Foreign Language Comes Naturally to Ben

Ben: I know that "wee-wee" is French for "I have to go to the bathroom."

Me: How do you know that?

Ben: Oh, I just know these things.

What they've been saying...

Ben: Mom, how did you get a husband?

Emanuel: Isabel needs to get her own room because all her girl stuff is making my room look bad!

A New Twist on an Old Phrase

So, you've heard the phrase, "My dog ate my homework," right?

Well, after yesterday, Ben's version is:

"My sister ate my homework!"

His homework just looked really tasty, I guess. 

He's Growing Up: A Dialogue

Today I told Ben how cute he is. Because he is. He's got such an adorable round head with beautiful hazel eyes and long, thick black lashes. I gave him a buzz cut on Monday (long story) and it reminds me of his baby days in Florida when he always wore his hair that way. *sigh* Memory lane...
However, memory lane is not the point of this post. After I told Ben how cute he is, this is the conversation that followed.

Ben: Mom, I'm not cute. Don't call me cute.

[Emanuel (wrinkling his nose): He's not cute! I'm cute.]

Me: So what should I call you, Ben? Handsome, like your dad?

Ben: No. I'm not cute, I'm not handsome. I'm just cool. I only want to be cool.

Me: O.K. Ben, you are cool.

A (theological?) Dialogue

Emanuel: When we get to Grandma's house, I am going to sit on Daniel and stink on him!

Ben: Emanuel, you can't do those kinds of things. It makes Jesus so sad when you stink people.

Emanuel: But God will laugh!

A Dialogue at the Park

Stranger whose dog Emanuel was petting: Do you have a dog at your house?

Emanuel: No. I have a baby sister.

Another Dialogue

Emanuel: I think girls are aliens.

Tito (thoughtfully): I think you're right.

A Dialogue (of sorts)

Emanuel: Mom, am I so strong and fast?

Isabel shakes her head no very enthusiastically.

Emanuel (crying): Mom, Isabel said no I'm not!

She can't even talk yet and already she is making her big brother cry.

A dialogue

Ben: Yeah, Emanuel is just a baby still. He can't talk.
Emanuel: I'm not a baby. I can talk.
Ben: No, he can't talk. He's not a big boy, he doesn't know how.
Emanuel: YES I CAN TALK BEN!