Times with Tabitha {and friends}

"If Santa isn't real, does that mean Jesus isn't real either?"

- Katie, a 5-year-old.

Times with Tabitha {and friends}

The teacher congratulated one child on their correct answer by saying, "You have such a smart brain."

To which Lucy, another student, responded from her seat, "I've always wanted a brain."

-Lucy, my 4 year old cousin.

Times with Tabitha {and friends}

Larry found a book he liked at Deseret Industries.

When he went to buy it, the lady at the cash register was hunched over her counter--sleeping.

*ahem*

*cough*

*COUGH*

*COUGH!!!!!*

...............................

...nothing.

Naturally, the next tactic?

Larry promptly leaned over and slapped her on the behind with the book he wished to purchase!

"Excuse me!"

Seeing this, the manager kicked Larry out of the store--out of DI!

He never bought the book.


- Larry, Robbie's 70 year old great-uncle.

Times with Tabitha {and friends}

After opening all of his presents with moderate excitement, Andrew finds a dollar someone dropped in the family room.

"AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S A DOLLAR! SANTA LEFT ME A DOLLAR! MOM, I GOT A DOLLAR! DAD, I GOT A DOLLAR! I GOT A DOLLAR!!!!!"

Next year, I'm sure his parents will abandon the idea of hours searching for the right gifts, and spending many dollars buying list of requested items. Goodness, just give the kid a dollar.

- Andrew, my 5 year old cousin.

Times with Tabitha {and friends}

"Mom, that fish doesn't look so good. I think it's drowning!!!!"

long pause.

everyone busts up laughing.

"Wait, guys. That's not what I meant."

- Grace, my 10 year old sister.

Times with Tabitha

While at a buffet restaurant with my 30 cousins, Tabitha and came running to the adult table with many of the kids her age.

"Look, Mom! That man over there just gave us all gum balls!"

Promptly taking the candy from Tabitha:

"Sorry, Tabitha. We don't eat candy from strangers."

"Oh, darn."

Ten minutes pass.

"Mommy, Mommy! Can I have the gum ball now? He's not a stranger any more, his name is Cory."

- Tabitha, my 8 year old sister.

Times with Tabitha {and friends}

"Was that the Holy Spirit whispering in my ear?"

"What did it say?"

"Hit you!"

"No, Hyrum. That was the Devil."

"Oh, I wondered."


- Hyrum and Rachel, my 5 and 13 year old cousins.

Times with Tabitha {and friends}

With Christmas around the corner, the little one only become more and more cute. And the Santa naughty/nice list threats sure help. :)

Here's a bit Christmas cheer from those little ones:

"If Santa lives in the North, then the EASTer Bunny must live in the East."

-Alex, my 5 year old cousin.

Times with Tabitha {and friends}

My young cousin had an "accident" in his pants the other day.

When Mommy asked, "Honey, why didn't you just go potty?"

He responded, with a very serious look of correction on his face, "Mommy, I did."

-Alex, my 5 year old cousin.

Times with Tabitha

My father took young Tabitha out on a date to see a theatrical production of "A White Christmas."

He opened the door for her, and explained that's what gentlemen do for their dates.

To which Tabitha promptly replied:

"Dad, seriously, we can't date. You're at least six years older than me."

-My 8 year old sister.

Times with Tabitha

Half way through her large bowl of split pea soup, Tabs gazed at the green glob on her spoon and asked:

"Are there peas in this???"

-Tabitha, my 8 year old sister.

Times with Tabitha

Grace has been quizzing us for days using a flip question book for sixth graders.

Boy has taken the brunt of these questions.

This morning, Grace asked the following:

"Put in chronological order: Galileo, Isaac Newton, Copernicus."

Do you know the answer?

Well, boy did. However, the answer looked like this:

Copernicus (1473-1543),
Galileo (1563-1642),
Isaac Newton (1642-1727)

Grace didn't just take the names, and required boy give the appropriate birth and death dates in order for the question to be counted as right.

When he couldn't get any of the dates correct, Tabitha proceeded to chastise boy with:

"Robbie, you don't know anything about the Book of Mormon!"

(In Tabitha's defense, Grace struggled with the pronunciations, and said "Isaac Newton" as "Isaiah-ic Newton.")

-Tabitha, my 8 year old sister.

Times with Tabitha {and friends}

"Morning, Mom!"

"Good morning, Hyrum!"

"Mom, what's today??"

"Today is Thursday."

"Oh. Well, how many more days until tomorrow??"

-Hyrum, my 5 year old cousin.

Times with Tabitha

"Mom! Mom! The mustard bottle says "Since 1904"! We're still eating it and it went bad over a hundred years ago!"

-My 8 year old sister.

Times with Tabitha

"I got ready so fast this morning, I even had time to brush my teeth."

-My 8 year old sister.

Times with Tabitha {and friends}

Donna is the proud mother of five girls and two boys--Mikey and Hyrum.

One day, Donna grabbed Hyrum and gave him a great big hug.

"Who's my good boy, Hyrum? Who's my good boy?"

Sigh.

"Mikey is."

-Hyrum, my 5 year old cousin.

Times with Tabitha {and friends}

"We're going to sing 'Up on the House Top!'"

"You're not going to sing up on the housetop, you're going to sing up on the stage."

-Julie and Mark, now aunt and father, said over 40 years ago.

Times with Tabitha {and friends}

"Mom, if Shelli's name is really Michelle and we just call her Shelli for fun, is my name really MicJulie?"

-Julie, said 40 years ago when she was a little child.

Times with Tabitha

At the ballet, I took Tabitha down to look at the orchestra pit.

Upon our return from this adventure, brother asked,

"How did you like the orchestra pit?"

"I like it just fine, but don't call me pit."

-My (now) 8 year old sister.

Times with Tabitha {and friends}

"Teacher, I'm sorry, I can't read this paper for the class."

"Why not?"

"I just can't read your handwriting."

"Kira, it's typed."

- Kira, an 8 year old friend.