Almost 3...

Can you believe that our little girl is almost three?  Well, we can't!  Here lately, she has really been talking up a storm and I some of the stuff just needs to be shared... here is a glimpse of our daily conversations.....

riding in the car listening to a Christmas song by the Beach boys
"Mommy, I can't hear those boys, they sounds like crying, they sound scary."
so now when they come on she says, "Not the scaries!" (I guess if you really listen to them they do sound a little scary! haha)

eating yellow rice for dinner
"I want rice.  Oh, these taste like boogers"
and she continues to eat them........

this has happened the past 3 days
"Oh, it's Christmas morning mommy! Look outside, it's Christmas Day. (looks at fireplace) Where's santa?"
i explain to her that we still have 5 days before santa and that she won't be able to see him when he comes.  She says, "Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. ok"

last year claire was scared of santa, this year we talked about it before he visited her school.
"Claire, santa is going to come to see you at school.  Even if you friends get sad, you are gonna stay happy right?
"Mommy, i'm gonna be happy.  Santa's not a monster!  If my friends are scared, we'll pray for them.  Angels are there."

When putting up the tree, i showed her several special ornaments.  The first one was from my great grandma and so i told claire this.  So, every ornament she gets now, or anything new, she says "My grandma gave me these."  It's so funny........... because it can be something that we just gave her or is just junk.

Saying prayers at night, we always thank God for everything we have.  Claire has taken this to the most literal level.
"Jesus, thank you for my walls, thank you for my curtains, thank you for my windows, thank you for my christmas tree, thank you for my christmas tree lights (opens eyes and looks around room) thank you for my table, thank you for my cup...... and on and on and on.  She does end on a loving note... thank you for my baby clymer, my mommy and daddy and thank you for me."   (That just has to make you smile!)

These are just a few things that have happened this week.... i'm sure there will be many more stories to tell during Christmas and my goal is to start writing more of this kinda stuff down :)

MERRY CHRISTMAS!