"I’ll put them all in armbars and give them a left, then a right!"
— Jade, 5yo, with sudden bravado AFTER her first jiu-jitsu class
"I like to yell!"
— Jett, 17mo, out the window to the neighbor kids
"Dad, you look fancy… like a girl. Heh heh."
— Jade, 5yo
Take It For Yourself
Jade declared that her band name is “Take It For Yourself” then proceeded to dance around a microphone stand belting out a song she made up.
- Drum Teacher: Jade, have you heard of Adele?
- Jade: You mean that girl on the radio that makes me want to kill myself?
- Drum Teacher: ...
- Drum Teacher: Ok. Nevermind, we'll find another song.
Thanks, Grandma for Jett's new word.
- Mom: Oh, no, no peepee in big girl underpants!
- Jett: Ah, ffuuucckk!
"My mom treats me like I’m 9 years old… It’s weird."
— Jade, 4yo, on having to put away her books
"Where’s my iPhone?"
— Jett, 15mo, one of the few full phrases she knows.
"Attack! Attack!"
— Jett, 14mo, fighting her way out from under a flipped chair.
"Adele is on the radio! … I’m starting to think that life is over."
— Jade, 4yo, absolutely hates Adele and her sad songs.
- Jade: Don't mess with me!
- Daddy: Why?
- Jade: Because I'm electricity!
