"Way off the hook..."

Here's a little conversation that happened between Olivia & Braden today.  It made me smile.

Here's a little background information.
Someone...not sure who....has loaded an episode of Thomas the Train on the tablet.  For a few brief moments....Braden appears to be watching...and Olivia has noticed he is.

Olivia:  "Braden...why are you watching Thomas?  That is such a baby show."
Braden:  "Well...I know kids who are way older than me and they still watch shows like Imagination Movers."
Olivia:  "Yeah...well...Imagination Movers is okay, but Thomas???  That's just way off the hook!"

Some G.O.M.

I can't remember if I've written a post about Julia yet, but she has definitely coming out with some funny stuff these days.  First of all, it's important to know how much Julia LOVES gum & candy.  She is always asking for some or raiding someone's purse to find something sweet!  When we lived with my parents for a while, Julia would pretty much be waiting at the door as soon as Gramma got home from work and her first words were, "Nama...can I have a candy?"  Of course Gramma was her biggest supplier!!!

Anyway...Olivia & Braden would often ask me for a piece of gum as well, but I didn't like when they would say it right in front of her because at that point, she wasn't quite ready to have gum all the time since she would usually swallow it within seconds.  So...I had the kids start spelling it when they wanted some and we would arrange a 'secret exchange' so that Julia didn't see or hear.

But...she seems to have caught on to this little game now.  While I was shopping with her the other day, she turns to me and says, "Mom...I need some G.O.M."  Seriously...how do you say "no" to that!!!