Diet of Worms

Sophia: (talking with her mouth full) I'm eating worms.
Me: You're eating worms?
Sophia: Yes, I'm eating worms.
Me: Didn't I give you eggs and ham to eat?
Sophia: I'm just pretending I'm eating worms because I'm funny.

(Grossing out your daddy isn't funny : p)

A Crappy Family

Sophia analyzing the toilet after potty time:
"That's baby poop, mama poop, and daddy poop!"

Laura's Home Cookin'

Laura's Post:

I served eggs and toast tonight:

Sophia: Wow! It's like a restaurant in here!
Me: A restaurant? What do you mean?
Sophia: 'Cos there's food!

(We have been snacking on the go a lot recently.)

No Malls!

Laura's Post:

Sophia: The seat belt is hurting me.
Me: Hold on one minute. We are turning into the mall now.
Sophia: (suddenly distressed) NO!! I don't want to change into a mall!...

The "Get Out of Bed" Card

It seems that every night, long past her bedtime, Sophia will come up with a string of excuses to get out of bed, including the following:

"I'm hungry!"
"I need water!"
"I spilled my water!"
"Tuck me in again, please!"
"I need one more hug and kiss!" 
"I'm scared!"
"Where's Tigey?!"
"I need music!" 
"I have to go potty!"...

She may think that I'm a hardened prison warden on lock down duty, but I'm not. However, neither am I a pushover. Whatever the case, this little girl is really good at sidestepping my bedtime contingency plans.

Tonight's mother lode excuse?:

S: Daddy!
Me: Now what, Sophia?
S: I need to wash my hands!
Me: Why?
S: I stuck my finger in my bottom!
Me: What in the world?! Yes! You may wash your hands!
Laura: At least she's not a boy who wouldn't think to wash his hands.
Me: I'm coming! Don't touch anything!...

I'm a Superhero!

After her bath, Sophia bounds into the living room wearing only her yellow hooded ducky towel:
Sophia: I'm going to rescue somebody!
Laura: Are you a superhero?
Sophia: Yes! I'm a superhero!...
Me: Is that your cape?
Sophia: Yes, that's my cape. I'm a superhero!
Me: You're a naked superhero.
Sophia: No, I'm not. I'm wearing a cape! Whoosh!...

A Trick-or-Treat Test Run

Sophia put on her Buzzbee costume today and asked if she could trick-or-treat our condo neighbors:

Me: But it's not Halloween yet.
Sophia: No, I want to pretend trick-or-treat!
Laura: But Grandma Sherrie probably doesn't have trick-or-treat candy for you.
Sophia: No, I want pretend candy!...

(And off they go for a trick-or-treat dry run where she's bound to get real candy for her efforts....Why didn't I ever think of that?...)