Something Silly This Way Comes

We all know kids are silly and "say the darndest things," so I thought I'd share some of the silly stuff overheard from these Anderson kids. Sharing this not only gives others a bit of a laugh but is also a great way for me to document all these little moments and sayings that I might otherwise forget.

• Pretty much every time Cohen eats, he has to announce what kinds of food he's eating. So the other night at dinner, I think we heard "Chicken! And corn! And fif fries!" about 400 times.
• We've all had the sniffles and coughies lately, so every time Cohen hears someone cough, you hear him say, "Oh, goodness!" from wherever he happens to be, even if it's across the house.
• My son has recently become obsessed with wisks. If he is within view of a wire wisk, he will yell, "Wisk!" repeatedly until someone gives it to him.
• Emberlynn is in that stage where she likes to make up words or say words she thinks sound funny. She takes it a step further by telling Cohen to say them. Prime example: In the car the other day, here is the conversation:

Emberlynn: "Cohen, say 'chewy'."

Cohen: "Chewy."

Emberlynn: "Say 'choppy'."

Cohen: "Choppy."

Emberlynn: "Say 'stinky'."

Cohen: "Stinky."

(Both laugh hysterically.)

• One of Emberlynn's favorite things to do is to ride her bike. Today, she came inside from riding it and said matter-of-factly, "I love my bike. I need to give it a hug."

• The kids have been watching the movie Cars a lot lately (they get to watch a DVD during their daily morning and evening treatments). It happened to come on TV today, so I put it on for Emberlynn, and when the commercials came on, she freaked out and said, "Uh-oh, Mommy! Cars is messed!" She then proceeded to bring me the remote and told me to fix it and got very upset when I told her I couldn't.