Kindergarten

I was volunteering in Odan's class the other day and listening in while the class learned about 'o_e' (pronounced o blank e). His teacher asked Odan a question,

Mrs. A: "Odan, does your brother King ever talk about 'o_e'?"

O: "Um, no."

Mrs. A: "You haven't ever heard him talk about 'o_e'? First graders learn all about 'o_e'."

O: "I don't know."

Mrs. A: "Well Odan, I want you to go home and ask King about 'o_e' and come back and tell us what he says."

O: "I'm not going to go home!"

She laughs,

Mrs. A: "No, don't go home right now, I meant when your brother gets home from school, I want you to ask him about it, then tell us tomorrow what he says."

O: "Oh, okay."

I asked Odan about this plan later when he was home from school and he said,

O: "I don't know what King says about 'o_e' because I'm not in his class!"

Fresh air

I hear Odan while using the bathroom say,

O: "I need some fresh air."

So I respond from the hall,

M: "Why do you need some fresh air?"

O: "I don't know. Maybe cause my tummy hurts. Yeah my tummy needs some fresh air."

When the Earth needs rain

During a rainstorm...

O: "Wait, how does Jesus know when the Earth needs rain?"

Headaches

O: "I think headaches are allergic to water."

Babysitting

While playing with baby Sho,

O: "Is this nice?" (Odan is patting the baby's head softly)

I nod.

O: "I don't want Sho to EVER get hurt."

Wake up call

Going in to wake up the boys for school,

O: "Mom, you always wake me up right in the middle of a dream, and I wanted to finish it!!"

M: "Okay, sorry, go back to sleep for 2 minutes, finish your dream."

After I go in again I ask,

M: "What did you dream about?"

O: "Me and King were in Bowser's Castle, and we beat Bowser."

What a baby thinks

We were tending a little baby the other day, and while driving carpool the little one started crying. I tried to console her as we drove saying,

M: "Aw, baby...what do you think?"

and Odan chimed in,

O: "I think she thinks this is life."

Pneumonia

O: "Wait, can pneumonia kill you?"

M: "Yes, it can."

O: "I almost got killed??"

M: "No, because you are a healthy boy. When you are already really sick and you don't get any help from doctors, then you can die from pneumonia. Having pneumonia doesn't mean you will die."

Mom?

O: "Mom?"

M: "Yeah?"

O: "I hope you never get lost. Or broken. Or stolen."

Speaking of awesome

While Odan is telling me something, he spots an ad for Baskin Robins and says,

O: "Speaking of awesome, that ice cream cone is killing the awesome!"

He was referring to a Spiderman ice cream cone.

Wizard if Oz

My kids' comments while watching "The Wizard of Oz"...

O: "Wait, does he not have a brain?" (the Scarecrow)

O: "How can metal talk?" (the Tin Man)

When the Cowardly Lion makes his appearance King was perplexed,

K: "What the heck?"

And finally at the end,

O: "Wait, that was all a dream??"

Don't tell anyone

O: "Mom, don't tell anyone these stories."

M: "You don't like it when I tell people your stories?"

O: "No. Just keep them a secret."

M: "Why don't you like me telling your stories?"

O: "It's cause...I just can't tell ya. It's cause I don't want to."

M: "Are you embarrassed?"

O: "Yeah."

The opposite

O: "Hey dad, what's the opposite of fire?"

Daddy: "Uh...gee Odan I don't know. Huh."

I chime in,

M: "Water."

Daddy: "No, I don't think there is an opposite of fire. Good question Odan."

M: "Yes, there is...'not' fire."

Daddy: "Nice hon."


What is the opposite of fire?

One time I had a dream

O: "Mom, one time I had a dream and guess what it said?"

M: "What?"

O: "The planet Earth is going to explode like the planet Krypton."

M: "Whoa Odan."

"Let It Be"

Listening to "Let It Be", the original version and Odan asks,

O: "Mom, what does this song mean?"

M: "What do you think it means?"

O: "Nothing. Now just tell me."

M: "Well, I think it means not to worry about things, just 'let it be'."

One Direction

Driving listening to One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful".

O: "I don't like this song because Lucas likes it. And he loves DeeAnn."

M: "What's wrong with that?"

O: "Well, they want to get married and I don't like that."

M: "Why not?"

O: "Because then whenever I go see my sister, he will just slap me out because he doesn't like me."

M: "Yes he does Odan. And, DeeAnn would never marry anyone who didn't like her brothers, right DeeAnn?"

D: "Uh-huh."

M: "Lucas likes you Odan. And he'll like you when you guys grow up too."

O: "Well I hope you're right."

Resurrected

Watching General Conference out of the blue Odan turns to me and says,

O: "Mom, what if I get resurrected and I get a mean mom?"

M: "You won't, it will be me."

O: "No, when I'm resurrected."

M: "Odan, it will be me still. Guess what? I get to be your mom forever."

He hugs me.

Final Four

We were watching the Kentucky/Wisconsin game at my brother's house. After one particularly awesome play we were all cheering loudly at the tv, and right after we calmed down Odan screams excitedly,

O: "Now THAT'S what I call basketball!"

Yes! Go Kentucky!

Can I say something crazy?

The kids were watching 'Frozen' the other day, and I heard Odan repeat some of the lines from the movie to himself...

O: "Can I say something crazy? Will you marry me? Can I say something even crazier - no."

Then he laughs to himself. And I laughed to myself too.

Casting spells

All three kids were sitting together in the front room on the floor. King was waving DeeAnn's wand around trying to cast a spell on her,

K: "Turn DeeAnn to the other side of the Earth!"

He is pointing the wand at her waiting in silence. Then begins waving again and says,

K: "Turn DeeAnn to another country."

Again nothing happens. Odan says,

O: "Maybe your wand is out of batteries."

Mom I love you

O: "Mom I love you twice a second."

M: "Wow, twice a second?"

O: "Yeah. What does that even mean?"

M: "I think it means you love me a lot."

Leprechauns

O: "Mom, do leprechauns like gold?"

M: "Well, I don't know any leprechauns, so I don't know if they like gold or not. How do you know about leprechauns?"

O: "I forgot."

M: "Oh."

O: "I just haven't learned about them yet."