New phrases
One of my favorite things about being a mom is hearing Ava and Kate say fun, new things. While Kate is 17 months and just beginning to figure out this whole speech thing (although she is our loudest child with constant babbles and a few occasional words that only Doug and I can understand...she manages to bring the decibel of this house up about 50 notches)...Ava has become quite a conversationalist. It cracks us up. A few favorite words/phrases from the past week... Ava... Ava...walking down to the basement with Doug..."Dad...it is quite a mess down here." Me to Ava..."can you turn off the lights downstairs?" Ava to me..."sure Mom, no problem." Ava to the librarian during story hour as the page was turned...and very matter of factly ..."that's a submarine." Huh??? Where did she learn submarine?? While making snowflakes, as I'm trying to help her..."I can figure it out, okay mommy." Whoa! Kate... "Mammy" aka Grammy;...