Hannah has always been hilarious – I always am amazed at how such a big personality has come in such a small body. But just the last few days there have been a couple of things that I had to write down. If I put it on paper I’ll lose it, but the Internet…that will last forever.
One was last night. Ashley put her to bed while I was feeding/rocking/wrestling Will. I heard them reading one of Hannah’s new favorite books – “Do You Know The Muffin Man?” Later I went back to check on her, and as I hugged her I told her how much I love her and how thankful I am that God put her in our family. The rest of the conversation went something like this:
Hannah: Where does God live?
Lee (eager for the first spiritual conversation with his daughter): God lives everywhere. He lives in us.
Hannah: Where is Jesus?
Lee (so far, so good): Jesus is with God.
Hannah: I know where Jesus lives.
Lee: Really, where?
Hannah: He lives on Jesus Lane.
It took me a second to make the connection to the muffin man song.
The other that just made me lose it happened today. Hannah was in the living room watching TV. I was in the kitchen making dinner.
Hannah (yelling in her most demanding voice): “Daddy! Get me chocolate milk!”
Lee (I, of course, am not going to respond): “Excuse me?”
Hannah: “Chocolate Milk!”
Lee: “Excuse me?”
Hannah: “I want more chocolate milk!”
Lee: “Excuse me?”
Hannah then comes into the kitchen, puts her hand on her hip and looks at me and says: “How many times do I have to say Chocolate milk?”
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April 16, 2009 at 10:45 pm
Jeanne White
Oh, those are so funny! I especially love the one about the chocolate milk! That reminds me of when David was really little. I always said I’d never say, “How many times…?” to my children but I did…to David…and, since it was the first time he’d heard that question from me, he thought for a minute and, very seriously, answered…”5″…
Gotta love the cute things those kiddos say!
April 17, 2009 at 5:42 am
Gilbert
Hilarious!
April 17, 2009 at 7:48 am
Elaina
This sounds like Emma!!! She finally decided that when we told her that God was everywhere, he lived in the trees……which then became tree houses, so now when she sees a tree house she tells us that God lives there
And…………….I am still laughing over the chocolate milk………hahahahahahaha!!!!
April 20, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Terri
Guess she put you in your place. Love all the things Miss Hannah says!
April 29, 2009 at 9:54 am
Jacqueline Peterson
Courtney and I had that discussion many moons ago… Courtney concluded (as if it was obvious to anyone) that God and Jesus live in your heart. Like you, I was eager to have this conversation with Bailey some years later… Bailey said, in the same obvious tone that Courtney used, “Jesus lives at Walmart!” It became clear to me that though we had taught the same principles, we were spending entirely too much time at Walmart! When Tyler came along, I was afraid to ask! Thanks for the smiles! JP