Gooda Haver

We went out to lunch with Mike yesterday. After lunch, we were getting in the car and Mike told the kids to be good and have good behavior.
A few moments later, James asked, "Where are we going?"
Me: "Uh, home."
James: "Where we going a gooda haver?"
Me: "What?"
James: "Where we going a gooda haver?"
Mike: "What?"
Me: "Gooda haver?"
Mike: "He thinks you're going somewhere because I told him to have good behavior."
Yep. Gooda haver. So glad James understands what we're talking about. Ha.

p.s. Here's Nate's email reply:
That's probably about how I will be with my English when I get back.... I'll have to learn some things over again.

The Wrong Nate

Oh, one little funny story from this week:
Mike was on the phone with someone from church named, Nate Suggs.
James asked, "Who's Dad talking to?"
I said, "Nate."
James: "I wanna talk to Nate!"
Me: " No, Nate Suggs."
James: "Oh . . . "
He was pretty defeated.

Fourer

We had a bbq Saturday night and there were A LOT of kids over playing in the back yard. One of the girls from James' primary class was swinging on the swings and said, "I'm four!" Not to be out done, James replied, "I'n fourer than you!" Then the girl, who is actually 4 months older than James, thought about it and said, "No, I'm fourer than YOU!"

Birthdays

We just celebrated Steve and Torsten's birthdays yesterday. James asked me how old Steve is. I told him 39. Then James said, "Oh, wow. That's a lotta birthdays, Mom!"

Dirty Underwear

Now that he is approaching the end, Nate has stopped emailing (he leaves Brazil on August 10th). So, I haven't had my weekly reminder to post a funny story. I apologize.

Tonight, when James was getting ready for bed, he took off his underwear to put on a pull-up and exclaimed, "I've been wearing these for three months! They're dirty!"

(Please remember that James has no concept of time. One day. He wore them for one day.)

Yellow People

Mike just turned on the Lakers game and James said, "Papa always likes the yellow people."

Energy

I was off enjoying a much anticipated girls weekend in Seattle yesterday, so this story is via Mike.

James got up and went downstairs to wake up Mike wearing only his dinosaur swim trunks. He proceeded to tell Mike, "It's a very sunny day today and there's a lot of energy." I've tried explaining to him that sunny doesn't always equal hot outside, but he just wants to go swimming.