Kids Say...

Ashley was looking at a picture of Justin's activity play mat on Facebook.  It had hanging toys like a bee, a frog etc.  Then she pointed at one and said "Is that a tuna can?"  Me, "a tuna can???"  Then Mike got it, she meant a toucan bird!  

It was Bennett's last real day of summer vacation and we needed to go to Target and then as a treat I had decided to take them to McDonalds to play in the Playplace and then to get some ice cream.  In the McDonalds parking lot when I told them what we were doing there, Bennett's face lit up and he looked so happy.  I said to him "Am I the best mom ever?"  He replied with "Yeah!  But I still like Grandma better".  Gee thanks kid.

About a week after Kristen had left for college, she had called to talk to my mom while we were over at her house one night.  I said to Bennett "Do you know who Grandma is talking to? I'll give you a hint.  It is a person that used to live here that doesn't anymore."  He stood there thinking for a second and then started to walk over to a family picture hanging in moms living room and pointed up and said "That guy!"...meaning my dad.  Jon and I burst out laughing.  Though this is true, it was not the obvious answer.

At my mom's farm a mama cat had 6 baby kittens in August.  One day when we went out to check on them a few of them had their eyes open.  Bennett was excited and got down real close to the box and said "Hi kitty.  I'm Bennett Ford".

Family outing to Fleet Farm.  Ashley and I went into the bathroom.  She went first and then I decided to go quick.  While I was sitting there going to the bathroom, Ashley apparently had a burst of love for me and decided that was the perfect time to give me a huge hug and tell me she loved me.

After watching Wheel of Fortune and seeing someone win alot of money, Bennett said "Mom, we should go on this show so we have money to buy me the flashing shoes".  For school he wanted the light up shoes (which I'm just not a fan of) so as an excuse while at Target I told him they were too much money....which they were a few dollars more so I wasn't totally lying to him.

Ashley "What is a touchdown?"  Bennett "A touchdown is what it's called when they get a touchdown"

Overheard Ashley singing "I'm on the toilet, I'm on the toilet, I'm on the toilet. I need to go pee."

While driving to Kristen's volleyball games I asked Bennett if he remembered what number Kristen was.  He knew and right away said "4".  Then he said something like "she's still on level 4 and hasn't gotten to 5 yet."