What they have to say while riding in the car...

On the way to school on Monday:

Bracken: Mom?

Me: What?

Bracken: I'm not sure what I should be when I grow up, so could you decide for me?

Abbie: I'm going to be a butterfly when I grow up.

Bracken (exasperated): Abbie!  You CANNOT be a butterfly when you grow up, you are a human.

Abbie: Yes I can. I will just go to the butterfly store and buy my wings.

After school on Monday:

Me: Bracken do other kids in your class wear Crocs?

Bracken: Yeah. A girl does, hers have flowers on them.

Me: What shoes do the other kids wear?  Sneakers?

Bracken: Yeah.

Me: Do you want to wear your sneakers?

Bracken: Sure.  The jumping moose ones?

Me: What jumping moose ones?

Bracken: The brown and white shoes with a jumping moose on them.

Me: Those are not moose, they are Puma's.  A puma is like a cheetah or a leopard.

Bracken: I don't think so mom, they have antlers.

[I have no idea what he is talking about, but I have included a picture of his shoes in case any of you are able to see antlers on his puma's]

On the way home from school on Tuesday:

Abbie: Mom can you change this music to a love song?

Me: A love song?

Abbie: Yeah.

Me: Ok. (I changed the song on the CD to a slower song)

Abbie: No mommy not this one! The one that makes you and Daddy be in love!!

Bracken: I don't want to listen to that one, it makes me feel embarrassed.

[who knew that Aerosmith could elicit such emotion from 3 and 4 year olds?]

Not in the car, but hilarious during dinner last night:

Bracken: What is this stuff you are making me eat? 

Me: Salmon.

Bracken:  What does it taste like?

Me: Just eat it and see.

Bracken: Why do I have to eat it?

Me: Because it is healthy for you.

Bracken: Why is it healthy?

Me: Because it has omega three fatty acids.

Bracken: I don't want fatty asses.

[a little inappropriate but completely hilarious, I don't know how I didn't see that one coming]