1. Aubrey has been into her Cinderella book lately. She is obsessed with one scene in particular. One would think that the sweet little girl would love seeing Cinderella in her beautiful dress, or like the birds and mice. Oh no, not Aubrey. Here is a conversation we have on a regular basis.:
"Mommy, read the page where Cinderella's stepersisters rip her dress to pieces. That's not nice. Why they rip her dress?"
And some follow on conversations.
Aubrey: "Mommy, where does Cinderella live."
Mommy: "Where do you think she lives?" (way to throw it back at her, huh!)
Aubrey: "Oh, maybe Colorado."
Mommy: "Really, I thought she lived in Florida. You see, there's this magical place....." you get the rest "and she lives in a big castle at Disneyworld (of course). Maybe one day we'll take you there and you can meet her."
Aubrey: "Oh, OK. OH AND MOMMY. I want to see the stepersisters too. They live there?"
Mommy: mmmm "No, honey. I don't think so."
Aubrey: "Why?" of course.
Mommy: "I don't know. They just don't."
Aubrey: "Mommy, I want stepersisters like Cinderella."
Mommy: "No, Aubrey, I'm pretty sure you don't. You have a brother and he's nice."
Aubrey: "Well, I want a brother AND stepersisters.
The end.
2. Moving on. We have an Elf friend around here lately (if you aren't familiar, check out Elf on a Shelf. She really gets it this year. Part of the story involves naming your Elf.
Mommy: "Aubrey, what should we name our Elf?"
Aubrey: "Oh, maybe Fancy Nancy."
Mommy: "OK, I guess."
a few days later...
Mommy: "Aubrey, what's the Elf's name? "
Aubrey: "Uh, maybe Cinderella. Or MAYBE STEPERSISTERS!!!"
Of course, that is the one that stuck. What is that all about! I have asked her why she likes the mean "stepersisters" (by the way, that wasn't a typo. That is what she calls them and I love it), but she doesn't seem to be able to tell me.
3. Another thing that just tickles me and drives me crazy...
We have always told Aubrey that she has to hold hands when we are in the street or a parking lot. So the other day we are starting to cross a street and I tell he to hold my hand. Her response...
"No mommy. I'm already holding hands. See, I'm holding my own hand."
Sigh.....
4. At breakfast...
Aubrey: "Mommy, why Henry doesn't have any teeth?"
Mommy: "Because he's a baby."
Clearly not good enough...
Aubrey: "Mommy, why babies don't have any teeth."
Mommy: "Well, because they don't really need them. They drink their dinners. But soon, Henry will have teeth. That's why he's starting to eat other foods."
Aubrey: "My babies don't have any teeth either...(pause)...cuz I have milk in my boobies."
Mommy: "Oh really, since when?"
Aubrey: "Uh, since yesterday."
2 comments:
Jill, I chuckled the whole way through this because it reminds me of what we do all day long. Your sidebars are halarious. I think kids are just curious about the "bad guys"...Nathan likes to watch evil Jafar turn into a snake at the end of Aladdin, he likes to watch Captain Hook fight Peter Pan, and he especially likes to watch the big fish at the beginning of Nemo attack all the eggs...this was all really interesting when he was just turning three; terrible Threes! We are approaching four and life is MUCH BETTER! Anyway, Aubrey is adorable, and I love to hear how her little mind is working.
SO funny!! Just wait - she might get what she wishes for!! Eric drives Caroline to tears (and temper tantrums) when he does things just to irritate her and must be in the middle of whatever she's doing. Maybe Henry will step into the "little brother" role like Eric has! I imagine it feels like a "mean stepersister" from the big sister's perspective .... sort of...
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