Pee

Drew was helping me transfer laundry from the washing machine into the dryer. I handed him a t-shirt from the washer to put into the dryer...

Drew: "Hey! Who peed on this???"
Mom: "Nobody Drew. It's wet because mommy washed it."

Brain talk

My in-laws are Oma & Opa and my parents are Grandma & Grandpa.

Luke was spending a few hours at Grandma & Grandpa's while I was at an appointment with Drew.

After accidently calling Grandma "Oma" a few times, Luke was getting frustrated with himself...

Luke (to Grandma): "Oma...gaah"
Luke (while hanging his head down and pointing his finger at his head): "Okay, brain. You've got to listen. Now listen. This is Grandma, not Oma."

He didn't call Grandma "Oma" again...

Love

A conversation with Grandma...

Luke: "First, you must love yourself. And sometimes the people you love might do bad things to you, but you still need to love them."

Strangers

Mom: "Luke, you need to get out of the van, it's time to go inside."
Luke: "Why can’t I stay in the van?"
Mom: "Because it’s not safe to stay out here by yourself."
Luke: "How is it not safe?"
Mom: "Well, you could hurt yourself and I wouldn't know because I wouldn't be able to hear you."
Luke: "What about bad people? Will they come in the van and get me?"
Mom: "Probably not."
Luke: "Well, if they did, I'd hurt them back even harder. I would hurt them so bad that stuff will come out of them!"

Living arrangements

Luke: "Mommy, I'm going to live with you forever."
Mom: "Don't you want to get married and have a family."
Luke: "Yes, I sure do!"
Mom: "Well don't you think you should live with your wife and kids?"
Luke: "Yes, mom, we'll live here."
Mom: "All of you?"
Luke: "Yes."
in attempt to get out of this...
Mom: "Well, what if Katelyn wants to live with her mom and dad?"
Luke: "They can come too mom!"
Mom: "Well, where will they sleep?"
Luke: "In the beds that they bring?"
Mom: "Where are they going to put their beds?"
Luke: "In the hallway....where I sleep...in the kitchen. They could put them downstairs if they want to, but then they might get scared by the scary shadows down there."

Awake?

About an hour after waking up, we are all dressed and have eaten breakfast...

Drew: "Is it time to wake up yet?" (a very common question in our house)
Mom: "Aren't you already awake?"
Drew: "No."
Mom: "Are you sleeping right now?"
Drew: "Yes."

Time to go

As Luke has been sick, my mother-in-law has spent the last two days at our house watching the boys. Tonight, when I arrived home from work, Drew was so excited to see me and came running to me. I picked him up and we had a big hug. Oma walked around the corner and Drew looked right at her and said,

"It's time for you to go home now."

Why?

Drew on the phone with mom...

Drew: "I want Mommy & Daddy home"
Mom: "Yes, Drew, Mommy & Daddy are coming home very soon."
Drew: "Why?"

5+1

Luke: "What is 5 + 1 ?"
Mom: "7?"
Luke: "No, below that."
Mom: "6?"
Luke: "That was too easy!"

Frustration

Luke: "I'm frustrated today"
Mom: "Why is that?"
Luke: "Because I don't have my eyesight today. It's not as good as it used to be."
Mom: "I'm sorry to hear that."
Luke: "It's okay, it will be back tomorrow."

Two daddies?

Drew: "I want two daddies"
Mom: "Why do you need two daddies?"
Drew: "Daddy is broken."

FYI - Drew's daddy is not broken, he's totally fine...no idea where this came from?

Humans?

Luke: "Mom, do you know what I want to be when I grow up to be a human?"
Mom: "Luke, you are already a human."
Luke: "No, I'm not mom; only adults are human."