See these boys of mine…
They’re a mess and keep Pete and I on our toes. Take last week for instance. They all three came up from the basement shirtless, pointing at their armpits and asking if we knew what “these” (speaking of their armpits) were called.
“We know what we call them, but why don’t you all tell us what you call them,” we countered.
“Boobs!” they all shouted and doubled over giggling.
And because I figure they’ll find out what boobs really are soon enough and spend a fair amount of time thinking about them I simply answered, “You’re right.”
They are seriously cute kids…..my word!
That is a riot.
I love that you didn’t correct them. It’s so true, they will know soon enough.
By: Gina on March 2, 2009
at 9:33 am
classic!
By: melissa on March 2, 2009
at 9:40 am
Oh dear! I love it!
Just wait til they start making noises with their pits!
Oh – and my boys are always quick to point out they have pecks!
Funny Monday post!
~Kate
By: Katy on March 2, 2009
at 9:59 am
so cute! I just can’t imagine having three boys — WOW!
By: Karen Owens on March 2, 2009
at 11:33 am
Hilarious and SO three boys. My three boys have “Boys Night” with their dad and take off their shirts–not sure what it is about shirtless=boy but it is definitely a BOY thing!
By: Elisha Hicks on March 2, 2009
at 11:42 am
HA HA!!! Yeah…let ‘em keep on thinking that for as long as possible! I’ve got a funny story that I can’t share on the ole family blog about another body part that my boys named. They were a little off base too. I still haven’t corrected them.
By: Fran on March 2, 2009
at 11:44 am
Oh so cute! Love that you didn’t correct them. Boys are so fun!
By: Vanessa on March 2, 2009
at 12:07 pm
Take lots of pictures of those “boobs.” Soon they’ll have hair on them, and that makes me want to cry!
And I have a feeling your title might bring you some new readers today…
By: Marla Taviano on March 2, 2009
at 12:28 pm
Hilarious!!!
By: Megan on March 2, 2009
at 12:39 pm
Too funny. I assume you had to add a new ‘label’ to your blog because of this cute story.
Out of the mouths of babes, they NEVER cease to amaze me:)
Blessings to all of you,
Kaye
Matthew 21:22
By: Kaye on March 2, 2009
at 1:29 pm
too funny
By: danielle on March 2, 2009
at 1:39 pm
So cute- the boys, the pics and their BOOBS!
I wouldn’t tell them any different either.
By: sherri on March 2, 2009
at 1:51 pm
That is hilarious! Cracking up over here since I am in “girl” world.
By: Kara Prater on March 2, 2009
at 1:57 pm
boys never cease to amaze me with what comes out of there little mouths.
my two boys are 3 & 10 months…so, i’m sure in the years to come we will have stories very similar to this!
i love that you didn’t correct them…:)
with that title you might get some new readers…
By: jenn morris getts on March 2, 2009
at 2:24 pm
BK Flashback to when her own lil bro was around Gage’s age, and ran up to her lifted up her top (in front of kitchen full of people) to see what was under it….much confusion to the big lumps on his big sister’s chest saying ‘What are those?!?!’
*blush*
By: brunettekoala on March 2, 2009
at 2:33 pm
Conversely, my then 4 year old daughter pointed to her chest and informed me that she had “nickels”.
By: katdish on March 2, 2009
at 2:49 pm
Nice move!
By: sarah on March 2, 2009
at 3:22 pm
Our boys also came in shirtless one evening asking if we had bought our tickets….to the gun show. Taking that moment to flex what little muscles they had while pointing proudly to them.
By: Racheal on March 2, 2009
at 3:32 pm
Seriously????? My boys say the same thing! I thought we were the only ones with body confusion issues that we are not willing to deal with quite yet!
Hysterical!!
By: Keri on March 2, 2009
at 3:55 pm
Seriously????? My boys say the same thing! I thought we were the only ones with body confusion issues that we are not willing to deal with quite yet!
Hysterical!!
By: Keri on March 2, 2009
at 3:55 pm
hahahahahahaha…
I would have loved to have heard the pow wow they were having in the basement… someone coming up with the thought and trying to figure it out. They may be rough and tumble boys, but I guarantee they were in the basement giggling like little girls
By: gitz on March 2, 2009
at 4:00 pm
Great pictures! Bruiser has already begun calling them bubbles and Punky has always called them bug bites.
I’m not big on teaching proper terminology before they’re old enough not to blurt it out in public, so bubbles and bug bites it is! And don’t even get me started on what Punky refers to as Brusier’s “other belly button!”
By: Lindsay on March 2, 2009
at 4:11 pm
Haha! I hope I have such luck with my boys
By: ncarnes on March 2, 2009
at 4:17 pm
That’s too funny! I bet they always keep you hoppin’!
By: Cindy on March 2, 2009
at 4:21 pm
Absolutely hilarious!!!
All I’ve ever known is girls. ‘Had 5 of them—no boys. I just can’t imagine my girls even looking at their armpits, much less naming them.
Boys.
By: gailbhyatt on March 2, 2009
at 4:28 pm
I love the pictures more then anything but that is soooo funny!
By: Jessica on March 2, 2009
at 4:48 pm
That is AWESOME!! So they think that “boobs” go in rather than out? Interesting… Well that will be a pleasant surprise someday!
By: mommycub on March 2, 2009
at 4:54 pm
oh now that’s priceless.
By: Amy on March 2, 2009
at 5:01 pm
Your boys will be President some day cause they are so wise
By: Andy Depuy on March 2, 2009
at 5:09 pm
That is soo cute. I love boys. My only child is a 4 year old boy and I’m expecting our next. I’m sure we’ll have a GREAT conversation about boobs once the baby is here and I start nursing him/her. Good times!
By: Jocelyn on March 2, 2009
at 5:11 pm
Looks like I need to bring by my old anatomy textbooks and have a lesson…
By: Nate VZ on March 2, 2009
at 5:20 pm
Now that is hilarious.
By: Cyndi on March 2, 2009
at 6:42 pm
hilarious! so excited to hear I won Marla’s book. i couldn’t find your email address, so I’ll leave my info here.
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Mount Airy, GA 30563
By: Laura G on March 2, 2009
at 10:33 pm
I’ll never forget the time my youngest who shall remain nameless came home from school in about 1st grade and told me “hey Mom, did you know that girls have Virginias?”
Yeah, I told him he was right, too.
@Gitz – I’ve listened in on those basement pow wows. They were hysterical. And I got caught a few times. Good memories!
By: Candy on March 2, 2009
at 11:49 pm
Your mom posts make me happy. Thank you for that.
By: kristiapplesauce on March 3, 2009
at 5:40 am
Thanks for sharing! How funny!!! That’s great!
By: Amber on March 3, 2009
at 8:55 am
That is hilarious! My girls refer to their arm pits as “arm picks.” We laugh every time they say it.
By: Stacy on March 3, 2009
at 1:42 pm
i hope they dont ask what their bellybuttons are
By: tam on March 3, 2009
at 7:22 pm
Okay, that last line was fantastic.
By: Natalie @ I AM (not) on March 5, 2009
at 4:38 pm
what on earth are those kids doing!~!!!! they should get in big trouble for that!!!!!!
By: jennifer on July 3, 2009
at 2:36 pm