Out of the mouths of babes...

Anyone who has a child or spends any amount of time with a child has a story to share about hilarious things from "out of the mouths of babes." Sometimes it's appropriate to laugh out loud while other times you just have to keep it to yourself & laugh hard later with another adult. 

We have a front row seat to the Fab Fours' developing language skills & keep a running list of the "funnies" each day. Here are some favorites...

Charlotte

• ForEVER she has said "just cheesing" instead of "just teasing." All of us Valentines have followed suit since it is so adorable. Two other favorites that are said incorrectly are "chomp-stix" & "anglish" when she says "We speak Anglish right?" Really close Char. 
• She has two styles of jeans one of which are "skinny" jeans. These are her favorite & she has worn holes in the knees of two pairs over the past few months. When is is irritated that they are not clean (or have holes) she says begrudgingly "I guess I will just wear my fat jeans." That name takes on a whole new meaning later in life but for now it seems like an appropriate way to describe the opposite of skinnies. While on the subject of jeans, she is now calling the mattress on the floor a "jean machine." She slides her jeans onto her legs then jumps on the jean machine until she can pull them all the way up. I could use something like that in the postpartum period ; ) 
• The other day we were all on our way to a friends house. Charlotte rides in the middle row next to Anson & talks his ear off the entire time. Anytime she asks him "do you want to hear...?" he says quietly "mmm-hmm"with thumb in mouth & a straight face. The last conversation went a little something like this. C- "Anson, do you want to know what jail is like?"  A-"mmm-hmm" C- "well, it is a scary place where they lock you in a room with bars & they don't let you out. There are mean people there but the food is really great." We of course quoted The Office quietly from the front seat "Gruel sandwiches, gruel omelettes, nothing but gruel."

Eloise

• A few commonly spoken favorites..."Look! I can put my hands up-slide down" or "Schlep n Slide" for slip n slide. When she is talking about being slippery after a bath Rob encourages her to "schlep" into her jammies & slip into bed. S must be a popular letter for her because she also says "splacemat" for placemat, "smoodies" for smoothies & my personal favorite "smoot snacks" for fruit snacks.
• One of her frequent chores is feeding Bella. I overheard her as she was getting her breakfast in the cup. "Bella, how was your sleep night? You are a great dog even when you growl like a tiger." Just for the record Bella was not acting like a tiger.
• Every time she says "You are the greatest" she pauses for about 5 seconds & then follows with "but not the best like God." A few weeks ago she added on "but Uncle Kyle is pretty great because he is the longest & has long  legs, arms & a long neck."  He is pretty tall compared to that cute little thing. 
• I'm adding a 4th for her because being 3 allows for entertaining things to be said. Last week we were waiting at the doctors office & she said "I know this, mommies are really big, darlings are small & little babies like Owen are so small, like this big" as she spread her fingers apart by about half an inch. 

Owen

• When he counts he says "1, 2, 4!" It reminds me of how we count babies around here. He does count with great gusto "1, 2, 4, 4, 5, 6, NINE!"
• Every morning when we change his diaper he is putting in his breakfast order for "moatmelt." He is very disappointed when oat meal is not on the menu but also likes "eggies" & "bapplesauce." His favorite snack is graham crackers with almond butter & is requested by screaming "BUTTA BUTTA CACKAS!"
• Anytime he hears music playing he yells "dance, dance, dance" until he is free from a high chair & can show us his moves. 

Anson

• Every night the only song both boys want to hear is "Hush little baby, don't say a word" & request it by saying "Hush baby." When I get to the part where mama's gonna buy you a billy goat. He wants his jammies unzipped to see his "belly goat" & then pulls up my shirt saying "mommy's belly goat."
• He says "ouch" no matter what you do to him. Sometimes it's valid like when you are trying to squeeze his bear paws into footie pajamas but mostly it's ridiculous like when you cut a single hair on his head. You might assume he has nerve endings in each strand. 
• He is known for needing & giving lots of "nuggles" during the day. He announces "nuggles" when headed toward something or someone that apparently needs them ranging from person to Bella to baby doll. Over the weekend he attempted to climb on the back of a kitty cat saying "kee cat, nuggles."