testing boundries

From Mikey:
Chloe actually said "Gimme what I want or I won't behave." She is now singing a different tune. No TV, timeout, and no treats will have that effect.

Yup.

Sponge Bob

Chloe knows that Mikey and I don't appreciate the sponge bob cartoon. We let her watch it sometimes because it's mostly harmless, and we have a lot of conversations about what words and tones of voice we don't use... But she loves it. Maybe a bit because she knows it's something of an exception when she watches it. Anyway, she was with my mom the other day and was watching it. All of a sudden she unplugged the mini DVD player, put the cord away, turned it off and closed the lid. She huffed and said "I'm just tired of watching adults act like children" and that was that.

Embarassing daddy

(from Mikey) Chloe's been cranky this evening. I was singing a funny song to cheer her up. It worked. So I danced a little jig. She channeled Josiah and said "Stop it Daddy, you're embarassing me!". Awesome. She hasn't seen anything yet.

Marry Josiah

Chloe- I'm definitely gonna marry Josiah when I grow up.
Mikey- Why's that?
Chloe- 'Cause he's my friend.

Painting

"Mom, will you paint me a picture?" "Yea, anything you want. Do you want a dinosaur, or a dragon, or a funny little monster? " I'm thinking I know my daughter and the stuff she likes and talks about and draws... But she says: "No mom, could you draw me a kitten? "

Going for walks

On our way out for a walk in the wind. She loves wearing my hats. They pretty much fit her, too! She's been wanting to go on a lot of walks lately. We play birds nest with an egg an a mommy bird who protects from the predator. She also likes to search for wish rocks or rocks to take home and paint. We have been pretending to be blown away in the wind and then rescue each other. Sometimes we rescue baby dinosaurs and return them to their parents. There's a lot of rescuing and protecting going on lately. :) especially in the animal kingdom.

Grandmas forget

Chloe was asking me a series of questions about babies' hair when they are born. Like this:
Mom? When babies are born do they sometimes have hair?
Yea.
When babies are born do they sometimes have just a patch of hair?
Yea.
Mom? When babies are born, are they sometimes bald, but only until they grow hair?
Yup!

Mom. You really know a lot. Grandmas forget a lot of stuff and moms know a lot of stuff.