Ali talks incessantly. I listen occasionally.
(Keeping up with six-year-old girlversation is hard, y’all.)
And, even though I said that it was time to retire her quote-keeping, there have been a couple of exchanges recently that have stuck around in the turnpikes of my brain.
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When we were on vacation, Ali and I found ourselves sitting in a hot tub with a cozy couple. It was a small hot tub, so we could hear every word of their sweet nothings, and they could hear every word of her breathless flow-of-consciousness.
Somewhere in the middle of a how-to manual on acclimating oneself to a hot tub, she stopped, stared at the dude across from us, and said,
“He has blue writing on his arm. Like the bad guys in Tangled.”
“Yes. A tattoo.”
“I like it when guys have blue writing on their arms. It makes them look more like men.”
I peeked over at the arms of the girl snuggled up to that blue writing… “You know, sometimes women have blue writing on their arms, too.”
“Umm, yeah…it makes them look like men too.”
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Her curiosity of what happens after bedtime is, at times, a bit unnerving. Such as when she told Chris accusatorily,
“Sometimes I hear you and Mommy working after I go to bed.”
“Yeah?”
“Yes. Turn my noisemaker down tonight – I want to hear what you and Mommy DO after I go to bed.”
“No, I think it’s fine.”
“Well then tell me why you stay up so late! What do you DO so late at night?”
“Oh, you know…stuff.”
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I was on my knees picking up the giant masses of food that her brother had deposited under the table. Ali looked at me and asked,
“Why are you wiping those crumbs off the floor? There are ALWAYS crumbs there!”
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“I think I want Daddy to baptize me. But not until I finish swimming lessons.”
(She’s nothing if not a contingency planner.)
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On Wednesday, I dropped the kids off at my parents so that I could get caught up on things (like writing this post.) As I was leaving, Ali said,
“I love you so much that you’re my FOURTH FAVORITE PERSON!”
“Who are your third, second, and first favorite people?”
“Gramamma, Pop, and Nick!”
“Where is Daddy?”
She looked at me like I was an idiot and said, “At work!”
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Ali has rekindled her aspirations of becoming a Princess, once again striking her long time male interest Ethan off the list of marriage potential since he doesn’t have the pedigree to help her achieve her goals. But she’s starting to get impatient, not sure that she wants to wait for marriage to reach her dreams. Disney’s new girl-princess show, Sofia the First
“Hey Mom, I want to become a princess as a kid like Sofia became a Princess. So…I need you to make that happen.”
”Well, what that means is that Daddy has to die, and a King’s wife has to die, and then I have to find and marry that King.”
She got quiet and resumed eating her cereal.
“Okay. I think I’ll just stick to marrying a Prince so nobody has to die.”
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So. What crazy stuff have your kids said lately?
I love the reasonings of a 6 yr old. My daughter turns 7 in two weeks and so far the “babble” and the general belief that being a princess is our main goal has not lessened AT ALL. If anything, it seems to be gaining speed like a run away princess train.
Jonathan recently spilled ice cream on his iPad. He said “I spilled ice cream on my iPad and Daddy laughed, and it made me mad because it could electrocuse me!”
He was also having trouble sleeping one night and asked how to fall asleep. I said “Hmm…count sheep?” He said “Okay……go get the sheep!”
“I drank my drink too fast, and it’s too cold, so now I have belly freeze!”
You’re a boohog
What’s a boohog?
You know, a warthog that says boo!
I want those chicken strips that look like rainbows, but not the same color. (Popcorn shrimp)
He keeps us entertained for sure! :)
Aw, poor Jonathan! I’m glad he wasn’t electrocused!! Those are great.
This is awesome!
At least she doesn’t want anybody to die for her to become a princess!
I know, right? Which automatically makes her better than many Queens.
3 year old granddaughter sees me outside with no shoes on, she looks at my feet and says “Why are you doing it naked?”
Nice! She’d think I was naked all the time.
She is really sweet. My niece is the same age, so I’ve seen/heard how funny their minds are at that age. Hilarious conversations and random thoughts just pour out.
I love how she explains to you that Daddy is at work! Funny!
These are great! Love the tattoos thing. Her eyes are amazing. I’ve never seen anybody with eyes like hers!