December 1999, age 4
"Dad, when we get home I'll write down a '3' and a '0' and a '0' and then we can go buy me a piccolo!"
start 'em early
Today the "Cherubs" (you, Jimmy, and Julie) sang in church! You got up and put on your khakis, a denim shirt, and your silver glitter "Elvis" belt. The first thing you told us when you got up was, "I got my first gig today!"
war vs. wedding anniversary
January 2000, age 4
The First: Is there such a thing as a silver war?
Daddy: A what?
The First: A silver war.
Daddy: Oh. The civil war.
The First: Is there such a thing as a silver war?
Daddy: A what?
The First: A silver war.
Daddy: Oh. The civil war.
thanksgiving for hamster security
Thank you God for everything that sprouts and for things that are secure like our new hamster that Mommy thought she would get and we saw a big cat out there that somebody was holding in her arms like a big baby! It was black and big just like our cat Katie except without any white on it. A-a-a-a-a-a-MEN!
adult scary vs. kid scary
The First: I want to be something really scary for Halloween this year.
Mom: You could be a virus.
The First: No, I have to be something that carries a light saber.
Mom: You could be a virus.
The First: No, I have to be something that carries a light saber.
so if I understand correctly...
"Okay. Now I'm gonna draw the same thing you draw if you can help me draw a tree and a dog."
yes. the answer is yes.
February 2000, age 4
The First: Where are you going tonight, Mom?
Mom: I'm going nuts. I'm going crazy.
The First: So you're staying here with me?
The First: Where are you going tonight, Mom?
Mom: I'm going nuts. I'm going crazy.
The First: So you're staying here with me?
thanksgiving for beer
Almighty God,
Thank you for tree houses and for beer: when you put some out at night the slugs will get in it and drown. Thank you for painting tree houses and for fruit salad, and God bless all the instruments in the orchestra. Amen.
Thank you for tree houses and for beer: when you put some out at night the slugs will get in it and drown. Thank you for painting tree houses and for fruit salad, and God bless all the instruments in the orchestra. Amen.
two friends: in memoriam
March 2000, age 5
Thank you God for lighthouses, and I'm praising you for Baskin Robbins, and Lonnie, and Aaron who died first at the beach. Amen.
Thank you God for lighthouses, and I'm praising you for Baskin Robbins, and Lonnie, and Aaron who died first at the beach. Amen.
the livin' is good when there's no dirty dishes
Mom: It's fun to have an ice cream cone for dessert, isn't it?
The First: Yeah, and I don't have to take it to the sink!
The First: Yeah, and I don't have to take it to the sink!
didn't work for Noah, though
Dear God,
Thank you for not sending another flood 'cause we don't want to move. Just do the best you can. So, amen.
Thank you for not sending another flood 'cause we don't want to move. Just do the best you can. So, amen.
progress report
You love pirates, swords, guns, knives, soldiers, cannons, bows and arrows, handcuffs, chainsaws, and anything else you think is powerful and destructive. Also you can sound out and recognize three and four letter words. You can read!
or take a bath!
The First: I'll be glad when I'm dead.
Dad: Why?
The First: 'Cause then I won't have to fold the napkins.
Dad: Why?
The First: 'Cause then I won't have to fold the napkins.
prayer for understanding
May 2000, age 5
Dear God,
Please help me to understand what Daddy says 'cause I thought he was saying "Bring me the phone!" but he was saying "Come see the toad!" And God bless all our church members. Amen.
Dear God,
Please help me to understand what Daddy says 'cause I thought he was saying "Bring me the phone!" but he was saying "Come see the toad!" And God bless all our church members. Amen.
is God prepared for this?
Thank you God that I saw that black rat snake about up to here, and it climbed up a tree. And I got a magnifying glass at the museum for 99 cents which is almost 100 cents which equals one dollar. And God, thank you for our world and help all the bad people to be good, and if they don't want to you might have to kill them.
(to Mom: Does God have a sword?)
(Mom: I don't think so.)
(to Mom: A gun? Cannons? A knife?)
(Mom: I don't think so.)
Well then, just do the best you can. Amen.
(to Mom: Does God have a sword?)
(Mom: I don't think so.)
(to Mom: A gun? Cannons? A knife?)
(Mom: I don't think so.)
Well then, just do the best you can. Amen.
anti-Gila monster prayer
Dear God,
Thank you for especially strawberries and other fruit. And help me save up for a pitching machine so I can get a really big whack! And for puzzles and animals, although I do mind [don't like] the poisonous ones. Poisonous snakes and Gila monsters. Amen.
Thank you for especially strawberries and other fruit. And help me save up for a pitching machine so I can get a really big whack! And for puzzles and animals, although I do mind [don't like] the poisonous ones. Poisonous snakes and Gila monsters. Amen.
what kind of vegetable likes to look at animals?
"Why do they call these zucchini? They don't come from the zoo."
free dollar haircut
June 2000, age 5
Dad: I need a haircut.
The First: I could give you a haircut. Then it would be free. And then you could give me a dollar.
Dad: A dollar? Then it wouldn't be free.
The First: Naw. First it would be free and then last you could give me a dollar.
Dad: I need a haircut.
The First: I could give you a haircut. Then it would be free. And then you could give me a dollar.
Dad: A dollar? Then it wouldn't be free.
The First: Naw. First it would be free and then last you could give me a dollar.
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