Your Face In a Bucket: Happy Birthday Jacob!

We love you, and we're excited to make our way through the "Terrible Twos" with you!

(And see how you react to not being the baby anymore...)

These crazy kids say. . .

•Jacob, running into the room with a bag full of cars: "Mama, I may be as as strong as a buffaloooooo!

• Jacob, bringing a book to me (Andrea): Can you read this to me, Bright Eyes?

• Jacob, "reading" the fortune from his cookie: "I will have a "R" when I grow up." That's what it says. ("R" is Jacob's very favorite letter.)

• Elsie, while eating her cereal: I have to eat the rest of my bran mash. (For whatever reason, soggy cereal is called "bran mash" at our house.)
Josh: You have to eat your bran mash so you can be strong to run, and prance, and pull carts...
E: Only draft horses do that.

• Elsie: Overly tired makes your brain go silly.

• Andrea: Jacob, shall we change your pants?

Jacob: It's a middle-size poop. It's not dangerous.

• Elsie and Jacob, while patting my pregnant belly and laughing: Mama has a fat tummy! Your tummy is so fat!

Elsie: Hey, I think the baby heard us!

• Elsie: My bottom is closed, sorry. No spanking time for you today!

• Elsie: Wait a minute! There's a little guy under there! (As Elsie is peeking at Jacob underneath a blanket)

• Josh: Elsie, I don't like you climbing up there. I'm afraid you could fall. (As Elsie is climbing into the bathroom sink to play)
Elsie: It's okay, Papa. You can be brave.