February edition: The funny things they say

Feb 2
Leighton: You have 5 letters in your name and so does Daddy.
Me: Daddy only has three: R-O-Y.
Leighton: No!  D-A-D-D-Y is 5!  But we could do 3 for you M-O-M and D-A-D.
Me: And if you were in England or Zambia, you could do M-U-M.
Leighton: Why?
Me: That's how they say it and spell it there.
Leighton: So you'd be MUMMY?!?!  (laughing)
Me: Yep, that's what Daddy calls his mommy you know - they say Mummy!
Leighton: Ha ha ha.  So what would Daddy be if you'd be MUM?  He'd be DUD?

Feb 3
I was telling Riley something and her response was, "Wowie doodles!"

Feb 5
Leighton: What do you say about a fish with lots and lots and lots and lots of fins?  inFINity!

Feb 6
Riley: Mommy these cupcakes look adorable!  Adorable!
Me: Let's hope she thinks so, too.
Riley: She will!  They are adorable.
Me: What if she says she doesn't like them?
Riley: Me tell her YES you do!

Feb 10
Me: (tapping Riley's bum) Hey, Little Bum, sit down.
Riley: (grabbing my bum) Hey, Big Mommy Bum!

Feb 16
Leighton and Riley were playing together with some money, and I hear Leighton tell her, "There.  Now you have some cents."  It took me a minute to realize he meant 'cents' and not 'sense'.

Feb 16
Leighton was climbing a tree outside, and Riley wanted me to help her do it, too.  She said, "Now I will be brave and healthy!"

Feb 18
Leighton: I wish Uncle Clyde and Melinda stayed longer.
Me: Well, they could only get a few days off work this time.  Hopefully next time they can get more.
Leighton: (in complete shock) Work?  WORK?  What kind of work do they do?
It was if it never occurred to him that they work!  So funny!

Feb 22
I was getting Riley out of the car and asked her to pick up Leighton's muddy shorts and pass them to me.  She says, "Look, my hands are clean.  Sorry ma'am but then my hands would get dirty."  After laughing at her calling me ma'am, I reminded her that Daddy was going to bath her as soon as she got inside, so it would be okay if her hands got a little dirty.

Feb 22
Riley repeatedly called Leighton's tennis racket a tennis rocket today.

Feb 22
Leighton was writing a little book tonight, and when he wrote the word 'sausage' he spelled it 'sosige' - exactly as it sounds!

Feb 25
Today Riley said to me, "Not wait about me!" when really she wanted me to not forget about her and to wait for her.

Feb 25
Leighton's class gets a 'conduct' mark for the day/week.  Leighton always gets an 'E' for excellent, but recently got one 'S'.  When we were talking about it today, he told me, "I used to think S was for Stubborn, but now I know it means Satisfactory."

Feb 25
Tonight we were having dinner, and all of a sudden, Leighton (who was eating in just his underwear) says, "How can dogs wag their tails?  I can't wag my penis."

Feb 25
Riley told me, "Can you hear my tummy?  It says thank you."

Feb 27
Riley asked me, "Please help me pull up my armpit."  I think she was asking me to help her up by her elbow!