the pumpkin runs to supi yuki

the wind

2007-02-26T21:55:00.000-05:00

after we purchased his balloon for the party and i had tied it around his wrist until we could get to the car...
"mom, it is tied around my wrist!" and then, while looking into the distance contemplatively, "like the summer wind."

the king of names

2007-01-02T12:13:00.000-05:00

while helping his dad wash mustard greens-his responsibility being to place the greens in the sink and pack them down...
"i am larkin jairus johnston, funny-talker, plopper, smoosher."

byron

2006-11-22T08:39:00.000-05:00

now it is clear why all wisdom comes from byron.

stretching it

2006-10-15T14:28:00.000-04:00

while mom was trying to stretch the shirt that was too tight on larkin..
"mom, stop stretching it. you're making me look ridiculous."

all wisdom comes from byron

2006-07-06T13:39:00.000-04:00

after being the first one ready to get in the car...
larkin, "mom, me and dad are fast and you and lucy are slow."
mom, "oh really. that's nice. who told you that?"
larkin, "byron."

falling

2006-06-12T15:22:00.000-04:00

after tripping on the two steps out of the back door and looking amazed that he had survived...
"Whew, I fell half an inches!"

watermelon

2006-06-09T12:56:00.000-04:00

while at the Fortner's eating watermelon on Memorial Day...
Larkin to Beth, "Don't you want some more watermelon?"
Beth (rubbing her pregnant tummy), "Oh, I've had enough watermelon."
Larkin, with concern, "Aw, did it give you a baby?"

needs

2006-03-31T13:52:00.000-05:00

after getting in bed for a nap and mom covering him up with a blanket...
"i don't need that blanket, ol' girl."

pretending

2006-03-28T18:45:00.000-05:00

while in the bathroom so he doesn't have to see the bad knight on little einsteins...
larkin: homp. homp. mom, say, "there's a crocodile in my bathroom."
mom: there's a crocodile in my bathroom!
larkin: grrrr. mom, say, "there's a lion in my bathroom."
mom: there's a lion in my bathroom!
and after doing this for a wombat, an alligator, a monkey, a pig, a cow, and horse...
larkin (stomping in a circle): mom, say, "there's a bad knight in my bathroom."
mom: i thought you didn't like the bad knight.
larkin: mom. (long pause and step forward and lean in) i'm pretending.

lucy

2006-03-07T20:43:00.000-05:00

about his four-month-old sister, lucy...
"she's an old show guy."

dogs and parties

2006-02-20T13:39:00.000-05:00

about his dog gypsy...
"i want she to turn into a helicopter. she will get bigger, and bigger, and bigger and then she will be a helicopter."

in the car on the way home from dinner...
"today, my right foot said it didn't want a party."