Greetings Little One

Little girl illogic

Me: That’s a cute bunny!

Clara: It’s not a bunny. It’s a rabbit!

Me: Isn’t a bunny and a rabbit the same thing?

Clara: Dad! No! Stop joking!

Me: (suitably chastened) Okay, okay.

Clara: (holding the stuffed animal to my face) This is a rabbit. Do you know what her name is?

Me: No. What?

Clara: Bunny. 

 

In the world of gambling, this is what’s known as a parlay.

Clara: Mom, can I try one of those pieces of rock candy? I’ve never had rock candy before.

Elysha: If you’re a good girl, you can try a piece tomorrow.

Clara: I am already a good girl. Maybe I’ll try a new food tomorrow.

Elysha: Great. If you try a new food tomorrow, you can have a piece of rock candy.

Clara: Mom, I never tried rock candy before. It’s a new food. If I try rock candy tomorrow, can I get a new toy?

Standing up! First time!

You pulled yourself up for the first time last week, big guy.

Part of me was so damn proud of you.

A bigger part of me wanted to knock you on your ass and tell you to stop growing up.

 

Our boy!

   

First bagel

I didn’t eat my first bagel until I was about twenty years old, big guy.

You beat me by almost two decades.

 

Sibling love

Multitasking gone bad

I play tag with you almost every night, little one. It’s your favorite game.

And other than the fact that you still believe that the person who is “It” is the one who is being chased rather than the chaser, you’re quite good at the game. You don’t quit, even when I’ve forced you to chase me around the house a dozen times or more.

My girl has stamina.

Since tag has been such an enormous part of our life, I had hoped to capture some of these moments on film for posterity, but it turns out that playing tag and recording videos should not be done simultaneously, as you will see:

Three-trick Charlie

You have three tricks in his repertoire of baby tricks, big guy. Each is quite possibly cuter than the next.

Mommy gets credit for all three. All I did was watch. As I’ve said many times, she’s an amazing teacher.

 

 

Family motto inspired and then rejected

When you’re upset, little one, you’ve been known to cry out, “Never stop the cuddles!” Mommy and I loved the expression so much that we decided to make it our family motto.

Ever since then, you’ve stopped saying it and reject the notion entirely.

You are so clearly (and sometimes tragically) your father’s daughter.

The definition of silly.

I found this hanging on the wall of your school today, little one.

What are my chances of getting this image in the dictionary under the word “silly.”

If it works in pre-school, why can’t it work for Webster’s?