Extinction

Lucy:  When did Wooly Mammoths go extinct?
Caleb:  A long, long time ago, before you were born.
Lucy:  So, when mom was pregnant with me?

Yes, that's right.  Wooly Mammoths went extinct in 2009.

Late Night Emergency

An hour and a half past her bedtime, we hear Lucy scream out of her room ...
Lucy:  "Dad!  I want to tell you something!  I need to tell you something! Come quick!"
Caleb: "Lucy, it's time for sleep.  What is it?"
Lucy: "What's your favorite Ninja Turtle?  I like Donatello."

Holstein Sancken?

Me:  Lucy, what do you think we should name the baby if it's a boy?
Lucy: Black Angus would be a good name.

I'm not sure who would be more offended, the bovine community or the African American community.

Lucy's promotion

As of May 27, 2014, Lucy will be resigning from her post as Only Child and will move into a senior management position of Big Sister.  We wish her luck in her newest endeavors.

Free Banana Man!

Me: Guess what I did today at work?
Lucy: What?
Me: I made a list of ridiculous suspensions in the state of Virginia. Did you know that one boy was suspended for 10 days for wearing a banana suit during half-time at a football game? Isn't that silly?
Lucy: Did you marry him?

Actually, come to think of it, it does sound like something Caleb would have done in high school.

Bodo's

Lucy: "What is that truck called?"
Me: "A Nissan Frontier."
Lucy: "Frontier?  Like a tear on your face?"
Me: "No.  A frontier is like ... huh ... how do I explain this?  A frontier is like a place you've never been to before that you really want to visit and explore."
Lucy:  "Oh.  My frontier is Bodo's Bagels."

Oh the sorrows of being born to a gluten-intolerant mother.

Mad about the Mouse

Lucy: "Mom, that's Mickey Mouse. He's famous because he wrote all of the Disney movies."

Dancing through the fire

Katy Perry: I've got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire ...
Lucy: You can't dance through a fire!  That's too dangerous!
Me: Well, Katy Perry thinks you can.
Lucy:  Is Katy Perry not very smart?  Because she also forgets to put on clothes and dances in her bra and underwear.

Apparently I expose my 4-year-old to far too much pop culture.