Out of the mouths of babes

Conversation #1

Josh kept asking if we were in Wisconsin yet. I kept telling him that we weren't going to Wisconsin but that we were instead going to Minnesota. I told him I'd let him know when we were getting close to the border, though.

So about five miles away from the border we had this converstaion:

Me: Josh, we're almost out of Iowa!
Josh: Cool!
Josh: Mom! Did I tell you we got a globe in my class room?
Me: You did! Remember, you told me that the North Pole is on top!
Josh: Oh yeah. And Minnesota is on top of Iowa, right?
Me: Yup!
Josh: Mom, did you know how small Iowa really is?
Me: I know! It's pretty crazy, huh? We've been driving for a long time and we are STILL in Iowa, yet Iowa is one of the smallest states. It's hard to imagine how big everything else is then, isn't it?
Me: Okay...here comes the border!!
Josh: Mom, where are the dot-dot-dots? Are those it?
Me: No, sweety. The border doesn't actually have the dot-dot-dots. Those are the lines on the road separating the lanes.
Josh: Ohhhhh.

Too cute!


Conversation #2

Saturday afternoon I was trying to get Josh to come to Ikea with me. I didn't really want to go alone but I really didn't want to dump all three kids with Dad and Thomas.

Me: Josh...want to go to Ikea with me?
Josh: Uh, no.
Me: Come on, Josh!
Josh: Uh, no.
Me: Oh, you know you want to come to Ikea with me!
Josh: Uh, no.
Me: Josh, mommy wants to go to Ikea. Don't you want to make me happy and come to Ikea with me?
Josh: Uh, no.
Me: I'd buy you something there.
**Josh stops playing the Wii**
Josh: Do they have Pokemon cards there?
Me: Uh, no.
Josh: Then...uh, no.