6-23-10

Today was a double feature of fun Cora-isms on the way to 'school'.

First was the comment I was not expecting quite so soon:

Cora:  Daddy - will you teach me how to drive your this car?
Ryan:  Lets talk about that in a few more years, ok?

And then, Cora requested this:

Cora:  Mommy, can we listen to that music we listened to last week [ed note: everything is "last week" - in this case she means yesterday]
Me:  Which one honey?
Cora:  The one about "three more ice"
Me:  {puzzled}  Can you sing some for me
Cora:  {sings}  Three more ice, three more ice

At that point I realize she is talking about our nursery rhymes CD and the song "Three Blind Mice"  LOL

6-21-10

We all know it's going to come.  That time when something comes out of our kids' mouths that we KNOW we did not put there.  That happened for us tonight.  Except I wasn't expecting it to be something good.   Cora has started a preschool that is located in a church.  It's not affiliated with the church and does not advertise itself as a religious preschool - in fact its a fine arts school (whatever that means for 3 year olds).  But tonight as I was listening to her talk herself to sleep with her stuffed animals in bed (yes I still tune in on her monitor from time to time) I heard this:

Cora:  God is great, God is good, let us thank Him for this food. Aaaaaaamen.  Now we can eat our snack!

6-18-10

As we were getting ready to head out the door this morning - finally starting to get into a routine and a groove with two kiddos now - Cora grabbed her backpack, and had this to say:

Cora:  Rock and roll mom.  Rock and roll. 

Darn straight.

6-16-10

Today on the way home from "school" Ryan and I were asking Cora how her day went.  She told us she had a good time and chitter chattered away about all her little friends.  Then there was a pause for about a minute, which was followed by this:

Cora:  Cuz that's how I roll.

I have GOT to cut back on the TV time....

6-12-10

Today for snack time, Cora got a soft peanut butter cookie.  I sat her down with her cookie and some water, and went to make myself a cup of coffee.  By the time I came back with my coffee, Cora had run through about half of her cookie - taking large chunks and tearing them into small pea-sized pieces.  When I asked what she was doing she told me:

Cora:  I don't like big cookies - I like them squishy so I have to make all these pieces.
Me:  Well why don't you just make some small pieces, eat them, and then make more?
Cora: No.  I have to make the whoooole cookie.
Me:  Alrighty then.
Cora:  I don't like big cookies.   Or thunder.

Um... ok.

6-7-10

Cora started Preschool today (while Milly started 1/2 days at daycare as well - big day for mommy!)   When Cora got home today I asked her how her day had gone and if she liked the kids there?  Her response:

Cora:  Well the boys were kinda mad, but the girls were nice and they shared.

06-02-10

Ever since Milly's arrival, and thus the introduction of breast feeding, Cora has been more focused on "boo boos" as she calls them.  Last night as I was tucking Cora in, I asked her - as is our usual custom - what songs she wanted me to sing her.  She replied "none".  I asked "You don't want any songs at all?"  Cora, staring at the ceiling with her thumbs hooked under her armpits simply said "nope".  When I asked why, she told me "My boo boos are thinking."   ??   "About what," I asked.   "About curtains and houses and stuff."   Of course.  How could I not have known.