so sad

as the show was nearing it's end...
(exasperated sigh)  Mama, I don't like when it's over...

Safety precautions

Emma likes to pretend that she's going on grand adventures a la Dora. She gets all her necessities already to go, place them in her backpack, and comes to say her goodbyes...

Bye, Mama. I'll see ya later! (waving) I will miss you! See you soon! (waiting for a response)

Me: okay, Emma... Have fun. DRIVE safe!


No, WALK safe. Because I'm not old to drive yet!

Manly things

I walked in the front door carrying John's keys and messenger bag. Emma saw me and was curious as to what was going on.  I said daddy accidentally locked his keys in the car to which she replied, "oh, and his purse...(pause)...ha,ha, I mean bag..."

Fairy tales

Mommy, I will play beauty and the beast. Like you are a beauty and daddy is your beast!

schooltime woes...

doing school with emma...

instead of just coloring her "d" words (dog, etc) she tried to spell can't "because i can't do all of it". (she wrote the letters L, O, and 'scribble' and said, "L-O-'che'....that's how you spell can't"...

Cooking lesson

Freezin pizza??!? That's yucky.
Well, we'll cook it first.
Oh. Yeah. That's better.

fairytales

emma: hey daddy, you can be the handsome prince!
john: but, punkin', i'm not really that handsome.
emma: i know, but you can still be the prince.