Max and I have been accumulating quotes ever since Luke was about 2 years old. The most recent ones had been written on a stack of post-it notes and has been lying around for about a year. This is part of the reason I started this blog, because it was taking me too long to hand-write them into his baby book, so I figured I might as well type them up on a blog (along with some older ones that are also written in his baby book).
8/7/08
(a few months before turning three)
Literally one minute after putting Luke to bed, he gets up and says,
Daddy, I have to go pee pee
NO WAY Luke, you just went!!
Did I? (said in a real high-pitched innocent voice with a smile)8/18/08
(after standing on the scale)
daddy: It says you are 34 lbsLuke: Does it?. . . Well I say I'm 2 1/2!
11/19/08
Mommy: Lukey, did you eat some of that toothpaste?
Luke: umm. . . yes (with a big cute smile)
Mommy: how much did you eat?
Luke: um, about 10
12/8/08
12/14/08
(said kind of slowly as though it finally clicked )
12/08
(while at JCPenny's finishing up Christmas shopping a lady comes over to us and asks Luke, "so what's Santa gonna get you for Christmas?")
12/31/08
1/09
Mommy: Lukey, did you eat some of that toothpaste?
Luke: umm. . . yes (with a big cute smile)
Mommy: how much did you eat?
Luke: um, about 10
12/8/08
The two things I am a cranky pants about is that you didn't give me enough oatmeal, and you didn't give me enough banana!! (said in a really whiny voice, with a sour face)
12/14/08
(said kind of slowly as though it finally clicked )
It is a REINDEER because when it RAINS, DEER is REINDEER
12/08
(while at JCPenny's finishing up Christmas shopping a lady comes over to us and asks Luke, "so what's Santa gonna get you for Christmas?")
(she then said, "that's the best answer I've ever heard!")We don't believe in Santa, we just celebrate Jesus' birthday. (said sort of matter-of-fact, wondering why she would ask him such a question)
12/31/08
Andrew, I'm not too pleased with you, knockin over my airplane!!
1/09
I don't know why An-noo always has the "bless yous" and not the coughs
2/09
Why does EVERYBODY have to come into my room all the time? Why does Andrew have to mess up my bed all the time? It's SO rude!!
3/09
Daddy, you have a button down shirt and I have a snapper down shirt.
3/09
Daddy, is it Easter yet?
Not Yet
Man, Easter sure is taking a long time to get here!
3/09
Lukey, when you're finished eating, I want you to show me the Easter eggs that you decorated. . . and explain them to me.
No, Daddy!! Those Easter eggs are for eating, they're not for explaining! The RESURRECTION eggs are the ones for explaining!!
4/09
(while throwing a baseball to Luke who had just gotten his baseball mitt and was learning how to catch, daddy hit Lukey in the arm with the baseball because he missed it)
(while throwing a baseball to Luke who had just gotten his baseball mitt and was learning how to catch, daddy hit Lukey in the arm with the baseball because he missed it)
. . . that's okay daddy. I'm okay. I miss the ball a lot, but you never miss it. But its okay because I'm only three years old. I'm still learning. I'll get better when I get older.
5/09
(we sat down to eat dinner and Luke was gabbing away with daddy for several minutes, so finally I chimed in)
(we sat down to eat dinner and Luke was gabbing away with daddy for several minutes, so finally I chimed in)
Okay Lukey, go ahead and start eating dinner now.
No No mommy! I can't start eating until my talking to Daddy is finished!
8/09
Why don't we put my and little baby Andrew's bunk bed in your guys's room, because your room is big? We should put it in your room because it would be kinda neat to sleep in your guys's room
9/09
(after a great conversation about death and what happens after death, Luke, although we believe he had already given his heart to Jesus a few months earlier, asked if he could pray to Jesus, so he closed his eyes and prayed this on his own)
(after a great conversation about death and what happens after death, Luke, although we believe he had already given his heart to Jesus a few months earlier, asked if he could pray to Jesus, so he closed his eyes and prayed this on his own)
Dear Jesus, can you come into my heart? I really mean it. I want to be a disciple of yours. Amen.
10/09
(while playing football with Daddy in the backyard) . . .
(while playing football with Daddy in the backyard) . . .
Daddy, when I get older will my hair turn a dark brown color like your hair? I want to be just like YOU Daddy.
11/16/09
Hey Lukey! Did you know that . . . [Daddy begins to sing] 'in the books we fly-y-y to find the super-story answer in Super why'?
Daddy, stop distracting me. I'm trying to brush my teeth and I need to FOCUS.
12/14/09
(while watching Marty Stauffer's wild America)
(while watching Marty Stauffer's wild America)
Those wolves sure were very clever the way that they escaped from that wolverine, jumping over it like that!
12/22/09
(Daddy heard Luke putting something back in one of the kitchen drawers). . .
(Daddy heard Luke putting something back in one of the kitchen drawers). . .
What are you doing in there?
Andrew had locked himself in the bedroom so I had to unlock it with the tool. Mommy is working out and you were sleeping, so I HAD to unlock it myself. . . It was really the only choice I had!!
1/13/10
(for some reason, I had just mentioned something about when Isaac would be 4)
(for some reason, I had just mentioned something about when Isaac would be 4)
Luke: Well, when Isaac's 4, I'll be 5.
Mommy: No, actually, when Isaac is 4 you will be 8 (at this point a very sad and bewildered look came over Luke's face, as if he could never imagine being 8)
Luke: Can a Daddy still hold that amount? . . . when I'm 8?
Mommy: Aw, of course he can!
Luke: Well, I wanna be 4 forever!
I think I'm gettin along with God much better than Andrew because I got in my bed right away. That's because I already have God in my heart. . . . when I grow up I'm going to marry a woman because that's what God wants us to do, not marry a man!
3/31/10
(while watching Daddy get dressed)
Daddy, why is your shirt so big on you?
I don't know Lukey. . . I guess I didn't know it was this big when I bought it. Better to be too big, though, than too little.
Well, I don't want it to be TOO little, I just want it to be a little bit more littler than THAT!
4/?/10
(on his way upstairs to get a spanking). . .
5/6/10
5/16/10
(We were looking at a picture which Max mentioned he was "standing in the background")
5//20/10
(after starting off the day in whiny voices)
6/6/10
at a visitor's luncheon at our house, Luke was playing with his playmobile set and a new little boy (Arley) was pretending to shoot his men who were meticulously set up on the Roman arena. Luke got very upset at him and said,
I'm mad at you!
Arley: I'm mad at YOU!
Luke: Well, I'm mad at YOU that YOU'RE mad at ME because I'M mad at YOU!!
8/8/10
11/10
(I'm assuming this quote was in response to me asking what they were thankful for- in honor of Thanksgiving)
11/10
Luke had cut part of a strap off of a paper bag, so Andrew began saying that the whole world was gonna blow up because of it. In response to Andrew's drama, logical Luke calmly replied,
I don't like any lettuce at all but I especially don't like snowbird lettuce! (meaning iceberg lettuce)
Luke: What does humid mean?
Me: It's when the air feels wet and you feel sticky when you're outside
Luke: Daddy says humid when its hot
Me: Well its different; its when it feels wet, but isn't actually raining- you can't see the wetness, its just in the air.
Luke: I have no idea what humid means by that.
Me: Luke, I would get my shoes on if I were you.
Luke: Well. . . no you wouldn't because you would have the same life as me [if you were me].
7/8/2011 (after Andrew got a Boba Fett costume for his birthday, Luke was trying to explain to me why he was so upset about not having a Jango Fett costume and had to "dumb" it down to my level)
He plays another 2-3 notes, and then says,
11/2011
"Jack is having a star Wars party and doesn't even know about Star Wars.
12/2011 It seems like all the kids talk about is Santa Claus.
Aw, do you feel like you're missing out on something?
No, I feel like they're missing out on everything! (said in kind of a sad way since these kids don't know about Jesus).
3/29/12
After getting into a little fight, Isaac apologized to everyone and Andrew replied, "I'll always forgive you, even up in heaven", to which Luke said, "ANNDREW. . . you won't NEED to forgive in heaven!"
Didn't write the date for these two- maybe around winter/spring 2012
Kya wants to marry Devin but he is older. Didn't you say I should marry someone close to my age? I wanna marry Kya because both our birthdays are in November, so we could have our birthdays together!
We are going to Gammy's tonight
yay!!
Are you excited because she gives you kitkats?
No!! . . . just because of the fun of Gammy
4/?/10
(on his way upstairs to get a spanking). . .
I wish Adam and Eve never ate the fruit. Because then we would all be perfect!
5/6/10
Flies don't sting people, they just drink their blood5/8/10
Mommy, you look like a reptile!(Luke has actually been saying this almost every time he sees my stomach since I had Isaac. Yes, my stretch marks really are that bad!)
5/16/10
(We were looking at a picture which Max mentioned he was "standing in the background")
Why are YOU standing in the BACKGROUND? You should be standing in the frontround Daddy cause I love you. I'm MAD at them for making you stand in the background Daddy. . . not just a little mad but VERY mad, cause I love you Daddy and they should've NEVER made you stand in the background.5/17/10
Everybody thinks THEIR daddy is the best, but they're WRONG. Mine is the best daddy! I love you daddy.5/20/10
If Adam and Eve were perfect, how could they sin? . . .
5//20/10
(after starting off the day in whiny voices)
mommy: Alright NO whining today!Luke: What? We can't not whine ALL day! why'd ya say ALL day? . . . nobody's perfect!
6/6/10
Daddy, I'm gonna take all my stuff, everything I have, and when I get ready to got o heaven with you and mommy and chup-pop and Nana and Grandaddy, I'm gonna give it all away to those who don't have anything. . . because I won't need it anymore.7/25/10
at a visitor's luncheon at our house, Luke was playing with his playmobile set and a new little boy (Arley) was pretending to shoot his men who were meticulously set up on the Roman arena. Luke got very upset at him and said,
I'm mad at you!
Arley: I'm mad at YOU!
Luke: Well, I'm mad at YOU that YOU'RE mad at ME because I'M mad at YOU!!
8/8/10
It's taking a long time for it to be judgment day, but if God says it will happen, it will. . . right mommy?
11/10
(I'm assuming this quote was in response to me asking what they were thankful for- in honor of Thanksgiving)
I'm thankful for God, for my toys, and food. But God is the most greatest thing to be thankful for.
11/10
Luke had cut part of a strap off of a paper bag, so Andrew began saying that the whole world was gonna blow up because of it. In response to Andrew's drama, logical Luke calmly replied,
You're either trying to trick us, which you're not [tricking us], you're telling a lie, or you're kidding.2/2011
I don't like any lettuce at all but I especially don't like snowbird lettuce! (meaning iceberg lettuce)
2/4/11 – After Lukey had told Daddy that his tooth was getting looser and starting to hurt…(keep in mind that this our first time ever mentioning the tooth fairy)
Lukey, when your tooth falls out, you put it under your pillow and when you wake up, you’ll find that the tooth fairy has taken it and put money under your pillow instead
NOOOOOO! The tooth fairy isn’t REAL!! The only thing the tooth fairy does is make losing a tooth fun. But you and Mommy can make it seem real by putting the money there yourself.
2/8/11 – As I was tucking Anoo into bed he said (in a sad voice)
“Daddy, everybody left me alone at the table when I was eating my fruit”
Luke: “Well, I was dealing with my poo-stinky undees, that’s why I wasn’t there.”
Andrew: Everyone left me. Lukey left me, Isaac left me, Mommy left me, and YOU left me Daddy
Lukey: “Even the little Papoose left you. Well…of COURSE HE left you! If Mommy left you, then he HAS to leave you too since he’s in Mommy’s belly!”
2/8/11
3/2011I wonder why Andrew is from the United states from your belly, but he kinda talks like he's from a different state. We all speak the same language, but he sounds like "uhh" and all of us sound like "ahh."
Luke: What does humid mean?
Me: It's when the air feels wet and you feel sticky when you're outside
Luke: Daddy says humid when its hot
Me: Well its different; its when it feels wet, but isn't actually raining- you can't see the wetness, its just in the air.
Luke: I have no idea what humid means by that.
4/6/11 – As I was tucking Lukey into bed he said,
4/8/2011What’s up with Cobra Commander? All he ever wants to do is rule the world. And then he’s always moving his base to a more secretive spot, only to have G.I. Joe find it every time and blow it up and kill all his men. Then he has to find all new soldiers again. Where does he get all the money?
Me: Luke, I would get my shoes on if I were you.
Luke: Well. . . no you wouldn't because you would have the same life as me [if you were me].
7/8/2011 (after Andrew got a Boba Fett costume for his birthday, Luke was trying to explain to me why he was so upset about not having a Jango Fett costume and had to "dumb" it down to my level)
So Mommy, think about it like this: Let's say you love Beauty and the Beast, but don't have the costume to be Beauty, but your birthday is AFTER Halloween. . . how would you feel?
8/6/11 – I Punished Lukey and Anoo for fighting. I sent them to their beds, and when I went in to talk to them about it, they discussed it like this:
Lukey: Andrew said some mean things to me
Anoo: NO I DIDN’T!!.
Lukey: YES YOU DID ANDREW!.
Anoo: NO I DIDN’T!!! YOU DON’T KNOW IN MY HEART!!
Lukey: What you say isn’t in your heart, so I CAN know about it. They are in your mouth.
Anoo: NO!!
Lukey: YES Andrew! Your teeth are there, your tongue is there, your breath is there, your food is there, and YOUR WORDS ARE THERE. They aren’t in your heart.
8/9/11 I've been trying to teach Luke a new piano song "Mr. Frog is full of Hops", but it takes forever to get through the song, because he has to philosophize about it in the middle of playing.
me: I think it means that he has lots of hops and he could hop all day long. . .come on Luke, let's keep playing!So, does it mean that Mr. Frog is full of hops meaning he's had too many and can't hop anymore, or that he's FULL of them meaning he has lots of hops.
He plays another 2-3 notes, and then says,
well he couldn't hop ALL day. . . I mean, he would have to stop for getting drinks of water and stuff like that.
10/19/11 – Sitting at the dinner table, Lukey says, “You
know, scary dreams are really good dreams.
The reason is, is because when you wake up from a scary dream, you
realize that it’s all not true, and you feel good about it. Good dreams, though, are really BAD, because
you’re dreaming that you’re getting all kinds of things, and then you wake up
and realize that it’s all just a dream, and you feel terrible.”
"Jack is having a star Wars party and doesn't even know about Star Wars.
11/7/11 – Lukey, showing us the new camo slippers that he
got from Nana and Grandaddy for his birthday (which have rubber, textured soles
on them), told us, “Well, they’re not really much of slippers because they don’t slip!”
11/17/11 – Andrew was doing his “homework” where it said,
“if you wanted to bake 2 cookies for each person in your family, how many would
you need to bake?” Andrew said “6”, so I
repeated the question, saying, 6 would give each person 1 cookie, but how many
would you need for 2 cookies, to which Luke raised his hand excitedly saying,
ooh- 12!! I said, how did you know
that? And he said, because I know star
Wars and there are 6 star wars episodes and if they were going to make 6 more
that would make 12!
12/2011 It seems like all the kids talk about is Santa Claus.
Aw, do you feel like you're missing out on something?
No, I feel like they're missing out on everything! (said in kind of a sad way since these kids don't know about Jesus).
3/29/12
After getting into a little fight, Isaac apologized to everyone and Andrew replied, "I'll always forgive you, even up in heaven", to which Luke said, "ANNDREW. . . you won't NEED to forgive in heaven!"
Didn't write the date for these two- maybe around winter/spring 2012
Kya wants to marry Devin but he is older. Didn't you say I should marry someone close to my age? I wanna marry Kya because both our birthdays are in November, so we could have our birthdays together!
We are going to Gammy's tonight
yay!!
Are you excited because she gives you kitkats?
No!! . . . just because of the fun of Gammy
7/16/12 – Lukey (in between sobs, since Andrew had just
punched him in the heart) said, “Andrew is meaner than the MEANEST PERSON IN
THE WORLD!!! And Andrew IS the meanest
person in the world, SO HE’S EVEN MEANER THAN HIMSELF!!”
7/31/12 – I was putting Lukey and Anoo to bed and Ange and
Caleb were over visiting. They were both
upset that they had to go to bed while Caleb was still up. Lukey, in particular, was very upset that he
didn’t have time alone with Caleb, since he believes that Anoo’s presence makes
Caleb sillier. Lukey said, “I hate
it! Anoo’s always talking about poop and
he gets Caleb talking about it too!”
Anoo said, “You talk about poop too!”
“No I don’t!” I said, “Hey…it’s
fun to talk about poop!” Lukey said, “NO
it isn’t, and I’ll be glad when Anoo stops talking about it! You know, when Anoo and Caleb get together,
it’s like two bombs flying toward each other, and the one bomb is stronger than
the other bomb. Well, in this case, Anoo
is the stronger bomb, so when Caleb comes over, and he’s the ‘good boy’ bomb,
and he smashes into Anoo, who is the ‘bad boy poop’ bomb, Anoo wins. He overpowers Caleb and they explode into one
big ball of poop!” Anoo said, “See, I
said you like to talk about poop.”
8/3/12 – We were watching the movie “Esther” and there was a
great shot of all of the scenery and buildings from that time in the Persian
empire. Chica said, “Look at how it
looked back then! Didn’t it look really
neat?” Lukey replied, “It looks neat to
us, but to them it was just the way it looked.”
8/27/12 Luke- “when
has Miri ever even sinned?” me: “well,
she has a temper, and sometimes she screams if she doesn’t get what she wants.
. . “ Luke: “I mean, when has she ever REALLY sinned?. .
. she’s like the 2nd most perfect person in the world!”.
3/6/13 – Isaac was whining because he wanted some hot cocoa,
and Chica got annoyed with him because he was crowding right next to her as she
was trying to do the dishes. She said,
“Isaac, what do you want?!? You have to
use your voice!” Lukey replied, “Mommy,
he’s using his voice. You mean, he needs to use words.”
3/6/13 – While watching Scooby Doo, they entered a “ghost
town,” upon which Yitz said, “Uh oh!”
Lukey then said, “Noooo…ghost town doesn’t mean anything except it’s got
a player piano or something like that.
There’s not really a ghost there.
It’s just abandoned and stuff.”
