Thank Heaven for Little Elves!!!

Brady: Mom, did you know that some people don't believe that Santa Claus is real, and they think that the parents buy all of the presents & take a bite of the cookies?

Mom: WHAT? Who doesn't believe in Santa? Parents couldn't do all of that in 1 night.

Brady: * smiling * Oh, I see what you're doing. You're coping the movie "Elf".

Mom: Aren't you?

Brady: No Mom, I'm serious. Some kids at school were talking about Santa not being real.

Mom: Well, maybe those kids won't get Christmas presents, because you need to believe in Santa for him to bring you gifts. What do you think?

Brady: I do believe Santa is real.

Mom: Why do you believe?

Brady: Because # 1 Papa Robbie met him at the North Pole, and # 2 we have Zack the Elf visiting us every night and I know you wouldn't cause the mischief he does because you don't like messes.

Mom: You're right, I'd never EVER put toothpaste on the counter?!

Agreed.

Brady: "You and Daddy are good parents, but there's one thing I don't like about you guys. That you work."

The Parent Trap

* driving to Shopper's after Brady's dentist appt. tonight *

Brady: Can you believe it Mom, I was so brave tonight?

Mom: I know buddy, I'm so proud of you!  No tears at all tonight.

Brady: I did have 1 tear, but I sucked it back in & let her keep going!

Mom: What???  Really???  I didn't see even 1 tear.

Brady: I felt it, but I just squeezed your hand tight & didn't get upset.

Mom: I can tell you're growing up, because you were such a brave young man tonight.  I'm so proud of you Brady.

Brady: I'm so proud of myself too!

Mom: Well, wait until Daddy, Nana & Luca hear how great you did, they'll be so proud of you too!

Brady: I know Mom, and they'll know that I was brave & that you did some great parenting too!

Mom: Thanks Brady!  * laughing hysterically *

If we knew then, what Brady knows now...

* discussing getting a car in 19 years *

Brady: Maybe I'll just get a motorcycle.

Daddy: How will you drive your kids around?

Brady: I don't want to have any kids!!!

Daddy: Why not?

Brady: They are too much responsibility!

Juicy, juicy, juicy!!! :)

Mom: Hey honey, how was your day?

Brady: Good!

Mom: So what's 1 thing you learned today at school?

Brady: Ooohhh, today we learned about JUICY words!!!

Mom: What's that?

Brady: Well, you know...a juicy word is a word that's in a story and it makes the reader want to keep reading more.

Mom: Okay, yeah that makes sense.  So what's a juicy word that you've learned?

Brady: Uumm, "appreciate" is a juicy word, and "bellowed" is a juicy word too.

Mom: What's "bellowed" mean?

Brady: You know when you yell at me "Brady clean your room!!!", like that?

Mom: Yeah.

Brady: When you yell you bellow, 'cause bellowed is the same as yelled.

Mom: Are you sure you're only in grade 2 this year?

Brady: Yeah, I'm sure.

How many ninjas do you see???

Mom: Hey buddy, are you excited about your 1st karate lesson tonight?

Brady: Yeah, I hope I learn to kick high & do the splits?  Is Kane coming too?

Mom: Yup, he is.  I wonder if Taylor would like to go to karate too?

Brady: No, she takes Acro, don't you remember?  She's a dancer, not a ninja.

What a deal!!!

Rylee: You have a big mirror in your bathroom.

Brady: Do we? It was free, it came with the house.
 
Rylee: Really? Good deal!

Apparently, cameras & kids add 10 lbs.?!?!? =/

Brady: "Mom, you always look good, but you're looking really good since you've lost that 23 feet."

* after over-hearing me tell my Mom I lost 23 lbs. *

I love Honda!

Brady: I'm glad school will be done soon, and I don't want to go back!

Mom: You have to go back, remember I told you everyone has to go to school, because it's the law.

Brady: Why is that the law?  Why do kids need to go to school?

Mom: If you don't go to school now, then you won't be able to go to college or university, and then you won't have a good job to make money, and if you don't make money, then you can't buy a car or a house.

Brady: I don't need to make money, 'cause Gramma T. told me that she's got a bank account for me with birthday money in it, so I'll just use that money to buy a house & a car.

Mom: Oh really?

Brady: Yeah, I'm going to buy a Honda.  Maybe I'll buy 2 Hondas!

Mom: If you use your money to buy 2 Hondas, then where will you & your wife live?

Brady: We can live with you, I have bunk beds in my room, so she can have the bottom bunk.

Mom: Perfect, I'm sure she'll love that idea! * laughing hysterically *

Girls! Girls! Girls!

Brady: Mom, if you could be Johnny Depp & be rich or if you could be Iron Man & be rich, which would you choose?

Mom: Um, I've never thought about this, but I guess Johnny Depp.

Brady: WRONG!!! That's the wrong answer!!!

Mom: Why? Who would you be?

Brady: I'd choose to be Iron Man, 'cause then I'd be rich & I'd create dangerous inventions!

Mom: I see, makes sense.

Brady: I don't think girls understand this question?!

Mom: HEY!!!

GREAT SCOTT!!!

Brady: I'm from the past Mom.  I came from a loooooong time ago.  I'm older than you, Daddy and Nana too.

Mom: Oh really?

Brady: Yes, I time traveled to get here to 2013.

Mom: Wow, that's exciting!  Where did you come from?

Brady: The 1980s.

Knowing you have a problem is the first step to recover?!

Brady: When is it going to be next year?

Mom: Not until January 2014. Why?

Brady: Because I want it to be my birthday again!

Mom: Well, you just had a birthday earlier this month, so you have a looooong time to wait for your next birthday.

Brady: I want to hurry up and turn 19, so I can drink beer!

Mom: Brady!!!!!!

Brady: Come on, let's get schwasted!!! * singing *

Who wears the pants???

Brady: "YTV is having a contest that I want to enter. I need to send them my name, phone number, and a pair of pants."

Mommy: "A pair of pants? What kind of a contest is this? Why do we need to send YTV a pair of pants?"

Brady: "Because I don't have a dress to send them!"

Mommy: "Not a dress?! They want your ADDRESS!"

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Brady: "I'm going to be your best friend forever Mom. That means always. A-L-W-A-Y-S. Always. Even when you're in the grave yard dead, because always means alive or dead. You know - all ways - always."

Mom: "Yeah, I got it. Thanks. I think."

T.G.I.F.!!!!!!

While eating dinner tonight...

Brady: *sigh*

Mom: What's wrong?

Brady: It's been a long day?!

Mom: Did something bad happen?

Brady: No, just a lot of learning & a lot of math!

Mom: That'll do it.

Brady: I'm glad it's Friday tomorrow!

Never gonna say goodbye...

* hugging Brady *

Mom: Don't ever leave me buddy, 'cause I love you more than you don't even know it!

Brady: Why would I do that my Best Mom in the world? I'm never leaving you!

Mom: Aw, thanks honey!

Brady: Well, at least not at this age, 'cause no one would sell a house to a 6 year old?!

Mom: True.

Lesson Learned

Brady: Wow, I had a rough day today?!

Mom: Oh, sorry to hear that buddy.  Why did you have such a rough day?

Brady: I had to do math 6 times at school today, and only got to go outside to play 2 times.

Mom: Yeah, that does sound rough.

Brady: Doesn't it???

Mom: Well, at least your day is over now.

Brady: You can say that again, but one good thing, I did get to learn today.

Mom: Math?

Brady: No.

Mom: Oh, what did you learn then?

Brady: That when I'm an adult I want a job where I can go outside to play 6 times a day and only do math 2 times a day.

Mom: Good plan!

Brady: I think so too.

Bee-Beep!!!

Brady: "Why do coyotes like eating Roadrunners Mommy?"

Anatomy 101

* as Brady starts to choke on a raisin *

Mom: Are you okay?

Brady: Yeah, I am now.  I just choked 'cause it went down my breathing column.

Mom: That was close.  Try to keep your breathing column & your eating column separate.  Okay?

Brady: Definitely!