Funny Quotes and Stories

Here are a few funny things the kids have been doing and saying lately.

Joey's Bug
Joey found a bug today in our house. He picked it up and let it walk on his hand and arm for a while. Claire came over to admire it as well. He said it was a cute bug and that the bug loved him. We found a plastic container, taped 1/2 a toilet paper tube to the bottom, placed a cooked noodle in the container with the bug (I have no idea what kind of bug it is or what it eats) and poked holes in the lid. We were about ready to meet some friends at the park and Joey insisted that his friend, who is a girl, would like to meet his bug. So the bug came with us. It survived a stroller ride, a few trips down the slide, multiple spins on the merry-go-round, a few drops and some running around. What a hearty bug.

Claire's Gross Quote
While holding her finger out towards my face she says, "I gotta boogie."
Me: "That's nice. Let's find a Kleenex to wipe it on."
Claire: "No, Mama. I put it on your face."

Joey's Gross Quote
This quote is heard anytime he smells a BM or someone passes gas.
"There are poo-poo's in my nose!"

Claire's Grumpy Birthday Quote
After a very grumpy day, we were trying to get ready for her small family birthday party. She started to throw another fit and I asked her if she wanted to have her birthday party with pizza and cake. After pondering this for a moment or two, she replied, "No pizza. Yes cake."

Joey's Helper Idea
The other day, Claire spilled almost an entire Costco-sized bag of egg noodles on the floor. I tried to enlist everyone's help to clean it up. They were making a half-hearted attempt at helping when Joey declared that his hand was a shovel and he was scooping the noodles off the floor and dumping them back into the bag. I took advantage of that great idea and we happily scooped and dumped all the rest of the noodles back into the bag.

Garbage Man Joey
One evening, towards bedtime, Joey decided he was going to take the garbage out...in bare feet...in his jammies...in the dark. He has only taken things to the outside garbage once or twice. Well, who was I to stand in his way? I gave him some garbage and he took it out. Then I gave him some vegetable food waste and told him to put it in the yard waste bin. This went on for about 15min. He emptied every garbage can, big and small, took out a stinky diaper, all the food waste and all of the recycle. He thought it was great fun. Now if I could just get him to still have a positive attitude about it when he is 13.