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11 August 2010

Kids say the darndest things....

Here are some of Andrew's latest quips:

After being told to get dressed and brush his teeth to go to preschool:  "Mom, I can't handle you telling me what to do anymore!"

After asking to ride his bike to preschool, which is about 3-4 miles away, and being told it's too far:  "Mom!  It's not that far.  It's in Arizona!  It's not like it's in Nevada or Idaho!"

In response to being told he needed to rest because he wasn't feeling well and it would help him get better:  "That will help me, but Heavenly Father and Jesus can make me better, too.  I think I'll just let them make me better.  I don't want to rest."

"I shouldn't have to clean up the toys."  "Who should?  Should I have to pick up your mess?"  "No, let's just not clean it up."

"I'm going to have a blue neatbot and a yellow neatbot when I'm a grown up and I live in this house."  "When you are a grown up, I think you'll move out and live somewhere else."  "But, Mom, I love you!"

And Luke is finally starting to form words: 

Last night after Daddy left to go on Elders' Quorum visits, he went to the front door and said, "Dada bye bye!" 

After talking to Daddy on the phone at lunch time today, "Dada bye bye!  Ome!" waving and then pointing at the garage door where Clayton usually comes home.