States and Cities

On the tarmac, upon landing in Austin, Texas to visit Aunt Jen and Uncle Bobby for Thanksgiving I said to Zoey, "We're finally here! We're in Austin!"

Zoey replied (with real tears), "Oh, no! We're supposed to be in Texas! I want to go to Texas to see Tia!"

M: Zoey, we are in Texas. Austin is in Texas.

Z (Tears immediately gone): Oh. I know.

Then, several seconds later... "Mommy, is Austin also on the earth?"

hyperbole

Lounging in bed this morning, Brian and I were discussing whether or not we should buy a baby gate.
Z: We've talked about this a million times! (Which is totally true.)

M: Hey, good hyperbole! Can you say hyperbole?

Z: Perbole, hi! Who's Perbole? Hi, Perbole!

boys

Last night Zoey was driving to a youth dance with me (Brian and Kaia were in the other car, coming to help me set up a few things):
Z: Mommy, what is a dance?

M: Well, when you're a little older you get to go to the church where they play fun music and you get to dance with your friends - and with boys! Doesn't that sound fun?

Z: Yes, well... mommy, I already have a boy.
M: You do? Who is your boy?

Z: You know his name mommy - it's Benjamin!

Today after church we were telling daddy about this conversation and he said, "I thought I was your boy." Zoey gave him a big hug and said, "You are my boy. Right now I have two boys!" Daddy just grumbled, "You're way too young to have two boys..."

more misunderstandings...

Tonight I asked Zoey to go tell Daddy that I needed him to bring up my paper cutter and BRADS from the basement.

Z: Daddy, Mommy needs her paper cutter and breasts from the basement.

D: Really?

Z: Yep, that's what she said!

new songs

Z: Mommy, do you want to sing a song with me?
M: Sure, what song would you like to sing?
Z: The "Look up in the Sky" song.
M: Umm, I don't think I know that song. Can you sing it for me?
Z: You do know it! I just thinked it and made it up. Sing it with me, please!
M: Uh, okay...

Then Zoey and Mommy proceeded to sing some gibberish until Daddy started laughing hysterically and told Mommy she earned a gold star for effort.

misunderstandings

We have a lot of misunderstandings at our house these days. Some of them are hilarious. Or maybe I'm just sleep deprived. Here's one.

Our dryer broke this week (what a horrible inconvenience!) and, while bathing girls, Brian and I were talking about our different options. He explained that we have to buy a gas dryer because that's what we currently own and when I asked about electric he said, "Well, I'm pretty sure it costs money to switch. At the very least we'd have to hire someone to get it capped."

At this comment Zoey burst into tears and cried, "But I don't want a cat! I want a fish!"

Once we figured out the misunderstanding, I couldn't stop laughing.

snowy mountains

Z: Mommy, do you know what a snowy mountain is?

M: Well, it's a mountain with snow on it.

Z: But why does that make the snowman get smaller?

M: What?

At this point Zoey proceeds to sing "Once There Was A Snowman" and instead of in the sun he melted, melted, melted, in the sun he melted small, small, small Zoey sings in the snowy mountain, mountain, mountain, in the snowy mountain small, small, small.


Too, too funny.