Charis: (as she sits on the couch in our living room) Where is the whole world?
Me: Well, honey, it’s all around us. It’s everything you can see as you look around.
Charis: (later) The whole world is in our living room!!!
The following was a dinner discussion… since I can’t remember which child said each thing I’ll just designate them as Child 1, Child 2, etc.:
Child 1: Daddy, why can you eat bigger bites than me?
Joel: My mouth is bigger than yours.
Child 2: Look, I have a big mouth!
Child 3: Me, too! I have a really big mouth!
Child 1: But Daddy has the biggest mouth in the world!
(you were asking for that one, Joel)
Eli’s version of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star:
Dinkah, dinkah tah, up a bubba… up a bubba… up a bubba… (repeat endlessly)
After meeting some other adoptive families in the area:
Branwen: I made three new friends!
Me: What were their names?
Branwen: I don’t know.
(I’m always amazed at the number of nameless friends they seem to have!)
During evening Bible reading:
Joel: (talking about one of Paul’s missionary journeys) The people there didn’t know about Jesus.
Alexis: So they worshiped the devil!
(Life is so black and white at the age of six!)
Me: Ok, what’s your name, Desta?
Desta: DettasNigisAbebeFouse!
Me: Just your first name…
Desta: DETTASNIGISABEBEFOUSE
Me: Ok… just say, “Desta”
Desta: Detta
Me: Desssssta
Desta: Desta
Me: Yay!
Desta: (smiling) D-D-D-Dettas!
Me: Ok… what letter does it start with?
Desta: *blank look*
Me: What letter says, “D-D-D”?
Desta: *pause* D-D-D… Em?
*sigh* (We’re getting there!)
And something Desta’s said several times: I don’t like you laugh at me!
Oh, child, I understand… but sometimes it’s so hard! 🙂