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

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.”
“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.
8yo interpretation of the Decemberists’ June Hymn, “once upon it, yellow bonnet, garlic in your eye”
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.
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].”
Conversations with a 3 yr old: solving an obvious corrosion problem I’d never considered. “Iron Man doesn’t pee.” So now we know.
Sometimes you get a glimpse into how your kids view work. For your enjoyment, conversations with a 6yo. dadventure: When do you plan to rule the school? 6yo: 10th grade. dadventure: Ok, 10th grade, great. 6yo: How many years of
Momventure to our crazy kids: “How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?” 8yo: “38.” Problem solved. I suppose he could have just asked Siri.