12/27/08
Christmas love
(Christmas Eve...)
Elizabeth: "I wanna sleep in the living room."
Me: "Why?"
Elizabeth: "I wanna see Santa... I wanna give him a hug."
12/13/08
Positive Reinforcement
(While I counted out pieces of tape.)
Me: "One... two... three... four."
Elizabeth: "Good counting, Mommy!"
12/2/08
11/30/08
I'm trying, people. I really am.
(Before a bath)
Me: "Do you need to use the potty?"
Elizabeth: "No... I pee in the bath."
Me: "Well, you need to use the potty. We don't pee in the bathtub."
Elizabeth: "Of course I do!"
11/26/08
Carnivore. Cookievore.
(For breakfast, Elizabeth gave her new T-Rex toy a cookie)
Me: "T-Rex likes cookies?"
Elizabeth: "And meat."
11/24/08
11/23/08
The Santa-touch
(While on a walk in our neighborhood.)
Elizabeth: "Feel the tree, mommy!"
Me: "OK!" (feels the tree) "It's like a Christmas tree, isn't it?"
Elizabeth: "That's not a Christmas tree. That's a real tree."
Me: "Oh! I see. What makes a Christmas tree?"
Elizabeth: "Santa Claus do... make a Christmas tree."
11/22/08
Hold the condiments
(Elizabeth currently LOVES dinosaurs... specifically, T-Rex)
Elizabeth: "Look at T-Rex. He's happy."
Me: "He is happy... do you think he's hungry?"
Elizabeth: "Yeah... He eats meat."
Me: "Yes he does."
Elizabeth: "Cheeseburgers... with no cheese... and no pickles."
11/20/08
I love the thoughtfulness. I love the manners.
Elizabeth: "Who's coming over today?"
Me: "Grama!"
Elizabeth: "Donuts!"
Me: "Yep, she's bringing donuts."
Elizabeth: "Wanna donut, mommy?"
Me: "Yes, I'd love a donut."
Elizabeth: "How 'bout Grama?"
Me: "Yeah, Grama wants a donut."
Elizabeth: "Yeah!"
11/18/08
Happy Holidays
(While reading The Night Before Christmas.)
Elizabeth: "Where's my stocking?"
Me: "It's with the other Christmas stuff. We'll get it out soon when we decorate for Christmas."
Elizabeth: "Yeah... Santa!"
Me: "Is Santa going to fill up your stocking?"
Elizabeth: "Yeah! With candy!"
Me: "Ooh... candy. That's a nice treat from Santa."
Elizabeth: "Yeah! Trick or treat!"
Me: "Trick or treat?"
Elizabeth: "Smell my feet!"
11/17/08
11/15/08
Pop Host
(While serving up dinner)
Me: "Elizabeth, would you like to try some pot roast?"
Elizabeth: "I don't like pop host... It's pretty yucky"
11/14/08
11/10/08
That's my girl!
(Elizabeth asks this in response to: 'I've got something for you,' 'Look at this,' 'I know what we can do,' 'Guess what,' and many other phrases…)
"Something to eat?"
11/9/08
Stop. Think. Snack?
Elizabeth: "I want something"
Me: "Like What?"
Elizabeth: "Like... a snack."
Me: "What would you like for a snack?"
Elizabeth: "Um... Tylenol."
Me: "No, you can't have Tylenol for a snack, I'm sorry."
Elizabeth: "Yeah! I want Tylenol! I'm sick!"
I am what I am
(While running, jumping, and climbing up my back)
Me: "You're a monkey!"
Elizabeth: "I'm not a monkey! I'm Elizabeth Cawol!"
UPDATE: "I'm not a monkey... I'm a... a Dog! I'm a Kitty-Cat! Candy! A balloon, too!"
11/7/08
Goofin' around
(Watching Disneyland footage)
Me: "Goofy's pretty silly, isn't he?"
Elizabeth: "Yeah... and he's funny, too."
11/1/08
10/31/08
I like that she doesn't give up
Elizabeth: "Sanweewah"
Me: "What?"
Elizabeth: "Sanweewah"
Me: "....Cinderella?"
Elizabeth: "Not sandowewah! Sanweewah"
Me: "Um...Underwear?"
Elizabeth: (giggles) "Not undaweah! Sanweewah"
Me: .......
Elizabeth: "Sanweewah"
Me: "Sunriver!"
Elizabeth: "Yeah! A log!"
Me: "Oh, you remember the log at the Sunriver house?"
Elizabeth: "Yeah! And a pool too."
10/30/08
10/29/08
A kinder, gentler goose
(While reading 'Walt Disney's Nursery Rhymes')
Elizabeth: "That's Daisy Duck!"
Me: "I think that's Mother Goose."
Elizabeth: "Mother Goose? That's not Daisy Duck"
Me: "Yep. Mother Goose. Mother of all nursery-rhymes."
Elizabeth: "That's not Mother Goose."
Me: "It's not?"
Elizabeth: "That's Mommy Goose."
10/27/08
Such enthusiasm!
(During a recent bath)
Me: "What are you doing?"
Elizabeth: "Peeing in bath!"
Me: "No, we don't pee in the bath. That means you're swimming in pee."
Elizabeth: "Heck Yeah!"
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