Quotable

Henry: Mommy, will you tell me a story one more time?
Me: Sure, but this is the last time, okay?
Henry: Okay, mommy. Thank you so much, mommy.
Me: Once upon a ti...
Henry (interrupting): Mommy, I wuv you.
Me: I love you, too, buddy. Okay, ready? Once upon a ti...
Henry (interrupting): Mommy, I wike your shirt.
Me: Thanks, Hen...
Henry: Do you like my shirt, too, mommy?
Me: Yes, I sure do. Do you want to hear the story now...okay. Once upon a ti...
Henry (interrupting again): I wike your hair, mommy. It's so beautiful.
Mommy: Thank you so much. I like your hair, too.
Henry: Okay, NOW I'm ready for the story about Shrek and Fiona and the donkey and the castle and the dragon that goes RAARRRRRR!!!!

Jared: See that hot red stuff on TV, Hen? It's called hot lava.
Henry: No, daddy, it's called hot orange juice...and it will burn babies.

Me: No, Henry, don't throw mommy's clothes pile all over the room!
Henry (copying my intonation perfectly): No, Mommy, YOU don't be MEAN to me!!
Me (laughing): I'm not being mean...I just don't want you to throw these everywhere. What does it sound like when mommy is mean?
Henry (pretend yelling): meanmeanmeanmeanmeanmeanMOMMYmeanmeanmean

Jared: Come on Henry, let's build a tower out of these blocks.
Henry: No, daddy, I want to just sit here and YOU build the tower TO ME. (I love toddlerspeak...he says 'to' instead of 'for')

Henry: Mommy, what's that?
Me: Oh, Hen, that's a squirrel that got hit by a car in the street. He got smushed.
Henry: And now he's sad because he didn't listen to his mommy and got hit by a car?