Maggie:

Sersick = perfect

Sleestak from Land of the Lost

Sleestak = sleep-sack (a homemade fleece sleeping-bag with sleeves)

More Says That They Say

Maggie has dubbed her stuffed penguin "Popper Penguin".

She also calls Jack's G.I. Joe "Gye Joe".

When they're pretending to go to sleep, she'll say; "Sweep wey-o" (Sleep well).

I believe that she refers to her toes as "tiggy toes".

Looking out at the leaves on the ground, she informed Daddy that the trees were broken.

"Wa' some dice mom!" (remove the "d" from dice= ice)

"Swipadee" = slippery.

Maggie was up several times one night. I was getting frustrated at being woken up. I started to express this to her and firmly said she needed to stay asleep and stop shouting for me. She said; "Sawwy mom." Awww.

The next day we were on a walk and Jack chased a squirrel with his bike. I told Maggie that the squirrel was 'caret (scared). Her response: "Sawwy 'quirro." (sorry squirrel)

On the radio one morning; Staying Alive by the Bee Gees. Jack wanted to listen to it again, so I had to try to explain that I can't re-play songs on the radio. Later he asked about the 'Ah ah ah ah" song.

Keeping us in stitches

Jack has a toy that he has dubbed "Mr. Stinky Pants".

One morning, while I was in the shower, Maggie poked her head in. I caught a "whiff". I asked if she'd pooped, and she said "uh-huh". I asked if she had stinky pants. She informed me; "I no Stinky Pants. I Maggie."

The tail end of Jack conversation on his newest broken cellular phone; "3pm. Okay Dad, I'm ready for the concert."

Upon waking up, Jack informs me; "I feel pee-ish" (translation: I need to go to the bathroom). As I enter their room, Maggie informs me; "I sweeping." (I'm sleeping.)

Jack: "Hey mom, splish is onomatopoeia!"

At bedtime, the kids are trying their best to stay awake. I hear Maggie saying; "Jack, go Af'ica!" Jack comes and tells me; "Mom, Maggie is telling me to go to Africa, but I don't know the way."

Our van has been out of commission for 4 weeks, and at the transmission shop for a week. I went to pick it up this afternoon, only to find that on the way home, it was worse than it had been previously. Realizing I probably wouldn't make it home, we stopped at a Burger King. I grabbed some burgers for us so we wouldn't be dealing with the situation on empty stomachs. While we're eating and mulling over options, Jack suggests I do the steering and they'll push the van. If only ....

Jack: "Ooo ooo ooo, ooo eee" Maggie, it's loading."

In the car, observing a tiny spider on his carseat: "Maybe it's a Daddy Small-legs."

Maggie told me the other day that she wanted a "waddi-pop". She wanted to go to the Dr. and get a shot for a "waddi-pop".

Queen for a day

Jack: "Dad, the vampire sits like this," (as he crouches like a catcher in baseball).

Maggie on the way home the other day; "See-ur-vee." It took me a minute, but I realized she was trying to say CRV. So I asked if she saw a CRV like Daddy's, then looked and lo and behold, there was a silver CRV just like what Jeffry drives.

Mom: "Why did Clifford grow so big?"

Jack: "Because Emily Elizabeth gave him some of her love."

Jack to Bible Study guests: "Have a good afternoon."

Mimic Maggie: "Have a goon!"

Let's see if I can remember this ....

Jack: "I was saying "Holy Kratz" when I was still in bed."

Mom: "Do you mean "Wild Kratz", like Zaboo?"

Jack: "No. Holy Kratz."

Mom: "What's that?"

Jack: "It's what you say when you don't want to do something. Holy kratz! Why do I have to do this?"

Mom: "Hmmmm."

We thought we'd have to call a plumber to come unclog our toilet. I think Jack was excited at the prospect. He came to me saying; "I've never seen a real plumber before. Do plumbers have snorkels?" I'm guessing that he's gotten that idea from our Old Maid cards. I first thought he'd asked if they had sparkles, though. Either way, it was funny.

Maggie is doing pretty good on potty training, so long as you're only counting to number one. Pardon me while I go "queen her up". (clean her up)

"Nice-a-meetchu" = nice to meet you.

"'Noculers" = binoculars

Fantastic sneezes

Maggie: "I goin' work."

Mom: "You're going to work, Maggie? What are you going to do at work?"

Maggie: "I go see Mommy Daddy."

Jack, after some offense Maggie's offenses; "I think we need a new toddler."

Maggie grabbed the dishtowel and stated; "To wes-cue!" (To the rescue!)

Jack: "BOB the Builder, Maggie. Not Wob the Builder."

"Two-whoa" = stool

"Duh-di-shus" = delicious

"Kix" = Kix, but said with a lot of enthusiasm, and a little jump (so cute)

"wadi-pop" = lollipop

"E'mo diks" = follow me on this one .... she's actually saying "Elmo Sticks", Elmo is on Sesame Street, I just bought Sesame Sticks at Trader Joes; hence: "e'mo diks" are Sesame sticks.

Jack: "Dad, you're a fantastic good looking man."

Jack: (not quite verbatim) "Hey mom, next time we have Bible Study, I'll give this feather to Susanna 'cause she's in Kindergarden. Everyone who's in Kindergarten, I'll give a feather to."

Jack is a photic sneezer. After he's sneezed twice, I will say; "Now we can start our day." And after years of this, now, he will say it once he's sneezed.

Potty training and more

Jeffry is introducing a new show to the kids. He informs Jack that they can watch it, but it will have commercials in it. Jack's response; "What's commercials?" (I LOVE it!)

"Wibbit, wibbit. I am a swog!" (ribbit, ribbit, I am a frog!)

We think "Kangaroo" came out as "kwanga-doodle-doo"

Apparently, roosters say "Quack a doodle doo".

Exchange between Maggie and Jack ....

"Jack poop ev'y-were."

"No I didn't, I pooped in the potty!"

"Jack poop in a potty. Good gur!" (clapping)

"I'm not a girl! I'm a boy."

"Jack poop in a potty. Good gur boy!"

Some time later, Maggie was telling Jack he was a good girl again. He kept reminding her that he's a boy. However, at one point, he goofed up and told her rather loudly; "I'm not a boy! I'm a girl." I caught it right away and we laughed when I brought it to his attention.

"I nod a bo-ey, I am a guw." (I'm not a boy. I'm a girl.)

Between Jack and Mom ....

"What's an possum mom?"

"It is an animal that looks like a large rat, can hang upside down in a tree by it's tail, and pretends to be dead when it's afraid."

(Pretty good explanation, don't you think?)

For the most part, Maggie is potty trained. She still poops in a diaper, but the other facet of potty training was pretty darn easy. There was one time she peed in her undies on the floor and I told her "NO!" very gravely. It made her cry, but I don't think we've had many accidents since.

Jeffry's parents and Grandmother visited us before Labor Day. They gave Jack a copy of his Uncle Greg's book "Never Catch a Netherpott" http://www.amazon.com/Never-Catch-Netherpott-Adventure-Ethan/dp/1463721048 and read it to Jack and Maggie repeatedly. At one point, someone asked Jack what the word "nude" in the book meant. He didn't know, so they told him it meant naked. Before bedtime, the kids had their bath. After getting out of the tub, Jack ran out into the hall, and said; "I'm nude!"

A good laugh for all.

Just so we can remember .... that same night, the kids were in bed before 9pm, I think. All had gone well with bedtime despite Maggie screaming herself to sleep the previous night. At about 1:30, the adults decided to head off to bed. We checked on the little ones as we often do, and somehow managed to disturb them enough that when the electricity went off around 2, causing the carbon monoxide detector to emit it's high-pitched beep, the kids were fully awake. How dreadful it was to have Maggie awake and disrupting everyone (Jeffry's parents included) until close to 4am. Jack was more easily consoled than Maggie, and returned to bed much earlier. Thankfully, they both slept until after 9am then, and so did the adults.

Moomies!

Jack defines amicable:
"It's part of a man that's cut in pieces. A bad man. In two pieces."

Jeffry, changing Margaret's dirty diaper; "Sorry Maggie, I'm still not very good at this. Hurry up and get potty trained." Maggie; "'Kay Daddy."

A "Toadal Minnesodan" (replacing T sounds with D sounds). Jack; "I toadally passed it."

Maggie:
is our little copy-cat. I've overheard her say; "Go time out Jack!" and "Be nice-a me!"
knows her color. So far, most everything is "bruuu" (blue).
"Get my 'tuff."
"moomie" = movie
"mana" = banana
"A moomie! I like pen-gins." (after the kids and I went to see Mr. Popper's Penguins)
"Good moomie beaw." (good movie, bear) after Kung Fu Panda 2
"I go te' 'Eesha I go potty." (I went to tell Leesha I went potty.)
I think "Goose me Mom." translates to "Excuse me mom."


Interaction:
Jack: "No means no! My favorite They Might Be Giants CD!"
Maggie: "Giants?" "Monkey bawew?" (Monkey Barrel from another TMBG CD)

Jack: "Where's my microphone snowman?" (microphone should be "styrofoam")