First Signs of Fashion

By Sarabeth's 2nd birthday, she was already making fashion requests. She would point to the container where the ponytail holders were kept and say, "po-tay, po-tay!"

Sarabeth and her "po-tays" -- with Mommy and cousins Spencer and Hanna,
at the Holland Farmers Market

Into the Abyss

Six-year-old Sarabeth: "I need a snack!"

Mommy: "You're hungry again??"

Sarabeth: "Yes, I'm in a growth spurt! I'm a pit that doesn't have a bottom!"

Sarabeth-isms

Three-year-old Sarabeth:

"mazagine" instead of magazine

"Student Little" for Stuart Little

"energies" for allergies

"snowflakes" for cornflakes

"fusterated" for frustrated

I couldn't correct her because I just loved her little Sarabeth-isms....

A Rose By Any Other Name...

Two-year-old Christopher loved, loved, loved the movie "Cars." At that time, he was still learning to speak, and I really enjoyed his pronunciation of various words. His version of the Cars character "Doc Hudson," for example... he called him "Huh Dock-en."

Photo Credit: Disney PIXAR (Internet)

Good Thinking

I asked eight-year-old Sarabeth if she knew the definition of "ingenuity."
Her answer: "Someone who knows a lot about engines."

Medical Opinion

Sarabeth:  "Mommy, do you think I'm ADHD?"

Mommy, with a laugh:  "No."

Sarabeth:  "I think I just act like a kid. I diagnose myself with being a kid."

Food Math

Christopher, last week:
"Look, Mommy! I made a pentagon with my turkey roll-ups!"