Christmas 2011

There were probably a million things said last night and this morning that I should be documenting.  But instead, the one thing I was to remember most is Cora last night, in her light purple footie jammies scampering down our front stairs to leave a plate of carrots for the reindeer.  She was so excited.

This morning as we went downstairs (at 6:15am) all she said was "He came!  Santa really came!  I can't believe its really Christmas!"

All Milly keeps saying is "Horsie. Neigh!!"  The girls got a Radio Flyer spring horse from Santa. :)

11-27-11

Quietly on the monitor just this evening: 

God...? Can you hear me? I can't hear you.... cuz you're way up there and I'm way down here. God? Pleeeeease? God... if you can hear me... I don't really want to have any dreams, ok? Not any bad dreams or even any good dreams, ok? {quietly} Ok.

 Wow.   Heartbreaking and awe inspiring all at once.  I went up and we had a long talk about God, guardian angels, dreams, and the like. :D

11-21-11

I have a 19 month old addicted to.... GUM. When I pick her up from daycare she comes running, jumps smiling into my arms... and then stuffs her fingers in my mouth, tilts her head coquettishly sideways, and says "Chew-Chew? Chew-Chew?" If I do not have said 'chew-chew' life is devastatingly horrid and she lays her head on my shoulder sobbing. If I say "we'll get some chew chew in the car" suddenly all is right with the world and she demands to head out the door asap. Once she has a small bit of gum she will chew it for HOURS and will occasionally yell from the backseat "MOM! MOM! {sounding like someone from Long Island} I ha' chew-chew!" She will yell this until I acknowledge this wonder. This has gone on for weeks. Only my kids.

10-11-11 Milly's First Real Submission

Not because of its wisdom or humor or irony - just because it *is*

Milly was trying to grab some papers in the car - the small note size papers her day care provider sends home each day - and was getting frustrated.

I said "Goodness why are you so angry?"
To which, clear as a bell, she told me "I can't get my notes." Not "No can get notes" - but a full grammatically set sentence.  Before this we were lucky to get "Tank ew Co-wah".

Ryan looked at me - I looked at him and he said "Did you just hear what I heard?"  So, as a test I turned around and said to Milly - "Do you want me to take your notes and put them away?"

She responded:  "No, I wanna keep notes." 

Wow.  Just wow.

10-8-11

Cora (driving past a car dealership): Mom! That flag is ger-my-mus (ginormous). What is the word for it? 

Me: You just said it - its a flag. 

Cora: No there's a more special word for it. {thinks} I remember! Its called a 'Merican Flag. That means its very important. That is a very special kind of flag.

Milly-isms

Time to add to the Milly Lexicon!

Mama
Dada
Cora
Meme
Popop
Yes (or often "YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!" when its something she wants)
No (usually Nononononono)
Up! (very emphatic)
Off (when she means on - like she brings us a hat and says  off... off)
Off-on (when pointing at a light)
Gog Gog (dog)
Ki'ie (kitty)
Baby
Ni-Ni (night night)
Mo' (more)
Tank You (will even do small sentences like "Tank you Cora")
Pees (please)
Ow-si (outside)
Dink (drink)
Go
Bye Bye

10-4-11

Cora Today:  Mom, I have like 55 friends! And did you know some are boyfriends? Yeah. Quintin tried to kiss me under the table the other day and I was all like "No way dude". I said "are you trying to kiss me??" And he said "I'm not only trying to kiss you, I'm going to MARRY you." I said "dream on dude."