Everyday Life: Peanuts

A few of my favorite quotables from my favorite 3.5 year old ...

As we're decorating the Christmas tree ...

"Mommy, I need some h**kers," G. says excitedly.

"Huh?!" I ask.

"I can't hang the ornaments without the h**kers," he replies. "So where's that bag?"

Key explanation that we call them simply "hooks."

He nods his head, says OK and continues to decorate the tree.

Five minutes pass and ten more ornaments are hanging before he calls again,
"Mommy, I'm out of h**kers again!"

Good thing we only decorate our tree in the privacy of our home.

****

I walk in the living room only to discover G. trying on John's jeans.

As he's trying to find his foot in John's tall pant legs, I cannot help but ask the obvious.

"G.," I begin, "why are you wearing those jeans?"

"I want to wear his belt," he shares, as he continues pulling the material up toward his nose.



I can't really think of anything else to say until he adds, "Do you know why I want to wear the belt?"

"Nope," I admit.

"I wear the belt so that it holds my pants up so that no one sees my peanuts, mommy."

I try to hold back my laughter, but I cannot contain the huge totally amused smile creeping across my face.

"You're what?" I manage to ask.

"You know, my peanuts," he says. "You call it a w**nie, mom."

Ah, yes. Note to self: use appropriate words in future.

{Sorry, I had to edit so many words here ... you wouldn't believe the types of searches that bring people to my page if I don't.}