/2

Lincoln was playing "He-Man" and said, "I have the power!" Ana mimicked, "I have the power of Sleeping Beauty!"

After handing me her drink, Lincoln's five year old cousin said, "Here the heck is my water!"

Ana, age 2 1/2

One of my favorite things about Ana is how she describes everything in threes. Some of my favorites are:

"That parade (pronounced Frade) was fun fun fun!"

"My legs will be cold cold cold!"

"Your lips are getting red red red!"

Lincoln, age 4 1/2

L - Mom, sometimes my eyes get adjusted and Jessa looks so cute!

Ana, age 2 1/2

Ana said, "I got pokened by a stick."

Lincoln, age 4 1/2

Lincoln advised me that "apology accepted" doesn't mean "Thank you for saying sorry." It means "I like the flowers."

Lincoln, age 4 1/2

I was wrong about something today and Lincoln said, "See mom I told you. Apology accepted."

Lincoln, age 4 1/2

We were discussing baptism by immersion vs. baptism by sprinkling and Lincoln said, "If you don't get baptized the right way you can't get the birthday present from the Holy Ghost."

Lincoln, age 4 1/2

Me: Are you jealous?

Lincoln: No. I'm telling the truth.

Ana, age 2 1/2

We made pancakes this morning. We cracked the egg in and Ana started mixing it with the whisk and said, "The egg is having fun! It's riding a carousel!"

Lincoln, age 4 1/2

Lincoln said, "You wanna feel how strong my muscle is?" I said sure, so he kicked me as hard as he could.

Lincoln, age 4 1/2

Lincoln said, "Man of Steel does NOT mean stealing!"

Ana, age 2 1/2

Me: I'm tough.

Ana: You're not a tough elephant!

Ana, age 2 1/2

Me: Is Lincoln's room a mess?

Ana: No

Me: Is it clean?

Ana: No

Me: What is it?

Ana: A pile.

Lincoln, age 4 1/2

Jamie said to Lincoln, "Your mom is..." and then whispered "crazy" in his ear. I said, "What did she say about me?" And Lincoln said with a sly smile, "She said you're nice."

Ana, age 2 1/2

Me: I told you go to go bed, and you're in there giggling.

Ana: I wasn't giggling. I was spitting.

Lincoln, age 4 1/2

Lincoln: This is an under water animal. And this is a dry-blooded animal.

Ana, age 2 1/2

Ana was patting AJ's knee and said, "A big, ugly leg!"

Ana, age 2 1/2

Ana: What are you doing mom?

Me: I'm folding socks, what are you doing?

Ana: I'm picking my nose.

Ana, age 2 1/2

Ana plopped down on the floor next to AJ and said, "Dad, you're my princess."

Ana, age 2 1/2

Ana: We were calling for you!

Me: And I didn't come?

Ana: No, you died.

Lincoln, age 4 1/2

Lincoln: It would be mean if I called you Brimhall.

Me: Why would that be mean?

Lincoln: Because it's mean to call names!

Ana, age 2 1/2

Me: Ana, can I kiss you?

Ana: No!

Me: Can I hug you?

Ana: No!

Me: Can I sit on you?

Ana: Yes!

Lincoln, age 4 1/2

Lincoln: I'm as fast as a cheetah and spiders are as fast as a leprechaun.

Lincoln, age 4

Instead of "What in the world are you doing?" Lincoln says, "What are you doing in this world?"

Ana, age 2

Ana was eating crackers and laughing and I said, "You'd better not choke on your cracker!" and she replied, "No. I'm laughing on my cracker!"

Lincoln, age 4

I wasn't making fun of Ana. I was just showing you HOW TO make fun.

Lincoln, age 4

Do you like elf meat? (he meant elk, or at least we think he did!)

Ana, age 2

Ana came up to me laughing and said, "You're funny!" I said, "Why am I funny?" and she pointed at my belly, laughed, and said, "Sticking out!"

Lincoln, age 4

Me: We don't have any milk to go with our brownies.

Lincoln: We can use boob milk!

Ana, age 2

Me: What will baby say when he comes out?

Ana (age 2): "need you!"

Me: What will baby eat?"

Ana: [la]"sagna."

Lincoln, age 4

"If Satan said, 'kill your whole family,' I would say, 'What Satan?'"

Lincoln, age 4

Lincoln said, "One time someone did magic on your belly and now there's a baby inside it! Who was it? Santa?"

Lincoln, age 4

Lincoln's prayer: Please bless my mom that she'll be nice so I won't have to punch her.

Ana, age 2

Me: Is Elmo shy?

Ana (age 2): No, he's red.

Jamie: I'm rich!!

Ana: No, you're Jamie.

Lincoln, age 4

Lincoln: I heard a ghost. I'm going to kick it!

Me: How do you kick a ghost?

Lincoln: Really hard!

Lincoln, age 4

Lincoln found a shrimp in his dinner tonight and said, "Look mom! A seahorse tail!"

Lincoln, age 4

The power went out and Lincoln started to cry and said, "Dad, you watched too much football!"