Kids Say The Darndest Things...

M: We are going to have laZAGna for dinner tonight.
Lo: no mommy, it's laSAGna.
M: Oh OK laZAGna. ;)
Lo: mommy say it slowly with me la-sag-na.
M: la-sag-na.
Lo: good job mommy!

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M: Ok peeps it is time to lock and load.  

{time to leave in mommy crazy talk}

MW: la lo

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Leighton hurt her hand doing who knows what...

Lo: ::with head bowed and eyes squeezed shut::

Dear God please heal up my hand. Amen.

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We are leaving for Saturday night church and I have on a "stylish" jacket because it is sub par in the sanctuary. Lo insists on wearing a jacket too.

Daddy: Lo why do you have a jacket on?

Lo: Because I want to look stylish. Yeah, I look stylish. 

{BAHAHA where does she come up with this stuff...I never once said I looked stylish or had on a stylish jacket. Oh sweet little fashionista.}

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It's breakfast time.

Daddy: What do you want for breakfast Lo?

Lo: cereal.

::Daddy proceeds to get the cereal out...::

Lo: No NO! I want toast now. I change my mind. It ok.

::Daddy realizing girls always can change their minds, even at 3::

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M: I love you Micah Bear

MW: I wub ju

One of the first "I love yous" melts your heart every.single.time.

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Mommy singing a lively rendition of the veggie tale theme song.

Lo: Mommy what was that?

M: I was trying to sing to you.

Lo: oh.

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M: Gymnastics starts again soon. Did you miss it?

Lo: Yes, SO much. I love gymnastics (and cucumbers). Why does things have to go away sometims?

M: ::um, is this suppose to be a great theological question that I should try and answer?! crickets crickets what to say...quick::

I don't know it's frustrating isn't? ::whew. Good answer. {not} good thing she is 3.::

Lo: Yes, it's fustating.

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We finally are getting cooler days and mornings. Praise Jesus!!!!

Lo: Mommy it's not too hot. Let's go to the park!

MW: ARK ARK

M: I said we would go later. Daddy is coming home for lunch soon.

Lo: Oh man! Well let's eat lunch after I go to the silverleaves. {she means facilities--our pc word for bathroom.} HA!

MW: ARK ARK!

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It was a rainy day {again PRAISE JESUS we are in a desperate Sarhara kind of desert drought here}

Lo: Maybe after everything dries up after nap we can go to the P-L-O-C-K-D-E. {Park} 

My spelling lessons really paying off. HA!

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Playing with her dolls. Next thing I hear is her "cell phone" conversation with someone.

Lo: sorry we are going to be late for the party. We ran out of gas. Be there soon. Bye.

M: what?! You ran out of gas?!

Lo: Well we didn't. The horsey did.

M: Um, ok. Well do you have far to walk?

Lo: No the party is just right there. {two steps down the hall}

Can I just say, never once have we ever ran out of gas, come close, but never ran out. I don't even begin to pretend to know where this "storyline" comes from. I find myself constantly asking "where did she come up with this stuff?!"

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This one makes my heart happy because she recognized her bad attitude and corrected it on her OWN! 

Leighton was obsessing about her socks and how they weren't on "right" I calmly explained that what she wanted to happen wasn't going to work. She ran off pouting, crying and yelling.

A bit later she returns.

Lo: Mommy, I am sorry for yelling at you and having a bad attitude. 

M: Oh thank you baby for saying sorry. I am proud of you for recognizing that.