The things they say

A few mornings ago the kids were painting while I was cleaning up the kitchen. Charlie put some red paint on his hand:

Charlie: Oh no look at me Kate, I am bleeding on my hand.

Kate: (looking very sad and concerned) Why you got blood on your thenar eminence

Background: My mom has been teaching the kids medical terms for their body parts. So far they know what they gum is called, their elbow and their thumb muscle. Kate is learning spanish quickly and these medical terms. She is quite the little parrot. I mean what 2.5 year refers to your thumb as your thenar eminence.

A few mornings ago we took a long, wonderful bike ride into the deep, dark forest. The entire trip lasted 1.5 hours, with Kate on her balance bike and Charlie on his big bike, while I rode my cruiser. We got to the second forest where Charlie likes to ride down pretty big hills. A few months ago they went to the same spot with Adam and I guess Charlie pushed kate down one of the hills. In his defense he wasn't trying to hurt her, just curious what would happen I guess :)

So when we got to this hill, I said, wow charlie this is a big hill, is this what you pushed Kate down....he said,

"No, it wasn't this hill, but it was a big hill. (Then he looked at her with such proud eyes and said), she didn't get hurt. She's like....she's like...she's like......Ironman. (of course Kate looked up at her brother totally in love with him and with being likened to iron man)

For a long time when Adam wanted to get the kids out of the bath he would say, "Whoever gets out first gets to sleep with mommy!" Of course Charlie would race out first, since I always put him to sleep. " Then Adam would say, "Whoever gets out second gets to sleep with daddy." And of course Kate would jump right out since Adam put her to sleep.

Last night:

Charlie: "Whoever gets out first gets to sleep with.....NO ONE" "And whoever gets out second gets to sleep with NO ONE too!"

Both kids crack up. They are both very smart and funny, and I thought this joke was great.

This morning I was making my coffee and the kids were playing by the couch. I noticed they were interacting in song. In sweet, soft, beautiful song voices. I listened closer and heard Charlie say,

"There is a tiger down the street" in a song voice, so I chimed in, "There is a tiger down the street, what if it tries to eat me?" in my beautiful singing voice. Kate looks over with perfect little face, and sings in the softest, sweetest voice, "Mommy, I would save you. I would hold you in my arms." Of course my heart melted. Then I said, "And we can put the tiger back in the zoo." And Charlie sang, "Tigers don't belong in the zoo, they belong in the jungle." Which of course made me so proud that he gets this concept already.

Kids say the sweetest, funniest things.