Upon finishing Jack and the Beanstalk last night:

Ezra: But why the giant die?
Me: Because he was chasing Jack, so Jack cut down the beanstalk and the giant fell and died.
Ezra: But why he was chasing Jack?
Me: Because he wanted his magic harp back.
Ezra: Why Jack take his magic harp?
Me: Um, I guess, because he...wanted it. ... I guess he stole it.

I'd never realized that Jack and the Beanstalk was the story of a thief who, when pursued by his victim, murdered him. Kinda puts a different spin on things.

Lauren: Ezra, do you want to go for a walk?
Ezra: We can't take a walk every day.
Lauren: Why not?
Ezra: Because it's cancelled.

Ezra was watching Toy Story while Jude napped this afternoon, and when I came in to check on him, I found him engrossed in the movie, naked from the waist down, standing beside his pants and underpants and a puddle. When I asked what had happened, he said that he'd had to pee and couldn't reach the remote to pause the movie, so he had taken his pants off so he wouldn't wet them.

Me: Jude, what do you want to drink--water, juice, or milk?
Jude: Cheese.

We recently stopped by Ezra's friends Max and Tommy's house to pick up a bike, and Max and his mom had a stomach virus. Tonight, I was telling Ezra his bedtime story, and I asked who should be in the superhero story, and he said, "Me and Jude and Max and Tommy, and Max and Tommy can throw up at the bad guys."

Ezra on natural history: Dinosaurs lived all over the world, and then one day, they turn into bones and go in the ground.

Ezra on geography: Mommy, in Africa, they don't have any water, but they have lots of fruit, so they can just stick straws in the fruit and drink water that way. They're really thirsty. Mommy, in Australia, they don't have paint and paper, so they can just get a paintbrush and paint on the fruit.

While I was flossing Ezra's teeth, Jude kept trying to stick a toothbrush in his mouth, saying, "Brother, teeth." Then he'd sing "D, E, R, A," (his version of the ABCs), and when he was done, he said, "Spit!"

Ezra: Mommy, are crocodiles real?

Jude when I tried to put him to bed: No. Mama do it sleep.

Ezra, hugging Jude: Night night, Jude.
Jude: Night night, Jude.

Jude, going for the sun visors: Hat! Hat! Baby look cute.

Ezra (drinking pink lemonade): There's something kind of strange. Every time I take a drink, I feel like I'm floating.
Me and Wanda: Pass that around!

Ezra: I can smell the ocean!
Me: What does it smell like?
Ezra: Pee.

In Ezra's preschool exit interview, he said his favorite color was rainbow and his favorite animal was aliens. :)