The Cabbage Patch

Last

Pumpkin was fussing that she didn't want to be last for photos.  It was a moot at this point since she was the last one I was taking photos of.  It took a bit but we were finally able to take a better picture.

Honey Comments

Honey after being told Pumpkin's wounds were worse than hers:

"I was wounded saving my country!!!  And, now you're saying Pumpkin's injured worse than me?  And give her all the GLORY?!?!"

Then this morning when I mentioned how I was going to post this on my blog, she said, "Do you want me to repeat it for you?  I like people laughing at me.  I like being famous!  Let me know when people comment."

Where does she get this stuff?

Boys...

Sister:  Brother, who is your new gymnastics teacher?

Brother:  Megan; she's blonde with blue eyes.

Me:  What color are my eyes?

Silence.

How You Know...

...it has not been one of your better mothering days:

In quick succession, your children say after you've herded them into the car (finally!) "Are you tired?" and "I bet your throat is dry after all that yelling."

Bah!

For a while now, Pumpkin has been yelling "Bah!" at her sisters whenever they have displeased her.  I finally asked her what that meant.  She replied, "You're poopy!"

The Dahk Side

Overhead today from Pumpkin:  Now you will comprehend the powah of the dahk side.

Too much Star Wars, maybe?

Kids

Brother:  I want to be like Father Richard when I grow up.

Pumpkin:  Bald?

Why?

The other day, Honey wanted me to spell Mary for her (she was pretending to be Mary Poppins at Disney World signing autographs).  I started with M-A-R.  She screeched for asked me to stop after the R because she was having trouble writing it to her satisfaction.  Here's what followed:

Honey:  What's next?

Me:  Y

Honey (feeling quite aggravated):  Because I don't know how to spell it!

Me:  The letter Y, Honey.

Honey (feeling quite chastened):  Oh.

Then she wanted me to spell Poppins.  I told her the first 3 letters.  Then:

Honey:  Okay, I'm ready.

Me:  P

Honey:  I already did P!

Me:  Another P.

Honey:  Oh.

I'd like to say I was feeling quite goodnatured at this point, but I wasn't.  I was annoyed.  Now, I look back on it and can laugh quite heartily.

More Than You

In an effort to make her feel better, I told Pumpkin that I loved her.  Here's how she interpreted that as she yelled down to her sisters (the ones who had upset her):  Guys, mommy loves me more than you!

Tooth Fairy

From Brother to the Tooth Fairy:

Dear Tooth Fairy,

This is the sixteenth tooth I've ever losin I would like a one hundred dollar bill.
P.S.  Dont forget to write back

If only it were that easy.