A Coughing Spell

While driving home tonight, Sophia is practicing her spelling words out loud:

S: C-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c! U-u-u-u-u-u-u-u! P-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p!...
Me: That's great, honey! It might be easier, though, if you just repeat the letters two or three times.
S: But I like repeating the letters! C-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c!...
Laura: Let her do it her way.
Me: I mean like this, "C-c-c..." 
(My demonstration suddenly turns into loud coughing) Cough! Cough! Cough! Cough!...
S: C-c-c-c-c-c-c-c!...
Thalia: (from her baby seat adds to the cacophony with little baby coughs) Cough, cough, cough!
Laura: Oh, Thalia is practicing her spelling, too!
S: C-c-c-cup!...

The Annie Cast List!

Laura's Post:

S: I want to play Annie in the movie Annie. You could be Annie's new mother, and daddy could be the new daddy, Daddy Warbucks.
Me: And Thalia?
Sophia: She's going to be the dog...

Smoke Free Living

Laura's Post: 
Sophia said the most amazing thing today...

Me: Eww! Sophia DON'T TOUCH THAT! It is dirty. That's where people put their cigarettes.
S: What's a cigarette?...
(It's a small reason for hope this Thanksgiving ; )

Life is But a Dream

Teaching Sophia to play "Row Your Boat" on my ukulele:

Me: "...Life is but a dream!"
S: (with shocked confusion) Life is a butt dream?! 
Me: No, it's "but a dream."
S: Hahahaha! I thought you said "a butt dream"! Hahahahaha!...
Laura: We don't say that word!...

(So that's how today's music lesson got rear ended.)

Daddy-Daughter Date Photos

The Potty Dance

S: Do you have to go potty?
Me: No.
S: Then why did you do the potty dance?
Me: When?
S: You were doing the potty dance in the kitchen.
Me: I was just dancing!
S: Oh...

(So that's what she thinks of my smooth moves?!)

The No Drama Rule

At bedtime:
S: (calling out from her bedroom) When are you going to check on me?!
Me: I just did.
S: Well, check on me again to make sure I'm not doing drama!...
Me: (sigh)