Our Unique Performer!

Olivia LOVES to sing and dance. All she wants for Christmas is a microphone and blue cowgirl boots. Yesterday she created a song called, "Bug's First Lick." She certainly is one-of-a-kind!

Not Everyone Poops

We have a great Usborne book called, "Everyone Poops." Olivia's comment the other day reminded me of that book.

I caught a whiff of poop (a common occurrence at a daycare with 3 kids in diapers) and said, "Someone pooped."

Olivia responded, "Not me, because I'm a princess and princesses never poop."

That's when I thought about our great book. It tells us that elephants, birds, fish, and even bugs poop, but it never mentions princesses. Hmmm? Maybe they don't poop!

Olivia's Thoughts on a Mother's Job

Brandon: "I'm the Dad, Lila is the kid, and Livi is the mom."
Olivia: "Yeah, I make the decisions and balance the house."

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!