He Really has an Answer for Everything

I can't quite remember what we were talking about, but I remember telling Ethan, "I sure hope you don't do that in school."
To which he responded, "No, I would never do that to Mrs. Koenen. I love her."
I said, "You love Mrs. Koenen? That's nice."
He replied, "Of course. I love everyone."
Just wondering what his answer might be, I asked, "So then why are you mean sometimes?"
Without missing a beat, he said, "Well, we're all sinners."

Little Hoarder!

Ethan's room is full of clutter. He loves to save everything....old school papers, wrappers, rocks, the Spanish handbook for my new camera, etc. I had to draw the line a few nights ago when I saw an empty toilet paper roll on the floor. I went to throw it away, and he shouted, "Don't throw that away, I need that."
I asked, "What for? Do you have a project in mind?"
He responded, "No, but I might need it someday."
Then just this morning I found a sock with a hole in the toe. He heard me throw it away and said, "Why are you throwing that away. I could use it for something."
Is there a hoarders show for Kindergartners?

It's Not What You Think!

While walking to the car after Olivia's dance class a couple days ago, Ethan and Olivia were singing the famous, "Step on a crack, you'll break your mother's back."
Then Ethan jumped onto the grass and said, "Step on the grass, and you love your mother....."
I bet you're all thinking what I was thinking, but no, he said...
"Soooo much!"

Facebook

Recently, I showed Ethan a neat picture. He looked at it and said, "Cool! If I had Facebook, I would totally like that!"

First Love Note

I pulled this out of Ethan's school bag the other day, and asked, "What's this?"

Ethan rushed over, pulled it out of my hand, and stated, "That's mine!"

Thankfully I was able to get it back long enough to at least make a copy to have on display on their wedding day!

Santa and Sinners

Ethan and Olivia sit very nicely in church. As a matter of fact, they get complimented on it almost every week from whoever is sitting behind us. Sometimes they follow along with the service, but for the most part they color. Ethan was coloring last Sunday during the sermon when he leaned over and whispered in my ear, "If we're all sinners, why do we get presents from Santa?"

I chuckled to myself a little and then waited until church was over to remind him that Jesus saves us from our sins. 

Ethan seems to get a little worried every year before Christmas that maybe he wasn't good enough for presents from Santa. Click here to read what he said two years ago on the matter. I remember thinking the same thing when I was his age, and being so relieved to wake up Christmas morning and see presents waiting for me.

Another Sure Sign He's a Republican

When Josh was reading the kids a Berenstain Bears book before bed, he got to a part where the cubs were counting all the money they made doing odd jobs. Papa Bear referred to them as greedy little misers.
Ethan spoke up, "They're not greedy! They earned that money!"