out of the mouths of babes {june}

Nanny: "Did you have a lovely time at the seaside?"

beautiful boy: "Yes I did."

Nanny: "Did you go in the sea?"

beautiful boy: "Yes I did."

Nanny: "And did you get very wet?"

beautiful boy: "Yes Nanny, I did. I fell in."

Nanny: "Oh dear, was it very cold?"

beautiful boy: "Yes it was. But Mummy was my hero and saved me."

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out of the mouths of babes {may}

Mummy: "Come on, eat up your dinner so you grow big and strong."

beautiful boy: "I will have big jeans like Daddy."

while watching Happy Feet (a film full of penguins)

beautiful girl: "Duck. Duck. Duck."

Mummy: "No sweetheart, not duck. Penguin."

beautiful girl: "Duck."

Mummy: "Can you say penguin?"

after a long pause

beautiful girl: "Duck duck."

beautiful boy: "I'm poorly Mummy."

Mummy: "Oh no. Do you need a big cuddle."

beautiful boy: "Yes. And I need some medicine to feel me better."

Mummy: "Shall we get some lunch?"

beautiful girl: "Chocat?"

"Oh Mummy, there are so many planets on the Earth. Shall we go to the moon first?"

"I want to go outside with my feet I do."

beautiful boy: "Are you happy Mummy?"

Mummy: "Yes I am."

beautiful boy: "Well can you be happy with your teeth?"

beautiful boy: "I don't feel very well."

Mummy: "Oh no, what's wrong?"

beautiful boy: "I'm not quite sure. But it's making me feel very sad."

Mummy: "Oh dear. Well would a cuddle make you feel better?"

beautiful boy: "No. It wouldn't. But a kids would work."

talking to some old ladies while we were in a queue in a shop

Old Lady 1: "Oh isn't he handsome?"

Mummy: "Yes, we certainly think so."

Old Lady 2: "What's your name?"

beautiful boy: "[beautiful boy]"

Old Lady 2: "Well thats a lovely name, isn't it?"

beautiful boy: "Yes it is. What's your name?"

Old Lady 2: "Well I'm Milly and this is Trish."

beautiful boy: "Hello Milly and Trish."

Old Lady 1: "Oh he just charming."

Mummy: "Haha, yes, he has his moments."

we moved forward in the queue a bit

beautiful boy: "See you soon Milly and Trish. Have a nice day."

Old Lady 2: "Thank-you [beautiful boy]. And you too."

beautiful boy: "Mummy? Are those girls going to come for lunch with us?"

… Cue much giggling from said "girls". He made their day!

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out of the mouths of babes {march}

Mummy: "Would you look at your sister. She's swimming like a fish."

beautiful boy: "No she's too big to be a fish. She's like a whale."

Mummy: "Where is your towel?"

beautiful boy: "I left it in the bathroom."

Mummy: "Well I think maybe we should put it away."

beautiful boy: "No Mummy. Don't. How could I ever be happy without it?"

beautiful boy: "Mummy, I need a weewee."

Mummy: "We'll be home in a minute and then you can go."

beautiful boy: "No. It's okay Mummy. I want to wee behind a big tree."

Uncle Matt: "Have you ever seen a dinosaur?"

beautiful boy: "No. Not yet."

Uncle Matt: "No, me either."

beautiful boy: "We should go on a dinosaur adventure Uncle Matt."

while sitting at the table at Nanny and Pops' house while they were away:

"1, 2, 3, 4, 5. There are five of us. But 6 and 7 are on holiday."

"Twinkle twinkle little star

How I wonder what you are.

Up above the world so high

Like a diamond in the sky.

Now I know my ABC

Next time won't you...

... Oh no, I missed it!"

Nanny: "Did you do a bottom burp?"

beautiful boy: "No Nanny. Not yet."

(a little later on)

Nanny: "Are you sure you didn't do a bottom burp?"

beautiful boy: "No Nanny. Here's my bottom. It's in my jeans."

(pulls jeans and pants down to flash his bottom)

"It's the best bottom I've ever seen."

Mummy: "What do you think we should call your sister's new doll?"

beautiful boy: "Ummm, Lick is a good name."

Mummy: "Uhhh, I'm not too sure about that one."

beautiful boy: "Or Mr Bumblebee."

beautiful boy: "Mummy I really need a cuddle."

Mummy: "Are you okay?"

beautiful boy: "No. I've got sneezes in my nose."

Mummy: "Oh no."

beautiful boy: "I need you to rock me like a baby."

beautiful boy: "Darcy and Wentworth [our cats] are going to go to Sainsbury's."

Mummy: "Are they?"

beautiful boy: "Yes they are. They are going to buy us all some clothes."

beautiful boy: "Daddy, I've got a mouthlash."

Daddy: "A mouthlash? Don't you mean an eyelash?"

beautiful boy: "No because its in my mouth."

Mummy: "Are you going to finish your breakfast?"

beautiful boy: "No. I'm going to give it to the cats."

Mummy: "I'm pretty sure that cats don't really eat toast."

beautiful boy: "They do. I just need to chop it up really small."

when the sun went behind a cloud:

"The sun has gone to get some more petrol."

beautiful boy: "I'm wearing my funny ears."

Mummy: "It's bunny, not funny, sweetheart!"

beautiful boy: "No they are funnies. And they eat carrots."

Mummy: "No, we say bunny. They are BUNNIES."

beautiful boy: "No Mummy. It's a rabbit."

beautiful boy: "One...?"

beautiful girl: "Two."

beautiful boy: "Three...?"

beautiful girl: "Three."

beautiful boy: "Oh no. That's not right at all."

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out of the mouths of babes {february}

beautiful boy: "Are you going swimming Mummy?"

Mummy: "Yes I am."

beautiful boy: "Right then, I need a cuddle and kiss, right now."

Nanny: "Do you need the toilet?"

beautiful boy: "I'm sorry Nanny. I'm just too busy."

Mummy: "Come and get your dinner."

beautiful boy: "This isn't dinner, this is lunch."

Mummy: "No it's dinner time. You're having food that you normally have at lunch time. But it's still dinner."

beautiful boy: "No it is lunch. This is my lunch plate."

Mummy: "Did you have a good nap?"

beautiful boy: "Not yet."

Mummy: "Not yet?"

beautiful boy: "No. I'm still sleepy."

"Mummy is going to go out on her broomstick."

(Charming!!!)

"I love my cowboy bed, Cowboy Mummy."

While we were all sat in the car:

beautiful boy: "Daddy, what is that?"

Daddy: "That's Tesco."

beautiful boy: "Yes, it is."

beautiful boy: "Mummy?"

Mummy: "Yes?"

beautiful boy: "That is Tesco over there."

"I don't like risotto. I just want rice for dinner."

"Mmmm, pink juice tastes delicious in a grown up glass."

Mummy: "Please do not push your sister. It's not very kind and it could hurt her."

beautiful boy: "But Mummy, she really hurt my sock."

"I feel poorly Mummy. I need some medicine. (Brief pause while I administer said medicine.) No, I need more Mummy. I don't feel any better."

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