The Walker Family Circus: The Good Wife's Guide

Kate-isms

*As Kate sat and ate with her uncle, he tooted and blaming her said, "Kate, I can't believe you just tooted!"
Kate says, "Ha ha, I didn't even feel it." (she toots a LOT)

*(Kate and Derrel answer the door for Papa Johns delivery) Hi Papa John! Daddy, is his name Papa John?

*Isn't Grant cute? He's a tobbler!

*Kate: Mommy, did you know that Jesus is real? (pause. . . . .) And He comes to us when we don't do right things. He says, "stop doing the not right thing!"

*(at preschool, trying to open a pistachio). . . I can't open this because my muscles are SOOO big!

*If we eat a marble, it will hurt our very special hearts.

*(driving by a lake) Hey Lydia, there are white great sharks in that lake. I don't like sharks. They will eat me.

*(having a make believe conversation on a toy phone) Hi, this is Kate, do you want to come over for a "Barbie" Q?

*(after Lydia did something that really frustrated her). . . Lydia, your hurting my LIFE!

*(naming all the things she likes). . . I like sugar and hamburgers and cheese and french fries. . . . and sugar. . .

*(playing with Grant) He's making me laugh and I WANT MORE!

*(Whenever we pick Lydia up from school, we clean our hands with hand sanitizer) Kate says: Mom, can I have some hanitizer?

Grant-isms

*Derrel likes to play with the kids by saying "Feeeee Fi Fo Fummmmmm" really loudly and slowly crawling toward them. One day, Grant decided to imitate him and said, "Feeeeeeeeeee Fi Forrrrrrrrrr FUMP." It was pretty funny=)

*Grant's new word: Never! (with an exclamation point).
Mom: Grant eat your dinner, please. Grant: No! NEVER!
Mom: Grant, say your sorry. Grant: No! NEVER!!
Mom: Grant, would you like to go on a timeout? Grant: NO! Never!!
Mom: Grant, do you want a treat? Grant: No!! NEVER!!!. . . . . . (thinks about it for 10 seconds). . . oh, I'm kidding;)

Take a look at this Good Housekeeping article from 1955. It's pretty darn funny! You'll have to click on the picture to read it. It'll put ideas into your man's head so don't let 'em read it=).