December 26, 2008
· Filed under Holidays, Stories
The best three quotes from Coco on Christmas day:
“You won’t even believe the heck out of yourself.” [said to Mainey when calling her over to see her new dollhouse]
“Oh, my golly gum, don’t tell me!” [said as she opened one of her gifts]
“Prepare to be amazed.” [when playing with two really cool magnet men]
The funniest story from the day before Christmas Eve:
Gramma was visiting us. As I opened a Christmas card, Coco exclaimed, “what the h*ll?” This is not something she ever says, and it figures she chose to say it in front of Layr’s mom, two hours her arrival. We both got mad and told her not to say that again. She walked over to me, put her head down on my shoulder and started to cry. I asked what was wrong and she said, “I really wanted to say, ‘what the h*ll.’”
December 23, 2008
· Filed under Holidays
Last weekend we finally hung up the mistletoe we bought. Before it was hung up, Coco would hold it over her head and say, “Mommy, there’s an emergency here.” Since it’s hung up at the bottom of the stairs now, she’ll start down and call, “There’s almost an emergency here, Mommy” and you have to run to meet her under the mistletoe.
Today at lunch, while I was working, Coco helped herself to a cookie before finishing her sandwich. Grandma asked why. Coco explained that she wasn’t taking care of her health (and therefore eating a cookie instead of lunch). This was the same response that daddy gave Coco the other night when he told her she couldn’t have any more cookies, while he was eating one.
December 17, 2008
· Filed under Growth · Tagged Daddy
Tonight my daughter told me she wants to be a boy so she can have that “stuff” in front. What can you say to that except, “oh?”
December 16, 2008
· Filed under Growth
Coco brushes her teeth every night before bed. Lately, I’ve been thinking she should brush in the morning too. Just now I suggested this to her after explaining that daddy and I always brush twice.
“That doesn’t sound reasonable,” was her response.
December 12, 2008
· Filed under Stories · Tagged Daddy
Layr just left Coco’s room. As he walked away she called, “Daddy! You kill me, kid!”
December 10, 2008
· Filed under Expressions · Tagged Spanish
“Muy-fecto!” This is said after Coco kisses her fingers. Lots of things have been “muy-fecto” in the last 24 hours.
December 9, 2008
· Filed under Stories · Tagged Pre-school
Tonight at dinner, Coco arranged the almonds she was eating on her plate. She then said, “the kids are in circle time and are mysteriously looking at Janet (one of her teachers).” Five or so minutes later she added, “Oh, look. I’m eating the kids.”
December 2, 2008
· Filed under Stories
Coco is very knowledgeable. When she learns something new, she really wants to tell us all about it. These conversations are funny. This is how they go.
“Do you know what Thanksgiving is, Mommy?”
“Yes, honey.”
“Do you really not know what Thanksgiving is?”
At this point, we realize that she really wants to tell us, so we say no, we don’t know. Then she tells us.
A couple of other things she loves saying these days are:
“Wait a cotton pickin’ minute!”
“What the?!”
December 1, 2008
· Filed under Expressions · Tagged Hello Kitty
Tonight I was feeling a bit dejected at dinner because Coco was being a bit uncooperative. She looked over at me and said, “Mommy, why are you looking like that? You’re breaking my heart.”
Later, at bedtime, I was lying down with her because she said she was lonely and needed someone to be in her room. I always fall for this and the moment I lie down, every time, Coco gets all rambunctious. Tonight she wanted to show me her Hello Kitty music box. It’s small and red and when you open the lid, music plays and Hello Kitty spins around. She reached over to her bedside table, opened it up and said, “Hello Kitty, you’re breaking my heart you’re so cute!”
