A funny story..

...well...I don't really know if you would call it funny...but Parker did something funny/cute today that I wanted to record.

We were playing outside. She had played in her sand and water cart for a while.

Then we went inside to get her Lovey and her stroller to bring back outside with us. To which she pushed her Lovey around the backyard for a while.

Then she sat on the doorstep while "sh-shing" Lovey (who was still in the stroller) and "bouncing" the stroller (like we do with Payton in her bouncy seat).

(all the while...I am just watching her from the middle of the yard...I was still sitting by the sand and water cart)

Then I see her stand-up...pick up Lovey...and then she starts fake crying..."Ahh-huhuhu....Wah- hehehe!"

From afar....I get this confused look on my face....and think...."Why is she 'fake crying'? Nothing's wrong right now." I admit....she does this often...but usually only when she wants something that she cannot have.

Ok- on with the story.

So after she does the fake crying...."Ahh-huhuhu....Wah- hehehe!"

She stops. And then immediately starts bouncing, patting, and "sh-shing" Lovey.

She was fake crying for Lovey!!! And then tried to calm her down with the bouncing, patting, and "sh-shing"!

I thought it was so sweet...too funny...and I never wanted to forget it.

Kids say the darnedest things....

And it's true. They do. They say cute things all the time that you just want to capture in a box, wrap it up, and never forget what they said or even how they said it.

And I know that Parker is still too young for these "darnedest" things that kids say....because our conversations with her are still one-sided for the most part. But I just wanted to share a short "conversation" that we had this week...

The setting:
Parker and I playing in her room...Geoff is at work.... when she randomly starts talking.....

Parker: "Dah-dah! Dah-dah! Dah-dah!"

Me: "Daddy's not here right now. Where is Daddy?"

Parker: "wor?" ('work')

Me: "That's right! Good job! Daddy is at work!"

...less than 3 minutes later.....randomly, again.....

Parker: "Loll-la! Loll-la!" (who is coincidentally, not in the same room as us....like outside or in the living room, etc)

Me: "Where is Lola?"

Parker: "wor?"