What did you say?

We are on the way to the zoo. Olivia is re-reading Junie B and the stinky, smelly bus, out loud. 

Mike says, "did we pack a pacifier (for Connor)?"

Olivia pipes up, "what fire? Where's the fire?"

Classic.

Connor's pants are falling down...

OAH " Connor is lucky because he has me. Well, except for when I get him crying so hard his pants fall down."

How does it feel?

This weekend Olivia and I had a mommy/daughter date. We had dinner at one of her favorite places Cracker Barrel and then went to target pick up some things that we needed to buy. The whole evening had been centered around anything and everything that Olivia wanted to talk about. Once we were back in the car on our way home Olivia asked,

Mommy, how does it feel to have all that stuff in your head?

I replied,

What do you mean all the stuff in my head?

Olivia said,

Well, you know physics and you're always having to answer all of my questions! You teach kids every day and Answer all those questions too. 

My answer,

Overwhelming. Sometimes all the stuff in my head and all the questions you ask are just overwhelming.

Veggies

While grocery shopping, Michael says to Olivia "We need to find some more vegetables you will eat."

Olivia replies, " I eat lots of vegetables! Brocolli, asparagus, Leviticus ..."

Family Hug

While reading tonight, the topic of "family hug" came up. Liv said "We used to do family hugs, but now that we have Connor we don't." I reassured her that we still do family hugs, we just have Connor too. She said that Connor was going to take her place. 

"No," I said "you and Connor will be in the middle of a daddy-mommy sandwich. You will be the ham and Connor will be the cheese." 

"What? I'm not the ham! He's the ham! Look at him! He looks like a pork tenderloin!"

What rhymes with dimple?

On most Saturday mornings, we watch the cooking channel. This morning the Pioneer Woman was on. Not my favorite show. The host just smiles so much and says some strange things. I say out loud...

"The Pioneer Woman sort of annoys me."

Olivia says "yeah, she has huge nipples."

I look at her in shock,"what???!"

"She has HUGE NIPPLES!!" Says Livi pointing at her cheeks.

I sigh "oh!!! DIMPLES!"

She smiles and says "dimples"

Poor kid... Since her brother was born, she has seen and heard more about nipples than most kids.

I don't understand..

While stuck at home fighting a stomach bug and strep, we have watched a lot of tv. We recently discovered The Brady Bunch as a family friendly show for us to all watch.

We were lucky enough to catch the three part episode where the gang goes to the Grand Canyon for a groovy family trip. While on their adventure they stopped at a ghost town and were tricked by an old prospector and locked in a jail cell. The old man runs off with their car and camper. 

They try several methods of fetching the key hanging in a nail. Olivia was frustrated at their attempts. She says " why doesn't someone pull out their phone and call for help?"

Oh, to be born in 2005 and never know a world without cell phones, internet and DVRs!

Blind Dates

Olivia consumed all the Junie B Jones books like a bag of Lindnt truffles. So, we've moved on to Amelia Bedelia. In tonight's reading I learned a very interesting fact about blind dates. 

"A blind date is a date where, when you are 17, your parents put blindfold over your eyes. You have a good friend who is a boy. His parents put a blindfold on him. Then your parents help you to the car and drive you to the resturant. They help you get out. The food; it is already on the table. Then they take the blindfold off."

I am glad that she has accepted that dating doesn't begin until 17, I get to drive and the boy is a friend.

Never Grow Up

This morning I told Olivia that she was not allowed to get any older. 7 is it. No more. Olivia then said this in response:

If Peter Pan comes to our house, I will wake everyone up. We can pack our bags and go to Neverland. If we all go to Neverland, we can all live together and never grow up.

I love her.