"Mom, why do we have boogers in our noses?"

So Spencer asked a GREAT question on the way from Tammie's today. "Mom, why do we have boogers in our noses?" well i admit i was stumped. so we of course called Dad.  All i heard was "a huh...a huh.. ok thanks, thats what i needed" and the phone clicked shut. I'm sure Aaron had the same answer but for you parents who were curious here's what i found:

"When you breathe in air through your nose, it contains lots of tiny things, like dust, dirt, germs, and pollen. If these made it all the way to the lungs, the lungs could get irritated or infected, making it be tough to breathe. Luckily, snot helps trap this stuff, keeping it in the nose and out of the lungs.


After this stuff gets stuck inside the nose, the mucus surrounds it and some of the tiny hairs inside the nose called cilia (say: sih-lee-uh). These hairs help move the mucus and the trapped stuff toward the front of the nose or the back of the throat. When the mucus, dirt and other debris dry and clump together, you're left with a booger. Boogers can be squishy and slimy or tough and crumbly. Everybody gets them, so they're not a big deal. In fact, boogers are a sign that your nose is working the way it should!"