The Pumpkin Patch - A conversation between brothers

Feb. 29, 2008 - A conversation between brothers

A few mornings ago I overheard this conversation between Noah (7) and Elijah (2).

Elijah: I'm a big boy now.

Noah: I know, Elijah.

Elijah: We're both big boys, Noah. We're two big men!

Noah: Yup.

There was a slight pause during which Elijah seemed to be pondering something. He then continued.

Elijah: But, Noah, we don't have facial hair yet. We're two big men...but we don't have facial hair!

Oh, my goodness, I laughed so hard. Now before you give me credit for actually teaching my two-year-old what facial hair is, let me explain. Or maybe I don't have to. If any of you have kids who have seen the SpongeBob Squarepants movie, then you probably already undestand what I'm talking about. There is a scene in which SpongeBob and Patrick (the starfish) sing a song about becoming "men" and "growing facial hair."

Anyway, that reminds me of another story...

A few summers ago, after my older two had seen the SpongeBob movie for the first time, they remembered the name David Hasselhoff and insisted on repeating it to each other all the time (guess they just thought it was a funny name). I remember being at the playground and getting strange looks from people because my kids were running around saying "David Hasselhoff" over and over again. I'm pretty sure the other parents thought I was an obsessed fan or something.

T.V. sure makes us all a little wacky sometimes.

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