I haven't blogged in several months about Cole's latest and greatest one-liners or fantastic quotes but I sure have been keeping a growing log as he has proven to be quite prolific with them! Some of the things he says seem to be spoken out of the blue and seemingly are a once only phenomenon while other phrases have become part of his repertoire, some cute or witty; others not so much. Regardless, he wows us with his advanced use of vocabulary routinely and his uncanny ability to choose the perfect words for the situation. He observes things I never even have myself, he remembers things after seeing/hearing them once and he inquires about things that I never think a four year old would be curious about. Just goes to show that kids teach us more than we could ever teach them. I digress... here are a few of the more memorable Cole quips from the past several months.
In a soft voice with his eyes fighting the power of sleep he often says "mom, I loved this day"; what a great way to express what a good day it was and for this mom to thrill in knowing how content and happy life is for her little guy.
"Well...xxxxxxxxxxx"....Cole prefaces just about every seven out of ten sentences with the word "Well". Nothing like hearing yourself in your child's choice of often-used expressions. Although then is his common use of the word "totally" both before and after statements. Not sure where he picked up the surfer nomenclature but "dude, please stop".
Since I began my training for half-marathons, I have had some issues with my feet including hot spots and blisters. One afternoon following a run, I was sitting on the couch rubbing my foot and Cole asked if my foot hurt. I said, "yes, I have a blister". He came over to look at it and then matter-of-factly with a touch of dare I say sarcasm stated "oh well, I can't do anything for you".
Making pizza one evening for dinner, I put spinach, onions and fresh tomatoes on mine. Cole who was watching from the kitchen stool goes "mom, why do you want salad on your pizza?"
Several times in recent weeks, Cole has remarked "there is no fish in my milk". It was a very odd thing for him to say and thus I had no idea why he was saying it. So I made the assumption that he must have read it in a book or heard it on TV because when I asked him what he meant, he said "I don't member". The origin of this became known today as he stood in the kitchen as I poured his milk for lunch. He pointed at the tiny icon at the bottom of the Horizon Organic Milk carton where there is a fish with a red line through it with teeny tiny text that says there is no fish oil in it (since he drinks organic milk with Omega DHA in it). It was an A-HA moment for me as here I have poured gallons and gallons of milk, I scrutinize labels on 90% of our foods and cleaning agents and yet, I managed to miss this image that my four year old obviously had.
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