know it all

While in the car Brodie pointed to a new building in our area and told me to look. I told him what the building is. He promptly responded, "I know that." I smiled to myself at his self assured answer, thinking he knows it all already. I replied, "You know a lot." Brodie then shocked me by saying, "I know a little. You know it all."

christmas

Listening to Air1 this morning in the car. A segment from Luis Palau aired. Luis was talking about Christmas not being about lights and greeting cards, but about Jesus Christ. Brodie happily shouted, "That's our Jesus!"

don't worry

I was reminding Brodie of some proper behaviors before we left the house. He interrupted me to say, "I got is ALL under control. Okay?"

lil rascal

Brodie looked me in the eye as he put on his baseball cap, kept eye contact as he twisted the bill over to the side. He then told me in a serious tone, "Do not call me Spanky".

baa

On our way out of a store I pushed Brodie in the shopping cart over those annoying yellow bumps. He let out a, "Ahhhh" while he went over. Then he said, "Why does it make you baaaaa like a sheep?"

car seats

This morning in the car the kids and I were talking about laws concerning car seats. I explained that it is breaking the law to not have a child in the proper car seat or booster and if I got pulled over for some other reason I would not only get a ticket for that violation, I'd get a ticket about the car seat too. Brodie asked, "Would you be in a heap of trouble?" I told him that yes I would.

scream like a girl

Brodie and I were hanging out at home. He comes into the room I was sorting laundry in and starts screaming a funny high pitched scream. Then he tells me, "I scream like a girl, huh, Mommy?" I kinda laugh not sure where he is going with this and tell him, "Uh, if you want to." He screams the same odd way and adds, "I want my mommy!" I asked if I heard him correctly. He starts lauging and tells me, "I was just being silly."

put your shoes on

This morning I asked Brodie to go put his shoes on. He dropped his Tinker Toys and obediently ran to his room to fulfill my request. A few minutes later he found me in my room to show me he had his shoes on. He had his flip flops on his feet, and a sock and shoe on each hand as well. When I saw what he had done I started laughing. He smiled and laughed as he asked, "Don'tcha like it?"

gargling

Brodie usually has water at bedtime. He often gargles that water and is told to stop before he makes a mess. Last night was no different. Katherine was reading Encyclopedia Brown to us. Brodie is drinking his water, (gargle gargle gargle). I tell Brodie to stop and he does. (gulp) So I ask, "Are you allowed to do that?" Brodie responds, "No." (sip - gargle gargle gargle) I do my best mommy poker face as I force myself to neither laugh nor smile and then calmly ask, "Then why are you doing it again?" Brodie simply said, "(gulp) I don't know."

green suede shoes

Green is Brodie's favorite color. He has green suede Vans right now. He wore a green polo shirt and his green Vans yesterday to church. Someone complimented his shoes. He stuck one foot out in front of the other and responded, "Fancy, huh?"

okie doke

Jon told me he was going to take Art Vandelay on a quick walk. He has french onion soup on the stove so I asked if there was anything I needed to tend to while he was gone. He said I may need to stir it. I told him, "Okie doke". Brodie asked, "Why does he have a doke?"

chocolate hot dogs

While sitting on a bench in Oak Glen, waiting for Jon to catch up with us so we could pick berries, Brodie turns to me and asks, "Are there chocolate hotdogs in real life?". I told him no. He replied, "Why not?"

puppy

I don't normally have to deal with our new dog in the morning while trying to get my daughter off to school. This morning I did. Twice. I was not a happy pet owner. After I came back into the house the second time, obviously frustrated, Brodie tells me, "He'll get older soon Mommy. It's okay. It's okay." I ask, "You mean becuase he'll behave better once he gets older?" Brodie replies, "Yes. It's okay. It's okay."

action figure

Katherine and her friend were playing with some Barbie type dolls. Brodie wanted to join in so he hit one of the dolls in the stomach with his driver from one of his race cars. (not very hard and not with malice, just the way a toddler boy would use dolls) Katherine asked him to stop, so he did it again. I sent him to time-out. After his short time-out I told him it was not okay to take his doll and hit Katherine's doll. He immediately corrected, "I don't have a doll." I rephrased, "You may not take your action figure and hit Katherine's doll with it." To which he replied, "Alright."

grocery store

After dropping Katherine off at school Brodie asked if we were going straight home.

Me: No, we need to go to the grocery store.

Brodie: Aww. I don't WANT to go to the store.

Me: We need to buy food.

Brodie: I want to go home.

Me: Our family needs food. We need to go buy food for our family.

Brodie: I'm not hungry.

Me: hahahahahahahahahaha

"Little Boy Jesus"

Reading to the kids at bedtime. Brodie chose a book titled Little Boy Jesus. There is a verse on the last page. Luke 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. Brodie remarked, "You can say that again."