Puzzled Wombat

Sarah has been working her way through a book of mazes.

Sarah: What do I do here?
Me: It says "The baby elephant is lost! Help her find her family."
Sarah: *solves it and goes to the next one* What do I do here?
Me: It says "Help the zookeeper bring the bananas to the monkey!"
Sarah: *solves it and goes to the next one* And what do I do here?
Me: Help the ant find the picnic basket!
Sarah: *huffs* Why do they need my help? Why can't they help themselves?

Scary Wombat

Sarah is REALLY getting into the scary and downright morbid aspects of Halloween.

Me: *messaging on my phone*
Sarah: What are you doing, Mommy?
Me: I'm messaging my friend Adrienne.
Sarah: Oh. Is she dead?
Me: What? No she's not dead. She's in Chicago!
Sarah: *giggles*

Are you smarter than a Wombat?

While watching "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"

Sarah: am I smarter than a 5th grader?
Me: I bet you'll be a very smart 5th grader when you get there!
Me: Am I?
Sarah: I dunno. Grownups are pretty smart, but so are 5th graders.

Inventor Wombat

Robert brought Sarah a magnet building toy. She has made many things, but this is my favorite. It is (in her words) "a machine to send out colors to the whole world."

Rationing Wombat

Robert took Sarah to the grocery store to pick up some dinner.

Robert: So you want pizza for dinner?
Sarah: Yes
Robert: Well what do I get?
Sarah: Nothing
Robert: Can I even get a redhead?
Sarah: No. Well you have mashed potatoes and that's the same thing!

Artistic Wombat

While getting Sarah ready for school this morning:

Me: Sarah, what's on your face?
Sarah: Well that depends. What color is it?

Spotting Wombat

Robert was lying on his stomach on the bed and Sarah was lying on his back, playing with his hair.

Sarah: Look, our hair is about the same color!
Me: Yup? Anything interesting in there?
Sarah: *ruffles* I found his head! With no hair on it.
Robert: *whimpers*
Sarah: Here, I'll try and cover it up *ruffles*.
Robert: *fake sobs*
Sarah: It didn't work very well!