Camouflage

Jeff was showing Lainey videos of spiders and she told him that one of them was camouflaged. She said that's what it is when something is covered up and hiding- it's camouflaged. 

Address. A dress?

Lainey's teacher told me today that they were discussing safety and things like knowing your address and phone number. The teacher asked the class "does anyone here know what their address is?"

She said Lainey stood up, fanned out her skirt and shouted "I do!! It's pink!"

Some recent Lainey words

"Extroy" - destroy

"Heart beep" - heart beat

"Crunches" - crutches

"Steffascope" - stethoscope (she pronounces it better than most adults!)

"Orbee ohs" - Orbeez

And here's a picture of Lainey bowling for the first time, just for fun!

Opposites

Today we were doing opposites in the car. I asked her what the opposite of fuzzy was. She said "Hmm that's going to be a tough one Mom. Hmmm... The opposite of fuzzy is unfuzzy. What's next?"

Cousin Nathaniel

Cousin Nathaniel currently wears his hair in a style that I lovingly refer to as "Jesus style"- long, wavy, and with a braided headband. Lainey wanted to wear her hair like him, and this is the result. It's pretty close!

Poor Dunkin

She told us she was giving him the business. She then proceeded to tell us that she was not going to beat up mom and dad, but she was just going to beat up Dunkin.

Reverse psychology

I just witnessed Lainey using reverse psychology on Jeff. She wanted to play with an umbrella in the house and Jeff told her that it was too big to open in the house and he didn't want her to poke herself with it. The convo went like this:

J- Lainey, that's daddy's golf umbrella and it's too big to play with in the house. And i dont want you to poke yourself with those sharp points. Let's put it away. 

L- but I would like to play with it. 

J- sorry baby, I said no.

L- okay... but I don't know how to open it. Do you?

J- yes, I know how to open it.

L- okay well..... I don't so would you care to show me?

J- not really, no.

L- because you don't know how?

J- *sigh* let's just put it away please.