LAST MONTH'S WINNER ...

Upon seeing a long stretch limousine for the first time, my son exclaimed, “Wow, they must have lots of kids!”
Damon, 5, Rancho Santa Margarita


... AND THE BEST OF THE REST:

I was helping my daughter with her math homework. The question was, “If y=5, solve the following problem: y+12=__.” She was slightly confused, so I asked her, “If you know y equals 5, then why don’t you just use 5?” She replied, “I guess they want you to learn math and the alphabet at the same time.”
Delaney, 9, Lake Forest

My son said his teacher asked the class what states they knew, and he said, “Maryland and Santa Barbara.” When I asked him what states the other kids knew, he said, “Ohio and Obama.”
Evan, 5, Aliso Viejo

Also from Evan:
I asked Evan if he wanted me to fast forward through the commercials. He said, “No, I like commercials. It gives me a chance to think about what I want for my birthday and Christmas.”

My 4-year-old was telling me that he loves buying charcoal for barbecues with his dad. He asked me, “Where does charcoal come from?” I told him I that didn’t know, and that maybe we should go to the library and look it up. He said,
“We should go to charcoal.com!”
Amari, 4, Orange

My daughter and I were preparing to paint our nails as part of a makeover night. As we gathered our supplies, she turned to me and asked, “May I have a manicure?” Caught off guard by her question, my husband turned to her and asked, “Why not a pedicure? Do you know what a pedicure is?” She responded by saying, “Yes, it is when you paint your cat’s and dog’s nails.”
Samantha, 7, Stanton

After listening to the “real ocean” by putting her ear against the conch shell, she said, “Can I feel the real ocean if I put my fingers inside the shell?”
Dayna, 7, Tustin Ranch

Also from Dayna:
My skin was peeling after getting sunburned, and my daughter asked, “Mom, why are you shedding?”