women's lib

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Last night, during a game of Chutes and Ladders, I got schooled by the 4.5 yr old.

M: I want to be this lady, and you can be this lady.

P: She's not a lady, Mom. She's a woman.

trikeing

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Mom, can you stop the bike? I have to pick my nose.

NO! I am NOT hilarious!

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"The mirror is abstract space."

Long pause.

"What does that mean?"

first mention of imaginary friend - January 2011

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"Peter, the dog who looks like an apple - but is black and stinky and tries to kiss me."

i am invincible

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treehouse

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while he was bathing, Phoenix was drawing on the walls with water. 

he announced, " I'm building a DANGEROUS treehouse. and you can't touch it because it's going to be nothing special."

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last night in the bath:

"My left foot kicked water in my face so I named him Gilbert."

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"I marched my little butt to the bathroom.
And that was good for the butt."

"Mom, Gypsy won't eat me.
Welllll, maybe for my BIRTHDAY."

one liner day

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"The LIBRARY is GREAT!"

"I need some PRIVACY."

a unicorn and a wolf

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In an effort to prevent Phoenix from screaming at whim, I recounted the tale of the Boy Who Cried Wolf. I finished by saying that we should only scream if we need help. His reply: "Oh! There might be UNICORNS outside!"

Amanda Palmer's Radiohead covers with ukelele

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Mommy, why is that THING SCREAMING?

That's called a crescendo.

Ok. Why is THAT THING screaming?

What's your name?

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What's your name, Mommy? What's your name? What's your name?


Melissa.


Oh. My name is Cabbage Susie.

discerning

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today, while eating some mashed sweet potatoes, phoenix inquired, "are these organic?"

anatomy

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this morning Phoenix has been running around wearing only a shirt and socks.  at one point he looked down and shouted,

"whoa, that's a big weenie!  that's a snowman!!!"

a request

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"daddy, can i stop taking naps when i'm five?"

carrots

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today Phoenix and i were looking over the garden, which i'm readying for another round of planting. i was telling him about the carrots i was considering. he interrupted me;

"daddy, i don't want you to plant the purple haze carrots. the orange ones are my favorite. i don't like the purple haze carrots anymore. the orange ones taste better."

nantes it is.

tonight, while readying for bed

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"i love you. daddy you're my best friend. mommy is my second best friend."

while eating an apple

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"don't bite my rainbow!"