Daddy: Cooper, why are getting the cherry tomatoes out? You don’t like tomatoes.
Cooper: Charyotte wants some.
Daddy: Are you sure?
Cooper: Charyotte! Charyotte! Do you want some ‘matoes? You ‘ike ‘matoes?
Charlotte: [No answer.]
Daddy: I don’t think she wants any, can you put them back now?
[Mommy and Daddy go about their business not paying attention to Cooper.]
About 5 minutes later…
Daddy: Hey, hun, do you know where the cherry tomatoes are?
Mommy: What do you mean? Are they missing or something?
Daddy: Well here’s the empty container.
Mommy: Oh, guess I should pay more attention to my son then.
Daddy: Cooper, where are the cherry tomatoes?
Cooper: [Nonchalantly raising his hand and pointing toward Scout.'] In Scout.
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I finished reading one of Cooper’s favorite Dr. Seuss books to him, Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo!, the other night. If you haven’t read this story, you should—it’s super cute and I love the bright illustrations. Basically a little bug sneezes and a chain of mishaps occur. It gets out of control by the end of the book. It helps teach cause and effect. I think Cooper has it figured out. He very succintly told me at the end of the book, “Dat bug should sneeze into his elbow!”.
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Charlotte: Daddy! Daddy! Scuse me!
Daddy: Yes, Charlotte?
Charlotte: I like lawn-motors.
Daddy: Um, okay. You like lawn mowers?
Charlotte: Yeah. Do you like lawn-motors?
Daddy: Well, I’m not sure. I haven’t put much thought into whether I like lawn mowers or not.
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We went to Starbucks and a little girl was there with her mom.
Charlotte: Mommy! Mommy! Scuse me!
Mommy: Yes, Charlotte?
Charlotte: Where’s her brudder?
Mommy: Whose brother?
Charlotte: Dat girl’s brudder?
Mommy: Well not all little girls have a brother. Do you have a brother?
Charlotte: Yeah, Coopeh! She not hab a brudder?
Mommy: No I don’t think so.
Charlotte: Oh.
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While I was getting Charlotte dry after a bath…
Charlotte: Mommy! Mommy! Scuse me!
Mommy: Yes, Charlotte?
Charlotte: Wall-E doesn’t have legs. He can’t walk.
Mommy: No, he doesn’t have any legs. He has wheels. How does he move from place to another if he can’t walk?
Charlotte: He rolls! Eba fwies!
Mommy: That’s right he rolls and Eva flies. Are they best friends?
Charlotte: Yeah, they hold hands.
Mommy: Like this? [I hold her hand.]
Charlotte: Yeah!
[A minute goes by and we walk into the hallway.]
Charlotte: We jus hab a conbersation ‘bout Wall-E!!
Mommy: Yes we did have a conversation about Wall-E.
[Next night getting ready for bath.]
Charlotte: Mommy, I hab to talk to you. I want to hab a conbersation ‘bout Wall-E adin.
Mommy: Okay, we can have a conversation about Wall-E again.
Charlotte: Wall-E cleans up trash.
Mommy: Charlotte, I don’t want to talk about trash tonight. Can we get in the bath and get clean.
Charlotte: Yeah!
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