A Few Short Stories

The other day when I was pushing the girls on our daily stroll to the mailbox (a half a mile down the street) Lola was being a total bully to Ava because she was sitting in back. Lola was pressing her feet up against the back of Ava's seat and bouncing her legs just so it irritated Ava to no end. She then starting pulling wads of hair out from Ava's head. I said "when we get home, Lola, you are going straight to time-out". That didn't stop her....she continued to bounce Ava's chair and Ava actually started laughing along with Lola. I had the hardest time NOT laughing. (That's besides the point though.) When we got home I let Ava go play on the swing set and as I carried Lola to time-out she said, "what goin' on?". She memorizes phrases that we say and I am amazed that she can think of them when she wants to spit them out.

I was at Costco yesterday and the girls started chanting "diarrhea, diarrhea". People probably wondered what I've been teaching my kids.

This story is compliments of Brent. Lola was on the couch watching a new favorite show "Ratatouille". Brent was trying to talk to her but she didn't acknowledge him because she was too into her show. A little while later Lola turns to look at Brent and whispers "Ratatouille". Brent tells that story better.