Is it really being there if...

Cameron, 7 1/2, is excited for a campout with his dad this weekend. He was describing to Abigail what the camping site was like, and Abigail said, "Oh yeah, I've been there." "No you haven't!" Said Cameron. "You didn't go with us last time." To which Abigail responded, "Uh-huh! I've been there in my dream!"

Excuses for not eating

Abigail, 3 1/2, has recently created a new excuse for not eating her dinner (or lunch or breakfast). She says, "I'm saving it for my birthday." Half a banana, the last bite of peas, soggy cereal - "I'm saving it for my birthday!" Her birthday is in September.

Cameron, age 7

"Revolution is work and evolution is something changing."
(Great Wisdom from School House Rock and Pokemon)

Henry and Cameron, ages 10 and 7

We're at Cold Stone, eating ice cream. Henry orders something with gummi bears in it; Cameron orders dark chocolate ice cream with white chocolate chips.

Cam: Mmmm, this is really yummy.

Henry: What do you have in it?

Cam: White chocolate chips.

Henry: Yuck. I don't like white chocolate chips. (He pauses and takes a bite of ice cream.) Well, they're not as bad as chicken or anything!

Abigial's perceptiveness

Last night Abigail and I were reading a story where one of the characters "stole the show" at the end.

Abby: Mom, what does it mean to "stole the show"?

Mom: It means that that person ended up being the best thing in the show.

Abby: Oh! She stole the show!

I'm often amazed at the questions my kids ask.

Cameron, age 7

Cameron: Mom, do boys do ballet?

Mom: Of course!

Cameron: Huh. I knew that boys did some things that girls do, like Karate.

(I love that he sees Karate as a "girls sport"! Those years of blood and sweat and black belts paid off today. :) )

An old but good quote from Cameron

When I was pregnant with Abigail, we took the boys with us to the ultrasound where we found out if the baby was a boy or girl.

Ultrasound Technician: Do you want to know the gender?
Keri: Yes.
Tech: Congratulations, you're having a girl!
Cameron: And her name is Abigail.

And that's how Abigail was named.