September edition: The funny things they say

First week of Sept
Leighton was telling us the names of the different teachers in his classroom (there is a student teacher and an assistant teacher in addition to his regular teacher).  I only knew the one as Ms L, and he was telling us that her name is actually Ms Lavatory.  I told him I doubted it was Lavatory and we went online to check ... it is something close, but definitely not Lavatory!!

Sept 4
We were driving home from visiting at Leighton's old school and we saw drove the way we always used to drive.  The kids were so excited to see their 'cave man' and Riley told us that the cave man is so nice!

Sept 8
We were watching the US Open Women's final with Serena Williams and Leighton was trying to get it straight who was who when we first turned it on and described her as the one with wild puffy hair!

Sept 8
After we had been watching the tennis for a while, Leighton asked, "When is the diving into water one starting?"  He was remembering all the Olympics we watched last summer!

Sept 8
I wish I could have caught it on video, but while watching the tennis, Riley asked why the players were doing the 'uhhhh' and 'ahhh' sounds.  She said it so perfectly and made me laugh!

Sept 9
We were watching the men's final and Leighton asked Riley who she was going for.  We told her the choices and the name of the country each player was from and she said, "Serbia!"

Sept 10
We took the kids to the dentist so there were lot of tooth discussions.  Leighton informed Riley she would lose this set of teeth.  That didn't go over well.  She has been mentioning not wanting her teeth to fall out pretty much daily ever since!

Sept 15
We were at the baseball game and Leighton told Riley it was the Astros vs the Angels and asked Riley who she was rooting for.  She said Nadal!  Leighton answered, "Did you just say Nadal?"  Ha ha - this is baseball, sweetie, not tennis!

Sept 18
We had our playgroup over today and shared some birthday cupcakes with them for Riley's upcoming birthday.  We sang and she blew out a candle.  Before we were getting Leighton from school, she told me, "Mine like everyone sing happy birthday to me.  Really happy about it.  Mine can't wait to talk to Leighton about it in car."

Sept 18
Leighton told us that when he was in the bathroom, Riley was sitting with him and then came over and hugged him and said he was her best friend.

Sept 21
Tonight at dinner, I was asking Leighton if he remembers when Riley was born and coming to see her for the first time at the hospital.  He said he remembers.  And he remembers going with Daddy to buy the blue bird for her.  Riley said she remembers too.  When I asked again, she said that in fact she didn't remember being born.  But she then said she didn't like being born.  So I asked her again to see what her answer would be and sure enough she said, NO!

Sept 22
Riley said: Only one more sleep and then I get to go to my happy birthday place tomorrow!

Sept 24
We were at the library and Riley was looking through books on the shelf.  I hear her say, "Bobby!  I like Bobby!"  I looked over to see what book she was talking about and it was a BARBIE book.  Apparently her little accent pronounces BARBIE like BOBBY.  Cute.

Sept 25
We were at Trader Joe's and there was a picture of the characters from The Wizard of Oz.  Leighton was telling me her knew their names and kept saying, "The Tin Can Man."

Sept 26
Riley: Mine no want one ponotail today.  Mine want curly hair.  So long!  LIke Kyla.
Me: Your hair is getting so long like Kyla.
Riley: Mine like Kyla.
Me: Me, too.  Do you miss them.
Riley: Mmmhmmm.  MIne want to see them tomorrow.
Me: We can't baby.  They live too far away.  It would take 3 days in the car to get there.
Riley: Wow.  And Mine miss Andy.
Me: You miss Andy, too?
Riley: Yeah.  Where he live again?
Me: California.
Riley: Mine almost live in California, too?
Me: No, we live in Texas.
Riley: Texas.  Nice.

Sept 26
Riley has taken to calling herself Peppa Pig, Leighton is George, Roy is Daddy Pig, and I am Mommy Pig.

Sept 26
I just picked up Riley's Stella doll by the head and she said, "Mommy no pick up Stella by the head!  She's just a baby!"

Sept 26
After Leighton's soccer practice, I asked him if he noticed his coach's shirt because it was for my favorite soccer player.  He said, "Your favorite soccer player unless (*he always says unless instead of except!) for me?"

Sept 27
When we were getting the kids ready for bed, Riley was laying on my back with her face in my hair and she told me I smelled like chicken.  She was right!  I smelled exactly like the BBQ because I had been out there earlier doing the honey glazed chicken and peach skewers.

Sept 28
Roy & Leighton went to the baseball game and we thought Riley would be super upset about them leaving, but she was really good about it.  After they left though, she looked at me and said, "Mine really sad Leighton left."

Sept 29
Roy has been working at home all weekend and has been hiding out in the bedroom for some silence.  When he came out for a break, Riley ran up to him and said, "Daddy!  I missed you!"

Sept 29
Leighton was telling Riley about the baseball game the night before.  It was a totally one sided conversation until the hospital part came in ...
Leighton: Last night the Astros were playing the Yankees
Riley: (no comment)
Leighton: Did you know the Yankees play where you were born?
Riley: (no comment)
Leighton: Well not exactly where you were born because they don't play in the hospital!!  But they are from the Bronx.
Riley: Mine not born in hospital!  Mine no like hospital.
Leighton: Everyone is born in the hospital.  Me, Mommy, Daddy.  Everyone.
Riley: No.  Me no like hospital.  Mommy, why me born in hospital?

Sept 30
Riley was sick today and asked me, "When I be done bomit?"  Later she told me she didn't want her raspberry to come back out of her belly in domit.  I tried to get her to say v-v-v-vomit, but domit and bomit it is!

Sept 30
Leighton was giving Riley a little anatomy lesson and was telling her all about bones.  He was getting her to feel her ribs and back and feet and forehead.  Then he showed her that her tummy was soft and could be pushed in really far.  She followed along with all of it and then asked, "What's in my eyebrows?" and he replied, "That's just little hairs!" and then they both giggled.  It was really cute to listen to it all.

Sept 30
Leighton: If I got one cow could it pull our house?
Me: No.
Leighton: What if I got 45 000 cows?
Me: Yes
Leighton: (at this point I wasn't paying close attention but he was saying all sorts of numbers .... and he got to 400 102 or something and asked if they could do something)
Roy: Nope.  I don't even think that many cows could jump over the moon.
Leighton: (pause) Well, if they all stacked up the one on top could jump over the moon!
Roy: Touche.

Sept 30
I know why adults chew gum.  Kids do it just for the taste, but adults do it to make their breath smell nice.