So embarrassing. . .

A friend of mine came over for a visit. Observing all the girls playing in the living room by the fireplace, she remarked, "You have a beautiful family." Emma, in a very exasperated voice, said, "Ev-er-y-one says that!"

I laughed at the tone of her voice but inside I'm thinking, wow, I definitely didn't instill a very good understanding of how to accept compliments with her, have I. Granted, that was the first time she had said it loudly to the person that actually gave the compliment; other times she has just asked me why we get comments like that while in the grocery store, Costco, mall, restaurant, etc, after they've already left. We've addressed the issue a few times since then to try and drive the point home. Hopefully it's worked.

Dead People

A few weeks ago, as we left Todd's office, Abri remarked, "There are dead people back there." Confused, I asked, "Where? What did you see?" "Back there! But they've turned to stone."
And then a lightbulb went on--we were passing the cemetary just down the street from the office. Funny, I never realized just what kids might think about tombstones over the graves.

Handsome Drawer

A conversation I recently had with Abrianna
Me: Abri, could you put this in your closet? (Referring to one of her belts)
Abri: I'm going to put this in my handsome drawer.
Me: What's that?
Abri: It's the drawer where you have stuff that you look cute in.

I had to laugh. I think the genes for girls to have clothes preferences are definitely built in.