Quotes From Our Day At The Zoo

Simon, while at the zoo: "Are we taking the train?"
Jeff: "No. We're going to walk today."
Simon, nodding: "Ohh, we're kicking it old school."

This one is from Jeff, but it made me laugh so hard! Talking about my book addiction: "You should switch to heroin: it's cheaper."

Simon went on the zoo carousel today. He spent the whole ride discussing whether or not it was safe. He got off and said, "My teeth are still chattering!"
I asked, "Why?"
Simon answered, "I got on my own nerves."


Simon: "Why do the penguins always looks like that?"
Ryan: "They look like they're wearing tuxedos."
Simon: "They're staying classy."


Simon tried to climb the rope ladder at the zoo playground. He was trying to find the easiest way to get up, but ended up losing his shoe. He has about as much coordination as I do.

Stan Lee

Simon: "My voice is kind of better now. Half the time when I scream, I sound like a boy. The other times I sound like a girl, though. My voice will be all better when I'm seven."

Simon: "I learned a new word: obsessed. Basically, I've been obsessed with Legos for days."

Simon, on the Living Wax Museum we'll be visiting later: "Too bad it doesn't go back to the Cretaceous or something, so I could dress as a Velociraptor. Or old school Lego Batman. That's old."

Simon: "There's a commercial in this [comic] for a book  about how to be a comic book writer and it's written by STAN LEE! We need to call and tell Dad! He will freak out!"

Jeff: "Two, four, six, eight, who do we appreciate!"
Simon: "Who?"
Jeff: "Amazon."

Simon: "Batman's not a superhero. He's a millionaire."
Simon: "It's going to be a huge nassel explosion."
Me: "What?"
Simon: "Nassel! You know, like in space."
Me: "NASA?"
Simon: "No, nassel."
Me: "Wait, how is the word spelled?"
Simon: "N-A-S-A-L"
Me: Simon, that's pronounced "nay- sal". It has to do with the nose."
Simon: "Oh. Then there's going to be a nasal explosion."
Ew.