The boys and I were looking at the calendar this morning:
Dad: Today is Friday, Shabbat starts tonight, [etc]
Isaac: I'm feeling lucky!
Dad: You are lucky! It's the last school day of the week, we get to see Mom-Mom and Pop for dinner, [etc]
Isaac: No, it says that on your shirt.
I was wearing a google shirt.
Aaron has been interested in puns and wordplay for a while. Now he's making puns of his own.
A couple days ago, Mom-mom, Isaac and Aaron were delivering holiday cookies and candies to Mom-mom's neighbors. One neighbor had a gate at the beginning of the path. Aaron noticed a spring closure on the gate. As we walked through the gate Aaron touched the spring on the gate, then with a smile Aaron said, "Mom-mom, 'summer' [he meant 'winter'] is over and 'spring' is here!"
Aaron: "I dont waaaant John McCain to win"
Amber: "Why not?"
Aaron: "He already killed someone and now he wants to kill Obama!"
Amber: "Who did John McCain kill?"
Aaron: "Um, i think it was Aaron Burr"
I know McCain is old, but not that old!
Aaron was checking out the Growth Chart on the wall at my parents' house. It has been there since my sister and I were young. Aaron wanted to see how tall he was. He noticed the directions on the bottom of the chart - "Place 2 feet off the floor". He wanted to know how that was possible to measure yourself if your two feet were off the floor! I explained to him that it meant that the bottom of the grow chart was to be placed on the wall at the 2 feet level for the height to be measured accurately. Sometimes learning to read can be too literal for a 5 year old!
Aaron and Mom-mom were talking on the phone last night. When she told him that Dr. Joy was joining us for Shabbat dinner, Aaron asked if she had an extra chair. Mom-mom told him we did have an extra chair and that Joy's whole family was coming. He asked if it would be more people than we had for Passover. I was surprised that he thought back to Passover and remembered that the table was full. Mom-mom told him that there would be even more people than Passover and everyone would have a chair. He seemed satisfied with that.
The boys were talking about who they wanted to marry when they grew up, and I explained why we can't marry people that are already in our family. We started talking about gay marriage, and Aaron said:
"It would be easier for a boy and a boy to marry because they could just have a Batman cake. A boy and a girl would have to split the cake, half Batman, half Pocahontas."
Isaac told me he invented a time machine and went into the future. I asked him what was different about the future. Here are his observations:
1. There are no cars, only flying insect cars.
2. Hot dogs are the same, except they come with robots.
3. There are no animals, except rats, mice, cats, and dogs. No big animals.
4. Everything costs $1 except some things cost $100, but you can get $1 for free from a ... machine [I didn't understand what he said].
So there you have it, the future looks pretty good, unless you're a big animal.
We were eating tacos for dinner one night this week, so I had the hot sauce out. The boys usually try one drop of hot sauce and dislike it. But this time Isaac put a lot of hot sauce on his taco and took a bite and liked it.
I commented, "Wow, you put a lot of hot sauce on your taco."
He said, "Yeah, I used to not like hot sauce, but now I love it."
I said, "Looks like your tastes changed."
He replied, "No, my taste didn't change, my love changed."
Isaac saw a utility truck carrying two stacks of upside-down cones on the front.
He said, "Look, a walrus truck!"
For Chinese New Year, the boys each got a fortune cookie at school. Aaron's fortune said something about expecting a "financial windfall." He asked me what "financial" meant and I explained it to him.
He immediately said, "I'm going to buy gum!" to which I replied something like "You can buy whatever you want with the money you save."
I could see the gears turning in his head as he thought for a second, and then he set his sights a little higher: "No, I'm going to buy every toy in the world."
A story from Pop:
I was burning some junk mail in the fireplace yesterday. Aaron came by and wanted to keep the embers going so I suggested that he get the bellows to add oxygen to the fire. After pumping the bellows for a few minutes Aaron turned to me and said: "This is just like the way our bodies add oxygen to the red blood cells."
Waiting at the bus stop...
Aaron: "I wish the world was full of love"
Isaac (who had just commented on how dirty the bus stop was): "I wish the world was full of Swiffers"
On poop...
Aaron: "Poop has corn in it. But not corn for eating."
And on MLK day...
Aaron: "I see Martin Luther King Jr. everywhere, even on our street!" (We live off of MLK, and he had noticed the street sign earlier)
On Fridays, the boys and I have Shabbat dinner at Mom-mom and Pop's house.
After blowing the shofar, Aaron held it up and asked "In 1968 was this an antler horn?" Aaron had a harder time blowing the shofar that Mindy made as opposed to the factory made shofar so he said to Mindy "You should have been in the factory."
Then the boys got into the car and found their new booster car seats and Isaac said "We've been wanting these all of our lives! Now we are like real people!"
Aunt Mindy came over for Shabbat dinner last week. Aaron asked her "What happens if you un-button your belly-button?" and he asked her if he could buy her some earrings when he grew up.
A few weeks ago, Pop was driving the twins to Amber's new home and he'd never been there before. He asked the boys how to get there, and Aaron told him "Just follow the moon".
This morning at breakfast, Aaron asked me "When can I get braces?" which led to a discussion on the different types of teeth (front teeth "biters" vs back teeth "chompers") and why it's dangerous to stuff your mouth with too much food at once. We made a fake "mouth" out of my hands and made it "choke" by eating too many napkins!
Observant readers have noticed that the quotes section on the left side of the page got shut down. The service I was using to store them went belly-up. So for posterity, here are all the quotes that used to be over there. They're in reverse chronological order (newest first), spanning May 2006 to March 2007.
Isaac describes the digestive system
Food goes down my throat, into my tummy, and into my leg. Then it goes to the bakery and gets turned into MUSH!
Wed, 28 Mar 2007 21:16:57 -0700
Isaac's bathroom habits
I flushed the potty while I was still peeing and it was TOTALLY COOL!
Mon, 5 Mar 2007 15:55:12 -0800
Aaron's future career
When I grow up, I want to be an opera singer so I can talk on TV.
Mon, 5 Mar 2007 15:17:47 -0800
Isaac asks a good question while having a dance party
How does the music get into the computer?
Mon, 5 Mar 2007 15:16:13 -0800
Aaron's thoughts on God
God has my heart but when she is all done with it, she will give it back
Mon, 5 Feb 2007 12:01:54 -0800
Isaac, explaining what happens to his vitamins after he swallows them
They go down there and play golf
Fri, 2 Feb 2007 14:31:28 -0800
Isaac, expressing his preference for elbow macaroni
I don't like the shells, only the lines
Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:45:04 -0800
Aaron, explaining why he wasn't wearing his winter coat
Winter's gone, it melted away.
Mon, 4 Dec 2006 09:59:49 -0800
Aaron, after Thanksgiving dinner
Isaac, you should thank me for setting the table.
Sat, 25 Nov 2006 19:17:39 -0800
Aaron's reaction when seeing I'd shaved my beard off
Your chin got a haircut!
Wed, 1 Nov 2006 06:56:39 -0800
Aaron made a question mark shape out of train tracks
Look, I made a beauty mark! It's the shape of your thinking!
Mon, 30 Oct 2006 08:49:35 -0800
Aaron was upset that he was in trouble
They're going to put you in a jail!
Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:29:42 -0700
Aaron was upset that I was taking away toys that hadn't been cleaned up
Daddy, stop being a Takey Takerson!
Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:01:14 -0700
Dad was pretending to sleep, when Aaron farted
Aaron: my butt waked you up!
Wed, 6 Sep 2006 16:13:01 -0700
When Isaac grows up, Part 2
When I grow up I'll be a milk truck from the fairy farm and daddy will be the cow
Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:53:02 -0700
When Isaac grows up, Part 1
When I grow up I'll be a fireman with a firetruck that talks like a man. Or a lady.
Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:43:51 -0700
Isaac, after he burped
I'm a burp robot
Tue, 25 Jul 2006 21:33:07 -0700
When Aaron grows up
I want to be a honeybee when i'm all growed up
Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:54:54 -0700
Aaron
I snoozed 2 sneezes, not just 1!
Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:27:22 -0700
Aaron saw a plant with lots of bees buzzing around
"Hi bees, I'm Aaron!"
Later in the evening he went back to the plant...
"Hi bees, remember me? I'm Aaron!"
Sun, 23 Jul 2006 11:55:14 -0700
Aaron, singing A Day In The Life
"Somebody spoke and I went into a drill"
Sun, 23 Jul 2006 11:53:32 -0700
Isaac watching dad put on his belt
Isaac: what's that?
Dad: A belt, I got it for my birthday
Isaac: Did God give it to you?
Dad: No, just Ellen.
Wed, 19 Jul 2006 23:04:19 -0700
Aaron didn't have to pee and he was frustrated
I don't even want a penis anymore!
Sun, 9 Jul 2006 19:55:36 -0700
Isaac, trying to name the Beatles
"...John, and....Curious George"
Fri, 23 Jun 2006 06:54:03 -0700
Aaron, looking at an outline of the USA
It's a giraffe!
Wed, 14 Jun 2006 15:52:27 -0700
Isaac, hiding behind a curtain at synagogue
I'm in the Torah!
Sun, 11 Jun 2006 18:11:17 -0700
Aaron to the Eye Doctor, after getting dilated
You messed up my eyes!
Sun, 4 Jun 2006 12:48:38 -0700
Aaron to the neighbor's dog
Bodie has a penis! Go pee Bodie, go pee!
Sun, 4 Jun 2006 12:39:06 -0700
Aaron likes to squeeze his nose in between his fingers and say 'honk'. he also likes it when you do it with him.
Mom! honk your honker, too!
Mon, 22 May 2006 13:35:16 -0700
Isaac, on a windy day
It's really blowy outside today
Sat, 20 May 2006 16:49:56 -0700
Walking into daycare, a red car passes by
Isaac: The Wiggles' car!
Fri, 12 May 2006 11:00:25 -0700
Using the toilet
Isaac: daddy, what's your penis' name?
Daddy: it doesn't really have a name. What's your penis' name?
Isaac: Charley!
Fri, 12 May 2006 10:48:41 -0700
On walking vs. the stroller:
isaac: i want to walk by myself! stroller, go on your OWN walk!
Mon, 8 May 2006 16:58:54 -0700
Love Robot
Isaac: mommy?
Mommy: yes, isaac?
Isaac: i'm a love robot.
Mon, 8 May 2006 16:57:30 -0700
Aaron is a cautious child who often reminds you to "be careful" so I called him a "safety monitor' to which he replied "Yes, mama! I'm a safety monster"
Mon, 8 May 2006 16:53:58 -0700
Aaron: "I want to see daddy one time but hes exercising"
Mon, 8 May 2006 15:30:55 -0700
Things that Aaron has threatened to do to me when he's angry:
Over the weekend, my folks took the twins and me out to dinner. The waiter asked Aaron what he wanted with his meal. The choices were "Salad, soup, or applesauce".
Aaron thought for a second and said "I want super applesauce".
(If this doesn't make sense, say the whole conversation out loud)
The twins (especially Aaron) have gotten comfortable enough with their language skills that they've started to use slang in conversation.
Over the weekend, we were watching a truck pull a boat out of the water at a boat ramp. Aaron launched into a classic three-year-old run-on sentence about what he was witnessing, which ended something like this:
"...and the truck tried to pull the boat out of the water, and it TOTALLY did it!"
Apparently, one of the twins also asked my mom what "cool" means.
Speaking of quotes, here's a exchange that's a little too long for the quote roll. The weather on Friday was pretty crazy, quickly going from sunny to rainy and back again all day. The twins had this to say when clouds were quickly gathering overhead, but it was still sunny...
Isaac: Oh no! We forgot to put sunscreen on the clouds...I want to put sunscreen on them.
Aaron: They're too high up.
