As I unbuckle the baby from her car seat, I notice that her clothes are all wet with water. No wonder she has been crying in the car the past five minutes!
Me: Sophia, why is the baby all wet?
S: Because she spilled my drink all over herself.
Me: Why did the baby have your drink?
S: Because I was going to pass it to Thalia.
Me: Were you using the baby as a cupholder?
S: Yes.
Me: Please don't use the baby as a cupholder.
S: OK.
Laura's Post:
Asked Sophia about the tooth fairy to get a sense of her expectations.
S: I know the tooth fairy is real. Not like Tinkerbell. Because parents and kids talk about her all the time.
Me: What does she bring?
S: Maybe a toy or candy or gold or a maraca shaped like a tooth.
Not exactly helpful.
At the park, Laura and I are enjoying a moment together while the kids are playing:
S: Daddy, come with me! (She starts tugging at me.)
Me: I will, honey, but I'm talking to Mommy right now.
S: Come with me! You need to spend more time playing with your children before we grow up so fast!
Me: (I glance at Laura and mutter) Wow, that's a hard one to argue against!
S: (smugly) Before you know it, you're going to be a grandpa!
S: Why do you like to watch the news so much?
Me: I like to know what's going on outside of our house.
S: You could go outside and look!
Me: I mean way outside like around the world.
S: (eye rolls) You don't need to do that!...
Long story short, we went out to play. That's the best news we had all day!
Sophia is excited about joining our local Daisy troop, but she expressed serious concern about having to sell Girl Scout Cookies: "What if I eat them all?
How was your first week of school?
S: It was great!
Did you read?
S: No.
Did you write?
S: No.
Did you do math?
S: No. We polished shoes and learned how to dust....
In season 3, episode 2, of Little House on the Prairie, there's quite a romantic scene between Mary Ingalls and John Edwards as he proposes marriage to her. She says yes and gives him a warm hug and kiss.
I look over at Sophia to see what she thinks about all this mushy stuff. It's hard to tell with her huddled down on the floor giggling and her face buried into the carpet...
Me: Sophia! Why aren't you watching! It's not like it's scary!
S: It's too much lovey-dovey stuff!
Later in the show they get romantic again. Sophia grins big in embarrassment, says "Geez," then climbs onto my lap for safety in my arms...
Pa Ingalls consents to Mary getting married as long as the beau waits a year and a half for her to turn fifteen...
Fifteen? Fifteen! I'm horrified! That is some scary stuff! It sure was a different time back then...I have to say that I take extra comfort in holding my six year old tightly right now and for the next fifteen years, at least! Geez!...
