Tuesday, May 28, 2013

3 going on 13, part II

Continuing on her 3 going on 13 trend ... today at the mall Lucy told me, "Mom, don't walk so close to me.  And, pretend you're my sister."

Sunday, May 26, 2013

3 going on 13

Lucy has started using the phrase, "You're ruining my life!"  I swore I had ten more years before I would hear that.

Saturday, May 25, 2013

The name of our next child? Thoreau Gunner.

The juxtaposition of where we live, a rural county, versus the University town 30-minutes away was never made more apparent than today. 

I covered the high school graduation this morning for my job with the local county newspaper.  A few of the first names read allowed as graduates crossed the stage: Remmington, Winchester, Hunter. 

Later on, I took Lucy to a park in Charlottesville.  The names of several the kids on the playground: Emerson, Augustine and Soren. 

It seems Lucy may grow up to be a philosophical member of the NRA.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Myna Bird

Me: "Lucy, you need to stay on that rug for time out.  Stop moving."
Lucy: "You forgot to say, 'Do you understand?'!"
Wow, it's painful to have a little mimic around.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

She takes after her father

Lucy: "This is organic spinach.  It came from an organic plant."
Me: "Yeah!  You're so smart!"
Lucy: "Does smart mean right?  Because I know I'm right."

Monday, May 20, 2013

It's a hard knock life.

Lucy has been waking up at 1 a.m. for several months now.  For a while, either Caleb or I would go and lay down on the floor next to her toddler bed until she fell asleep again (usually one of us did too).  After months of sleepless nights, and achy backs, this week we decided to change up how we dealt with the situation

We told Lucy, "if you wake up in the night, mommy and daddy aren't going to come and sleep in your room any more.  You can either go back to sleep in your bed or you can come and sleep on the floor next to mommy and daddy's bed."

This morning I woke up at 1 a.m. to Lucy, crying.  She was lying on the floor next to me wailing, "Princesses never sleep on the floor!"

Thursday, May 16, 2013

No accounting for taste

My mom: Those lanterns are so ugly.
Lucy: Yeah, they are so ugly!  They must be grandpa's.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

No moment like the present ... to be in time out

Just to prove that not everything over at our house is unicorn pooping rainbows, Lucy had a record number of Time Outs today.  Here they are, with their reasons.

1. Singing (loudly) her new song, entitled "My crotch has wrinkles" at preschool.
2. Licking my face while I was holding her over a public toilet.
3. Stealing a package of M & Ms from the pharmacy.
4. Letting our indoor cat our of the house, on purpose.
5. A sneak-attack coloring on MY face with magic marker during "rest" time.
6. Throwing a package of raspberries across the car.
7. Chewing and licking the PACKAGE of kettle corn, after I told her we couldn't buy it, forcing us to buy it.
8. Screaming at the top of her lungs, for no particular reason.
9. Screaming at the top of her lungs, for no particular reason.
10. Screaming at the top of her lungs, for no particular reason.
11. Screaming at the top of her lungs, for no particular reason.
12. Screaming at the top of her lungs, for no particular reason.
13.  Screaming at the top of her lungs, for no particular reason.
14. Screaming at the top of her lungs, for no particular reason.
15. Screaming at the top of her lungs, for no particular reason.
 



Monday, May 13, 2013

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Forced love

Lucy just interpreted her mother's day card for me. It says, "Dear Mommy, don't be frustrated! I love you! Give me hugs and kisses!"

Friday, May 3, 2013

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

A different kind of sparkly

Lucy: Mom, my fairy wand is all sticky!
Me:  Why is it sticky?
Lucy: Because I put toothpaste on it.