These silly phrases are coming fewer and further between now, but I wanted to make sure I captured these things overheard over the last several months:
Bennett, on the moon's appearance:
"Look! A full moon! The moon musta had a big lunch today."
Bennett, on his favorite pastry:
"I love my muffin top."
Mixing up meanings:
Mommy: "Bennett, what are you doing?"
Bennett: "Anything."
Gavin, on the best job in the world:
"Nobody has a better job than kids. Learning is fun!"
Even superheroes have to take potty breaks:
Gavin: "If Flash came in here and went potty it would be like [snap] BOOM!"
After a zoo visit:
Gavin: "Bennett should be with the wild animals cuz he stomps so loud."
On a mole's appearance:
Gavin: "I have an x on my mole. I must have treasure in me!"
Brotherly love:
Bennett to Mommy: "You never give me special treats."
Gavin to Bennett: "Well, I guess you'll just have to live on your own."
On bug bites:
Gavin: "Daddy said I might turn into Spiderman because of my spider bite."
Bennett: "Uh-oh, then we won't have a brudder."
Profound, no?:
Bennett: "When I get bigger, I'm gonna grow up!"
Bennett, on running errands:
"We went to the piggy bank today and I got a sucker!"
On technology:
Gavin: "Mommy, you said you'd teach me how to tweet."
Bennett: "This is how you tweet: 'tweet tweet.'"
On family planning:
Ryan to Gavin: "How many kids do you think you'll have?"
Gavin: "Prolly two. No three. Cuz I'm taking Bennett. He's my brother and I love him."
On baseball attire:
Bennett, putting on a baseball hat: "Look at me! I'm a vampire!"
Gavin: "You mean umpire?"
Answering questions:
Mommy: "Did you have a good day at school?"
Gavin: [Makes fart sound with mouth] "That means 'yes' in farts."
Silly car conversations:
Bennett: [giggles]
Mommy: "What are you laughing at?"
Bennett" "The trees."
Mommy: "Why?"
Bennett: "Because they're just standing there!"