Lincolnisms XI

"I'm only little four, I'm not big four (4 feet tall on the growth chart) yet!"

"Hey grandma, guess what! You're a doozy!"

While eating his dinner, in shock and amazement, "Dad was right, this stuff is good!" Meatloaf for dinner.

"Mom, you should make a scare crow but a scaredog." (to scare the neighbor dogs off our lawn)

"Yust" = Just

We'd been sick, L "I have two itises." Strep and ear infections.

L: "Mom, do we have the Seattle movie?"

Me: "The Seattle movie... (seriously doubting) ... Sleepless in Seattle?

L: "Yeah! Can we watch it?"

M: "Heck yeah we can!"

Later... starts singing about Prince Ali...

M: "What show is that song from?"

L: "Sleepless in Seattle."

M: (defeated) "No its not. That's Aladdin."

L: "Oh! That's the one I want to watch!"

M: "Ok. But after Sleepless in Seattle."

We watched neither.

"Mom, when I was born you should have named me Lightning."

Hanging out at nephew's baby blessing. Some girls are hangout out under a tree, Lincoln lingers near. Comes over and tells me, "Um! I was just trying to attract some ladies! To get a few more girlfriends!"

L: "Mom, every time I eat strawberries I also eat the seeds."

Me: "Yes."

L: "But, is that allowed?"

M: "Yes, yes it is."

Lots of times when he's frustrated, "Oh NUTCRACKERS!!"

Remembering things he's done, "When I was two..." Always two. A few times its been four. Never three. its like that year never happened.

Got a shovel in his CFA meal one week, got a hand rake the next time we went, "I can't wait to show this guy to my shovel! He has a new dirt friend!"

We watch Flip or Flop together sometimes. He sees the lady, "Is that Flipper?"

Cuts to the guy, "Yes. And thats Flop!"😂

L: "Well, I like Flipper cause..."

M: "Cause she's pretty?"

L: "Yes. And Flop is handsome."

😂😂😂

Mid-prayer whisper, "Mom, did Heavenly Father invent 'grabity'?"

I nod yes.

L: "Can I thank Him for 'grabity'?"

Me: "Please!"

PS 'Grabity', as explained by Lincoln: it grabs us to the Earth so we don't fall off.

"Every show needs an EAGLE!" (as he's soaring around the room)

L: "You know what I always say."

Me: "What?"

L: "A 4 people family is a pack."

M: "What's a 5 people family?"

L: "A pack."

M: "Oh, what about a 6 people family?"

L: "A HERD!"

After leaving the dentist with no cavities!

L: "Mom, I wish they celebrated with me for not having cavities."

Me: "How would you want to celebrate with them?"

L: "Well, with kazoos, and colored paper, and a ribbon cutting!"

M: "Well, ok. I think we can do that."

***HEART MELTERS***

Got into the house after driving home from my mom's, Lincoln took off his shoes and then sat down with G-Money to take off his shoes too.

Mid-prayer, paused the prayer to whisper-ask me, "Uh, mom? If I ask for my dinosaurs to become real dinosaurs will that come true?"

(we had been talking to him about asking for things in prayer, and if Heavenly Father wants us to have them too, he may help us to get them.)

Me: "Probably not buddy, but you can probably play with them tomorrow."

L: "Oh. (back to prayer) And please help me to play with my snakes and dinosaurs tomorrow."

G-Money was throwing a tantrum at the bottom of the stairs. I walked away -- it was not the first tantrum of the day. Lincoln stayed with him and tried to calm him down, helped him take his shoes off, and then helped him up the stairs.

He's started pointing things out to G-Money while we are driving. The other day it was a dog and a canal full of water and ducks.