Actually, I Think She's Still Confused on Both Points Sometimes

Evangeline: Hosea will be so surprised when he grows up to be a kid and finds out his name is Hosea!

Aunt R: Like you were surprised when you were a kid and found out your name was Evangeline?

Evangeline: Yeah, when I was a kid, but that was a long time ago.

Wow, That Sounds Really Intense

Eliana: I am covered in burning hotness!

Attack of the Killer Cookies

Jennifer: We don't want to put the balls of cookie dough too close together on the baking sheet.
Evangeline: Yeah, because they'll ATTACK each other, right?

Lasterday

Evangeline's newest fabricated word:

Lasterday: an indefinite time in the past

Allow Me to Introduce to You My Superhuman Baby

Evangeline: Mommy, Hosea has red lasers for eyes!

We're Back!

Sorry for the lack of posts! We've been out town, but we're back now and looking forward to more random thoughts! Stay tuned!

Dream Catcher

Evangeline (in response to Eliana describing one of her favorite dreams and wishing it could be real): Eliana, I'm taking your dream!

That Explains a Lot

Eliana: I am itchy in my blood! That happens to me sometimes.

Is This the Tim Burton Version?

Eliana & Evangeline: We are playing Moses and Zipporah, except we're pretending things that aren't in the real story, like going for a walk, hiding from a giant spider, and having a baby named Basagna!

Flying South for Winter

Evangeline: Look! The clouds are hibernating!
(Note: I'm pretty sure she meant "migrating.")

If That Was Currency, She'd Be Rich

Eliana: I'm going to pay [for ice cream] with my ten cents!
Evangeline: I'm going to pay with nonsense!

The Incredible, Edible...Pumpkin

Evangeline: Pumpkins are my favorite kind of egg!

Thou Shalt Obey Evangeline

Evangeline (to Eliana): When I stay, "Stop!" you stop right away! The Bible says so!

Imagine What She Must See in the Clouds

Evangeline: Mom! Hosea had some spit-up, and it was shaped like a placenta!

Lost in Translation

Evangeline: What are you eating?
Chris: Yaki udon noodles.
(Evangeline tries one.)
Evangeline: No, Daddy, they're YUMMY udon noodles!

Do You Have a Permit For That?

Bible Trivia Game: After the six days of creation, what did God do on the seventh day?
Eliana: He rested!
Evangeline: He was arrested!

America: Too Cool for School

Evangeline: Mom, do we have to be older to go on a school bus?
Me: Well, we don't really have any reason to go on a school bus.
Evangeline: Because we're Americans, right?

You and I Both, Kid.

Anastasia (whining): I want coffee!

Beat That!

[Background: Eliana, Hosea and I went to Tennessee for a few days in early August. While we were gone, Chris stayed at home with Evangeline and Anastasia. Ever since we have returned, Eliana and Evangeline can occasionally be heard comparing what-we-did-while-you-were-gone stories. It started out innocently enough, but Evangeline's stories have become increasingly fantastical. We're not sure if this is just another case of the line between Evangeline's imagination and reality blurring or if she just really likes messing with Eliana's head.]

Eliana (skeptically): Daddy, Evangeline said that you went for a walk in space while we were in Tennessee. Did you really go to space?

Sweet Dreams

Eliana (praying before bed): Please help me to have the same dream as last night because I really like it a lot.