compare moms

This past Sat. we were all getting ready for attending a wedding which the kids were also invited for a 1st time.  So I was giving Elise some nail polish for this special occasion; then she starts to have some questions and comments.....

E: "Mom, when you are little, do you put nail polish on your fingers?"

Me: "no"

E: "Why?

Me: "Because my mom, your grandma didn't let me do that."

E: "Do you wish you had it?"

Me: "yeah..."

E: "Oh... GOOD THING I DON'T HAVE A MOM LIKE THAT!"

Me:    "um..." 

"in-visi-ble"

my smart Elise is starting to use BIG words in our conversation... like "archeologist" which is whom she wants to be when she grows up...  and now "invisible"   and she uses her vocabulary mostly appropriately in her sentences!

so the other night after putting them for bed, she came to my bed to ask for some water.  And I told her to go downstairs to get some from the kitchen which is not a hard task for her.  She asked me if anyone is downstair? And I can see where that question is leading to... (the answer is NO, then she'd said she is afraid to go alone; and refuse to get the water herself; then I'll go get it for her, then she can chat more and stay up later.... NO, that isn't gonna happen)   So I answer her, "YES.  She knew daddy wasn't home that night, and Ju is already in bed, so she asked me who it is curiously.  I said, "Jesus!"  Then, she starts to whine: "NO.... I don't want someone is INVISIBLE with me, I want someone like daddy to go downstair with me!!"     I can already see that she'd be out smart her parents by 1st grade...

question from Elise

Elise's love story

I look at Elise and amazed by how quickly she has grown and so articulate is her speaking.  So jokingly I said to her.  "don't grow up any more, okay?!"  And she shouted, "NO, I WANT TO TURN 4, AND HAVE A BIRTHDAY PARTY!"   I tease her some more and said, "but if you grow up, you won't be so cute any more?!"   and she said, "that's okay, you will still love me!"     (i guess she's right!)

Elise & Nerf gun

that's the nerf gun we got for tonight's fight.  so fun!

Emman and I both bought some nerf gun today to get ready for a fight after dinner with the kids.  So while I was getting dinner ready,  I heard Emman whisper to Elise to shoot me with her nerf gun.  But Elise said, "NO!  Otherwise I won't have dinner!"     After all, she knows who the boss is...