Annie to me: When I grow up I’m going to move away from my family just like you moved away from yours.
But I’ll still visit you, and take pictures of you so I can remember what you looked like when you were alive.
Category: Kids say funny things
Ocot trees
Paul has us battling the squirrels every morning for the loquats on our backyard neighbors’ tree. He calls them “ocots,” and it’s adorable.
questions
For-real questions Annie has asked at the dinner table the last two nights:
Monday: “But how do you make the babies start growing in your tummy?” (I punted with, “We have a book about that we should read!”)
Tuesday: “Wait, are these chicken legs from a REAL chicken?” (It got dark real fast after that. Muscles, dismembered bodies, and Bambi’s mom did come up.)
What will Wednesday hold? STAY TUNED.
No, I’m a turtle
Annie: Paul, can I tell you something?
Paul: NO!! I’m a TURTLE!
Annie: Turtle, can I tell you something?
Paul: Yes.
Annie: Turtle, um, you can swim, even if you’re not a mermaid.
Paul: Yeah, I can swim, in my turtle hat.
Annie: No, you have to swim in a swimming pool.
marshmallows
“Sometimes when I push on my eyes, I pretend they’re marshmallows.” —Annie
when i grow up
“When I grow up, I want to be a teacher, and when I’m a grown-up teacher, I want my name to be Elsa.” —Annie