Yesterday I shared my boy’s most recent page out of “Kids Say the Darndest Things.” Tonight, we hand the mike over to the girl…
Me (while reading “Put Me In the Zoo”): “What do you think this word is? It starts with a ‘V,’ and it’s another name for ‘purple.’”
Eva: “Vurple?”
After I interrupted her, causing her to forget what she was going to say next: “Mama! You’re talking so loud that I don’t know where my talking is!”
Me: “Eva, I don’t think you should wear these tappy shoes with this outfit. They’re more for dresses. They won’t really match your shorts.”
Eva: “Well, I want to wear my tappy shoes, because people will think I’m very useful.”
As a jogger approached: “Mama, why is that lady running at us?”
Chasing the dog around with a biscuit: “Rooosie! I have a tummy yummy for you!”
As I picked up some speed while pushing Anna on her tricycle: “Mama, don’t run in those sandals! You could fall!”
Me (getting her ready for a trip to Roaring Brook Park): “Grandma’s taking you and Tyler to a every special place today.”
Eva: “Oh! Is Anna going, too?”
Me: “No, not yet. Anna’s too little.”
Eva (sighing): “Oh. I wish Anna was old enough for adventures.”
Me: “Did you know you’re my little girl?”
Eva: “Did you know you’re my big mama?” (Not exactly the desired response.)
Closing the door and cornering Anna with a pack of barrettes: “Come here, Anna. This won’t hurt a bit!”
When I tried to skip one of the 42 pages in “The Cat in the Hat”: “No, Mama! There’s more talkin’ in this book!”
Eva (in response to Anna’s “umph” as she hoisted herself into the van): “Anna! Don’t say ‘UMPH’!”
Me: “Why can’t she say ‘umph’?”
Eva: “Because! It’s not a steep mountain!”
After whacking her toe on an open drawer: “Mama, I bumped my toe, and I’m NOT feeling fine!”
When the bell on her bike wouldn’t ring: “Why isn’t my bike bellin’?”
Me: “You are a little princess.”
Eva: “But I want to be a mermaid-pirate-fairy princess!”
As I tried to help her off her swing: “No, I can get myself off myself!”
Gazing into the Bean’s eyes: “Mama, there’s two Eva’s in Bean’s eyes!”
Me: “Do you want to play hide and seek?”
Eva: “OK! I’ll hide in the closet, and you try to find me!”