What Fred Said This Time!

Freddy has very firm ideas when it comes to his education as this little conversation that he had with his Nana shows:

What did you do at school today?
I played.
Did you do anything else.
Yes but there was something I couldn't do.
What couldn't you do?
Work!

Freddy's view on the dawn of man:

All the cars and people used to be statues and God brought everything to life.  He made statue people into real life people and gave us real hair instead of statue hair.

I loved Freddy's attempt at pronouncing these two American holiday destinations:
Flooridor and Clarriflornia
They sound much nicer than plain old Florida and California.

Freddy is a bit of a Harry Potter fan:

I love Harry Potter because he does awesome spells to set things on fire called Incendio and hang people upside down called Levicorpus and blast things called Stupify and make people forget things called....I've forgotten what that one's called.

What Fred Said About The Moon

What Fred Said

What Fred said when he was dressing up:

"I'm Ella the Cowboy and I'm a naughty cowboy who is also Darth Vader's girlfriend."

"What Fred said about the human brain:

"The brain helps us speak and controls all the other parts of the body like feet.  It says to them "Hey feet, hey feet - move?"

What Fred said about themed birthday parties and missing the point of his superhero party:

F: Birthday parties are all about a person.
Me: Yes, they are someone's special day so your birthday was all about you.
F: No, it wasn't about me, it was about another person.  My birthday was for Captain America.

What Fred said to Nana while she was pretending that his woollen toy snake was real:

Nana:  "Ooh Freddy can I see your snake I've never seen one like that before!"

Freddy:  (who stopped dead in his tracks to stop and stare at his Nan before replying in an utterly deadpan way)   "Yes you have Nana - YOU knitted it!!"

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Tonight was Freddy's school disco and Santa was there.  All week Freddy has been saying that he was scared of Santa and didn't like how he looked and that he wouldn't ever talk to him.  Last year Freddy had a bit of a traumatic Santa visit meltdown and ended up throwing his present across the grotto in disgust! So embarrassing!   He obviously hasn't quite got over the experience! I thought that this wasn't boding too well for the planned Christmas festivities that we had coming up this year.  He was quite stressful about it all, poor thing.

However, Freddy did go to see Santa at the disco and even had a chat with him. He was actually quite taken with him!  He proudly told me that he promised Santa that he would leave him out a mince pie and some carrots for his reindeer.  Freddy said that for Christmas he just wanted a game that he could play with his daddy.   He declared that he loved him now!

Santa gave him a Cadbury's selection box, which Freddy brought home and immediately divided out among his sisters, Ian and I.  What a cutie!  I think the spirit of Christmas is finally alive and well in my boy. Roll on the festivities!!

What Fred Said About Kizzy's Nose Bleed

Today Kizzy had three rather dramatic nose bleeds.  Freddy's reaction to his sister pouring blood from her nostrils was actually hilarious.  Here are some of the gems he came out with between his ughs and oohs of revulsion.

"Kizzy, Kizzy you look like a zombie with blood all over your face."

"I had a nose bleed once but it came from a cut on the middle of my nose and not down the nose holes."

"You need one of those things that keeps blood out of your pants on your nose!"  (Yes, it seems he knows all about Always Ultra!)

"If all your blood keeps coming out you will be as flat as a pie with no blood in you."

"I think it was quite bad and I don't ever want to do that in my world."

"I think a snake bited her up her nose!"

"I won't help you because it's too bad and I'll get blood all over my clothes and I'll cry."

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Other than this my other favourite thing Freddy said this week was after he tripped up and fell over with a big bang.  He jumped up and said:

"It's OK I landed on my bum not my head!!"

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This week Freddy won Star Pupil for trying really hard in phonics.  He is starting to read words and shows so much interest in letters and sounds.  It's lovely to see my little boy, who had literally zero interest in reading or writing, suddenly getting all excited by his phonemes and digraphs!!

What Fred Said ... and a Few Beauties from his Big Sister Too!

Another week has come and gone, with lots of memorable moments in our family chatter.  Here are some of my favourites:

Freddy was thinking very hard before saying:
"I think Ella is my mummy."
I asked him that if that was the case what did that make me.  He thought long and hard again before saying dismissively:
"Oh, You're just some kid!"

Freddy was choking whilst eating an apple.  Ella and Megan went to his aid ready to give him a sharp smack on his back, but he composed himself and said:
"It went into my up-hole and into my brain instead of going into my down-hole and into my throat!"

He has been thinking about his future again.  "When I grow up I want to be an astronaut."  I was quite impressed with his ambitious plan and asked him what was he going to do as an astronaut.  Very nonchalantly he replied, " I'll get in a rocket and go up to kill the spiders on the moon!"

Freddy's other thing this week is to change words in songs to Poo Poo so I've enjoyed listening to The Killers classic "Are we human, or are we Poo Poo!" and Olly Murs's "Trouble Poo Poo".

Freddy was describing his teacher to my mum.  He said "She has blonde hair but the top bit is black."  My mum replied "Oh, it must be dyed ."  "No" he  replied, "she's still alive!"

Kizzy has yet again got in on the act with some really classic cock-ups this week that I've recorded for prosterity!

Kizzy though Je T'aime was French for river.  When questioned she said she thought that was where the Thames got its name from.

She made an interesting historical observation:
"I thought all Germans were blond.  Wasn't Hitler blond?" (Err no Kizzy!!)

Her geography has been a bit short of the mark this week too.
"Moscow's in Russia?  I thought it was in South America.  Near Brazil."

Followed by this gem when Ian announced he was working in Swindon next week.
"What?  You're working abroad?" (I think she was thinking of Sweden.)

The pair of them do make me laugh!

You can link up the things your little ones have said as Liska's Said It Saturday linky.

What Fred Said and an Urban Picnic

It's been a bit of a taxing week for Freddy.  I think 5 weeks at school is catching up with him and his sleeping and eating have been affected.  He's been so tired after school and I think he's having a growth spurt to add insult to injury.  It's tough being a 4 year 3 month old school boy.

In spite of that, my lovely boy has still given us some gems:

Freddy: Do you know what gravy tastes like?

Nana:  No, can you tell me what gravy tastes like?

Freddy:  Gravy.  (Logical!!)

The girls were talking about the organs of the body (for some reason) and Freddy told them that he had a heart.  They asked him what his heart was for.  He pondered, clasped his hands under his chin and looked to the skies dramatically..."It loves!" he said.

We drove to Manchester today and Freddy was gazing out of the window.  We went past a big electricity pylon.  Freddy said, "Are we in Paris?  They have one of those in Paris."  The pylon did bear an uncanny resemblance to the Eiffel Tower!

Freddy decided that he needed to enjoy a bit of the outdoors this weekend (he clearly wanted to get involved with #countrykids today!)  Before we left for our day in Manchester, for Ella to attend a university open day, Freddy packed himself a picnic.  He packed a cool bag with some food and also put in a blanket.  He announced that he was going to "have a picnic like Peppa Pig did" in the episode he had watched before we left.

  Where was Freddy going to have a picnic?? We were going to Manchester, to the heart of the city.

Freddy was undeterred by this fact and found himself a little concreted spot in the street where he opened up his bag and set down his blanket before tucking into his yummy snacks.  The mild autumn weather was perfect for picnicking, even when there is no grassy spot available.

It proved to me that you don't need to go somewhere fancy for a little one to turn it into an outdoor adventure.  He really makes me smile :)

We encountered an intense storm on the way home which resulted in the biggest, brightest double rainbow that I have ever seen.  Eventually the rainbow disappeared from our view.  My clever boy said "Is that because it isn't sunny and rainy anymore?"  Genius!

We are looking forward to our half term holiday, just one more week to go!  I'm counting the days until I've got Freddy home for a week of rest, relaxation and quality mummy time!

What Fred Said ... and What Kizzy Said Too! #saiditsaturday

Here is this week's installment in the things my kids say!

Freddy had a bowl of sugar to dip his strawberries into.  He carried it into the kitchen and told his dad "I need a little bit more!"  He then tripped up and spilled the sugar all over the floor.  He picked up the empty bowl, looked in it and said "Now I need a lot more!"

Freddy told me that he loved me, and I asked him why.
"Because you've got so many bows in your hair."  I wouldn't mind but I never wear any hair accessories ever...maybe he is mistaking grey hairs for bows?

On farming: "A farm is where pets live in fields."

Whilst practicing his phonics Freddy said:  "C - A -T  spells Zebra".  He'll get there in the end!!

We had his first parents' consultation evening at school and I was delighted to hear his teacher tell me several times what a "gorgeous boy" he was, who "thinks outside the box".  She also told me that he liked telling her long stories using a wide and varied vocabulary which he had to tell from start to finish without interruption or  else he'd start all the way back from the beginning again.  She definitely has a great understanding of Freddy's character already.

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Kizzy has always been a font of wonderful expressions and sayings that often have us in hysterics.  For example, a few years ago after seeing her dad's new band t-shirt she proudly announced that she knew who AC/DC was.  According to Kizzy  "AC/DC is a robot in Star Wars!"

Even now she continues to delight with her Kizzyisms!

Megan was telling us about her friend who is working in Thailand for a year and how she was looking forward to going to the beaches.  Kizzy asked quizzically, "But isn't it cold there?"  Megan asked her what she meant, to which she replied "Isn't Thailand where Santa lives?" Thailand/Lapland...close but no cigar!!

Whilst shopping in Morrison's I got to the checkout and was trying my best to put the shopping on the conveyor as quickly as I could so I could tackle the bagging up at the other end of the items that were already being scanned through the till.  Meanwhile, Kizzy was sat down relaxing on a bench.  I asked her if she intended to help, to which she earnestly replied:

"If I help I'll get it all wrong and you'll only have to re-do it all. So I'm helping by staying out of the way!"  Oh the logic!!!

Talking about beauty and the concept of people being beautiful on the inside, Kizzy said;

"How can you be beautiful on the inside unless you have eye lashes on your intestines or something?!"

Kizzy has taken to wearing some non-regulation items instead of her school uniform.  For instance she substituted her sensible school skirt for a very short, fashion skirt and also tried to wear a pair of knitted leggings instead of trousers.  I asked her why she was not sticking to her official uniform, to which she replied:

"When you are all wearing the same thing you don't stand out in the crowd!"  
Clearly no confidence issues with my daughter!!

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Oh what brilliant comments from the mouths of babes!!

What Fred Said This Week

Another week of Fred-isms has kept me entertained and delighted, as I get to understand the world according to Freddy.  I love his take on things and the way he articulates himself.  He is learning so much and his imagination is developing beautifully.  4 is a great age!

At bedtime.

Me: Close your eyes.
Freddy:  Is that so the dreamworld can come into my eyeballs?

About Jesus.

Freddy:  Who's Jesus?
Me: He's a man that some people think is the son of God who did lots of good and kind things for people.
Freddy:  Is he Mike the Knight?

On Diets.

"You could get skinny if you go to the doctors for a hoperation to take off your skin, take out some bones and put some skinny skin back on."

Personal Hygiene.

"I smelt something today.  I thought it was a fart but it was just someone's stink."

On School.

"I had a really good day.  I didn't even fall over."

On his family.

"Mummy smells of bananas and custard.  Kizzy smells of chair fluff.  Ella smells of love and rainbows!"

On beards:

"The spikes on daddy's face make my chin feel all scrumbly!"

On having his photo taken:

"I don't want to smile, I want to look cool!" (the resulting photo really is pretty cool!!)

On Injustice:

Freddy came in crying indignantly and saying Kizzy was being mean to him.  I asked what happened and he said Kizzy had told him loudly to 'Stop It'.  I asked him what he was doing for her to shout at him like that and he replied "hitting her with a stick!!"

In the Queue at Morrison's we were behind a soldier in uniform.

Freddy: Why is that man wearing those clothes.

Ella: Because he is a soldier.

Freddy:  Does he fight baddies? (followed by very loudly) IS HE A NINJA??!!

Thankfully the soldier thought it was very funny :)

What Fred Said About Dr.Who!

This week, my favourite thing that Freddy said was when he was telling me all about Dr. Who.  He plays a Dr.Who game on Ian's iPhone and was explaining about the baddies that Dr.Who has to defeat.  I thought it was beautifully hilarious that instead of saying "Daleks", Freddy called them "garlics"!  Maybe they exterminate people with their garlic breath?!

What Fred Said! #SaidItSaturday

This bloghop from New Mum Online celebrates the wonderful things that our little ones say, so we never forget them!  Freddy is now 4 and says so many wonderful and funny things that I just had to link up.

My favourite thing this week was actually something that I thought was really clever.  My spatial awareness is utterly useless and so I was very impressed when Fred asked me:

"When we are upstairs do we walk on the downstairs ceiling?"

I thought that was pretty smart of my boy!

Other than that, He has decided to use the word 'accidentally' instead of 'actually' in his sentences.  Even when you correct him, he tells us that he thinks it sounds better that way!

He is a big fan of Austin and Ally on the Disney Channel and keeps telling us that he sounds like Austin before breaking into his rendition of Oxygen from Teen Beach Movie with lyrics that go:
"I wanna to be the ocean to your shore, I wanna be the moo noo a na naw." (Who needs real words when you are 4!!)  He actually loves music and growing up in a house where his older siblings play their tunes has influenced his tastes.  He is, as I type this, singing "Nodiggity!"  Other favourites include Hoody Allen, The Killers, Walk the Moon and Passenger.  I love hearing him singing out loud with no inhibitions.

Some of Fred's language has verged on colourful.  For example Freddy shouted out something that sounded like "Penis Shitness!"  We're not entirely sure what he meant to say or if indeed 'penis shitness' was his intended comment, but needless to say we all struggled to keep a straight face!

But my favourite Freddy-ism of all time has to be when he was telling me how he thought his sisters looked:

"Ella is beautiful, Megan is gorgeous and Kizzy is fabulous" he said.
So I asked, "What's Mummy then?"
"Mummy is fattiness!" he replied.
I really shouldn't have asked!