Excuse Me, Again

• Chloë (2.5): Daddy.
• Robert: *talking with wife*
• Chloë: Daddy!
• Robert: *still having adult conversation with her mother*
• Chloë: Excuse me, Daddy!
• Robert: *Interrupted* What is it, Chloë?
• Chloë: Excuse me, but you're sitting on Mommy's coat.

More manners here.

Big Baby

• Chloë (2.5): I want a diaper today.
• Robert: No, big girls wear big-girl underwear.
• Chloë: ...
• Robert: Are you a baby or a big girl now?
• Chloë: I'm a baby.
• Robert: No, you're a big girl.
• Chloë: I'm a baby big girl!

Earthday Crust

• Robert: We're going to walk underneath the street through a tunnel.
• Aiden (7.75): So, like, beneath the Earth's crust?

Communalty

After church service was over and he came back from Sunday school:

• Aiden (7.75): Dad, can I have community now?
• Robert: You mean 'communion'?

Mary Poppins

• Chloë (2.5): *Singing in perfect tune* Chim-Chimmy Chim-Chimmy Chim-Chim Chim-Chim!

Not Earth Day

A large ad on the side of a bus read: "Earth Day, Everyday."

• Aiden (7.75): Earth Day, everyday? It is NOT Earthday everyday.

Skinny's

Chloë has a pair of slim-fit jeans - sometimes called "skinny jeans".

• Aiden (7.5): Chloë's got her skinny's on.

I'm A Mommy

Aiden was leaving to the bus stop:

• Chloë (2.5): Bye, boy! I'm a boy too!
• Sarah: No, you're not a boy. You're a girl.
• Chloë: So I'm a mommy?
• Sarah: No, you're just a girl.

Waiting...

...for hot chocolate at a cafe before church.

Hip Hop Historian

• Aiden (7.5): I know just about all the words to old hip hop songs.

Resurrection Sunday

Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20 - Because of what is contained in those chapters of the Bible, we have true freedom!

And now, the goods before church.

What Gives Us Joy

I Love Lamp

A commercial for Walmart's toy section came on TV the other night:

• Chloë (2.5): *pointing vigorously* Look, Daddy! It's my favorite, I LOVE that!

Kinda reminded me of THIS from "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy"