4-29-12

In our house, daddy gives baths, while mommy does lotion after. 

Milly came down the stairs tonight, got as far as the landing, sat down in her little bunny hoody towel, put her hands on her knees, looked forlorn and said "I sad."   It was the most pathetic little thing I've ever seen poor baby.  (Turns out she was a bit upset that Cora got to stay in the tub with daddy while she had to come on for lotion time). 

4-17-12

I got my very first "I wub you mommy" today from Milly!!  Banner day!

Then my Cora shared this with me:
Cora:  Mom, are there nice things in Heaven?
Me:  Oh yeah. Nicer things than we can even think of!
Cora: {thinking}  Then I bet there's a Pump It Up in Heaven. It wouldn't be Heaven without one!

3-9-12

Milly's vocab has really been taking off and she surprised us last night by starting to point out letters (and getting them mostly right!) in one of her coloring books.  So in honor of our little smarty pants, some of her cute goings on lately:

Me:  {sneezes}
Milly:  B'ess 'ou mommy.


Me: Milly, time to change your diaper
Milly:  Hmm.  No.  No want it. {walks away}


Milly: {from somewhere in the house}  '[C]ome on!  Ome on mommy!  Ome on!  In here.
Me: {tracking her down to the pantry in the dark - turn on the light and pick her up}  And what exactly did I need to come in her for?
Milly:  Mi'ee {Milly} need a 'nack.  Yes.  That 'nack.  {pointing to the fruit snacks}

1-30-12

Cora tonight on the way home from dance class:

 
Cora: Mom, you know what would be really gross?
Me: No, what?
Cora: If Summit threw up, and dad *licked it*
Me: Yup.. that'd be pretty gross (ew)

Cora: You know what would be even grosser?
Me: I don't dare imagine
Cora: If Summit threw up all over a slide and dad slid down it on his shirt and his tummy!

Seriously - who is this child?

1-15-11

It's time!  It's time for Milly's first official entry:

Ryan wanted Milly to come downstairs.  She was disinclined to acquiesce to his request (for all you POTC fans).  So, he started the "countdown".

Ryan:  ONE!
Milly: {appearing around the corner} Two, Free!  Ta-dah!

1-10-11

So Grown Up...

Cora:  I'm almost FIVE.  And when I marry Tyler, I'm going to kiss him on the LIPS.
Me: I think your dad wants to have a talk with Tyler's parents.

--and later, while watching TV--

Cora:  I'm gonna be a mom when I grow up.
Me: I think you'll be a very good mom.
Cora: But I'm not having any babies! They're a lot of work.
Me:  Well to be a mommy, you have to have babies.  You can't be a mommy without kids.  That's how it works.
Cora: {without looking away from the TV - in an annoyed voice}:  Ok. I'll have babies then.

12-30-11

And for the last entry of 2011 (likely)  I give you - Cora: 

I got a full play-by-play of this morning's events from Cora on the way to school. Except nothing notable happened. So it was much like this
"...and so I started to eat my banana but then I didn't want my banana so I put the banana you know on the table and then dad asked if he could have a bite of my banana and I said "sure" and then when Milly saw dad have the banana SHE wanted some...." 

Thank goodness school is only about 15 mins from home. ;)

As for Miss Milly we have lots and lots of words so far.  However she seems especially fond of "NO!" and "I do it!!!"  ;)