Not Everybody

Charlotte:  Knock knock. 

Aaron:  Who's there. 

Charlotte:  Banana. 

Aaron:  Banana who?

Charlotte:  Banana that cross the road like an orange. 

Aaron:  *confused laughter* 

Charlotte:  I told that joke on the bus. 

Aaron:  Did people laugh?

Charlotte:  Not everybody. 

(November 28, 2015)

Steak

Me:  Are you excited for Thanksgiving?

Charlotte:  Yes!

Me:  We're gonna have turkey . . . and rolls . . . and cranberry stuff . . . and --

Charlotte:  Steak?

(November 24, 2015)

Mess Things Up

Molly:  *to Aunt Erica* Did you go up to the playroom and mess things up?

(November 28, 2015)

I Never Knew

Molly:  *while Charlotte takes her turn in Monopoly on the iPad* Mommy, I never knew this could be so fun with my sister. 

Me:  That's awesome. 

Molly:  Thank you for my sister. 

(November 26, 2015)

Hold Your Horses

Charlotte:  *trying to get her daddy to wait before unbuckling her carseat* Hold on your horses!

(November 26, 2015)

Hold the Phone

Molly:  *heading upstairs*

Charlotte:  *chasing behind her sister*  Molly!  Wait up!  Hold the phone!

(November 25, 2015)

Cheese Sticks

Charlotte:  I don't wanna poop out cheese sticks. That's why I'm not goin' poop. I don't wanna poop out cheese sticks. 

(Cheese sticks = string cheese in our house.)

(November 24, 2015)

Mrs. West's Lunch

Molly:  We had a compliment party today, and we did Eat with Teacher, and I got my stick pulled to eat at Mrs. West's table. 

Me:  Very cool!

Molly:  But she had the WORST-smelling lunch. I mean, I don't know what it was, but it was not good. 

(November 18, 2015)

Bleeve

Charlotte:  *taps my shoulder then points to her stuffy nose*

Me:  *looking at her nose but not seeing anything unusual* What?

Charlotte:  *points to her nose again*

Me:  Use your words please. 

Charlotte:  I can't bleeve!

(November 17, 2015)

Reasoning Skills

Molly:  I think I know why they call it hot fudge. It's, you know, a little bit hot. And fudge. 

(November 14, 2015)

Experts

Butch:  You guys sure you want Mexican?

Molly:  Yes.

Charlotte:  Yes. We are experts and won't change our minds. 

(November 14, 2015)

Mush

Me:  *lying on my back in bed, trying to rest and kick a nasty sinus mess*

Charlotte: *sits on me, facing toward my feet* Mush! Mush! *turns to look at me* You're my car. Why are you not mushin'?

(November 12, 2015)

Both Time

Molly:  How long is it going to take?

Butch and me:  *in unison* About an hour. 

Charlotte:  Hey. You said it at the both time. 

(November 1, 2015)