Yes, this happened

Elizabeth: "What in the Hell is this???"

Taller.... or Shorter?

(Mommy gets the hang of a brand new game...)

Elizabeth: "Want to play a game? It's called 'Taller, or Shorter?'"

Me: "Sure"

Elizabeth: "OK. Are you taller, or shorter?"

Me: "Than what, you?"

(repeats, patiently)

Elizabeth: "Are you taller.... or shorter?"

Me: "Um, taller."

Elizabeth: "Right! Now, am I taller or shorter?"

Me: "Shorter?"

Elizabeth: "That's right. Shorter."

A Sacred Holiday

(On our way to the Spirit Halloween Store...)

Me: "Did you know that me & daddy got married on Halloween?"

Elizabeth: "You mean.... you missed Trick or Treats??"

Dry-clean only

(While watching a Disneyland show, Elizabeth wonders about the costumes...)

Elizabeth: "Can everybody's costume get wet?"

Me "Sort of... probably not too wet."

Elizabeth: "Yeah. I hope when all the characters go home at night, I hope they wash all their costumes."

Super-Duper

(Dessert time...)

"You know what I want for dessert? OK. This is gonna be a super-duper dessert, so I'm going to have to brush my teeth really, really good..."

It gets confusing

(I really don't remember how this conversation started... Something like this...)

Me: "...I'm the only Mommy."

Elizabeth: "I have one Mommy and one Daddy."

Me: "Yep."

Elizabeth: "And one Grama and one Grampa."

Me: "Well, you have Grama Jan & Grampa Tom. But, you also have Grama Connie and Grampa Al."

Elizabeth: "So, I have two Gramas and two Grampas."

Me: "Yes."

"And two Mommies and two Daddies."

Me: "Actually, only one Mommy and one Daddy."

[pause]

Elizabeth: "Are you pretending?"

As in 'Urrrrrrcch!!!'

(While playing with Happy Car, a ride-on car who is happy.)

Elizabeth: "Look, mommy. This button makes the car go. This makes the horn honk. And, this makes the car go urch."

Tires with a hint of popcorn

(First time in Les Schwab, this should be classic!)

Elizabeth: (pauses) "....Mommy....I want you to smell. The air..."

To The Ship!

While playing with pirates on Pirate Island at Grama's...

Me: (as one of the pirate toys)"OK, Pirates! Now that I've gathered you here for the pirate meeting, I've decided that we will attack the Princess Castle. Who's with me??"

Elizabeth: (as one of the other pirate toys) "I've got an idea, Captain! Let's play Knock-Knock-Who's-There!"

What a sweetie

Discussing our neighbor Bill

Me: I guess Bill had a fall. He hurt himself while gardening.

Elizabeth: Oh no.

Me: Should we make him a card or something?

Elizabeth: Yes. Here is what I want you to write in it: "Poor Bill. We love you."