Friday Funnies 7/27/12

We were at the park and I was up on one of the towers.  I'm not particularly fond of heights, but the twins wanted me to go up with them. I was planning to go down the slide to get down, but it was blistering hot.  So, I was kinda stuck and not exactly sure how I was going to get back down. 
Grant: Mommy, just go down the steps.
Me: I'm kind of scared to go down those steps.
Grant: I will show you Mama.
 (He procedes to climb up and then back down, showing me how to do it.  Then I climbed down.)
Grant: Good job Mommy!
Carly: You saved me Bub! Thank you!
Grant: My Pleasure!  {LOVE THAT KID}

Rick: (shouting) J-E-L-L-O pudding! Mmm Mmm!
Grant: (cracks up laughing)
Elena: DADDY! (using her very best "Mommy" tone) You know you're breaking the rules!
Rick: What rules?
Elena: THE rule!
Rick: (shouting again) J-E-L-L-O pudding! Mmm Mmm!
Grant: (cracks up laughing)
Elena: DADDY! You're gonna be in big troubles!
Me: What rule is Daddy breaking?
Elena: (sly smile) You know.... (shaking her head)
Me: The rule about not talking with food in your mouth?
Elena: No...
Me: ... about using an inside voice?
Elena: You know...
We never did get her to tell us what "rule" she was talking about!  She's such a little Mommy!


Elena: {in full whine} I wanna ice cream saaaandwiiiiich....
Me: You have to eat real food first.
Elena: {whine} I don't like real fooooooood.......
Me: {mimicking her whine} ... then you can't have an ice cream saaaaandwiiiiiich...
Elena: {very serious} I ate cereal.
Me: I meant you have to eat lunch first. You need healthy food so you can grow.
Elena: I don't wanna grooooooooowwwwwww............. I wanna ice cream saaaandwiiiiich...
(40 mins and a respectively healthy lunch later)
Elena: Now can I have an ice cream sandwich?
Me: Yes you can, but there is only one so maybe we should ask Grant if he wants half of it.
Elena: No... he doesn't like ice cream sandwiches.
Me: Yes he does.  Don't you think he will be sad if he sees you eating one and he doesn't get any?
Elena: No- he wants me to eat it all!

Grant: Mommy, I like your earrings.  They're cool!
Me: Thank you Grant!  That was so nice of you to notice.
Grant: Some of your earrings are pretty, but those are cool earrings.
Me: Oh. Well thanks buddy.  That made Mommy so happy that you noticed.  Daddy never notices Mommy's jewelry.
Rick: (deadpan) Gee thanks!

                                                                                                                                                                                        Brenna: Ooh look... chicken!  I love chicken!
 (suddenly sad)  Poor chickens, but they're so good!