In which there is a long backstory and a very short punchline.

I cleaned the carpets today. *flex* Our carpet shampooer has been an awesome investment. (sort of a necessity w/2 little kids..)

So as a reward, I decided I could take myself out to lunch. Chose Panda Express (their orange chicken has an addictive quality that is really hard to get over… but that’s another day’s post), and Rowen decided to come with me at the last minute.

We picked up the food and were driving home. She had been talking about how she wasn’t that cold (daily outfit today: skirt and t-shirt - it was 50 degrees), and she says, “What’s a degree, mama?”

So I said it’s a measure of temperature.

She said, “How cold is 2 degrees?”

“It’s really cold. Water turns to ice at 32 degrees.”

So this morphs into a discussion of the fact that water turns from a liquid into a solid.

I say, “Water is a liquid. What else is a liquid?”

She says, “Soap is a liquid.”

“Yes!” I say. She gets it! :D

She says, “Pee pee is a liquid.”

“That’s right!” (potty training turned us all a little less squeamish I guess)

She says, “Apple juice is a liquid!” Now I know she’s got it.

So we talk about things that are solids (her water bottle, the car, dirt, leaves), and then we get home.

 I say (hoping to motivate her to get in the house faster), “Let’s go in and tell daddy what we learned about solids and liquids!”

SO she jumps out of the car, runs up, and on opening the door, she shouts out:

“Daddy! Pee pee is a liquid!”

Comments

[Heather S]

Thanks sooo much for sharing Jessica! Rolling on the floor laughing! Thanks for the lift!

[Steph]

ROFL!!! And I hate to tell you that it only gets worse. Wait until you get to the 4 yo boy stage. It won't be quite as cute - the butt jokes, noises and fascination are about to kill me. :p

[Barb]

So funny. It brings back memories! Enjoy this age!

[Gina]

You must be beaming with pride! ;)

[Lynn]

My husband and I are both laughing... really hard! Thanks for the funny.

If pee-pee is a liquid, poo-poo must be a solid!!

Sorry, I just had too! :D I'm a mom of 12 yo boy, almost 5 yo girl, and almost 2 yo boy. I was actually waiting for one of my kids to tell me that! :)

[Joscelyne (Joscie) Cutchens]

so funny... kids are the funniest!

[Molly]

My son has finally passed the stage where he loved to shout "Nutsies Powa!" My man.

Of course, now my daughter loves to wear her brother's underpants and point to her privates and say "Penis Pocket" (for the opening in the underpants.) Her daddy about faints every time he hears this one.

Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

[Share :)]

LOL!
Such a wonderful thing to hear when a child is running in the house! :D

[Tami]

Hi! I love your blog! Loved this post! You have a darling family!

Tami

[carolyn miller]

Your kids are cute! And I'll echo what the moms of boys are saying...it'll get worse with your son. DH and I look at each other and shake our heads at the stuff our almost 4 year old comes up with in the line of "potty jokes". And going to Sunday School!! At least his teacher is our friend, and she tells us all the horrifying stuff he says...we thought we were a respectable household. =)

[LivE]

Can't wait till Ele has his own toilet wisdom epiphany! Rowen's will sound really clean by comparison. LOL! My 5 yr old son still can't understand why he shouldn't shout "Mother Pearl! Fire in the poop-deck!" when other proper people are around... (thank you very much, Sponge Bob). :D