It May Be Time for the "Don't Do Drugs" Talk

Olivia was playing in her tunnel the other day and acting really goofy. She said, "Mom, we're using swess. Do you know what swess is? (She stood up with the tunnel wrapped around her and then fell down.)

I responded, "No."

She answered, "It's candy that makes you fall down." (She stood up and fell down again.) "So we're using swess." 

More Marriage Talk!

Here's a conversation I overheard the other day between Olivia and her friend, Brandon...
Brandon: "Good job, Princess!"
Olivia: "Thanks! Do you think someday we could marry each other?"
Brandon: "Well, I'm gonna marry my mom."
Olivia: "Kids can't marry their parents, but kids can marry kids."
Well, apparently somewhere along the line, she figured out that she can't marry me, so now she's asking Brandon.

Loudly Stating What We Were All Thinking!

Our Fareway has these really cute little carts for the kids to push around the store and fill with their very own groceries. And for the kids who chose not to walk through the store, they have little cars for the kids to sit in that are attached to the front of carts. The kids can "drive" while their parents push them along. Ethan and Olivia always enjoy picking either the "kid carts" or the "car carts" when we grocery shop. While the kids and I were grocery shopping last week, we noticed a family who felt the need for a car cart AND a kid cart for just one little boy. His dad was pushing the boy in the car cart while his mom was pushing the kid cart behind him. When Olivia saw this she laughed out loud and shouted, "Ha! A parent pushing a kid cart! That's silly!"

Marriage

Olivia believes that when two people kiss on the lips they "almost marry each other." Every once in a while, Olivia will plant a big wet one right on my lips and say, "Oh! We almost married each other! Oh no! We're two girls!"

I find it pretty humorous that Olivia is more concerned with the fact that we are both girls (which is actually legal in some states) than the fact that we are related. She obviously still has a lot to learn about the laws of marriage, but I will save that for another day. Right now I'll just let her be my innocent 3-year-old almost wife!

Graham Crackers According to Olivia

This is how my conversation went with Olivia after her second day of school...
Me: How was school?
Olivia: Good.
Me: What was for snack?
Olivia: Graham crackers. I ate some, but I didn't like them.
Me: Oh, you didn't like them?
Olivia: They were potentially not good.

The Scary Book

After we tuck Olivia into bed for the night, she likes to read to herself for a few minutes before falling asleep. I was doing laundry a few nights ago after the kids were in bed, and since Olivia was still awake, I went into her room to put her clothes away. She told me that there was a scary part in the library book she was reading. I asked her if she wanted me to take the book back upstairs with the rest of the library books, but she said, "No."

About 30 minutes later when I went to check on her again, I noticed that she was sound asleep in her bed and, the book was sitting in the hallway outside of her room. Apparently, it was too scary to be in the same room with her!

Cool Swings Unlike Any Other!

While on our mini vacation last weekend we played at a really neat playground at the Spook Cave campground. Olivia ran straight for the swings right away. I made a comment about how there are so many new things to try and she chose something that we have in our own backyard. She politely explained to me that these swings are not like the ones in our backyard because they are more colorful and look like a fence. 

 Notice the "fence like" point?