#52 Catched

Of course all kids make errors in grammar. It's expected. And of course all dutiful parents try to teach and correct. On one such occasion after throwing something to Breck...

Brecken: Ha! I catched-ed it!!

Me and Russ: (Silent chuckle)

Russ: (step in dutiful parent) Brecken, the correct way to say that is catched, not catched-ed.

Oh, that cute guy of mine! I think I may start a Cute Things Russ blog :) Maybe it went over your heads, but most people (adults anyway) use the correct term: caught :) Love you babe!

#51 Sooo Smart

If there is anything Brecken lacks, it is NOT confidence. At least every day I hear "I am so smart." (probably because at least every day I say it) But her reasoning for being so smart is what makes me laugh some times....

Brecken: Mom. I told Taylor yes means yes. And no means no. And maybe means maybe.

Me: Ok. Thank you (I couldn't come up with any other response).

Brecken: Wait! Do those things mean what I said they mean??

Me: You mean, like (yes I said like), yes means yes?

Brecken: Yeah. Do they?

Me: Yes.

Brecken: Haha! How did I know that?? I am soooo smart.

Haha, I would love to read a dictionary compiled this way...

Monoamine: (noun) Means monoamine. (wow. I'm so smart.)

#50 Little Sayings

Little Miss Smarty Pants this morning walked to the fridge after breakfast and stated "I'm gonna check on the pamerika." Yes, you read that right, and yes I heard it right, and yes I was as much in the dark as you. Of course I asked her to repeat herself and she so matter of factly said "The pamerika. I'm going to check on the pamerika and see how it's doing."

Ok. It clicked. Her and Russ had made tapioca the night before and left in the fridge to cool... this is what she called "pamerika" I had to laugh, and it brought to mind a few other quirks in her vocabulary...

With Brecken, it isn't a heart-beat, it's a heart-beep.

Anything with "ul" turns into "li" for example

Ambulance=Amblience

Fabulous=Fablious

Turbulence=Turblience

No matter how often we go over it, she doesn't need anything, she meeds things.

When feeling especially grateful she will thank me in spanish... sort of... with a very gringa "Glacias!"

And her quirky way of asking questions. It's never "What does (fill in the blank) mean?" It's always "What means (fill in the blank)?"

I know there are a dozen others, but this is what comes to mind. The little cutie.

#49 Smile Dad!

I am sure Russ wouldn't mind me sharing this. Especially since he's the one who told me (through a little laughter I might add).

During the nightly teeth-brushing routine (daddy happened to be doing the brushing)...

Brecken: Dad, look in the mirror

Russ: (stops what he is doing and looks in the mirror)

Brecken: Smile.

Russ: (thinking perhaps she may have seen food in his teeth, begins examining)

Brecken: You look like a beaver. Your front two teeth are big.

Awe, don't kids just say the darndest things? Gotta love their brutal honesty (unless it's with strangers... then it's just plain old embarrassing). But with Russ as good looking as he is, I'm sure there will be no complex whatsoever.

#48 Sorry for the Mess

One night we had some of Brecken's friends over, and by the end of the night every toy that we own was strewn through the house. Regardless, we went to bed knowing full well we would wake to a mess. In the morning Brecken and I were sitting amidst the toys and Brecken, very sympathetically, said...

"Mom, I sure am sorry about this mess!"

Sweet, right? But before I could say anything she continued even more sympathetically than before...

"I am so sorry it's so big that I am not going to clean it up." And then she gave me a look filled with pity and patted me.

Oh... and she did clean it up. Sweet girl. And she didn't even complain.

#47 Almost My Birthday

I love mornings. I love it because Brecken always comes in jabbering, and I get to see what random thought is floating in her head when she wakes up. This particular morning her thoughts were of her birthday.

Brecken: (all smiles) Guess what mommy!!! It's almost my birthday!!

Me: I know! It's coming up.

Brecken: How many more days?

Me: Ummm... it's about sixty.

Brecken: (smiles gone, frown set in and in dismay) What?? SIXTY?? That's not almost my birthday!!! I CAN'T EVEN COUNT TO SIXTY!!!!

I think I ruined her morning. But no worries. Now she asks in weeks. She can count those.

#46 Counting Problems

Brecken: Momma, how old do I have to be to drive?

Me: Sixteen.

Now whenever I tell Brecken a number, she has to gauge how far away it is by counting to it... of course she's no pro at counting and her defect is she always skips... 16 and 17.

Brecken: Sixteen?

Me: Yep

Brecken: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20 (continues in perfect sequence)... 37, 38, 39... HOW old do I have to be?

Me: Sixteen.

Brecken: (takes deep breath) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20 (continues once again in perfect sequence to 39, and then stops) Wow! I have to be really old to drive!!

Of course I helped her really count to sixteen... It's just cute to see her try :)

#45 Can You Sing?

Brecken: Momma, can you sing?

Me: MmmmHmmm

Brecken: Let me hear you.

Me: (begin humming some little tune)

Brecken: No. Can you sing pretty??

Me: (ok, so my little tune wasn't cutting it.... belting out now like Aurora from Sleeping Beauty) AAAAHHH AAAHHHH AHHHHH AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!

Brecken: (cuts me off just as I'm getting going) No. I mean can you sing pretty. Like me.

Ok, world. I failed as a singer. Apparently I don't hold a candle to my four year old. My cute, little, vain four year old.

#44 Heavenly Clothes

Brecken: I love my outfit.

Me: It's pretty cute.

Brecken: Did Heavenly Father create it?

Me: Well, he didn't make the clothes, but he created what the clothes were made out of.

Brecken: (in total shock) What?? Heavenly Father didn't create clothes?? Who makes clothes????!!!!???

Apparently Brecken thought that the clothing industry had direct connections with Heaven. Who else could create such fashions as polka-dotted skirts, striped shirts, and neon colored leggings?

#43 Knock Knock

Ok, this one actually happened a few months ago, I just keep forgetting to put it up. And this may be one where the phrase "you woulda had to been there" may apply. Mainly because it was a conversation between Brecken and her little cousin, Jackson, whose voice alone is so cute you could record it and sell it (but you can't quite capture it just through writing).

Brecken: Jackson do you wanna hear a joke.

Jackson: MmmHmmm.

Brecken: Knock Knock.

Jackson: Whooth der?

Brecken: Microwave.

Jackson: Microwave who?

Brecken: Microwave Fridge.

Both: BAHAHAHAHAA!!!!!! HAHAHA!!!!!HAHAHA!!!

Jackson: (through much laughter) Now YATS a YOKE!!!

#42 Baby in Two Days

Brecken: I am so excited for the baby in your tummy to come!!

Me: Yep, but it's gonna take a while.

Brecken: How long?

Me: Well, six more months.

Brecken: (excitedly) That's not long at all!!

Me: Well, one month is thirty days...

Brecken: (concerned now) How long is six months??

Me: Well, six months is about 180 days.

Brecken: That's a long time!!!

Me: Well it takes a long time for the baby to grow big enough (cut off)

Brecken: (very urgently) Can I say a prayer???

Me: (when would I ever say no to that, really) Sure.

Brecken: Dear Heavenly Father, thankful for this day. Please bless the baby to grow fast. Please help it to grow big enough in two days. (and then she closed her prayer)

Aren't you so excited?? The baby is going to be here in two days!!!!!!

You know, that last few weeks of pregnancy I really wish it worked like that... but for now... I'm glad it's not up to the whim of a four year old.

#41 Big Belly

Me: Brecken, guess what! Mommy and daddy are gonna have another baby. There's a baby in my tummy.

(now you have to realize... this is day one of finding out... you know, when you look exactly the same as you did before there was any baby news)

Brecken: (stares at my tummy) No you're not. (continues staring) Oh wait. Yes you are. I can see the big bump in your tummy.

Nope. That's just the stuff that always hangs over the jeans a bit... ah, thanks Breck.

Oh and then one week later

Brecken: (again staring at my stomache) Wow, mommy. The baby in your tummy is getting really big!

Nope again. That was just the sausage, eggs, pancakes, fruit, drink etc. etc. I had for breakfast. Yep it was good.