Out of the Mouth of Abe and co.

• Ben's first complete sentence: "I love food!"
• (While drinking root beer): Do you know what my favorite season is? Sparks. I love sparks in my water and root beer.

The Tuesday morning after General Conference 10/2012, Ben said, "I'm ready to watch more conference!"

• Some men are super heroes. (whispered) Some are not.

• So i'm enjoying this beautiful world!

• I'll learn that it's not ok to scream and cry when i'm a grown up.

• I'm a junk of hungry.

• (Picking up a broom): I'll be sweeping the tabernacle choir.

• I'm a Mormon ad: Being a mother is really hard work, it's go-go-go, 24/7!

• Abe: It's really hard work being a kid, too.

• Me: What's hard about it?

• Abe: You have to remember not to bite your nails or pick your nose . . .

• (Plugging his nose): "I am a fitzy bitzy man."

• Were you there at Nonna's house when Babba stole some donuts?

• Abe: "I don't like tomatoes.  They're yucky.  I'm telling the truth.  Why don't you say anything?  What did I just do?"

• Me: "I don't know.  What did you just do?"

• Abe: "I told a lie.  I love tomatoes.  They're delicious!"

• Why do we never get new toys?

• Abe to some toy reindeer: You see guys, Jesus is a Latter-date Saint.

• Can you believe we're on a planet?!

• After we all come back to life, we can't go to Mount Vernon anymore, because George Washington will be there!

• Abe quote to Ariel: When's our anniversary?

• Is "collaborate" a toy?

• I do love mother's day because I get to be with my Dad.

• How did Heavenly Father make the sky? Oh i know, with a sky shovel!

• Oh a squirrel! I love watching squirrels and elephants.

• Airplanes are Crunchy but you don't eat them.

• I don't know what I mean either!

• I'm really surprised and happy that emily is on our name list. (it actually wasn't; no offense, Emilies)

• I love "hurry, hurry"; it makes me go crazy!

• (While doing a show on the downstairs stage): This is kind of an intense part for children, I know children are watching. You'll have to cover their eyes.

• But it's not impolite to point at pretend people.

• My life is pure and I'm having a good time.

• Abe to Ben: You look like a champion.

• Abe to Ben: Guess who played with it first? The first born child did.

• Let's read a stack of books, shall we?

• Why don't we name our next boy "Bones"?

• I'm not a baby at all! I'm a big boy until I grow up to be a guy.

• This is the most generous dinner with the most questions and feelings!

• Don't call me pumpkin, call me Captain America!

• Oh, Hi Benjum! (quieter) You look a little bit nervous.

• This book is REALLY cool. I think you would like to see the pages. (Abe holding up a ballet book written in Spanish)

• I want to live with you forever!

• Thank you Mommy-o, for the dinner you made yesterday.

• Mommy-o do you know why this picture is special? Because YOU are in this picture and you are special!

• Are we people? Is Daddy-o one of the people?

• I'm not going to run away. I'm going to walk.

• I didn't know people have lives.

• Sorry for doing anything that's bad.

• Andrew: I'm sorry I have to go. Abe: Where? Andrew: To work. Abe: Again!?

• Andrew: Abe, why are you so good? Abe: Because my parents are good. :)

• I know God’s plan. It’s to do the right thing. I do the right thing and God sees me do the right thing and God is happy about it.

• To Ben: He's such a little chipmunk.

• Ariel: Do you want an olive? Abe: Olive it!

• (On the day of the royal wedding) Ariel: Abe, tell Daddy-o 'A good pahty is in order.' Abe: Let's order a new toilet.

• Snugglin' with the parents! (after collapsing on the bed)

• Thank you for this deluxe dinner! (at every meal)

• Tonight I will have a dream about angels doing yoga!

• Where have you been all my life? (to Daddy-o after returning from work)

• I'm so glad Heavenly Father gave you to me. (to Ariel)

• My favorite tortilla is a too big tortilla!

• I like things big and I like to see strange guys.

• I think Our Beautiful is a good cooker!

• I want to draw a lower-case carrot.

• It's beautiful that we could go roller-blading!

• Remember Abraham Lincoln? He is a friend of mine.

• Ths is where your church is, Nonna. I love church, my favorite part is the sacrament.

• Joseph Smith? He was a counselor a little while ago.

• "Please bless Benjum, that he will talk."

• Abe (after putting on his big boy pants by himself): Is it right, is it ta-dum time? Ta-dum!

• Andrew: People get married in the temple. Abe: Where's the marrying machine?

• Abe (holding two train cars): Before they get married they need to exercise.

• Ariel: Abe, can you be quiet, please? Abe: Yes, but not right now.

• "Are we people? Is Daddy-o people? Is he one of the people?"

• "Do we have children?"

• Abe: I am wearing a diaper. Is that correct? Ariel: No, that is not correct.

• Abe (Seeing Andrew dressed in the morning): I see that you are wearing your clothes in the night time.

• "I believe that the Holy Ghost believes us."

• "I am the King of Life!"

• When I'm big, I will have kids and name them Abe. Andrew: Your kids? Abe: In my class Andrew: What will you teach them? Abe: Languages. Andrew: What languages? Abe: Just languages

• "When I'm big, I will have kids and name them Abe." "Your kids?" Abe: In my class Andrew: What will you teach them? Abe: Languages. Andrew: What languages? Abe: Just languages

• Abe (talking to Mama): "When you get smaller and smaller and smaller you can use my high chair."

• Abe (holding a candycane): "In my dream I wondered if we could have this for a Family Home Evening treat."

• "A couple years ago I made a sandwich."

• Abe (playing with two marionettes): M1: Welcome to Joseph Smith's apartment. M2: Joseph Smith's apartment? M1: No! Elder Bednar's apartment? M2: Oh! Elder Bednar's apartment!

• Abe (pointing to Benjamin): This is a little problem.

• Andrew: I'm feeling funny. Abe: Why don't you laugh at you?

• Andrew: Abe, should I shave? Abe: Yes. I don't like your beard. (Andrew shaves). Abe: Shave it back!

• Abe: Can you zip up my jacket? Ariel: I just did, what happened? Abe: I ruined it.

• Abe: Is it big? Andrew: What? Abe: This thing? Andrew: What? The bed? Abe: No, the world! (makes a circular motion with his finger) Andrew: Yes, it is big.

• Abe: Can we have cake? Is it anybody's birthday? Ariel: No, it's nobody's birthday. Abe: Yes, it's Buzz Lightyear's birthday!

• (When given a turn on the iPad): "That makes me feels good! That makes me feels nice!"

• Why do tigers have sharp teeth? 
  

  To catch their food. 

  
  

  Just like us we have to catch our food. 

  All the people and all the animals have sharp teeth to catch their food.
• We’re part of the group of people in all the cities. 
  

  What’s a group of people called? 

  
  

  A stake center.