5 y/o stands at the top of the stairs and waits until I come around the corner before looking me in the eye and yelling at the top of his lungs, “cannonball.”
Crazy Kids #15 – Parental Nightmare
Crazy Kids #14 – Chicken Legs
“I’m a walking chicken nugget, I’m a walking chicken nugget… Chomp…. Aaaaaah I have no legs… Mwhahahah” – there is some sort of chicken horror show happening in the back seat.
Crazy Kids #13 – Rock n’ Roll
8yo interpretation of the Decemberists’ June Hymn, “once upon it, yellow bonnet, garlic in your eye”
Crazy Kids #12 – Toot Toot
After an sonically eventful bathroom trip I asked the 3 yr old if he had gas. “No,” he said, “I have a motor-butt.” Best answer ever.
Crazy Kids #11 – It’s Good to be King
Conversations with a 3 yr old. “Who is my super guy?” —- silence and a stare —- “Is [child’s name] my super guy?” “No, [older brother] is super guy, I am the king.” “Oh, okay, you’re the king.” “Yes.” “Okay, King [name].”
Crazy Kids #10 – Rust Belt
Conversations with a 3 yr old: solving an obvious corrosion problem I’d never considered. “Iron Man doesn’t pee.” So now we know.
Crazy Kids #9 – Eye of the Tiger
Conversations with a 3yr old (full face painting version): Strangers: “Oh how cute he’s a tiger!” Me: “well, it was a tiger a few hours ago now it looks like desert sand camouflage” 3 yr old: “I was a sand
Crazy Kids #8 – Fashion Faux Pas
Conversations with a 6yr old while playing a Lego adventure game made up by said 6yr old: Me: Right, so there’s the king, and the hobbit, and the knight. 6: Golden Knight Me: Golden Knight, and the Miniature guy, and
Crazy Kids #7 – Brains…. brains….
That moment when your kid comes in to ask for some red food coloring because, “we need to make the brains.” Priceless… and terrifying. Reposting this picture, because it’s so appropriate.
Crazy Kids #6 – A Bad Sign
Here is today’s version of things you don’t want to hear from a 4 year old: “um, what’s a truant officer?” Honestly, this child…