Oh the things toddlers say…

{I do still have a toddler, right? I’m not quite ready to switch to full-on KID status yet.}

Sometimes they make us shake our heads, other times they just make us laugh.

And then there’s other times, where what comes out of their mouths give you a healthy dose of humility and knock you down a couple of notches.

Lately, there’s been a lot of laughs, with a few bits of humility thrown in there for good measure.

Like, just this morning, Rylee and I were talking about something and I wasn’t getting what she was asking about and she wasn’t getting what I was trying to answer so there was a pause. A long pause. And she looked at me, put her hand up to her mouth and whispered “Awkwarrrd…”

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A few weeks ago our rental house was having Dish Network out to do some work. They pulled up to the house just as Ry & I were backing into our driveway. As I was getting her out of the car, they were working on turning around their van to get it all situated for whatever work they were doing. Well, as they were turning around, they were blocking our front gate and Rylee of course takes notice, then, in her not-particularly-quiet-toddler voice says, “Are you kidding me!? They’re parking in front of our gate!?!?”

{I quickly ushered the sweet little girl into the house and shut the door!}

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We eat dinner as a family nearly every single night. We talk about lots of different things. Some nights are blissful. Other nights are a struggle. But such is life with a toddler/kid, right!? Anyway, one night we were sitting there eating and Rylee very sweetly turns to Andy and says, “Daddy?” Andy answers “Yes Rylee?” To which she says “Daddy, I love you.”

{Cue the awww…how sweet}

Then she turns to me and in the same sweet tone says, “Mommy?” And I answer “Yes, Rylee?” To which she says “Will you cut my meat?”

O_o

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Last week while at my mom’s house for the day, Ry, my mom and my mom’s friend were outside enjoying the sun. My mom’s friend went to light up a cigarette.

Rylee looked at her and said, “Ummm, my mommy & daddy don’t want me smelling smoke. So you need to move please.”

My mom’s friend looked at Ry and said, “Oh, ok then” and went around to the other side of the house.

{When my mom relayed that story to me I about crapped my pants…both out of embarrassment and complete pride.}

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The other night we went out to dinner with some family that was visiting from out of town. We went to a favorite local Mexican restaurant. I always try something different there. This time, I ordered a burrito and it.was.massive. I managed to eat about 3/4 of the burrito before I slowed down, put my fork down and said “Ooph, I’m so full.” A few minutes later, I picked up my fork and started eating again…not because I was hungry, but because it was sitting in front of me. After a few more bites, I made another reference to being full. Rylee looks at me and says “If you’re full, then why are you still eating!?”

Touche, kid. Touche.

Happy Friday, folks!