Oh Boy, Boys

I'm walking Edee to her church class:

Woman, speaking to someone else:  Oh, here's Edee.  This is the one who really likes Dean!!

Me:  What?

Woman:  Yeah, she has quite the thing for another little boy in her class, it's really cute.

Really.....

Later that day after church, me and Edee are talking under a tree while Chicken and Daddy went inside.

Me:  Is there a boy at church that you like, named Dean?

Edee:  YEAH!  He has bue eyes yike we do!

Me:  Wow, cool!  Are you friends?

Edee:  Yeah!  He's not my age, he's so much taller than me!

Me:  Blue eyes and tall?  Hum...

Edee:  Yeah, we were youd, one time, a yittle bit, but den we were quiet again.

Me:  Getting in trouble during class, are we?

Edee:  Dust a yittle bit, we got quiet again.

Me:  I see.

At the dinner table.

Me:  Edee has a little boy at church she likes Daddy.

Edee:  Yeah!  He has bue eyes, yike we do, an is sooo taller dan me.

Daddy says no words.  The look on his face is enough.

A few hours later, completely out of the blue.

Edee:  I can't WAIT until I can marry dat yittle boy!!

Uh oh.  I had no idea young love started this young.

Playing

Edee brings over a few toys.

Edee:  Mommy, will you pay with me?
Mommy:  Alright.  I'm Ursula.  You Poor Unfortunate Soul..... What are you doing Princess Celestia?
Edee: I inspecting you because you making bad choices
Mommy:  What, bad choices?
Edee:  Yeah, you making all bad choices under the sea.

I'm glad she understands the concept of bad choices.  There are some days when I would never guess she did....

Still

Edee climbs in bed with me this morning.  She, Daddy, and Chicken have already been awake for a little while.  I'm still trying to wake up.

Edee:  Hi Mommy.  I yove you.
Me:  Good morning Edee, I love you too.
Edee:  Whoa, you beff is stinky.
Me:  I'm sure it is.
Edee:  Dat's okay.  I still yove you.

She gives me a great big hug.
True love :)

Pets

Our family is driving from our apartment across town to the new house we bought.  Daddy and I are chatting in the front seat about house projects (of which there are many).

Then quietly from the back seat:

Edee:  Daddy?  I nee a talk to you about yumting.
Mommy:  Daddy, your little girl is trying to talk to you.
Daddy:  Yes, Edee?
Edee:  Um, Daddy, did you know dat dere aren't any pets at our house?
Daddy:  ......Yes.
Edee:  Yeah.  Dere's no fish, no dogs, and no cats dere.
Mommy starts laughing
Daddy:  You're not starting that passive aggressive thing where you make a statement and expect me to know exactly what you want, are you?
Mommy:   I think it's pretty clear what she wants.

I'm thinking Daddy's comment about being passive aggressive may have been a passive aggressive comment towards me.  And I don't know how much longer we are going to be able to say "no" to pets.  This isn't the first time this has come up.

Busy

Me:  Edee, can you grab me a diaper for Chicken, please?  Quickly!!
Edee:  Uh,  I can't....I'm busy wite now.  I'm.....uh, yinging....."My little pony, my little pony"...
   
 She gives me a sideways glance to see if I'm buying it as she walks away "singing".

Me:  You are not busy, and the diaper is right there!! Hand it to me please.
Edee:  Ugh!  Awight.

What a stinker!!

No Way!!

Chicken is now occasionally speaking is "sentences", meaning more than one word together at a time.  His favorite sentence right now is "No way!"

While driving in the car:

Edee:  Mommy, can I haf annuder cookie?
Me:  No, sorry, I only had one for each of you.
Edee:  AWwwwWW!!
Me:  Ask Chicken for his, I don't think he likes it.
Edee:  Chicken, can I peese haf you cookie?  Pitty peese?
Chicken:  NO WAY!!
Edee bursts into tears
Chicken:  No!  No way, no way, NO WAY!
Edee: WAAAHHHH!!  I wan annuder cookie!!!
Chicken:  No way!  Cacker!!!  No way!
Edee:  I not a cacker (cracker), I'n a cookie!!! WAAAAAAAAAAH!!

I hope no one looked into the car at the point.  I'm laughing, Edee's bawling dramatically, and Chicken is yelling at Edee while waving a cookie at her.  Oh dear.  We tried to warn Edee that one day Chicken would talk back, hit back, and potentially be bigger than her.  Those days are coming.

Porcupine

Chicken had a haircut a few weeks ago.  He did not enjoy the process.  We had Edee run and grab my Kindle and I pulled up an episode of Wild Kratts about porcupines.  That occupied both of them while we finished shearing Chicken.

Later we were talking about what Edee learned about porcupines.  She was able to tell us that they have quills, and that the quills are pokey.  We then realized as we chatted more that she was calling the porcupine a "pokey-pine".  Makes sense!

Chicken is talking more and more too and it's getting fun.  These are some of my favorite things he'll say lately:

 "Ape" for grapefruit (my kids looooove grapefruit.  It's wierd; I know).
"Upppp" with extra emphasis on the the "p" sound when he want picked up.
"Wushhh" for when he wants to brush his teeth
"Wah-yah" for water

It's so fun watching the light come on as he's learning how to communicate better.

Awake

It's late in the evening as we are driving back home.  The sun is setting.

Me:  It's quiet back there, are you guys awake?
No answer
Me:  Hey, are you asleep Edee?
Edee:  Yeah! (giggle giggle)
Me: Oh, you are asleep, huh?  Chicken? Are you asleep too?
Chicken:  Yeah!!  (giggle giggle giggle)
Me:  Oh silly kids. You are asleep or awake?
Edee:  Asleep!!  (giggle giggle)
Chicken: Yeah, wake!

Silly kids.  And I can't believe my little boy is speaking in sentences.  This can't be happening!