Kids Pray The Darndest Things

Lance was asked to say the prayer on dinner at my parents house (while there for Christmas break).   I've been telling him lately to think more about what he says instead of repeating the same things every prayer.
Well, there was family around, and he said a really long prayer about all kind of things.  One thing he said was asking for his mom and dad to be happy and nice and not fight all the time.  After the prayer, Lisa was embarrassed and asked him if he thought we fought all the time.  He said, "No, see my prayers just come true 'cause you guys never fight!"

That's A Dam

We were doing chores, and I dumped a basket of laundry across the couch.  Lance said, "Oh, it's a dam!"  Then running to jump onto it he yelled, "Oohhh daaaam!"

Naked...

I've talked with Tycen about inappropriate pictures that he might come across on the internet, or that his friends might start showing him in the near future and that he needs to choose now to stay away from stuff like that.  One day I was thinking about how I hadn't had a one-on-one talk with Tycen for a couple weeks and decided it was a good time to do it.  We went into my room and I started asking him if he had come across any pictures that he shouldn't be seeing.  He was looking anywhere but at me as he told me he hadn't.  I asked if his friends had shown him anything like that, and again he looked away and said a hesitant no.  I knew there was something more to it, so I then asked if there was anything he wanted to tell me.  He said, "Well, my friend had this book.  It was some kind of world record book or something, and he told me to come look at a picture.  I looked at what he was showing me, and it was a picture of a naked... mole rat."

Par Cheesy

Lance asked me if I knew how to play the game Parcheesi.  I told him I didn't and he replied that he knew and could teach me.  He said, "It's like the game of Chest, except you have little pieces of cheese on the black and white squares.  If you win the game, then you get to eat the cheese!"

Can't Really Call It Laziness...

I was checking Kayla's homework tonight and came across something odd.  When I asked her about it, she told me that she had written out a problem and really messed up while solving it.  She didn't want to erase it all with her small pencil eraser, so she got out her notebook, cut a piece of paper to size, and then taped it over the top of the problem.

Father's Day Picture

Yikes!!

(Tycen drew this)

Cold Air Does That

Lance was going to the bathroom and I came in to see if he was almost done.  He was talking to me for a second, and then he got that face like he was really straining, and he started turning red.  I couldn't help laughing, and then trying to make him laugh I made the same straining face.  He said, "Yeah, the cold air makes me do that."

Baskin Robins

We were going out for a family activity tonight and then to enjoy 31¢ scoop night.  I gave the typical 5 minute parent lecture about being good on or trip.  I told the kids that if they're nice, don't fight, listen to mom and dad, blah blah blah, then we'll take them to Baskin Robins, but they have to be on their best behavior.  I then asked if everyone heard me, and to repeat back to me what I said.  Lance just said, "Baskin Robins!"

Things Jesus Made

Lance was looking out the car window and said, "Jesus made the birds, trees, sticks, signs, and those black things."  I'm still not sure what he was looking at.

Smells Like Bacon

We all took a fun family trip over Deception Pass today and stopped to see Fort Casey.  When I took Lance to the bathroom there he said, "Mmm, it kind of smells good in here!  It smells like bacon!"  Later, my dad was taking him to go again before we left and Lance said, "Grandpa, it smells like bacon in there!"  My dad said eww, and Lance asked, "You don't like bacon?"

Twilight

Kayla was playing with a friend, and repeatedly the friend would hold up a finger and say, "Oh, I'm Edward!" Then Kayla would hold up her finger and say, "Oh, I'm Bella!" They would both jokingly put their fingers together and make kissing noises.  Then I held my finger up and said, "Hey, what about me?  I'm Jacob!  We kissed in the movie too!"  Kayla hit my finger and said, "Oh, I broke my fist on your face!"

Iron Supplies

Kayla its going to a vampire birthday party and bought a vampire teen doll for a present.  She was telling us what the back of the doll box said.  "She's a vegetarian so she doesn't drink blood, she eats fruits and vegetables and iron supplies."

I Like Her Hair

We told Garrett that he shouldn't tell Kayla he hates her, and he said, "I still like her hair, it's just the rest of her I don't like!"