The Williams kids say the darnedest things!
[Picking Ashley up from daycare last night.] Ashley: I didn’t hit that kid so I could be good today. Dave: That’s great! I’m glad you didn’t. I bet that other kid is glad too! Ashley: He went into timeout but I didn’t!
[We go around the dinner table every night and tell each other what the best part of our day was – even the babies get in on it.] Ashley to Dave: The best part of my day was you picking me up.
Ashley: Daddy, I love you and like you. Dave: I love and like you too. Ashley: Daddy, can I have a hard candy? Dave: You only said I love you and like you to get some candy! Ashley: No I didn’t. I love and like you all the time. Dave: Read more…
Dave to Ashley: What did you say? Ashley: I was telling Bruce those slowpokes need to get out of the way. Dave: What slowpokes? Ashley: Those cars in front of us that need to move!
Daycare, to Ashley: Did you have a good weekend? Ashley: Yes! We went to Walmart and the babies got boots and we ate and we went sledding and the green thing broke [sled] and we played in the snow and we went to church but we didn’t go to swim Read more…
Dave to Lesa: What do you think we should do about Dillan talking when he is supposed to be listening? Lesa, looking at Dillan: I don’t know … maybe put him in time out, or take away dessert, or cut out his tongue! Dillan: No! I like my tongue! Ashley: Read more…
I got home late from work last night at 8:45pm and Dillan and Ashley were waiting up for me. Dillan didn’t even look up from the TV but Ashley ran to give me a hug and said: I missed you Daddy. Did you have a good day?
[I decided to eat a bowl of cereal with Dillan this morning.] Dillan: Daddy, are you eating cereal? Dave: Yes. I have time to eat this morning so I thought I’d eat with you. Dillan: You like cereal? Dave: Sure I do. Don’t you? Dillan: Yeah. [Dillan takes his plate Read more…
[During the Birthday and Anniversary Club Roll Call on Spirit 95] Ashley: Daddy, what’s an anniversary? Dave: It’s like a birthday but only for special days – like the day when Lesa and I got married. Ashley: I’m getting married!
[After getting home from a Case Conference on Monday.] Ashley: Well? Do you get to keep us? Dave: Not yet. Maybe someday. It wasn’t that kind of meeting. Ashley: Ohhh! You will never get to keep us!