Jan
16th
Mon
16th
Dinosaurs!
...my attempt at capturing Arissa's precocious moments
...a way for me to share them with family & friends
...Arissa's response to "how about no?"
Jan
10th
Tue
10th
She likes birthdays!!! and lists!!! and exclamation points!!!
Jan
9th
Mon
9th
Happy birthday…
— Before even opening her eyes this morning
Nov
2nd
Wed
2nd
Pre-trick or treating meditation. I don’t know why.
Oct
25th
Tue
25th
When I’m 18, can I have the iPad?
Sep
12th
Mon
12th
bedtime on 9/11/11
M: I’m giving you extra hugs tonight.
A: Why?
M: There are a lot of people who are sad today, because some bad people hurt a lot of other people on this day a long time ago. And they can’t give hugs to their kids and mommies and daddies anymore. So it is a sad day, but it is also a special day because there were a lot of people who helped other people that day, too.
A: How many people died?
M: A lot…
A: Like a hundred?
M: 3,000.
A: So you’re giving me 3,000 hugs?
M: Yes.
Sep
5th
Mon
5th
Thank you, doors.
— To the automatic doors at Target. My commitment to insisting on polite behavior has been successful.
Aug
23rd
Tue
23rd
Kindergarten!
Aug
18th
Thu
18th
Captain America
[Captain America trailer plays on TV]
A: Mom! Mom! I want to see Captain America!
M: …You do?! Uh, okay.
[5 minutes later]
A: Can we invite boys to go with us?
M: No, we cannot invite boys to go with us.
[5 minutes later]
A: Can we invite Dominic from my class to go with us? He really likes Captain America.
M: *facepalm*
[the next day]
A: I asked Dominic if he could come with us to see Captain America but his dad said no.
M: *sigh*
Come on, you can do better than that!
— To her merry-go-round horse when it first started going.
