Roan: I need to be careful not to paint Nora. -Prepping himself for preschool.

Roan: Oooouuuccchh! Casey: What happened? Did you stub your toe? Roan: No, I stubbed my head!

Roan (talking to a castanet in Casey’s hands): Pac Man is a nice man. Pac Man, you have no wings? Pac Man has no arms. Just a mouth. Pac Man, I need help taking my bib off. I need help getting down from my high chair.

Roan: I was angry because I wanted to watch FOOTBALL! And the football was not working. -After Casey set up the TV to watch the Oscars (we only plug in the cable for annual or extraordinary events, the last time being the Super Bowl).

Roan: CaaaAAASSSEEEYYY! Casey, you’re in trouble.

Roan: Let’s have a family.

Roan: I want to eat my elbow. Can I eat my elbow? I can’t reach it (running his mouth down his arm toward his elbow). I need help!

At the breakfast table with Casey, Lavina, Roan, and Amma (Alphie)… Lavina: Roan, tell Dada and Amma what you got last night. Roan: I bought a new library card. Casey: So, mama’s got a library card, Dada’s got a library card, and RoRo’s got a library card. Unfortunately, Amma can’t read. Lavina & Amma: [laughing] … Continue reading →

Roan: Mama, did you see that? I just pulled fishies out of my belly button and threw them in the water. 1, 2, 3…18 fishies!

Roan: Mama, I’m not going to hurt you anymore. The first thing he said upon waking, after a hellish marathon of tantrums the day before.

We finally cracked the code on “nooshin gooshing” – one of Roan’s phrases that had us curious and puzzled for months. Apparently “nooshin gooshing” = curly hair. Lavina put 2 and 2 together while reading “The Tao of Babies” with Roan. Every page that had an illustration of a baby with curly hair elicted “NOOSHIN … Continue reading →

Roan (from out of nowhere): I want to drink milk from mama’s breast! Casey & Lavina: [laughing] Roan: I like it! Roan hasn’t breastfed since he was 5 months old. However he did spend the morning looking at his photos from infancy.

Roan: Spider Man and the masked man are my brothers. [Notice in the photo below the 20 yr old tiger blanket from Wal-Mart that Lavina grew up with. This thing is so NOT biodegradable! Nary a stitch is loose.]

Roan: When I get older, I want to get tackled with the guys. -While watching the Super Bowl.