Funny Stuff

Gabe:
"A girl at recess has been spying on me and chasing me around, and I'm fine with that."
"Hey, mom, sometimes I can really blend in with Chris Tomlin's voice."
While getting ready for bed, I told Gabe that I was glad we were able to go to Uncle Jerod's basketball game to support him. Gabe said, "Yeah, and I think the Dutch girls felt supported, too." (Jerod is asst. coach for the Pella Dutch girls basketball team)
Seth shot Gabe in the leg with a Nerf ball, and Gabe says, "Oh, that hit me right in my puberty leg!" I am confused, as I know he knows what puberty is and I'm not sure why he is using the term out of context. I ask what he means, and he says, "This leg has more hair on it than the other one, so I call it my puberty leg." Nice. Instead of right/left, we just say puberty/non-puberty around here.

Seth:
"Gabe's gonna be thrilled!"
"Hey, mom, which of my cool creations do you want to buy? The Hightectic robot, shooting shield, or 1700 Blaster? It's a hard choice, huh?" (He loves to build things with Legos)
I was accidentally eavesdropping, and overheard Seth say this to Gabe. "A boy at preschool never wants to try my ideas. He always says no, no, no Seth. It's the baddest thing in my life." Then Gabe gives some advice of things to try, and Seth says, "Okay, I'll try that, but if it doesn't work then I'm not inviting him to my birthday party." (Which is in far off September)

Josie:
"Mommy, Gabe said no thanks, but thanks for offering. That's so nice."
"I have a great suggestion."
"Jump, Cooper, jump!" He lays down. Loud sigh of aggravation from Josie. "I will not give you your bone." She puts the bone in her play kitchen oven and shuts the door, apparently to be used at a later training session. Makenna would be pleased that she is only rewarding obedience.
Later in the day, I hear, "You did a great job of obeying me, Cooper."
To Gabe, "Don't say oh my gosh, you're supposed to say oh my goodness."
To her Little People, "Things are not going well. You MUST get on the airplane! Ayudame!" (Which I think means help me in Spanish?)
"Mom, you forgot to sing Chris Tomlin." (I was singing a non-Chris Tomlin song)
My favorite is hearing her first Bible verse, all by herself, which she says all day long..."Genesis 1:1. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1".
And now, as I am typing, she is telling her Little People, "Do not lean on your own understanding." That's part of our new verse for this week:)