Something to Say {9/14 to 3/16}

B: Mom, Mom! Did you know that Felix can say, "r"?
J: Like the letter R?
B: Yeah. Both. He can say "arrrr" like a pirate and the letter R.
F: Arrrrr.

At bedtime:
F: Me hungry.
N: What do you want?
F: Um...
N: I'll bring you a bar. Do you want a bar?
F: No. Me want knuckle sandwich.

Summer 2015. Felix is in the process of dropping his nap.
N: Felix, you are really, really tired. I can tell. I think it's time for bed.
F: (Screaming. Stamps his foot and points to the sky.) It's not nighttime! It's still morning!
Ah. Those long summer days. 

Felix wearing his crocs in the bath:
F: Mommy me mermaid. Me boy mermaid. Me bubble mermaid. Me upside down mermaid. Me dancing mermaid.
Ariel really made a big impression at Disneyland.

Grandma Dorothy sent the kids a three-pack of these cool coloring tablets. Felix picked the princess one and then proceeded to explain to me, "The mermaid is punching someone in the face." Okay...

B: When I was born I wanted to see lots of trains.

On Magritte:
B: Why does that guy have an apple on his face.
N: That's the way the artist drew him.
B: Somebody should move that apple.

B: I just like using my front teeth for eating. I like using my back teeth for something else.
J & N: Like what?!

B: We're contacting the cardinal in our yard.

B: Daddy is the best fixer, and Mommy is the best finder.

F: Daddy?
B: No, it's not daddy. It's just me, Beckett. Or you can call me Bawby.

B drawing: I accidentally made the Death Star look like a big potato.

At the playground:
F: Mommy me bad guy. Me lock doors. (Locks imaginary doors)
J: Are you a good guy or a bad guy?
F: Me not good guy. Me just bad guy. Like Darth Vader. (Locks more doors)
F: Winka Wonka and Poof. Me good guy.

Beckett on Darth Vader:
B: It's really weird that Darth Vader is Luke's dad because he's bad and no one can have a bad dad.
N: I'll take that as a compliment.

Overheard:
B: Felix, why did you mix all of that up?
F: Because.
B: Because means no reason and there is a reason!

B: Before we were born we were just in Mommy's tummy.
F: In Mommy's tummy. Noo. Ahaha.
B: Yes.
F: That weird.
F: We no play iPad in Mommy's tummy.

 

All the times Felix says "You know."

Lady at the grocery store: What a good helper you are.
F: I like shopping because I like little carts, you know.

Nate and I are discussing whether or not Felix is well enough to go to school.
F: Well, I have a clogged ear, you know.
The verdict was yeah, he's fine.

Felix and Nate are standing on the top of a hill.
F: I'm afraid of heights, you know.

I suggest that Felix sit next to some nice little girls at the airport.
F: I'm nervous of girls, you know.

F: It would not be good if we had bomb yogurt.
J: ???
F: Because then it will just explode our body...and our head...and our face.

Felix keeps telling us that when he grows up he wants to become a farmer and have a horse.
J: Felix when you grow up and become a farmer what color is your horse going to be?
F: I don't know. Maybe pink. Or brown. Or maybe pink and brown.

Felix out of nowhere: I thought I was going to turn into a cowboy.

On a particularly good day:
B: Everything is more fun with Felix.
B: Felix is the best kind of friend.
B: Felix, we need you in the family. Felix makes everyone in the family happy.

Beckett Has Lots to Say and Felix Has One Thing to Say

Man in an elevator: What's your name?

B: Beckett.

Man: How cool. Like Samuel Beckett?

B: No. Like Beckett Stephens

After Felix gets up from a nap:

B: Did Felix uncry?

J: What? Do you mean did he stop crying?

B: yeah.

I start to unzip Felix's sleepsack:

B: No, no. Let me zipper him.

At school:

Miss J: What happens on Thanksgiving?

B: The trains open.

Me: That actually is true ...

J to N: Did you know that Conan O'Brian has a son named Beckett?
B: I didn't know there was another Beckett out there.

M: Beckett there are about a million Zingo tiles under here. Do you think you could help me get them?

B: I'm too bored to help you.

Nate is telling Beckett a story and in the story they find a treasure.

N: What is in the treasure chest?

B: We open the treasure box and there's a train for me and gold for you.

N: Beckett, we are going to the phone store. It will be lots of fun because there are lots of phones, but you need to be really good.

B: What do I get if I am good?
N: You get to be in the phone store.

N: Beckett has such beautiful hair.

B: But more beautiful than Felix's hair.

While freaking out about something

B: I am not handling this.

J: Beckett do you need to use the bathroom?

B: Do not say potty words to me.

B whispering: Daddy we got you some clothes that are a secret.
J and N: Laughing so much
B: Why are you laughing
J: Because you are so funny
B: Yeah. laughs.

B: Explains to me the water cycle, water treatment plants, and how water gets to our home.

J: Wow. Where did you learn all of that?

B: PBS kids, of course.

B singing a made-up song: Colors of the rainbow, colors of the rainbow. Red, Orange, Yellow, Green and Blue. Don't forget Violet too. (Sure he forgot Indigo, but I was still really impressed.)

N gives B a tic tac in the car.

Silence

B: Here Daddy. I'm done.

N: No, eat it. It's food.

B: It's not food!

N: Yeah. You chew it with your teeth.

B: Noooo.

N: I don't want it.

B: My hands are sticky.

B: Felix you have choices. Okay? You can either stay down here and take care of yourself or come upstairs with us. What do you want to do?

F: No

J: Felix looks like a little cherub.
B: What's a cherub?
J: A fat little baby with wings.
B: What? (and laughs hysterically)
N: Really that's how you describe a cherub?
J: Yup.

Nate gets in the car after getting gas.

N: Hey guys. Thanks for waiting.

B: No problem. We played a game.

N: What did you play?

B: We looked out the windows.

J: I'm going upstairs. I'll be back in a minute

B: OK. I will keep an eye on Felix. Felix, I will be right here. I will never leave you.

B: Daddy you will always go to work, and I will always miss you.

N: Beckett you are a good sleeper.

B: Yeah. You know who taught me to be a good sleeper?

N: Who?

B: Jesus. Jesus wants me to be a good sleeper.

N: Yes he does.

Beckett Has Something to Say

B: Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom.
J: Yes Beckett.
B: I want to tell you something.
Repeat. All day long.

B: Hey Dad.

N: Yeah.

B: I know a lot about trains. When I see someone I come to them and tell them about trains. I tell them how trains work.

After Beckett snatched a toy from Felix:

N: Beckett, that wasn't very nice.

B: But Felix isn't crying.

I'm browsing Old Navy online:

B: Mom, what shirt do you like the most?

J: I don't know. What one do you like?

B: I just like yellow shirts.

B: I was Baby Beckett and then I growed and now I'm just Beckett.

Playing catch with Dad:
B: But if you throw like that it goes so far.

 Listening to SteveSongs "Which Animal Would You Be if You Lived in the Sea:"

J: Beckett what animal would you like to be?

B: Nothing. I would just be a train.
J: Of course.

When asked to choose something:
B: I have two fingers and one goes away, so I have one finger to point.

B: Felix will fall and knock his noggin. (We owe this one to Grandpa.)

J: How's the sandwich. Is it good?

B: I can't tell you because I'm eating.

Grammy: Did you play with any of your friends at school today?
B: No. I was too busy.

B: Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad.

N: Yes B?

B: You have hair.

A few seconds later:

B: Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad.

N: Yes B?

B: But Max's dad have no hair. He have no hair at all.

N: I'm going to tell him you said that.

Riding in the car:
B: I will now turn the time over to you.