Joeyisms and Mad Dawgies

We were watching Lion King and the lion cub's dad had just died and Joey said, "Dad, is Papa Cecil still living in my heart?"

Maddox: Mom, for my birthday, I want a picture of Jesus on my birthday cake.
Me: Hmm....I'm not sure we can do that....why do you want that?
Maddox: Mom, he created everything. He is the boss of everyone. Don't you think he wants a cake?
Joey was singing to his new iPod Shuffle out loud.
Maddox: Mom, he is hurting my brain.  His singing hurts my brain so much. Make it stop. 

In the car, we were singing to a song.
Maddox: Mom, I'm not singing out loud, I'm just singing in my brain. I am singing really good in my brain.  Actually, I'm humming.  I sound really good.

Joey: Mom, at school, Ian keeps saying that our teams aren't fair.
Me: Why would he say that? Why are they not fair?
Joey: Well, we picked Anthony and everyone wants Anthony on their team.
Me: Why? Is he really good?
Joey: Um, yeahhhh....he's a baller, mom. He's a baller.

Joey's teacher, Mrs. Coppola, told me this one. Apparently, he went up to her and said, "Mrs. Coppola, I really like Rylie's ponytail today."  (Rylie is Mrs. Coppola's daughter and Joey's cousin).

I had just put down Saylor for a nap.
Maddox: Where is Saylor?
Me: She's just laying down for a little cat nap.
Maddox: Mom, a cat nap is for cats. Saylor is taking a little people nap.  It's when little people take a rest. NOT a cat nap.
We were watching a t.v. show and I came in and said, "Who is winning, Joey?" and he said, "The black guy."  So, thinking this was the perfect opportunity to tell him that we don't describe people by the color of their skin, I said, "Joey, we don't say things like that.  We don't describe people by the color of their skin." And, he looked at me very confused and said, "Mom, I'm talking about the guy wearing the black jersey. What are you talking about?"  (Oops! My bad!)

We were out for pizza one night:
Joey: Mom, I am so embarrassed to tell you something.
Me: Joey, you don't have to be embarrassed to tell me anything, ever.
Joey: You look so beautiful tonight.
(I blushed and cried a little, not going to lie.)

Saylor was crying in the other room and I was going to go get her.
Maddox: Mom, do you not hear that? Are you not going to go get her? That is your DAUGHTER CRYING. Why would you just let her cry like that? Geez, mom."

We had just had our disposal break, our water faucet break and our water heater break.  And, Joey said, "Dad, you should be a lawyer AND a fixer."