I haven't sat down and written anything here in the past few weeks, but I have been collecting quotes. Here's a few from Ben:
"Oooh look! That cloud is shaped like a tornado!" - He said this while we were driving in the car one day, in-between street sign announcements. At first it was hard to share his enthusiasm, as we were looking for the "cloud" he was talking about. After all, Austin is not exactly tornado alley, but they aren't unheard of here. It turned out to be a jet trail that had fallen pretty low.
"The toilet is like a water slide for pee!" - I mentioned in an early post that Ben is really talkative while he's in the bathroom. Any bathroom. This one comes from the bathroom at Schlitterbahn after our company picnic, and it was followed by a chuckle from someone in the next stall.
"Yeah, I have a quiet time... but I don't really know what to do with it." - Our babysitter on Friday night told us that this is one of the things he said to her while we were out. He was probably telling her this at the very same moment that we were telling a group of friends that Ben's "quiet time" is one of the loudest parts of his day. He sings, dances, jumps around, has conversations with his stuffed animals... none of which is in the least bit quiet.
I've even got one quote from Penelope, which turned up on my voicemail at work on Monday:
"Ipeepeedapotty." - Loosely translated, this means "Father, I have some exciting news for you. I am no longer deathly afraid of the special toilet seat with that willy-nilly silly old bear on it. In fact, I quite like it. Please ensure that it is made available to me whenever I may request it. Thank you."
