The other day, I asked Jack what he liked the most about his sister. He replied, "That she makes me laugh." I then asked him what he liked least. "That she bothers me sometimes," he said. This would exactly be my answer as well. Dani jumps into everything feet first, makes major waves and makes you laugh so hard, you can't ever truly be mad at her.
--Dani has a cold. Jack did something to make her mad. She waited a bit before walking up to him and coughing right on him on purpose.
--Dani wanted to give Jack another hug before bed. She sprinted into his room and jumped on him, embracing him and squealing with delight. He responded in kind. She pulled away and headed back to her room before thinking better of it, turning around and pinching him right on the arm before racing back to her room with a devilish grin on her face.
--This is an actual conversation we had:
Jack: I'm scared of skeletons.
Me: Don't be scared. They aren't scary.
Jack: Can you kick 'em in the butt?
Me: You can kick them anywhere and they'll just break.
Dani: Kick 'em in the penis.
That's my girl.
Friday, October 24, 2014
Dani Loves School
Dani has loved school from the moment it started. She never cried once. In fact, when I asked her if she missed me when she was at school, she didn't hesitate when she said, "No!"
She went on her first field trip to the pumpkin patch this month. And she was not the least bit shy about anything. On the hayride out to the patch, Dani decided it was imperative to talk to her teacher. She told Grandma that she had to talk to Mrs. Nabi. Carmen told her to wait until the ride stopped. Dani kept bugging her until she realized that it was useless. So she screamed down the length of the wagon, "MRS. NABI!! I have a question for you."
Later on the hayride, a mother fought with her daughter to put on her coat. The girl made a fit but the mom kept forcing her arms into sleeves. Dani turned to the mom and told her, "Why are you doing that? It's not even cold."
Dani's self-confidence never ceases to amaze us. Sometimes it's embarrassing, as with the aforementioned mom. Other times, it makes me so proud, knowing that my Dani is never going to put up with crap from anyone. Unfortunately, that probably also includes me. At the conclusion of the pumpkin patch field trip, the kids all flocked to the store. Most of them wanted popcorn and candy. Not Dani. She set her eye on a white plastic rat with red eyes. And once she had it in her hands, she refused to see anything else. Another little girl came up to her, questioning her selection. "Why did you get that rat? Why don't you get popcorn?" she asked. Dani replied matter-of-factly, "I can have popcorn at my house whenever I want."
Take that, kid.
She went on her first field trip to the pumpkin patch this month. And she was not the least bit shy about anything. On the hayride out to the patch, Dani decided it was imperative to talk to her teacher. She told Grandma that she had to talk to Mrs. Nabi. Carmen told her to wait until the ride stopped. Dani kept bugging her until she realized that it was useless. So she screamed down the length of the wagon, "MRS. NABI!! I have a question for you."
Later on the hayride, a mother fought with her daughter to put on her coat. The girl made a fit but the mom kept forcing her arms into sleeves. Dani turned to the mom and told her, "Why are you doing that? It's not even cold."
Dani's self-confidence never ceases to amaze us. Sometimes it's embarrassing, as with the aforementioned mom. Other times, it makes me so proud, knowing that my Dani is never going to put up with crap from anyone. Unfortunately, that probably also includes me. At the conclusion of the pumpkin patch field trip, the kids all flocked to the store. Most of them wanted popcorn and candy. Not Dani. She set her eye on a white plastic rat with red eyes. And once she had it in her hands, she refused to see anything else. Another little girl came up to her, questioning her selection. "Why did you get that rat? Why don't you get popcorn?" she asked. Dani replied matter-of-factly, "I can have popcorn at my house whenever I want."
Take that, kid.
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