June Calebisms

6/1/09

While reading Little House on the Prairie to Bear...
Caleb: They moved to Wisconsin. Do you know where Wisconsin is, Bear? Hang on. I'll get my globe and show you. (gets globe) See? It's right there. Now you know where it is!
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6/2/09

Caleb: (crying) Sheena scratched me.
Mommy: What were you doing?
Caleb: I was just trying to make her laugh.
Mommy: What did you do?
Caleb: I tickled her.
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6/6/09

During our family movie night...
Caleb: Hey, guys, I'm not being mean, but I really need you to be quiet and watch the movie.
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6/21/09

Caleb was crashing his trains very hard...
Mommy: Caleb, what are you doing?
Caleb: I know this is bad, but it's kinda good, but I know it's really bad. They (trains) stole Emily's (train) cars, so Thomas (train) punched them. I know it's bad! But it's good because he got the cars back for her. But I know it's bad!
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6/23/09

While dividing up his blocks to play with Isaac...
Caleb: Here's your supply, Daddy.
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6/25/09

Caleb: (singing) You can make a difference in this world.
Mommy: I like that song, Caleb. Those are good lyrics. Are you going to make a difference in the world someday?
Caleb: Yes, when I'm 18.
Mommy: You are? Why when you're 18?
Caleb: Cause that's what the guys in my dream said. They said you have to make a difference in the world when you're 18.
Mommy: What guys?
Caleb: James and Joseph. They are good guys.
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6/25/09

Rocking Caleb and pretending he is a baby, because it drives him crazy and is funny...
Mommy: What a sweet little baby!
Caleb: (shouting) I'm not a baby!
Mommy: Aww...don't cry baby!
Caleb: This is not the voice of a baby!
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6/25/09

Caleb: I'll love you forever.
Mommy: You will?
Caleb: Yep
Mommy: Aww...thank you.
Mommy: Even when you grow up and get married?
Caleb: Yep, I'll still love you.
Mommy: Even when you have a baby of your own?
Caleb:Yep, I'll still love you.
Mommy: Even when you're a grandpa?
Caleb: Mommy, quit asking me that cause I'm always gonna say yes. I'm always gonna love you. Even when we're in heaven, I'll still love you.
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6/28/09

While playing Hungry Hungry Hippos...
Caleb: Let's hear it for the world-famous final round! Yay!

The Return of Calebisms!

Calebisms are back by popular (and intimidatory) demand! Here are a few from April and May...enjoy!

4/2/09

Caleb heard someone say "shut up" on a Cheerios commercial.
Caleb: That's not the kind of shut up we say.
Isaac: We don't say shut up at all.
Caleb: Yeah we do. Like we shut up people in a box.
Isaac: Yes, you're right, we CAN shut things up in a box. But we don't shut people up in boxes!

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4/2/09

Caleb: How many rolls do we have for dinner?
Daddy: Three
Caleb: Oh, one for each of us.
Daddy: That's right.
Daddy: So, what if we had 6 rolls. How many would we each get?
Caleb: Two!

My child can do division...sort of. Yay for word problems!
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4/18/09

After opening a card from my grandparents, containing a birthday check...
Caleb: Why did they give me a Wachovia?
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4/19/09

Caleb and I were rattling off nicknames for our dog Jessie, while petting her.
Caleb: Jesame Street (Sesame Street)
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4/22/09

To our meowing cat, Joey, on the way to the vet...
Caleb: (annoyed) OK, Joey, you can't cry forever!
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4/28/09

Mommy: (Yawning) I'm tired.
Caleb: Every time you say you're tired, I see you with a tire on your head.
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4/30/09

Caleb was tapping on my arm.
Mommy: What are you doing?
Caleb: Starting a one man band.
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5/3/09

Watching the characters come out on to the ice at Disney on Ice...
Caleb: Mommy, I didn't know the cars and them were real!
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5/10/09

Caleb: I had a dream I was at First Baptist Church and there were like a million people there.
Mommy: Were you watching something?
Caleb: No, I was on the stage.

Hmm...future preacher perhaps?
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5/12/09

While looking at the vulture exhibit at the zoo...
Caleb: Why is there a car in there?
Mommy: It's supposed to make you feel like you're on a safari.
Caleb: I think that safari is broken.
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5/12/09

A fly landed on Caleb's arm while we were watching the Bird Presentation at the zoo. I shooed it away.
Caleb: Why did you do that?
Mommy: There was fly on you.
Caleb: But Mommy, that scares the bugs when you do that.
Mommy: I know, but that'll keep them from crawling on you.
Caleb: Well, I like bugs now, so I want them to be on my arms all the time.
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5/14/09

Leaving Grandma's house...
Caleb: We have to go home and see Daddy.
Mommy: (jokingly) Nah, I don't think I want to see him.
Caleb: Mommy, he's a good man and you want to see him!
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5/17/09

Isaac and I picked Caleb up from Sunday School. They had done a project where they used their thumbprints to make a picture, so he still had remnants of ink on his thumbs.
Mommy: What's on your thumbs?
Caleb: Ink. I told my teacher, "Mommy and Daddy are NOT going to like this."
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5/26/09

Caleb and Joey (our cat) both got off the couch at the same time. Joey accidentally jumped on Caleb's back, knocking him down.
Caleb: (standing up) Well, that's 59 points for Joey and zero for me. You don't get any points if you get hurt.
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5/29/09

Isaac and I took Caleb to see his first 3D movie ('Up')
Caleb: The movie looks like it's inside.
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5/30/09

After Caleb put on his Superman pajamas...
Mommy: OK, Superman, it's time for bed.
Caleb: But Superman doesn't sleep.