Esplin kids

Amy (age 6.5): Lynn! Stop bugging me!!!

Lily (age 2.5, while punching the air with each fist) : Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!

(I have no idea where she learned that.)

Oh dear...

 Amy comes to me crying.

"Lynn said the sun is going to explode and the earth will be covered by lava."

Me: Hmm.

(I did explain all about the sun changing into a red giant but it won't be for a long long long time, and explained what a billion years is compared to the human lifespan. I also diffused the situation with Doctor Who, lol)

Take turns

Amy listening to Alana tell explain her job in kid terms, then after a few minutes:

Amy: If you take a long turn then it's somebody else's turn. So now it's my turn again.

Amy at church

We were listening to a church lesson over Zoom. Amy was in the room but I didn't think she was really listening because it was an adult meeting (first). The speaker was talking about at first there were only a few temples but there was an "explosion of temples" during President Hinckley's time, meaning suddenly there were a lot. I think you can maybe see where this is going.

Amy: 😲"the temple exploded?????" 

Metaphors are lost on the young but it was still hilarious.

Amy

"I wouldn't go near you Mr. Stranger. Or any of your stuff. I wouldn't touch you with a 39 and a half foot pole. Not that you're the Grinch or anything... I just don't like people. I'm the Grinch..."
-Jessica, speaking as theoretical proxy for Amy and her stranger anxiety (could be said of any of my kids at age 2)