After I expressed disappointment over a broken thing:
"Don't worry, Mom. We can fix it with duct tape. Duct tape is absolutely great!"
A random breakfast exchange:
Ari: Thanks for saving my life, Mom.
Me: You're welcome, Ari. When did I do that?
Ari: Because I needed you to.
While verbally running through our day at the breakfast table:
"Get up, eat breakfast, watch TV, go to school, fight some dragons, come home, eat some popcorn."
First joke:
"Who does the chicken talk to? ....Because he has feet! Ha!"
Driving up to the airport:
"While we're waiting for our airplane, we can smoke outside. See that red sign there? That says we can smoke outside. See? Like that guy!
And, (drum roll) some quotable moments from Ally...
Ally is becoming more and more aware of who in our family is not present at any given moment. And when I say "not present" I mean "not in the room". Throughout our day, this is what I will hear:
Ally: Daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy (and if I don't respond soon enough) daddy, daddy, Daddy, DAddy, DADdy, DADDy, DADDEEEEEE!
Me: He's at work, sweetie.
Ally: Oh. (beat) Buh-bye, buh-bye, buh-bye, buh-bye, buh-bye, buh-bye-
Me: Yes, Ally, he went buh-bye.
Silence. And then...
Ally: Awry, awry, awry, awry, awry, awry-
Me: Ari's at school, Ally.
Ally: Oh. (beat) Buh-bye, buh-bye, buh-bye, buh-bye, buh-bye, buh-bye-
Me: Yes, Ally, he went buh-bye.
Silence. And repeat. Over and over again.
1 comment:
Someday Ari is going to be so grateful you put these down for posterity. What a funny, insightful little man you have!
Btw - so glad to know Fionn is not the only child obsessed with keeping track of everyone's whereabouts all day long!
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