potty talk

Zoey came out of our guest bathroom this afternoon and said, in an exasperated tone, "Mommy, why do all the boys in our house forget to put the lids on the toilet seat down? They shouldn't be playing in the bathroom, anyway."

We have "all" of one boy in our house.

beautiful

While getting ready this morning...

Z: Mommy, do I have to look cute today?
M: Well, I think you look cute everyday but, yes, you have to wear something nice today because we're going to meet your new preschool teacher, Mrs. Di'Lullo.
Z: Mommy! I have to look BEAUTIFUL then.
M: Why is that?
Z: I have to look BEAUTIFUL so Mrs. Di'Lullo will know it's me: Zoey with a y Olson!

Kaia!

While on vacation this week, Beth taught Kaia how to say, "Uh-oh!" She now says it in all the appropriate moments, but more often than saying "uh-oh" she combines that with "oops" and says, "Uh-oops!" It is pretty darn cute.

coughs and doggies

Kaia says all of five words, and one of them is "ruff" repeated twice whenever she sees a dog - in picture or person - or hears a dog or sees just about any animal.

This morning Zoey woke up with a croup-like cough (oh, joy for me).

Every time Zoey coughs Kaia runs to her, points excitedly, and says, "Ruff! Ruff!"

Zoey is not amused by this at all. :-)

pretending, right?

We pretend a LOT in our house. Today, we were pretending that I was Dalene - I know, that's such a stretch! - and Zoey was my neighbor, Mrs. Olson, visiting my house. We were in the kitchen during this conversation:

Dalene: I'm so glad you could visit, Mrs. Olson!

Mrs. Olson: Thank you! So, how are you today?

D: I'm doing well. Busy and tired, but well.

MO: So, where are your daughters?

D: Um, Kaia is right here in the kitchen playing...

MO: Oh, yeah, I see her...

D: ...and Zoey is upstairs getting dressed.

Zoey stopped, looked upstairs, and then whispered to me, "Mommy, we're just pretending, right? I'm right here, right?"

Oh, I couldn't stop laughing.

cupcake confusion

While making cupcakes this morning Zoey came in and asked, "Mommy, can I lick the bladders, please?"

M: You mean the beaters?

Z: No, the bladders!

M: Sweetie, a bladder is inside your body and holds your pee-pee.

Z: Oh, then the beaters, please.

mysterious

These days, most of our really great conversations take place in the car. It seems I've neglected to jot them down the past little while. Today, though...

Z: Mommy, I'm drawing lots and lots of pictures for you.

M: Great! I can't wait to see them all.

Z: Well... I am making them all different and mysterious so you won't know what they are.

M: Where did you learn the word mysterious?

Z: Oh, that one? I just made it up. It's a good one, huh?