first things first

Emma found the leftover fortune cookie we saved her from dinner last night. She ran halfway to the table, turn around, pointed her finger up at me saying, "Take this off my finger first?"

"Emma, is that a booger?"

"Yes. It is from my nose."

Running back to the table to retrieve the cookie and bringing it to me to unwrap, she then puts her other pointer finger up at me, "This one too. It is a booger."

better not be talking about mommy

we have this white trash can in our bedroom... i was moving it around and collecting garbage throughout the apartment.

emma matter-of-factly said, "mommy. that daddy's white trash."

Emma: This Baby Chi's!! (regarding an object clearly not his)
Daddy: Uh... who's is that?
Emma: Mal. A. Chi's! (practically rolling her eyes)

Sounding like mommy.

Overheard as I was cleaning out the closet in her room while she was stuffing as many toys as possible in the bottom of her toy stroller...

"Now, we're not going to lose these, right?? Right."

a girl and her hints

Upon finding her Dora DVD from the library on the floor...

Emma: Oh, Daddy... what's this??

Interpretation: Interesting discovery... maybe we should watch it.

hamming it up...

when i got home from the hospital yesterday to relieve the girls who were watching emma, emerson was definitely putting on a show for me. She was standing on a storage tote and using her blanket in different ways saying she was a princess, then a baby, then something else...

I said, "Emma, are you being a little ham?

to which she replied, "I not being a little ham... I BE A BIG HAM!" immediately followed by her fake laugh. (the fake laugh cannot adequately be put in words.. i'll have to try to get a video clip... it's hilarous!)

A bit more refined..

relationships...

Emma has a "Baby Taylor"...

Emerson: I Taylor's mommy.
Me: Yep.

Emerson: You Taylors gramma.
Me: Yep.

Emerson: Grandma Taylor's GG (our name for great grandma)
Me: Yep.

Emerson: And daddy Taylor's papa.
Me: Yep.

Emerson: And papa Taylor's papa?
Me: Well, daddy is already papa. Is papa (john's dad) Taylor's grand-papa?

Emerson: Yes... uh.... no... He Taylor's funny papa.

maybe stick with seeking...

While playing hide and seek with mommy...

Emma: Mama, I gonna hide from you...
Me: Okay, go ahead.
Emma: ...in the living room, under the blankie.

(amazing)