Cheeseburgers

O: "Mom, can we get cheeseburgers for dinner?"

M: "No, not tonight."

Odan fumes in the backseat, and makes angry sounds for a few minutes.

M: "Odan, what's wrong?"

O: "You're making me mad! I asked and you didn't understand!"

In Line at Costco

Waiting for the cashier to start checking our items...

O: "Excuse me! You have another customer! And it's my mom!"

I Am Following You

Odan tip-toes sneakily behind his daddy when he is supposed to be in his room (it's bedtime) when he says in a playful way:

O: "I am following you.....I am really not your small enemy."

Real Santa

The kids saw Santa at Wal-Mart and got a picture. Then we had a Santa at a ward Christmas party. The next day....

Odan looking at the picture of Santa from Wal-Mart,

O: "That's not the real Santa. The real Santa was at the fake Stake Center Christmas party."

A Star

O: "Mom! I see a star! It's so beautiful! I want to marry a star because it's beautiful."

In a Movie

O: "Are we in a movie?"

M: "What?"

O: "Is the world sometimes in a movie?"

M: "What do you think?"

O: "I think yes. But maybe no. Or yes."

Friends

M: "Odan, when you are in school, you'll have friends to have playdates with."

O: "I already have friends!"

K: "No, you'll get new friends!"

How does our hair stay?

O: "How does our hair stay? Are there tiny people up there growing plants?"

Breaking Toys

I put Odan in his room for not listening to me.

O: "You made me angry mom!"

There is silence, I walk away and am in the next room when I hear the sound of a toy car being banged against the door.

O: "I'm going to break this toy!"

D: "Mom! He's going to break the toy!"

Me shouting from the next room....
M: "Odan, if you are going to break toys, maybe that means you don't need any new toys for Christmas. I'm not going to get you toys if you are just going to break them."

5 second pause.

O: "Mom, I changed my attitude."

D: "Are you mad?"

O: "No, I changed my attitude."

Mean Eyes

O: "Is your dog going to bite me?"

A: "No, he just tickles you." (dog licks him)

O: "That doesn't tickle. Is your dog nice?"

A: "Yes."

O: "Then how come he has mean eyes?"

(Told to me by my friend, I hope I got it right, I had to paraphrase)

What is that?

O: "DeeAnn, is that poop on your face?"

D: "No!"

O: "Well then what is it?"

D: "It's peanut butter."

O: "No, because peanut butter isn't brown, and I know the color brown, so it's poop."

(It was chocolate by the way)

What Do You Want to Say?

Odan stalling before going to bed...

M: "What do you want to say?"

O: "Um....I'm thinking. That was the deal."

Smart

D: "Odan, I love you for a million reasons. You are smart, loving, funny--"

Odan interrupts,

O: "I'm not that smart!"

Turning into the Hulk

M: "Careful! If you get angry while wearing this Hulk shirt, you'll turn into the Hulk."

K: "Do it Odan!"

M: "Yeah, try it, change into the Hulk, go ahead!" (enthusiastically)

Odan very somber and seriously,

O: "I don't want to change into the Hulk. I don't want to beat you up!"

Girlfriend

O: "Mom, my girlfriend is moving to another state." (sadly)

M: "Who is your girlfriend?"

O: "Um, Eliza and Mekensey. But just Mekensey is moving."

Beautifullest Friend

(Upon seeing my current facebook cover photo)
O: "There's mommy, and Uncle Ozzie, and the girl I'm going to marry, and Uncle Issac!"

M: "You're going to marry Cat?"

O: "Yes, she is my most beautifullest friend."

I Just Want to Kiss You!

This is one that Odan says every day, multiple times a day. Mostly when I am busy doing dishes, meals, chores, etc. and he comes and smothers my legs or jumps on my back if I am within reach. When I attempt to pry him off, or turn him away he says,

"But mom! I just want to kiss your cheek!"

Crazy

O: "Mom, I'm crazy!"

(Pause)

O: "Does crazy mean you go to jail?"

The Couch

M: "Odan!!!" (in a reprimanding tone, as he was climbing the arm of the couch and 'falling' onto it)

O: "But mom...the couch saved my life!"

Ariel

O: "Is Ariel in real life?"

M: "No"

O: "Aw. I wish."

M: "Why?"

O: "Because she is so beautiful."

Testimony Meeting

Yesterday during fast and testimony meeting, a rather animated and passionate member of our ward (love him) asked everyone this rhetorical question:

R: "How many of you feel worthy to stand in the presence of God?"

Slight pause of silence, then Odan responds loudly,

O: "I DO!"