Because I said so . . .

As typical kids do, the boys always want to ask ‘why?’ no matter what the question is. Don’t forget to wash your hands.   Why? Eat all of your veggies.  Why? Stop hitting your brother.  Why? You get the picture . . . after 1,000 why’s, our typical answer has become . . . ‘because I said so. ‘  You can probably tell where this is heading. The other day we were...

What did you say?

The boys have been an endless source of laughter.  We are trying to get better at writing some off it down. Here are a couple of dooseys: A couple more bites Mom:  Ben, just take a couple of more bites and your done. Ben:  (questioning look on his face) . . . so what does that mean . . . two, three, four? I think Ben has learned that the definition of a couple is proportionate to the mood Mom and Dad...