Things Kids Say ...

Dax was looking out the front window the other day, pointing and grunting, "Mon-key! Mon-key!" I finally walked over to look out and had to break the news to him, "Dax, those are squirrels."


Julia and her daddy were wrestling when Julia twisted around and fell crooked. It knocked the breath out of her so Dave had her lie flat and take deep breaths. She rubbed her chest and told him, "Daddy, my feelings are all hurt!"


My mom was outside with the kids on a cloudy day. Julia asked where the sun was and Mom told her it was behind the clouds. Julia looked at her Gran and said, "No, that the moon, Gran." Mom told her that it actually was the sun and Julia disagreed again, "No, that the moon, Gran." Then Dax looked at Mom and said, "It da MOON!"


Julia's biggest wish right now is that "Dax will be three in December just like me!" When I tell her that's not possible because Dax will turn two in March, she just cries.


The following conversation has happened multiple times over the past few days while riding in the car ...
Julia: Mommy, I have a pink birthday party. Dax have a green party. You want a green party, Dax?
Dax: Geen pahty.
Julia: I have a pink birthday cake. Dax, you have a green birthday cake.
Dax: Geen cake.
Julia: Dax, you share your cake with me?
Dax: No.
Julia: Please, Dax? Please share your cake with me?
Dax: No.
Julia: Please, please, pleeeeeeeeeease, Dax?
Dax: No.
Julia starts to cry.


Dax calls his sister "Dee-yah"


Julia's current favorite word game is to call me "Granma." After I ask her to do something, she'll tell me, "Okay, Granma!" and giggle. I have to say, "I'm not Granma!" in an offended tone so she can answer, "Yes you are! You Granma!!" However, she did not like it when I turned the game around on her and called her Elizabeth. She looked shocked and told me, "No, Mommy! I Julia!!!"


Dax usually responds to any offers of help with a cry of "I DOOD IT!" (translation: I do it!), but after about five seconds follows it up with "Hep, peese!" (Help, please!) If he manages to do the task on his own before help arrives, he proudly declares in a high squeal, "I DEED IT!!"


When Julia was helping Dave with her kitchen, she asked about the Nerds he kept eating. Dave told her it was “Daddy’s candy.” Later, he let her have some because she "was helping so much." She hammered one more nail and asked for more candy. Dave said not right now and she countered with “Daddy workin’ hard and Daddy get candy. I workin’ hard. I get more candy now?” He just smiled at her; so she tried again to convince him by holding up her hammer and pointing around the garage and telling him “See, I have lots of tools.” She got her candy :)