Out of the mouth of babes

Here are a few gems from the children which I quickly keyed into my iPhone notepad. Enjoy.

The tour guide had been showing us around the grounds of the Citadel in Quebec City which had been built as a fort by the French and is still being used by the 22nd Battalion French Canadian armed forces. When tour guide stopped for questions, Geoff asked hopefully, 'Do you have any dungeons?' The entire tour group cracked up.

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Grandpa thought that playing some games would help pass time for the long drives. He decided to test the children's general knowledge. 

Grandpa : Where are birds kept?
John: Aviary.
Christy: Bird park!

Grandpa : What is the female of peacock called?
John: Pecan?

Then we started to name things according to categories starting with the letter A all the way to Z:

Countries, Places
Trees, plants, flowers and fruit
Animals
Birds
Insects

Grandpa: Any birds whose names start with the letter Q?
Geoff: How about Queenfisher?

Christy: Have we done the letter G yet? I forgot 'grass'!

Grandpa: Which country or place starts with the letter "D"?
Pat: Detriot
Grandpa: Wow.
Christy: Mummy is so smart she does not need to go to school anymore!

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We also played 20 questions based on Bible characters.

John: Is it a boy or a girl?
Grandpa: It's a boy.
John: Is it in the Old Testament?
Grandpa: No.
John: Is it Jesus?
Grandpa: No.
John: Is it one of the 12 disciples?
Grandpa: No.
Geoff: Was he a good man?
Grandpa: Yes.
Geoff: Was he Nicodemus?
Grandpa: YES! How did you know?

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Sometimes Grandpa just wanted to know how the grandchildren were thinking. They had their thinking caps on.

Grandpa: Why do the electricity poles in this part of Canada have so few wires on them?
Geoff: Because there are fewer people.

Grandpa: Why are there black patches over some parts of the forest?
Geoff: Because of the clouds in the sky.

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After we had crossed the Canadian border into the United States of America, Christy broke into song, 'There are no cats in America!'

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Grandpa had just explained how much dowry he paid for his marriage to grandma.
Christy: Mummy, how much money do you all have to pay my future boyfriend's family? 
Pat: I don't have to pay. Your boyfriend's family will have to pay! 
Christy: Yay! Money, money, money!

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As we get out of the van upon arriving at the house at Ionia, Michigan, Grandpa starts humming "Home on the Range". Christy joins in the humming.
Surprised that she knew the song, I remarked, "Oh, you know this song too?"
Christy replied, "The whole class had to learn the song." 
Turning to me with a stricken look, she added, "and the boys had to dance with the girls! How AWFUL is that?!'

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As our stay at the Ma household in Toronto draws to an end, Christy says wistfully, 'I've always wanted a younger sister.'
She looks longingly at Mattea, clasps her hands together and then turns to her mum, 'Please can we keep her?'

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Christy: I am the ONLY one of my friends who doesn't have a handphone.
Me: Why do you need a handphone?
Christy: To call people.
Me: What do your friends use their handphones for?
Christy: Playing games.
Me: You will get a handphone when you are older.
Christy: When? I hope not when I am a hundred years old!

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When we finally landed at Changi Airport after 36 hours of travel.
Christy who had sat in the same row as her parents, "Did you know daddy had noodles on the plane last night?"
Geoff who had been seated two rows in front with his grandparents, "No wonder I smelt noodles! So I told Mama but she said no lah, daddy is sleeping."