Labadoo

I love when they make up words!

Me: "Kaley, what are you drawing?"

Kaley: "A labadoo."

Me: "A what?"

Kaley: "A labadoo."

Me: "What's a labadoo?"

Kaley: "It's this."

J C Penney

Keira's booster seat has a compartment that slides out of the side with sections for a drink and a snack. I handed her a drink today, and she put it in the drink spot.

"Mommy, this other spot would be good for Cheez-Its or raisins."

"Yes, it would," I agreed.

She quickly replied, "Especially on really long trips. Like going to St. Louis. Or to J C Penney."

Comedienne

A few minutes ago, the girls woke up from their naps and climbed onto the couch to snuggle with their daddy and watch Tom & Jerry. Randy asked Keira to throw him the remote, which she did.

Randy: "Good throw!"

Keira: "Thank you. I'm here all week."

Kid Quote

Keira: "Uncle Rob, did you know you have hair on your back?"

This laugh made my day!

My mother-in-law and I were sitting on the couch this afternoon when a strange creature emerged from the hallway. The creature moved so quickly that it wasn't until after it disappeared from view that its image completely assembled itself in our minds. It was Kaley. Her left hand was holding the bottom of her dress up against her chest. Her right was lifted above her head and waving her potty seat. Her abnormal gait seemed to be caused by the fact that her tinkerbell panties were around her ankles as she ran at top speed while repeatedly yelling, "I'm gonna use your potty instead, Mommy!"

Oh, the sights and sounds of potty training!

STOP!

Kaley has recently become very aware of traffic laws. I jokingly call her Officer Kaley, but it's barely a joke. Any time she sees a red light, she screams, "RED LIGHT!!" and expects me to stop immediately. Not at the intersection, but as soon as the red light is in view.

Today we were out running errands, and I came to an intersection at which I needed to make a right turn... on a red light. I stopped first, looked carefully, even waited longer than usual, but as soon as the car started moving she began to scream.

"Mommy, the light is red! Stop! Stop!"

I began explaining that making a right turn on red is perfectly acceptable as long as the car comes to a complete stop first and no one else has the right of way.

She replied, "Mommy, I have my mad eyebrows on now."

Rewards

Kaley is potty training, and she's starting to do pretty well. As incentive, I give her a jelly bean every time she makes a successful deposit.

Today, Mémère came over to visit, and Kaley couldn't wait to tell her about her training success. She said, "Mem, every time I go pee pee on the potty I get a jelly bean stuck in my teeth."