Heidi sings the classics

Heidi's version of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (I shall attempt to videotape this at some point, but for now, the written version will have to do...)

Twinkle Wittle Star

How I wonder ARE!

Like a DIAMOND [insert gibberish, nonsense, I haven't figured out what she's saying, but it doesn't sound anything like "in the sky."]

The end.

Self-Aware

For the last couple of weeks I've been enjoying Heidi's little drama-fest that she has when she's upset and feeling like she's not getting enough attention for her drama. She's started interrupting her own crying jag to say, "Mama, I cryin'!"

But last night, really took the cake. She was way over-tired. I'm talking two hours past bedtime tired. We were driving home from Aunt Shay's volleyball game and she was enjoying the view of the moon when it went behind the trees, causing overtired hysterics, "my moon! my moon!" Josh and I were both ignoring her because we knew she was just overtired and no amount of reasoning would satisfy.

And then, in between her cries, she suddenly says...

"Hey Mom!" What, honey?

"I better! I not cryin'! I not cryin'!" I'm glad honey.

Are you smarter than a 2-year old?

Q1: Quick, without thinking, what color is the park you normally go to (you know, the slides, the awnings, etc.).

Well, duh, the park we normally ride bike to is yellow. And the park we normally walk to is green. Do not question her, she's right.

Q2: How do you call your Mom out when she's cranky?

Obviously by using the same sayings that she uses towards you. Like "for Gosh sakes!" and "Simmer down!" Bonus points for rewording what she just said to you as in "Heidi Jean, I've told you 10 times you can have milk when we get home!" "Mommy! 10 times!"

Now if only she'd learn the meaning of "later" or "tomorrow" or "just wait a minute."

I think he meant it figuratively

We stopped out at the in-laws to get Josh's Menards card before running to Baraboo and Heidi promptly ran off to play. Josh yells in to the livingroom, "Come on, Heidi, let's roll!" She runs into the kitchen, lays down on the floor, and...well...rolls. Heidi 1, Daddy 0.