Six by Suess

Looking through the book Six by Suess (a collection of Dr. Suess books) Odan explains to King and DeeAnn,

Odan: "See all these stories? Dr. Suess wrote all these books, then he died."

Happy Thanksgiving!

Early this morning Odan walks into our bedroom and wakes me up saying,

O: "Mom! Remember? It's Thanksgiving today!"

M: "Happy Thanksgiving Odan! Now go watch t.v. with King."

O: "Okay, Happy Thanksgiving!"

DeeAnn-ism

Kendall walks into the bathroom to assist DeeAnn on the potty,

K: "DeeAnn did you wipe your bum?"

D: "No, the toilet paper just got in there. I think it was an invisible stranger did it."

Looking for "Aunt Grace"

While looking for "Aunt Grace", Odan was searching for her, and apparently had forgotten her name, so he was walking around asking,

O: "Where is the twenty-five year old?"

Dr. Suess

Odan: "Mom, I want to meet Dr. Suess."

Mom: "Oh, honey you can't."

Odan: "Why?"

Mom: "Well, because he died."

Odan: "What? He died?"

Mom: "He was born a long time ago, and then he got old."

Odan: "Aw, I just wanted to see him. He is just so funny."

King: "But Mo Willems is still alive!"

Happy Songs

Flipping through the radio in the car we were listening to the beginning of a disco song ("Boogie Oogie Oogie" something)

O: "Mom, what's this song?"

M: "I don't know..."

O: "Well let's try it. It sounds happy, and I like happy songs."

Can countries get sick?

I found this scribbled on a scrap of paper, it is from the 4th of July...

O: "Can countries get sick? America is having so much fireworks it's going to get sick."

Which part of the chicken is this?

K: "Mom, which part of the chicken is this?"

M: "It's a chicken breast."

K: "Where is that on a chicken?"

M: "Right in front."

Odan stabs a piece of chicken and says,

O: "Aaah! I'm eating a part of my arm!"

A Temple

On the freeway...

O: "A temple! Mom, I see a temple!"

M: "That's the Draper Temple."

D: "Where?"

O: "Over there. Yeah, I see a little bit of gold and that's giving me a clue that it's Agent Moroni so I knew it was a temple."

M: "Utah has a lot of temples. It has the most temples out of every place in the world."

O: "Utah is the luckiest state!"

The other side of the world

O: "I can see everything in the entire world!"

K: "How are the people on the other side of the world doing?"

O: "They're doing great!"

American Flag

O: "An American flag! Mom, sometimes I cry a little bit when I see an American flag."

M: "You cry a little bit? Why?"

O: "Because it's kind of beautiful to me."

Ham sandwhiches

We were talking about ham sandwiches.

K: "Is ham from an animal?"

M: "Yes, guess which animal?"

K: "Chicken?"

M: "No."

K: "Cow?"

M: "No, it's from a pig, just like bacon and pork."

O: "I just LOVE animals!"

Middle of the Night

O: "Is it the middle of the night?"

M: "No, in the winter the daylight doesn't last as long as in the summer."

O: "Aw, I don't like sunlight savings."

Baby names

O: "When I grow up and have a baby I will name him Thor. Because I'm Odan. And when I have another baby I will name him Loki."

Long night

O: "Hey mom, it's been a long night. The Spanish world is night-night, cause it's morning here - isn't that weird?"

King's Plan for an iPad

A conversation with King. He was in the shower and I was cleaning the toilet and sink.

He loves telling me about the games he plays on the iPad at school every day. He had just finished telling me about a math zombie game.

K: "See mom, I wish I had an iPad so I could show you these games."

M: "I wish I had an iPad so you could show me. They are so cool."

K: "Yeah they are cool. Maybe we can buy one."

M: "Well, they cost hundreds of dollars."

K: "Well maybe we can use the money from Daddy's work - oh, I guess how would we buy food then. Maybe I can go to Daddy's work and get some money, and Daddy's money can be for our food and stuff, and my money we can buy an iPad."

M: "Wow, that sounds like a cool plan -- "

K: "Or maybe when I'm 12 I can babysit, and you can go to work. And Daddy's money will be for food and your money can buy an iPad."

M: "I bet you will be a great babysitter King."

Saying mean things

Odan was upset I wouldn't let him watch another movie after just finishing one. He walks into the kitchen and says,

O: "Mom, I hope you go away and never come back."

I scolded him and he continued with his bad mood, periodically saying mean things. After a few back and forth exchanges I explained,

M: "Odan, if you don't change your attitude you are going to start losing privileges."

O: "Okay mom, I changed my attitude."

A minute later he walks into the kitchen almost in tears holding his paper airplane which he had crumpled in his anger.

O: "Mom, can you fix my paper airplane? It's all wrinkled and won't fly."

M: "Odan, you can't un-crumple crumpled paper. Why did you do that?"

In tears,

O: "I was mad, can't you just straighten it?"

I tried my best to flatten it out, gave Odan a hug and used the opportunity to explain to him that when we say mean things, we can't unsay them. Just like when you crumple paper, you can't un-crumple it. We talked about the importance of controlling our temper, and I made sure to let him know it's okay to feel angry and frustrated, we just need to be careful what we do and say when we feel that way. It was a great reminder to me and a wonderful teaching moment on a random Tuesday night. :)

The Doctor of Covenants

Getting ready to go to the library...

O: "Mom, I want to bring the doctor of covenants with me to the library so I can learn something important and be a good example."

M: "You want to what?"

O: "I want to bring my doctor of covenants to the library with me."

M: "Why?"

O: "Because I want to be a good son of Heavenly Father."

Trees

We were driving down the street and I pointed out some men that were cutting down a tree (professionally)...

M: "Hey, look at those guys cutting down that tree."

Silence for a minute...

O: "Mom, I promise I will never EVER chop down a tree."

Crumbs

O: "I don't want to go to WinCo. I want to go home and eat the cookie I decorated."

M: "You can eat it when we get to WinCo.

O: "No, cause there's no crumbs at WinCo! One time I saw a red sign that said, 'No Crumbs'."

Trick or Treating

I received texts from some friends of what Odan said when trick or treating at their doors,

O: "Trick or treat! It's just me!"

and

O: "Hey Miche! It's me...Odan! It's not really Hulk okay?"