If I was pregnant...

I would have a hot girl.

Sugar

Watching a Märchen- giving pedicures with homemade sugar scrubs. 

Torren: "Ooh Mama that scrub is tickling me! Don’t scrub so much."

Mama: keeps massaging the scrub into Torren’s little feet- “Is it?” 

Torren: "Yes! It is really tickling… If it were my kid, I wouldn't scrub so much."

Btw

Torren (while Swiffering the kitchen): By the way, Mama, did you know there is a new Swiffer that gets the dirt all with one swipe?
Mama: No- where did you see that?
Torren: TV.

Hippity...

I found a dust bunny on the floor of our beach rental and pointed it out to Torren- mentioning I would need to vacuum tomorrow. Torren came over to have a look and asked- "Does it hop?"

Not-a-cool Room?!

I explained to Torren that I would be painting a picture of a jellyfish for him to hang in his nautical room. He was temporarily incensed, questioning why I would call it “Not a cool room…”

Ya know...

Pink and orange are friends with yellow.

Never-

Mama you are never gonna break up with Papa cause he's too old.

Life goes on...

Me: Torren, I never want you to go away.
Torren: But I have to!
Me: Why?
Torren: I have to go live with my wife!

Germany = Love

On the way in to school this morning Torren quietly claimed: “Everyone loves Germany, because there’s so much candy.”

Thanks!!!

6:30...

At 6:30am this morning Torren climbs into my bed and whispers: “Mommy, my body wants to do pushups.”

 

Sensitive Guy...

Rob, Maggie, Lee, and Amelia came for a visit this weekend, staying with the Mayrs.  Katie put Rob to frying the bacon for breakfast this morning.  I met Torren in the hall and he said, “Hi Grannie.  My sense of smell smells bacon.”

Heaven...

Yesterday I picked up Torren from school to take him to his swim lesson.  We were talking about how he is growing up, and I asked him if he couldn’t just stay a little boy?  He said no, that he is a big boy, and that when he gets to be the age of Klaus he can do anything he wants.  I replied that he can do a lot more things but not everything he wants.  Then he said when he grows up he can do anything he wants.  I told him even grownups don’t get to do everything they want.  He thought about that for a moment and then said, “When I’m in Heaven then I can do anything I want!”  I agreed that yes, he probably can then.

Double the Pleasure...

While we were eating Friday night Uli said something sarcastic and I told Torren that Papa was mean and that I am going to trade him in for a new Papa and asked him what he thought about that. He said “I like that Papa.” Paused to eat another bit of dinner. “Maybe we can have two?”

Miss Lois- Grannie Post

I picked up Torren from school one afternoon last week.  On our way to the car he mentioned Miss Lois, a former resident of Statesville Place, along with Torren’s great-grandfather Charles.  Miss Lois used to give Torren a Tootsie Pop every time we visited.  She passed away last year.  He asked me why Miss Lois died and I told him it was partly because she was so old and had gotten sicker.  I followed up by trying to explain that now she’s in Heaven and not sick or hurting anymore and probably going into more detail than necessary.  I got to a point where I was at a loss for words and Torren finished my sentence for me.  I started to say she was in a better body now but that didn’t seem exactly right and I had paused after saying “better.”  Torren supplied the exact right word – “world.”  Miss Lois is in a better world now

Yes, but not every day...

Last night, Torren was in the car with Addie and I was taking them to the mall to get some valentine’s gifts. I saw a man in the neighboring car really digging into his nose…

Me: “Ewwww! That guy is Nasty, over there picking his nose- yuck! “

Addie: “I don’t pick my nose, I blow it.”

Me: “ Good job Addie- that’s great!”

Torren: “I don’t pick my nose either.”

Addie: “Yes you do. You do pick your nose.”

Torren paused and replied: “Not every day…”

Addie and Torren both were in the car and asking where their fruit snacks were. I said I'd get them in just a minute and Torren says: "OK- but do ladies first though." :)