Kids Say the Darndest Things.
A couple of nights ago at the dinner table, Alex says to Lauryn "Lauryn, when you are a mom, you are going to drink A LOT of wime (wine)!"  I have no idea where he might have gotten that thought ;).  Of course, I was laughing out loud.  Alex saying this triggered me to think of all the things the kids say that you tell yourself you don't want to forget.  Here is a stab at remembering some those....

Lauryn

• becept (except)
• ith (if)
• I lo (I love you)
• neighbor (neighborhood) 
• "I've got something ridiculous in my butt!" (Lauryn telling Daniel she needs to go poop, 1st thing in the morning)
• Me: Lauryn, can you get me a diaper for Alex?  Lauryn: I'd be happy to help you mommy if you said PLEASE!

Alex

• LaLa (Lauryn)
• pees (please)
• Bubba and Booper (Cooper)
• fff (giraffey)
• pss (grapes)
• convertibert (convertible)
• exposed (supposed)
• wime (wine)
• "My dad drinks whikskey (whiskey).  My mom drinks wime." (to Miss Shelly, our in-home daycare)

•  My favorite....Alex had developed a really bad habit of using the word "tooter" in excess.  He said it all the time and it drove me crazy.  We were in Kansas at my grandmother's house, Alex was saying tooter this, tooter that, so I told him if I heard it one more time, I was going to wash his mouth out with soap when we got to grandma's house.  We left, Alex chose to ride in "Doctor's race car" with my mom.  As soon as they got in the car and started pulling out of the driveway, Alex, in his most serious voice asks "Grandma T, do you have soap at your house?"  My mom had heard what was on the table if he said the word "tooter" again and lost it laughing.  He's always thinking about his next move.
• "Dad!  Did you see the Eiffel Tower when you were in NYC?!  Or maybe the Statue of Liberty." (Alex to Daniel upon D's return from a business trip to NYC.  He was SO excited about knowing the "Eiffel Tower", then quickly realized he said the wrong thing.)

Andrew

• Ahgoo
• hiiii 

8/1/13: I found the journel Daniel gave me for Mother's Day 2009.  There was one entry dated "July 1, 2009".  Pretty much all it contained were "a place to write and remember all of the moments that make me smile", starting with "favorite quotes or words from the recent past."  I updated my blog post with the ones that were missing.  Funny how journals are a thing of the past, replaced by blogs.  At least I'm actually doing it...for now :).