Inside their Brains....

I think its great fun to hear the interesting things that pop out of my childrens' mouths. Its like a little window into their brains, and what's going on in them. Here are a few examples:

A few days ago, Isaac was telling me he wants Footie PJs in his size. So we googled them and every specialty website has them for $25-$40! So I told him that it was a bit expensive. Later that afternoon we were at WalMart and there were footie PJs in Isaac's size there for $9.88! So Isaac was very excited. We were telling Michael about it that evening, and when I said we found them cheap at WalMart, Michael said "Well, go figure" and Isaac said "Yeah, well, their sign does say they always have low prices. Always." (No wonder companies spend millions on marketing to children! It works!)

Tonight we passed a shopping center with a Petco in it. Isaac said "I know why its called Petco - its a Pet Company!" so I said "That's right!" Ezra chimes in and says "Yeah, so when the workers go home other people come and stay there" and I was confused, so I asked him "hmmm... what are you talking about?" and Ezra said "to keep the pets company!" (Duh mom!)

Joely is always coming out with new and interesting thoughts. Lately his question about everything he sees or hears about is "Will it bite me?" and "Will it kill me?" I have no idea why he wonders about these things. One night while making dinner, Joel was keeping me company and we were talking about Jesus. He said "Does Jesus have a gun?" and I said no, and he asked "Does Jesus have a sword?" and I said, yes, the Bible does say Jesus will have a sword". Then Joel nodded and said "So when Jesus comes back, He's going to kill me so I can go to heaven with Him?" YIKES! I cleared up that he's not going to KILL us to take us to heaven... he'll be taking us with Him because He loves us and wants us with Him. I'm glad Joel shared that misconception with me before it got worse!

Nathan does not share insights with me, yet, other than "Oog, oog, ugh". He also does not eat any solid food yet. Unless you count scraps of paper, dustbunnies, leaves, and whatever he can scavenge off the floor. When I offer him delicacies such as peas, bananas, sweet potatoes, and peaches, however, he gags and make a face as if I've played the worst trick on him in the world. And crawls off to stuff a clod of dirt into his mouth. I will say that mama's milk is doing his body good - he is over 20 lbs at 9 months old, and wearing 18 month sized clothing. He's standing on his own and pushing walking toys (and other items not intended for the purpose) all over the house. So I'm not too worried. ;-)