Luka Age 4

Luka: " You have to get married and have children and then you die."
Leah: "No, Sharon doesn't have children."
Luka: "But she's a teenager!"
Leah: "No, she's an adult. She doesn't live with her mum."
Luka: "But Joy's her mum!"

Luka Age 5

We were listening to music that we had at our wedding and I explained to Luka that we had got married to that music. Luka asked Leah, "Leah, who are you going to marry. First, you have to marry and then you die."

Luka Age 5

Luka: "I'm glad I was born after Leah because when I'm a grandpa I'll die after her."

Luka Age 5

Leah drew a snail and asked Luka what it was. Luka said, "I know, it's an orange on a scarf."

Leah Age 7

Leah: "Ellie doesn't go to big school (University) every day. What do I have to do so that I don't go to big school every day? Do Zoo-keepers have to go to big school every day?

Leah Age 7

Leah: "I'm going to be a vegetarian when I grow up because I'm going to work with animals. Not now though, because I'm a growing girl."

Luka Age 6

Luka was showing us how he practices basketball and he was describing the different levels, "Rubbish/Practice/Medium/Expert". At the end Leah asked him, "So what are you?" Luka answered, "I'm a mammal."

Leah Age 8

Leah: "You know how Mums always tell their daughters that they are the most beautiful girl in the world-well some kids actually believe them!"

Leah Age 7

Leah: "Mum, what's the cheapest car you can buy? I think I might buy a cheap car in case I have a baby. then I can afford to buy her all the other stuff."

Leah age 9

Leah wanted to cut the cheese for Luka while I was busy with something else. I asked afterwards, "Did you cut it ok?" Leah said, "Yes, and I said your lines-that's enough, be careful and all of that."

Leah Age 8

Leah and Luka were having a bath and I overheard Leah saying, "Yes, Luka, I know you pumped, but to be honest I don't need to know."

Leah Age

At the awards ceremony for the end of the school year Leah said, "I thought I might get an award because I'm the new girl but I've settled in as if I've been here forever."

Leah age 9

Jeff was on the roof of the garage. Leah said, "I'm not scared. I'm proud of him-he's searching for honey."
There had been a programme about this on Human Planet.

Leah age 8

Me: What did you do at school today?
Leah: Comprehension
Me: And did you comprehend?
Leah: What does that mean?

Luka Age 5

When Luka was about 5 and half I found a handwritten story from him. It read "Once upon a time there was a sleeping Leah. Luka jumped on her and then she died."

Leah age 8

Me; It's Anti-Bullying week this week.

Leah: "What?! You have to bully your Aunty?"

Leah age 9

Before bed one evening Leah said" If there was a genie my 3 wishes would be 1. make my DouDou back to it's normal size; 2. Have lots of pets, and 3. World Peace.

Leah age 9

Leah was asking what age Jeff and I were when she was born and what age she was when Luka was born. She turned to Luka and said, "Hey, I had a good thing going till you came along."

Leah aged 4

I was putting on moisturiser one morning. Leah said "I've seen that on TV. It says it gets rid of wrinkles." As I continued to put it on Leah watches then says "Mum, it's not working!"

Leah age 6

We were getting building work done on the house and Leah was talking about one of the builders. I asked "Which builder?". She thought for a moment and then said "We'll he was wearing the same kind of top as the one you're wearing!" Time for a Mummy makeover, I think.