On growing up...

Me: Hey Hannah, I think these sneakers are getting a little small...we better put the bigger ones on now.
Hannah: Yeah! Those sneakers are for BABIES! I'm getting bigger and I'm going to be a big girl and be all grown up and have big feet and then I can chew gum!
Me: Gum? Yeah, I guess...
Hannah: Yup, and I'll be a big sister!
Me: You think so eh? You'll be a big sister? Would you like that?
Hannah: Yup! I'll have a little brother and sister...but I'll carry them around.
Me: You'll carry them around you think? Well, that can be pretty hard work.
Hannah: I'll take care of them Mama, I'll be careful.

:)

Mission Dirty Hippy nearing completion

Hannah's Dad was wearing his Army uniform yesterday upon return from drill. Hannah looked him over...

Hannah: Why you wearing new clothes?
Hannah's Dad: These are for Daddy's new job!
Hannah: Oh.

A few seconds of staring goes by.

Hannah: I don't like those clothes.
Hannah's Dad: Oh? Why not?
Hannah: hmm...they're too fancy.
Hannah's Dad: haha, you think my clothes are too fancy?
Hannah: Yeah...they're too fancy I think a little bit.

Quotes from the zoo

"Let's go see another animal"
"Let's go see another animal"
"Let's go see another animal"
"Let's go see another animal"
"I want you to pick me up"
"Let's go see another animal"
"Let's go see another animal"
"I'm tired"
"Let's go see another animal"
"I want to ride on that train"
Once on the train ride, she cries until they stop it, then she continues to cry for a couple minutes while repeating that she doesn't like that train ride.

That night, as I tucked her into bed, I asked her what her favorite part of the zoo was.

"That train ride was my favorite, maybe we can go again tomorrow."

Well...you thought wrong, monkey

On the way home yesterday:

Hannah: I'm hungry
Me: Well, what do you want for dinner?
Hannah: ummm, I think I want cheese
Me: Sorry baby, we don't have any cheese. What else would you like?
Hannah: But I thought we did have cheese.
Me: Well, we don't!
Hannah: But I thought we did I said.
Me: I'll get some next time I go shopping. Do you want a sandwich?
Hannah: I think we have some cheese.
Me: Nope. No cheese.
Hannah: Oh. ummm...I thought we did.
Me: I'm never feeding you again.
Hannah: But I want some food!
Me: Well what do you want then!?
Hannah: ummm, I don't think we have any cheese. We need to get some at the store.
Me: Yup.
Hannah: Can I have a tomato?
Me: Sure.

We have to stop calling her these things

In the bath:

Hannah: Look mama, I'm a scuba diver! *she puts a finger up next to her head like a snorkel*
Me: Wow, are you scuba diving or are you snorkeling!?
Hannah: *brow furrows* I'm uhhh, uhhhh....
Me: Do you know what a snorkel is?
Hannah: ....
Me: Can you say snorkel?
Hannah: *pause* Can you say precocious mama? Say precocious first!

Well...thanks....

Last night, after finishing dinner out at the picnic table, I asked Hannah if she wanted to play outside for a while.

Hannah: Yeah...I'll play in my sandbox for aWHILE.
Me: Ok!
Hannah: What are you gonna do Mama?
Me: I'm not sure yet.
Hannah: Oh! Hmmmm...well...hmmm....you can mow the lawn if you want to!
Me: *sigh* Yeah...ok.

She's a mean chef

Hannah: Here Mama, I made you dinner
Me: Oh good, what is it?!
Hannah: It's some slime!
Me: But...I don't want to eat slime.
Hannah: Oh, well, it's slime and it'll hurt your teeth cause it's sugary!
Me: But I don't want to eat slime or have hurt teeth!
Hannah: *thinking* then: Ohhhh...well it's, hmmm, it's *big grin* it's CHICKEN NUGGETS!
Me: Oh, I love chicken nuggets!

Make believe eating progresses under Hannah's watchful, three year and two month old eyes.

Hannah: Do you like it?
Me: Yes, it's very yummy!
Hannah: Oh...well it was just slime.