Females, Moles, and More

Random life recordings from the week:

Reading the glossary section in the back of Parker's library book about fireflies, I ask the boys if they know the definitions of different words.

Me:  Female?  What does female mean?

Ryder:  A deer with no antlers.

Parker: The skin broke and that mole came out.

Me:  What?

Parker:  In my mouth.  I have that mole.

Me:  Oh....You have mean your molars came in.

Parker:  Yeah, that's what I said.

Discussing rules, staying safe, etc., after an incident of Ryder running across the street to the neighbor's yard without asking.

Me:  Why does Mommy have rules?  Am I just trying to be mean?

Parker:  No.  You want us to be safe.  

Me:  That's right.  What is my very most important job as a mom?

Ryder:  To clean stuff.