One evening, during bath time:
Angus: “When I’m a grown up, I want to live in this house with you, and daddy, and Pete and Jamie so that you don’t get lonely.”
Mummy: “That’s really sweet, darling.”
On second thought…
“Maybe I’ll live somewhere else. And I’ll have my own boys. And I’ll come visit you in my car. Yes, I will show you my car. It will be a Defender.”
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During breakfast one morning:
Angus: “There is a naughty corner everywhere.”
Mummy: “Yes, there is darling. Yes, there is.”
* * *
In the car one day, Pete tries to say ‘toy.’
Angus: “‘Toy’ begins with ‘T’ and ends with ‘Oy.’”
* * *
After an afternoon with Nan and Pa:
Angus: “Sometimes I put my ginger nut in Grandpa’s coffee. To make it softer. Sometimes I do that. Because I like it softer.”
* * *
In the car, on our way out to the beach:
Angus: “Daddy, can you drive safely? Make sure you don’t bump into anything. You always want to not bump into anything.”
* * *
In the evening one night, after bath time:
Angus: “Is God still holding everything together?”
Daddy: “Yes.”
Angus: “Good.”
Later, during prayer time…
“Dear God, thank you for changing our hearts and for making us more like Jesus. Amen.”
* * *
On the way to preschool one day:
Angus: “We need to take the big car to a car wash to make the wheels nice and clean.”
* * *
In the car, after speaking for an hour non-stop:
“I’m going to be quiet now, because I’m all puffed out.”
* * *
On learning about the fall:
Angus: “Why did Adam and Eve trust the snake? They should’ve trusted God!”
* * *
After falling over at the playground:
Angus: “It was a rough landing, but I’m okay.”
* * *
Whilst sitting in the playroom with mummy:
Angus: “I recognise this hair! It’s your hair, mummy. Why are you dropping so much hair?”
Mummy: “That’s a very good question, dear.”
* * *
And during dinnertime last week:
Angus: “Once upon a time, mummy went outside and went camping. There was a lion and a tiger. The end.”
You can read more of our conversations with Angus here.
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39 comments
This is absolutely adorable! I love when he said he was all puffed out : )
Yeah, that cracked us up…
Ronnie xo
Hilarious! He’s a real little talker! It’s great to have all of these written down, so you can remember them. I love the one about him being puffed out!
so many gems there!!
thanks – made me smile : )
So cute. And wise beyond his years! How old is he?
Hi Megan,
He’s three and a half. Going on six.
Ronnie xo
love that you are keeping these and will be able to share them with him and his children. memory making, good stuff.
Thanks Amanda. I do my best to jot them down. i don’t catch a lot of them, but I’m happy with what we manage to record. :)
Ronnie xo
awwww…that is just too gorgeous! I love conversations wirh little ones,,, I love how they see the world! SO precious!
God, I love this kid…and your conversation posts. Specifically…the rough landing and being all puffed out.
Yes, he can be quite hilarious without even realising it.
Ronnie xo
Oh Angus, you crack me up!
Oh what a sweetie! How wonderful that you’ve documented these memories too. So precious.
Hi Misha,
Thanks for visiting here and for your sweet words. He is a bit of a sweetie, we love him dearly.
Ronnie xo
Oh how cute is he?
Love the little things kid say.
My almost four year old said to me the other day, ‘mum, of Jesus walked away, the whole world would fall apart.’ Funny they are thinking similar things.
Oh Jess, that is so awesome!!!
I’m so happy you came by here. What is your blog url?
Ronnie xo
Those little talks are so precious!! I’m always angry with myself that I don’t document more of my little Mili’s talking.
The other day the I was patting her legs which are so so beautiful, and I said so to her.
She is blond and fair.
As I was saying that she got the most beautiful legs ever, she said – “but mummy, look at the hair on my legs!”
and I thought – I can’t believe it!!! she’s 4!!!! how come she cares about the hair on her legs already??? who told her anything about it??? so I replied quickly that her hair is the loveliest, and she, a little sad, said “it’s all blond and short. I want dark hair on my legs, and long. Like daddy’s”.
No need to say, I was speechless.
(oh, here, I documented a little moment!)
Wow indeed!
What did you end up saying in response?
There are actually a lot of things that pass me by, as there’s just not enough time in the day to document most things. My routine is that I try and jot down things that I remember from the day onto the laptop just before bedtime for all of the boys. If I get stuck, I’ll ask Rick what he remembers! I don’t manage to record alot of things (I looked at Pete’s scrapbook the other day and for an entire month, I only wrote one thing down!) – I just try and be happy with what I do manage to get down.
Ronnie xo
Oh what an absolute cutie! Angus says the most thoughtful, creative and funny things! I especially love his question about whether God is holding everything together. As adults it’s easy to forget that he is, so it’s lovely to be reminded by the question of your sweet little boy. :)
His faith is utterly refreshing. It is so crystal clear and not yet tainted by the things of this world. Just yesterday in the car he reminded us that “When Jesus comes back, we will all go into heaven.” Yay!
Ronnie xo
He cracks me up every time. Such a sweet, sensitive, and highly observant boy! You are very lucky.
Gorgeous words kids say. Beautiful photos here too, thanks for visiting my blog :)
Thanks Nicole. It was a pleasure to visit your blog – thanks for swinging by here too!
Ronnie xo
soo cute. love how you’ve taken the time to note these all. they will be so precious in the future!
“It was a rough landing” bless his little heart. I just love that you’ve noted these down. I always intend to but don’t, thinking I will remember, but I never do. Thank you for sharing, this made me smile.
Hi Becky,
Thanks so much for coming by here. I do my best to record moments and quotes, and try to make my peace with the ones that I miss (and there are a lot of those)!
Ronnie xo
Lol! Love it !
I had to giggle at “‘Toy’ starts with ‘T’ and ends in ‘Oy’…
They’re all classic. So lovely that you’re documenting them all.
hehe I LOVE this!!
I do a Husband/Wife chatter on my blog.. seems my husband says the darnest things!
Btw in response to your London comment – moved to UK 2002-2009 lived in Hemel Hempstead, Hertforshire – 30 mins from london by train near Watford.. :)
Hi Yvette,
Thanks for stopping by! Wow seven years in the UK! Did you enjoy your time there?
Ronnie xo
Angus is so cute and smart! <3
Oh my goodness. Each one of these made me smile!
Oh Angus, so sweet.
These are my FAVORITE! Especially these two:
Angus: “There is a naughty corner everywhere.”
Mummy: “Yes, there is darling. Yes, there is.”
Wield the power wisely.
Angus: “Is God still holding everything together?”
Daddy: “Yes.”
Angus: “Good.”
What trust! How sweet.
I know, he encourages me every day with the things that he says. He soaks up theology like a sponge.
Ronnie xo
Absolutely adorable!! And I love that you are able to remember all of these “Angusisms!!!” xoxo
~ Wendy
http://Crickleberrycottage.blogspot.com/
Quite the little chatter box with some wonderful observations of life. I love the “all puffed out” one :) It’s so beautiful that you have collected all this little treasures, I’m sure he will love reading them one day.
Hi Kylie,
So happy that you visited here. I hope he enjoys reading them too! He already knows that he has “a special book” and asks to see it sometimes.
Ronnie xo
Such a delicious child he is!!!
It must be more like to music to your ears than just plain conversation, with all those insightful lyrics he comes up with… Thank you for collecting and sharing such adorable dialogues, Ronnie.
Loved reading each bit. Worth documenting!!!
these are my favourite posts of yours! Gah! Kids! *s*