Eila and Josiah were sitting in the car, talking about who knows what, but at some point it turned into an argument (as their conversations often do).
Josiah: Well, I'm going to flush you down the toilet!
Eila: I'm going to climb back up and flush you down the toilet and close the lid and sit on it so you can't get back out.
J: I'm going to punch it and bust holes in it and get out. Then, I'm gonna flush you down the toilet and take all the water and your gonna float away.
E: Well, I'm going to kick and get out and flush you and cover it all with duct tape and you'll never get out.
J: I'll get a gun and shoot it all to pieces and the toilet will explode and you'll be covered with poopy water.
Crossposted at http://www.eilarose.com

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We had a great vacation recently and among the places we visited was NYC, Pennsylvania Amish Country, and various places in Ohio. If you ask Josiah his favorite part of our trip, he might think for a moment and then he'll answer "The train store." He loved riding the subway! It beat out the dino museum, swimming, parks, even milking a cow and feeding calves and goats, all of which he LOVED. He did not, however, enjoy riding in the car and is still revolting every time he's asked to get in.

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Josiah somehow convinced me to make cookies today. After mixing them up and shaping and dipping and baking, we all enjoyed some very delicious snickerdoodles. I saved about 2/3 of the cookies and put them in the freezer.

Josiah, with his mouth full, says "Can I have another cookie?"
Me: "Did you just take another one?"
J: "No."
Me: "What are you eating?"
J: "I found something yummy in the freezer. Can I have another one?"
Eila: "Ooh, I want one!"

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Very early this morning, as I am getting out of bed, Josiah starts talking: Mom, I just saw a spider ant.
M: Where?
J: Right here, but he went away. He'll be right back. He just went to get dressed.
M: Ok. (leaving to go to the kitchen)

A few minutes later...
J: He's dressed. There's the ant spider!
M: What?
J: Come see. Look!
M: (coming and seeing that it's a centipede, then grabbing the nearest book and smashing this bug.) Oh!
J: What's that? Oh, he pooped. That's him poop.

Later in the day, Josiah and Eila are on the porch letting ants tickle their arms.
They open the door and come running in.
Josiah, proudly announces: An ant went up my nose!
M: What!?!
J: It crawled right up here. (sticking his finger in his nose)
M: Did it come out?
J: Yeah!
M: Good. How did it feel?
J: Tickles. Him was trying to eat all the boogers.

Crossposted at shannonyee.com

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