April Fools Day - David style

I taught the kids about how to play April Fools Day tricks today.

David was hilarious. He would come up with the most random thing and then say it in the same breath he would say "April Fools!".

For example,

"Mom - there's a wolf on your head April Fools Day."

Next year I'll need to work on the dramatic pause.

"M-O-M-M-Y"

Claire is into spelling. Over the past several days, she has tried to spell instead of say words. Granted, she has a very limited repertoire of words that she knows how to spell but somehow, the spelling of these ten words in everyday conversation has gotten extremely annoying,

This is what it's been like.

Claire: "M-O-M-M-Y"
Me (trying to play along): "Y-E-S- C-L-A-I-R-E?"
Claire: "J-A-C-O-B N-O L" (translation - Jacob is eating a leaf and he shouldn't be)
Me (forgetting about the spelling part): "What? Get that out of your mouth Jacob! Claire - talk to me normally. Did he get that from the tree?"
Claire: "Y-E-S"

...in the whole wide world!"

The latest Davidism is that when he's doing something he likes, he proclaims in a loud voice, "This is the best in the whole wide world!"

Yesterday he said this five times. Perhaps he has my gift of hyperbole.

"I want to be 4 things"

This evening, while I was at MSU, Jon tried to explain to Claire that I was a student and a teacher at the same time. It was hard for her to understand until Jon described it as similar to how she is going to be a "mom and a pastor at the same time" (this is per her talk with Jon several months ago when he impressed upon her that she could be a mom AND something else as well).

The description seemed to be lost on Claire as she immediately corrected Jon and said that she now wants to be four things at the same time when she grows up. Her words: "I want to be a mom, a basketball player, a swimmer, and....(dramatic pause) a volleyball player"

Hmm. The kid can't swim yet, has never played basketball or volleyball and doesn't appear to have much overall athletic talent or drive. But, there it is. Claire, age 5, life ambitions.