Young Prophet

Sitting down to breakfast before heading to school, Cooper took a bite of his oatmeal. "Ow! That's hot. I think my tongue is on fire."

(Looks at his oatmeal thoughtfully for a moment)... "I guess God's back in heaven now."

Robin: "What?"

Cooper: "You know. That story... 'When God is in heaven all of our tongues will become fire."

(We still have no idea what he's talking about)

Cooper's Urban Dictionary IV

Berfing: To chew on a hard object with your gums.

Cooper: "Mommy, I just found Max's berfing toy on the kitchen counter!"
Robin: "What?"
James: "Do you mean burping?"
Cooper: "No. Berfing" (hands the teething ring to Max). "Look! He can berf all by himself!"

Tough crowd for George Washington

Looking at her dollar bill:
Lillian: “Dad, why did George Washing get killed for having pony tail girl hair?”
Me: “He wasn’t killed. He died of a bad disease, something to do with his throat I believe. Also, back then, many men had hair like that.”
Lillian: “I think he looks like a girl.”
Me: “Not a very pretty girl.”
Lillian: “Well I think he’s pretty.”
Cooper: exasperated moan “Ah! George Washington was such an annoying reader and a tree cutter downer too! He ran around in the woods cutting down everyone’s trees.”
Me: “What do you mean an annoying reader?”
Cooper: “He read ALL THE TIME, and he wouldn’t let anyone else read while he was reading.”
Me: “What makes you say that?”
Cooper: “I saw the movie.”

So there you go. The father of our country was a cross-dressing, manic lumberjack, with a strange intolerance for people reading near him.

Cooper's Song

Cooper is lying next to Max on the floor singing, "My hand's stuck in my butt, my hand's stuck in my butt, hi, ho the derry-o, my hand's stuck in my butt."

And of course, it is true to life. Somehow, don't think this nursery rhyme variation will be duplicated for the ages.

Cower before the awesome power of my pink fuzzy gloves!

You really have to approach the construction of your super hero costume with a critical eye. Cooper discovered a pair of beaded pink long silk gloves at my parents house. No doubt originally purchased as dress-up props for our daughter, Cooper seemed convinced they worked equally well as ninja gear.

Mmmm... I'm not so sure.

Too much blood

Today Cooper accompanied his little brother to the doctor. Max needed to get some standard vaccines for his four month checkup. Cooper saw some of the needles laying out and wondered if those were the same needles the doctor had used during a previous visit to draw blood.

He asked Robin "Why do I have too much blood?"

Evidently he thought the doctors were drawing some blood out of him to get him back to the "right" amount. Kinda like tire pressure I guess.

Career Plans

Last night I asked Cooper what he thought he might want to do for a job when he grew up.

Cooper: "hmmmmm... I think I'd like to control Heaven."

Now I don't want to stifle his aspirations, but from what I read, that plan didn't work out so well for the last guy who tried it.