A Quoteable Week

Home for the birth of Jonathan Lewis Warnemuende, who made his arrival a few days late at 9:56 am, Monday, August 10, 2009, weighing in at 9 lbs. 11 oz., and 21.5 inches long, I’ve realized once again how quoteable my family can be. Here’s a few choice notes from the week so far.

In a discussion about various family members’ names –
Aunt Carrie: “Ev, what’s your middle name?”
Evelyn: “My middle name’s not here, it’s in the car.”

As we waited impatiently for Baby Button to be born –
Kraig: “This kid’s going to have to be named ‘Spot,’ as in ‘Out, out, damned…’.”

Upon meeting Jonathan for the first time –
Clare: “He’s not in baby-land anymore!”

Talking about her 1-year-old cousin –
Evelyn: “I like Zachary. He’s nice.”

Upon meeting her brother –
Poppa: “Clare, what’s your new brother’s name?”
Clare: “C. S. Lewis.”

Sitting at the breakfast table, pointing to her bent-over middle finger –
Evelyn: “Stay down! Stay down!”

Telling us about staying the night with Grandma and Grandpa W. –
Clare: “And we played Little House on the Prairie and I was Laura and Evvie was Mary. Grandpa said we should play Big House in the Suburbs.”
(Then she wondered why we all started laughing)