They Said It....

- "Megan's dad is a police officer and when Megan grows up, she wants to be a cop.  What's a cop?"  This is one of my favorite questions from Elizabeth so far.
- "We learned about Junior at school today."  That's Martin Luther King, Jr. for those of you that aren't on such a familiar basis, like Emily.
- "Peter is very talented."  Emily was very impressed with the igloo that Peter made in his yard for the girls to play in.
- "I feel like we live in a snow globe!" said Elizabeth, after waking up to yet another morning of snow.
- "Mummy, we're playing barbies and my barbie is a weight lifter like Daddy.  Except she can lift more than Daddy - easy peasy."  And for those of you interested, it was a female barbie that was doing all of the heavy lifting, although Emily made sure that she had male spotters.
- "BEEF!!!!!"  Emily yelled, after wandering into the kitchen and noticing that Lee was carving a roast for dinner.  Our kids love meat.  And the fact that it comes from cows doesn't bother them in the least.
- "I do not like Egypt.  Egypt does not make me happy.  Even though Auntie Kathy went there and rode a camel."  Unfortunately for the girls, the chaos in Egypt occurred during one of the most traumatic weather weeks we've ever had, so the news was on all of the time.
- "I wish that it would only snow on weekends so that I didn't have to miss school."  Poor Elizabeth has been home more than she's been in school lately and she really misses it.
- "I didn't say 'thank you' because I was too distracted and excited.  But thank you!"  I just love Elizabeth.
- "I don't like to be rushed."  This is so very true.  When Elizabeth was a toddler, she used to have a melt down if we had to leave the house a hurry and when Lee figured that out, we slowed down our process.  Since then, we always give the girls a five or ten minute "warning" before we have to leave and that alone dramatically cuts down on the tears.  This morning, however, we were in a rush because she needed to be at camp.
- "Look Mommy!  Grass!" Elizabeth shouted from the back seat of the car.  Yes, we have had so much snow for so long that the sight of grass causes much excitement.
- "You told us that Daddy was funner than you, Mommy, and you were right!"  I just love being right.
- "Daddy is the best daddy there is and you are the best mommy there is.  We have the best parents."  Clearly, Elizabeth thought that my feelings might have been hurt by Emily's comment, and wanted to smooth things over with me.
- "I can't wait until I grow up because then I can do whatever I want to."  Poor Emily is in for quite surprise when she finally grows up.  This statement, by the way, was said in response to me asking her to go to the bathroom before we sat down for dinner.
- "Does it have wheels?" Emily asked about our neighbor's hamster.  Apparently, she thinks it's a zhu zhu pet....
 - "Do you know what Daddy told me yesterday?  He told me that you are Irish."  "Yes, I am Irish.  Which means that you are Irish too."  "I AM?!?"  Eyes wide, Elizabeth could hardly believe it.  Clearly, I have not brainwashed her nearly enough.
- "I wish we had Mardi Gras in Connecticut...." Although Elizabeth does not have a problem with giving up something for Lent, she clearly wishes she could go to a big party the day before to tide her over for forty days!