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{Last night after the boys went to sleep (Christmas Eve), I froze as I dropped a box in the middle of the hall...}
Luke {from his bed}: "Mommy?"
Mommy {going in - it's Christmas Eve, after all}: "Yes?"
Luke: "I'm excited."
Mommy: "I know. I am, too!"
Luke: "When it's blue out there {pointing out the window}, I'm going to call you on that {pointing to the monitor}."
Mommy: "Okay."
Luke: "And then we will do the calendar, go downstairs, have breakfast, and then open presents."
A sample of a conversation in the car on the way to church...
Luke: "10 is the number of the day...and 2."
Daddy: "There're two numbers of the day? That's wacky!"
Luke {looking out the window}: "Where's wacky? In the fountain?"
Daddy {seeing an opening for fun}: "Yes."
Luke: "Is wacky a dog?"
Daddy: "Yes."
Luke: "Is he under the water??"
...and on and on and on...
"I wish I could be with the geese, and fly with them, and dress up like them."
(We pass a flock of geese on the way to school every time.)
Luke: "Daddy, do you like being 33?"
Daddy: "Yes, I do."
Luke {looking up}: "God, can I be 5? Or 6, or 7, or 8, or 9? God, can I be 9? I'd like to be 9. That would be fun."
"We don't need to do anything with our body. Just our mouth."
- Luke expressing his feeling about always doing the motions to the "Quack, Quack, Cock-a-doodle-doo" song
Luke: "Daddy, we don't have a ticket for you!"
Daddy: "To go to Granmom's house?"
Luke: "Yes, we only have 3 tickets. Not 4. I'm sorry."
Daddy: "Well, that's okay. I only have 1 ticket to go to work, and I'm going to use that one. I'll try to get one next time."
"I like chocolate. Chocolate doughnuts, chocolate ice cream...everything chocolate."
Luke: "I don't have any more coughs, Mommy. Look!"
Mommy: "Oh, good! Thank you, God, for making Luke all better."
Luke: "Can He hear me?"
Mommy: "Yes. He can hear you any time you talk to Him."
Luke: "Thank you, God, for making me all better! ...He said, 'You're welcome.'"
Luke {after being put to bed}: "Mommy, I've got three words for you."
Mommy {touched}: "Aw, what?"
Luke: "Can you leave the door open a crack and keep the light on in the hall?"
Mommy: "Oh. Yes. Okay."
Luke {as the door is being closed}: "I wish I could fly! ... In a balloon!"
"I want to be an astronaut. Wait, let me talk to God. God, can I be an astronaut, please? I want to go see space."
"When it's a no school day, I'm happy. And when it's a school day, I'm very happy!"
Mommy: "Luke, it's time to go to the doctor. Let's get in the car!"
Luke: "Am I sick?"
(We were off to Silas's well-baby visit)
Mommy: "Luke, did you play with any toys today at school?"
Luke: "Yes, there were toys on the table and toys on the floor. And Ms. Mary Ann said, 'Luke, what would you like to play with?' and I said, 'Granmom and Grandad'."
"Are they tired of running?"
- Time-out during a Georgia Tech football game
"Bye-bye! I-ya-yoo!" {kiss}