I just read A "Puff the Magic Dragon", and it made me tear up. She asked me why I was crying, because Puff has a new friend at the end so it's ok.

I told her that sometimes mamas get silly and cry when when they think about their babies growing up. She said "It's ok, Mama. Even when I am a grown-up big girl I will still sit in your lap."

A is getting over being sick. She announces in a very sad voice "I'm feeling sick. And when I'm feeling sick, I talk like this."

The girls were wrestling on the front lawn. I was informed that they were playing the "hug-fall-down game".

A: 1+2 is 3! 3+1 is 4! 1+1 is 2!

Me: That's right.

A: Mama, I'm equalling, I'm equalling!

A just said "I wish it could be snowing, Mama"

At ballet today, A says she has "sun-sky-rainbow-sun magic" in her magic wand

A Halloween costume catalog came today, and Willow stated she wants to be "Bugs Light-ear"

I am wearing one of my dad's old workshirts since it's a bit chilly. A said "please take that shirt off, it's making me nervous."

A is swimming while hanging onto a noodle. Cousin E was trying to knock her off - she yelled/growled at him "Stop that and BACK AWAY!" It was pretty funny!

Now A just declared "I'm going to shoot everything and take over the WORLD!" Looks like W has a competitor in the "ruling the world" sweepstakes.

A just watched Nana pull one of E's teeth in open-mouthed amazement. The look on her face was priceless. She says she's going to wait until she's 9 to lose any teeth.

A is watching "Math Adventure to the Moon" and must wear her "astronaut backpack" while doing so.

I asked W at bedtime if she wanted to start learning verses like A. She said yes, so I gave her a very shortened version of Colossians 3:20 "Children, obey your parents." She repeated it back once, then said "no, children obey W!" and laughed manically. I'm a little concerned that this one may try to take over the world someday...