Quotables

We've heard a lot of funny and sweet things out of these kids lately.
Here are a few things I never want to forget...

G:
"Mama? When I have kids, and they have a birthday party, who do you
think they will invite?"

Um...

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G: I'm going to come back to Italy and Germany when I'm a grown up.
And where was that place where your bedroom was upstairs and we
watched the sun set?
Me: Tuscany?
G: Yeah, Tuscany. I'm going back there. When I'm a grown up, I'm going
to travel A LOT with my kids. Like to Italy, Germany, and Luxembourg,
and.....and CALIFORNIA!
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Also with G, a few weeks ago we all were having a conversation about
endangered and protected animals. Both of the kids, but particularly G
were interested in which animals were endangered or protected. This
conversation has drug on for weeks, pausing and resuming at the oddest
times. For instance, we are walking across the bridge in Heidelberg. G
says, amid the construction noise, "What about roosters?" I couldn't
hear him well, plus it was SO out of context and I momentarily forgot
about the animal saga.
"What?" I answered as I bent down.
"ROOSTERS!" He yelled, loud so I could hear, but also annoyed that I
wasn't still thinking about the conversation we'd left off on 2 days
ago. "Are roosters still ok?!?!???"
Right. "Oh, yes, honey, roosters are fine."
He was skeptical. "Hens?"
"Yep, lots of hens still."
Starting to feel better about things, he said, "Chickens?", but with
some confidence, like he already knew the answer, and then he stopped
to watch the boats.

In the past 2 weeks we have had about 10 simlar conversations,
covering rhinos, bears (every kind), tigers (white and Bengal), all
sorts of farm and domestic animal, eagles, penguins, and common rodents.

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M:
This girl is also a little traveler. She has said several times that
she intends to travel when she is in college, and also with her
family. When she travels with her family, she would like to go for one
year. What a goal!
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M: "Dad? Is it too soon to laugh about when a bird pooped on your
head in Venice?"
(S and J burst out laughing.)
J: "A little too soon."
M: "Well, it WAS in a different country!"
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The other day I checked in with her to see how she was feeling about
things.
Me: How ya doing Sis? Are you still loving the adventure, or are you
homesick?
M: Well, I really miss my friends and our family, but I also don't
want the adventure to be over. I really love it.

I know just how she feels. .
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C:
Our 'baby' has sure changed on this trip as well. In Italy, he was
saying, "Ciao Ciao!" to the locals and answering with, "Gratzie!" to
all the free candy he got. (just for being cute, I guess!) He is a
little copycat to any and everything that comes out of Big Brother or
Big Sissy's mouth- words, laughter, facial expressions, and attitude!
Whenever anything amazes him he says, "Oh MY!" or "Woah!"
He loves to be in charge, "Me do it!", and insists on being the center
of attention.
In the car, if The Bigs are singing, or talking amongst themselves, or
otherwise 'ignoring' him, he will start yelling, "QUIET", at the top
of his lungs. Since he is just barely 2, it sounds like, "CUT IT!" It
always sends the rest of us into laughter, which either tickles him
and he continues to shout, or (my favorite) it makes him mad and he
does this hilarious little old man scowl. Personality PLUS!

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