Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
Oh MUCH fun it is to ride in a
one FOR SOAP IN sleigh. Hey!

Rudolph the Raindeer Nose Deer

I hear wolves.
Those aren't wolves, those are sirens being tested.
Well, the sirens sound like wolves.

Letter Recognition

Mom, I found you a D. There's another. I'll find you hundreds of D's.

(John was getting out of the shower while Poppy was sitting on the potty.)

Your breasts look like eyes. Your belly button looks like a nose. And your ponytail looks like a mouth.

I'm sorry I was acting so crazy. If I hadn't found that paper, I would have been in trouble.

I know you're crazy, but I love you.

Do you have a cold?

No, I just have a warm.

Scaredy Cat Swing-n-Sing

Poppy celebrated her 4th Birthday yesterday!

I went to outerspace when I was a little girl. But I was sad because I didn't want to go fast. I want to go slow to outerspace because it makes me so happy.

I need to stay awake so I don't make a mistake in my dream.

I want to go to China to eat lunch.

There's so much going on, I can't think. Maybe I'll think tomorrow.

I have tears on my legs. My knees are crying.
(Pee is running down her legs.)

I was on the rollercoaster for 15 years with the boogyman.

I'm going to eat some gorgeous, gorgeous food.

Curly.  That's a hard word to say, like theater.

I love diamonds.

Why?

Because that's impossible.

My daddy is my favorite toy.

Uncle Mark's going to save the day. Yes, I think he will.

Special Card

I need to write a special Daddy letter because he is the nicest daddy I've ever talked to or kissed to. So you have to put that in the mailbox in a sec.

I'm never going to be happy again ever.

And all of this said before noon

The music makes me ouchie on my forehead.

Thanks Mom, Thanks. That's very helpful.

I have an idea. My hair is too hot for my idea.

I'm the itchiest girl I ever met.

Comments on Candy

I love yellows. They make me round and fresh and happy all at the same time.

I had a bad dream about my shadow.
I slept on the earth day and
I slept off the earth night,
and those are opposites about shadows.

Be careful. I don't want you to get hit by a car.
Then I would get hurt and turn into a baloon.

I want a doctor, but I don't think I have an owie right now.

Hey Mom, I'm on the Earth!
Remember Mom, I'm on Earth?
Poppy's on Earth. Poppy's on Earth.
Poppy's on Earth. Poppy's on Earth.

"Put on your shirt."
"It has directions. It takes funny directions and I can't do it."

I have beautiful things to do now, I will do that later.
(In the stationary aisle at Target as we kept moving.)

Sometimes people pick in their ears,

just like in their noses.

You know, it's hard to spit when you laugh.

"Ramen noodles."
"You want some ramen noodles?"
"Ramen noodles, please."
"It'll take a few minutes to make them."
"I'm sick of this. I'm going to my room."

I think you're a nice mommy. Mommy, Mama, Mom.

Mama, you have big breasts and I have little breasts. Someday I will have big breasts too.

Shhhh. You can't talk. I'm trying to paint. Thank you, mommy. You're a good girl, mommy. Sorry, mommy.

My skeleton hurts,
because it doesn't feel well.

I have special hair.  Don't touch it please.

You will break it.

Maybe I need a new head, because it needs to be a cherry.

The Impetus

So many times in the last year, our daughter has said something that should have been written down. We don't want to forget her humor, perspective or ideas. We entertained the idea of writing her quotes in a journal but never got around to it. Since we got the blogging bug, we decided this would be a good forum.