smart jeans

This morning at 6:30 AM...
Z: Mommy, I know how to make apple cider.

M: That's because you got Daddy's smart genes.

Z: Yeah, Daddy has jeans that walk and talk... are those smart jeans, Mommy?

baby babble

Kaia is speaking a few more words these days. She says mommy, daddy, car, up, down, yes, ruff, that, ball, cup, shoe, Zaza (Zoey), sister, toe, and Kaka (Kaia). All her words are deliciously cute, but her baby babble cracks us up. If she's telling us something really serious, she uses her pointer finger while talking. She also loves to stand in front of the stove and watch her reflection as she speaks. Kinda cute.

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.