We are slowly brainwashing DD to love 80's music. This weekend when I was putting her to bed, she wanted to sing Paradise City.
We sing, she sits up shocked and touches my face. "MAMA! I figured it out! WE LIVE IN PARADISE CITY!!! Because I'm pretty and you're pretty and we're girls and our grass is green! "Our town name" is Paradise City!!"
parenting win - G's favorite Prince song is Let's Go Crazy. she also cried when our MLS team lost because we didn't get to sing "Wonderwall" (the stadium sings it when the team wins)
DS, who just turned 4, has a girlfriend. They’ve known each other since they were crawling, and he spent most of the year calling her “that mean girl with the A and the V and the A” (her name is Ava). But now any time anyone mentions Ava, he says “Ohn you mean my girlfriend?” I asked him what that means and he said “It means she is good to me and I’m good to her.” Ooookay. I’m not ready for this. He is FOUR. Barely.
DD is just so saucy. DH got this incredibly impressive looking cocktail with a huge slice of pineapple coming out of it. It looked so funny I wanted a pic, so I told him “Do a cheers” and DD put up her milk cup to clink with him. So we have the drink that looks like it should be called “the Big Kahuna” and a plastic milk cup.
My DS discovered Bagels this weekend. Saturday morning he came into my room asking for breakfast circles. It took me a minute to figure out what he was asking for. Then he kept calling them bugles or boogers. lol.
My DS discovered Bagels this weekend. Saturday morning he came into my room asking for breakfast circles. It took me a minute to figure out what he was asking for. Then he kept calling them bugles or boogers. lol.
This sounds like DD. She is full of "sideways" sayings. I actually keep a file on my phone with the "dictionary." Stuff like "bunny pooping pajama shoes" for bunny slippers.
Last summer the tooth fairy (me) forgot to come and DS cried in the bathroom. I put the money under his pillow and told him the tooth fairy came while he was in the bathroom.
Fast forward to current day, he finally lost a straggly tooth, and I was afraid I would forget so while he was getting ready for bed literally right next to me but looking away, I shoved a dollar bill under the pillow. The next day he complained that he wanted two half dollar bills, and I said the tooth fairy doesn't go to the bank. Then he told me the tooth fairy forgot his tooth- which me being the worlds worst tooth fairy of course I did. Then he looked the next night and couldn't find the tooth and concluded she took it. Its probably still lying on the floor under his bed.
This morning DD complained that DH was lying on her bed when she was getting ready for school. DS says "I got this" and launched himself on top of him.
mommyatty, DD is constantly getting BF's and married.
For a long time, she was going to marry E, but then came home one day and let me know she wasn't going to marry E, she was going to marry L. I asked her why, and she said "He doesn't want to get married. And if he doesn't want me, why should I waste my time on him?" Remember this when you're in your 20s sweetheart.
Her teacher has set some ground rules on all the marriages - they can't get married until they've graduated college and worked a job for at least two years. DD now acts like this is gospel.
Post by HeartofCheese on May 21, 2018 13:08:16 GMT -5
I told my kids they were taking me out to lunch for my birthday.
DS: So we get to be in front?! Me: Wut? You mean at the restaurant? DS: No, in the car. With me and DD up front. How do I drive?
Then later in the car:
DS: I thought we were going to take you. Me: You are! You're going to pay. DS: Is that what my $10 bill is for? Did I bring it? Oh good. Good thing I brought it with me.
*He then proceeded to try and give me his hard-earned $10 bill all afternoon. I love that kid.
Then I overheard yesterday b/t STBXH and DD: STBXH: [Your pajamas] are rainbow! DD: No they're not. XH: Yes, they are. DD: No they're not. XH: Yes, they are. You're just not looking. DD: Why can't I see it? I don't want to wear them!
Btw, the pajamas were blue/green tiedye. Def not rainbow. Way to call him out, tiny girl!
I don't know if this is cute or not, but DD is pissed I am not taking off for her birthday, a month from now, on a Tuesday. But I took off for DS's birthday!! It was on a Saturday. She has been talking about her birthday since January. We have had Dh's, Ds's, and mine in the months before hers in June.
Post by erinshelley21 on May 21, 2018 14:37:24 GMT -5
xctsclrx, DS calls the mini sausage biscuit sandwiches "breakfast cheeseburgers" The first time he did it I about lost it and now that's just what they are called in our house.
The other day when we got home for the evening I told DS it was bath night, meaning he'd be taking a bath in a couple of hours. Next thing I know he's walking through the kitchen naked and I asked him what he was doing and he said "I'm getting unclothesed" Also, he attended a meeting with MIL yesterday and they sing a song during these meetings. He was chosen as song leader and he made them sing Jingle Bells.
Cute and also scary, but I put a headband on DD the other day and she walked to the kitchen and threw it in the trash. If she's doing that at 14 months old I'm terrified at what 14 years will be like.
DD2 is obsessed with making videos lately. She makes me record her with my phone while she does a cooking show, or a yoga lesson, or a craft project. And she signs off every video with "Thanks for watching! See more at ww.com!" I can't figure out what she's been watching that's given her this idea, since she's not really a YouTube watcher. But it cracks me up! I think I'm going to make a private youtube channel for her so she can send it to the grandmas.
DS calls his Kindle Fire his “chocolate” instead of his tablet. We all do too now.
We went to a birthday party this weekend where DS kicked butt at this old video game where you have this plane looking thing and you shoot at these aliens. I think DH said it was called “Defender”? Anyhoo, I was feeling bad about how it’s kind sorta violent until DS said his fav part of the party was “that game where you got to shoot water at all those bugs”. Lol. DD, who apparently also thought they were shooting water, had to translate that one for me.
ETA- DS also calls his favorite blanket “his tickly blanket”. Even though it has a gigantic SpiderMan on it and by all rights should be called his SpiderMan blanket, we all call it his tickly blanket too.
He also says “gapuz” instead of “because”, and I will be so sad when he stops that. Gapuz it’s super cute, y’all.
Post by librarychica on May 21, 2018 16:11:26 GMT -5
We somehow ended up with all of these beanbag foam beads all over the living room. I told DD2 that she could save us all from the evil white dots and she had me tie her blankey over her ears to block out the noise and dust busted them all up.
We did a victory dance and DD1 threw her a parade.
I've been trying to bribe DD into not talking as much during her gym class, it hasn't been working well. This morning she asks what her bribe is for tonight. I told her I shouldn't have to bribe for her to not talk and she should juts be able to do it and why don't we have a consequence instead. She goes okay... is it for each time I talk when I shouldn't or just overall class because if it is each time lets make it push ups or sit ups because those are easy if it is overall can it be V-ups. I just shook my head and walked away.
Fun word play: peanut butter cookies are called "peanut butt"
We picked out workbooks at the bookstore yesterday for the kids to work on this summer. They love workbooks. Here they are hanging out working on them. It cracked me up to see them in the same odd position with one knee up. poof!
Post by librarychica on May 21, 2018 18:56:35 GMT -5
mommyatty, so cute! my kids also love workbooks. My theory is it is because they’re in a Montessori and only the Kinders get workbooks and only at certain times (to prepare for a more traditional setting) and so they’re “special.”
My mom asked DD to write an A. She refused. So my mom asks do you know how to write an A. DD responded with no but I can draw a bus and proceeded to draw the bus. We all lost it when she did that.
She is obsessed with busses and does know how to do an A but didn’t want to.
Post by HeartofCheese on May 22, 2018 9:45:08 GMT -5
Kid dictionary:
Crabby patties: cheeseburgers Mashed potatoes: DS's blankee Baby blanka: DD's blankee Hot chocolate milk: any chocolate milk regardless of temp Bathena: The official name of all of the unicorns Isopods: all bugs Fossils: all rocks Chameleon: Canadian
Post by mustardseed2007 on May 22, 2018 11:11:04 GMT -5
ok I got one. k3am, actually helped me b/c when my kids do cute stuff I usually send my sister a text.
DS' school took a class field trip (a special party, really, for kindergartners) to a country club in our area. They went bowling and saw some animals they have there. I was joking with DH about the location and we started talking about what neighbors are members there.
ME: x neighbor is a member, and y and z just joined. I assume neighbor A is also a member, but I don't really know. DS: Why aren't we members Me: Well we're parts of other groups: our neighborhood pool, the gym... DS: Barnes N Noble.
mommyatty and all - I can still see the pic of your kids on Tapatalk. It shows in the preview of the thread. When I open the thread, I only see the squirrel.
Post by traveltheworld on May 22, 2018 15:33:08 GMT -5
DS was being mopey about having to go get a Paw Patrol toy with me for DD's birthday as he wants that exact same toy but won't be getting it until his own birthday, which isn't for another 2 months. I tried to convince him that he should be happy for DD as he should feel good about someone he loves being happy.
I: "...because you love your sister so much..." DS: "no, not particularly. She is ok, but I wouldn't say I love her so very much."
He then made me promise that we won't go to more than 20 stores to find that toy.