what's so funny?

DJ has always been very literal. I am sure it is difficult for him at times to be surrounded by a family of sarcastic people. We seriously try not to mess with his too much, but there are times that it can't be helped.
As he gets older, it is easier to explain to him why we think things are funny. But even with that, "that's a joke right?" and "you're joking" is still almost a daily dialog. The crazy thing is, he thinks he is funny. And other people have told us how much they think he is funny. I mean he IS funny, in the funny way he reacts to things and the way he looks at things -- and then when tries to explain it to you... LOL
But since people have started telling him he is funny, he tries to tell jokes. Not just common kid jokes and knock, knocks (which he does too) but jokes that he makes up. And then he has to explain them to you.
DJ,
A joke isn't funny if you have to explain it.
Love,
Mama

As I was writing about Liberty Hognhog I realized that DJ had never had an imaginary friend. At least, one that I never met! But he used to CRACK us UP with the imaginative things he did ~

He was about three, when he was outside on the little park bench in the back yard that we overheard the conversation he was having with his ice cream cone. "Hello Mr. Ice Cream Cone. I am going to eat you up now."
This still sends all of us into hysterics!

But the best one, that he used to say ALL THE TIME (and not being able to pronounce his H's) was,

"Mama, pretend I'm a human baby."

Oh, the fun we've had with that!

DJ has always made me laugh.

Liberty Hognhog

Liberty Hognhog first came to visit us about a year ago. This is the first photo taken of her --

She is an astronaut who studies volcanoes. She has no siblings, is an orphan and comes from the planet Hognhog. She likes to make cake. You can call her Liberty for short, but don't say the "for short" part.

Kelly's older brother is completely freaked out by Liberty Hognhog, even to the point of tears if she 'visits' for too long a time. And while we all find that hilarious, Liberty doesn't visit unless he is at school or else she tries to keep her visit short.

Liberty came to visit on Kelly's last birthday --

and now wants to move here, to our planet, to study it's volcanoes. She want her own apartment, but wants Kelly to come over for play dates and sleepovers. Kelly's Dad also needs to come over and make them cheesy roll ups.

Paige had an imaginary friend when she was really little. Paige was only about 2 1/2 years old at the time. Her friend's name was Honey and I always had to pick Honey up and put her in the car next to Paige and strap her in. Honey and Paige would pick flowers in the back yard and 'make' things out of sticks and rocks.

I don't know, I just played along.

Paige also liked to be a cat all the time -- wouldn't talk, just purred.

So I pet her, and played along.

I honestly have no idea where Liberty came from either (other than the planet Hognhog)  Her last visit was on Mother's Day (when DJ was upstairs) and she even made me a card!

and obviously, did her own hair....