May 2013
4 posts
“Dad, are Legos a priority?”
– Benjamin, age 8
“I love you a flappity-gillion!! (pronounced with a hard G…)”
– Jonathan, age 6
Bible Verse
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Mark 13:31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. #Bible http://mydailybible.org/dv/esv/2013-05-04.htm
“I wonder what accent He uses?”
– Benjamin, age 8, in response to Mom’s reassurance that God understands every human language.
April 2013
10 posts
“Daddy, what are our belly buttons for?”
– Jonathan, age 6
“Dad, the new K’Nex Mario Kart set is gonna be EPIC!”
– Benjamin, age 8, loving K’Nex!
“Dad, do you know the motto for the K’Nex company? ‘Imagine. Build....”
– Benjamin, age 8, loving K’Nex!
“You can’t jump anymore? You mean you’re hop-less? I’m gonna...”
– Benjamin, age 8, responding to Dad’s woeful lament, “Man, I can’t jump anymore…”
“Dad, I have a great idea for a Van Gogh party: Pin the bandage on...”
– Benjamin, age 8
“When are we gonna be on TV?”
– Jonathan, age 6, wondering which of his Little League games is going to be televised.
“Dad, I have a question: What would you do if you had all the time in the world?”
– Benjamin, age 8
“Isn’t it supposed to be a girl singing this song?”
– Jonathan, age 6, responding to Dad’s rendition of Train’s cover of Rihanna’s hitUmbrella…
“Don’t forget to check in on Foursquare, Dad…”
– Benjamin, age 8
“You know what they say: ‘You get up early, and there’s more time for...”
– Benjamin, age 8, our early riser.
March 2013
8 posts
“Dad, next time you check for snakes, don’t be so cocky. Be a little more...”
– Benjamin, age 8, prepping for this year’s bluebonnet picture.
“Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, but only saps today of its strength.”...”
– (via rogerpoe)
Love this!
“You’re never too old to do what you’re too old to do.”
– Benjamin, age 8, encouraging Dad to be more open-minded about collecting toys…
“But what if I forget all my learning?”
– Jonathan, Kindergartener, concerned about curriculum loss over Spring Break.
“Your turn. Think first. You’re supposed to be thinking while you’re...”
– Jonathan, age 6, coaching Daddy on success at Memory.
“Is 5-Hour Energy a drug?”
– Benjamin, age 8
“I don’t like it when I’m the youngest in the family!”
– Jonathan, age 6
“I wish there was no such thing as cleaning; just dirty!”
– Jonathan, age 6
February 2013
1 post
“It’s fun being Benjamin!”
– Benjamin, age 8
January 2013
1 post
“Dad, were there still some Pilgrims around in the year when you were born?”
– Benjamin, age 8
December 2012
5 posts
“Daddy, you know if you stop watching the game, you can get done faster.”
– Jonathan, age 5. #kristisfavoritequoteof2012
“Benjamin again, ugh! You put this ornament right in front of a different...”
– Jonathan, age 5, helping take down the ornaments off the tree, and critiquing the placement of a few here & there…
“You get the ones from the top & give them to me, and I’ll get the ones...”
– Jonathan, age 5, helping take down the ornaments off the tree.
“I CAN’T HOLD ON MUCH LONGER!!”
– Jonathan, age 5, from the back seat of the car, pleading for an immediate Band-Aid for the paper cut he had just suffered from a page in his Star Wars book.
“Daddy, when I sleep, do Z’s come out of my head?”
– Jonathan, age 5
November 2012
7 posts
“Dad, I know what kind of 30’s you’re in: Your super-late...”
– Benjamin, age 8
“Dad, does the turkey understand that he’s being pardoned?”
– Benjamin, age 8
“Daddy, the nurse went to JonathanMilesDominguez.com to get Mommy’s phone...”
– JonathanMilesDominguez, age 5
“Well, it’s kind of boring without the Ellison kids.”
– Jonathan, age 5, comparing an ordinary visit to Chick-Fil-A with “EHS Cheerleader Night” at Chick-Fil-A.
“Well…the day after the weekend is always a bummer!”
– Benjamin, age 8
“Guess what? I actually judged a book by its cover!”
– Benjamin, age 8
“Detention sounds fun, because you can sit there & daydream.”
– Benjamin, age 8
October 2012
7 posts
“Mr. D, I’ve got the perfect name for you if you became a rapper: Mr....”
– Creative Ellison High School student. :-) Now, if I could only rap…
“Uh-oh. H-E-B also sells DRUGS!”
– Benjamin, age 8
“I learned you have to buy it to have it sent to you.”
– Benjamin, age 8, explores the world of e-commerce
“We’re acting like real men.”
– Benjamin, age 8, commenting on our dinner choice: Little Caesar’s & Mug root beer.
“I slept good until my alarm clock woke me up…”
– Jonathan, age 5
“It’s almost my birthday!”
– 10/6, Jonathan, age 5, born 2/21.
“I’m havin’ a blast, just bein’ myself!”
– Benjamin, age 8
September 2012
4 posts
“Dad, did you know that when you blow out your candles, that’s when you...”
– Benjamin, turning 8 years old!
“This is the best birthday I’ve yet had!”
– Benjamin, on his 8th birthday, 9/22/12
“I’m having so much fun, but I’ve got bad news: There’s only 6...”
– Benjamin, age 7. 9/14/12
August 2012
4 posts
“I can’t wait till the next Olympics, cuz I’ll be 9 years old!”
– Jonathan, age 5
“Can adults play Hide & Seek with other adults?”
– Benjamin, age 7
“Why didn’t someone tell me I didn’t pull up my zipper?”
– Jonathan, age 5 