Music to my ears

Here are some of the little things I'm hearing (and mostly loving) around our house:

• "Ew. Skeeky." ~Little Sister when you're changing her diaper. Or when she is pretending to change a doll, which is pretty much all day long.

• "Well. I guess I learned my lesson." ~Big Sister right before she burst into tears and showed her daddy her bloody mouth, which was right after she tried to ride the dog like a horse. (She's fine, or we wouldn't be admitting that we found it mildly wildly amusing.)
  


• "MMM! Dat smews dood!" ~Little Sis in the kitchen before eating.


• "Dat is reawy hot!" ~Little Sis as her food is being served.


• "No, I doh' wike noodles." ~Little Sis during dinner.


• "Those are my new shoes, I doubt." or "Dad will be home soon, I doubt." ~Big Sis trying really hard to use a new phrase, but failing. To her credit, she now understands and says things like this: "Ummm... my scissors are upstairs, I doubt. I mean, I believe."


• "She's so TOOT! (cute)" ~Little Sister about almost anything: the cat, the dogs, princess dolls, even me (Mommy, you're so TOOT!). Usually this is accompanied by a lot of squeezing, Elmira on Tiny Toons style.


• "I want to watch Lost Treasure." ~ If Big Sister had her choice, she would watch this Tinkerbell movie 24/7.


• "Have you seen my new facebook status?" ~DaddyClay. He's getting out of control.


• "OH, Mommy! You did it! Dood job!" ~Little Sis, ever the encourager.


• "It's a gloomy day. That's why I'm so gloomy!" ~Big Sister, explaining why she kicked her sister's carseat and then threw a glass of water in the kitchen. The weather is making me feel like a grump, too, kiddo, but that's taking it a little far.


• Lots of adorable, now full length, toddler songs. Our favorites are the ABCs and Jesus Loves Me.


• Lots of stories as Big Sister makes adorable drawings and then narrates them. This one is about the two of us sitting at a table by Cinderella's castle, watching fireworks under the moon & the stars.
  

• Little Sister calling her Big Sister by her first and last name.


• Laughter. Lots of it. Love it. It really is the best medicine.