Miss Dakota

I came inside from grabbing something in the car... I'd had a show on that the kids were watching. When I came in, Dakota was pouting saying she wanted Oakley to go back to his nap so we could play again (nap time was well over). I asked if the TV show was over... and this was her response: "No, Oakley just touched the remote. AAAAND TOTALLY on purpose!!" I couldn't help but giggle. My little 4 yo is turning into such a sass!

Capiche

Driving in the car while visiting in Boise.

Me: "Dakota, we're going to go get our food and take it to Annette's house and eat it there, Capiche?"
Dakota: "Capiche!"
Me: "Oakley.... (do you want to go play at Annette's?)"
Before I can finish my sentence...
Oakley-the-kid-who-hardly-talks: "CAPICHE!"
He's smarter than he looks...

Also, at a family gathering recently... I mentioned to Oakley that we were getting ready to go. He ran to the door prematurely, turned, waved and said "See-YA!" LOL. He'd never said that before either.

More Dakota Funnies

"Mom, can Peter Pan come to our house and take me to Pirate Island? And then we can fight Captain Hook and help Jake build his own house with bunkbeds for Izzy and Jake like me and Oakley?" (Jake and the Neverland Pirates TV show)

"Mom, if you suck all my blood out, will I be smushed?" I can only assume she thinks you'll deflate like a balloon if you have no blood. Me: "Well first of all, I am not going to suck your blood." Dakota: "If a mosquito sucks out all my blood will I be smushed?"

She didn't want me to help her get the seatbelt buckled on her booster chair. "Mom I can do it myself." Click. "See, as a matter of fact, its perfect."

D: "Mom, I don't want to wear my jacket. It's warm outside."
Me: "No, its COLD. You have to wear your jacket."
D: "Why, Mom?"
Me: "Because otherwise the germs will get you and make you sick."
D: "Ooooh. Because the germs like the cold but they don't like the warm weather?"
Me: "Yes." Precisely.

Disneyland

Dakota was lucky enough to go to Disneyland over President's Day weekend this year with her aunt Melissa. Before she left, I told her I was going to really miss her. She proceeded to reassure me that everything would be fine and that I should be happy. About 2 days into her trip, we were talking on the phone and this was our conversation:

Me: "Dakota, I really really miss you."
Dakota: "Moooom.... remember what I told you? Don't miss me, just be happy. Ask the whole house, where is Dakoka? Oh! She is just on an adventure. She'll be back. Just be happy, Mom."
Me: "I am happy, but I still miss you."

I'm pretty sure she grew up while she was gone!

Potty Talk

While Dakota was sitting on the toilet doing her business, she blabbed my little ear off.

Dakota: "Mom, we don't eat boogers. We eat pizza, and sandwiches and grilled cheese sandwiches but not boogers.:
Me: "That's right." (as I chuckle)

And next came a little TMI...

Dakota: "Oh! My wet ones just cleaned off some of my poop. That was so nice of my wet ones, wasn't it?!"

LOL.

I was dying laughing by the time she was off the toilet.

Dakota's Prayer

We were having family dinner at Jichan's one evening for a birthday. We picked up pizzas from Little Caesars and Dakota was asked to say the prayer. It went something like this:

"Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for this food. Please bless the pizza and bless the broccoli. And to the Republic for which it stands, with liberty and justice for all. Amen."

We were all laughing tears by the end! And there was no broccoli...

Green=Grouchy

Dakota has somehow mixed Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street, with the Grinch Who Stole Christmas.

They now have one name... Oscar the Grinch. :)

She's also combined Snoopy and Scooby Doo... Snoopy Doo