5 Things From The 5 Year Old

1.  Conversation at dinner yesterday – 5 yr old to older sister: You know, one day you’re going to have to marry a BOY so that babies will come out of your tummy.  Then I took a sip of my tea before hearing; “Or you could just go to the daycare and pick out a baby and take it home.”  It’s really hard to prevent tea from spraying out of your mouth when you’re laughing that hard. 5 might be too young to start taking courses in laws and ethics but we might want to look into it for her.  2.  Foot flexibility or should it be called foot feeding ability?  3.  While walking past the padded bra section at Target she loudly proclaimed, “Mom! You need to get some of those boobs!”. Gravity. That’s all I’m going to say.  4.  The dog might need therapy. The cat definitely does.  5.  She has some crazy nuances.  Like the fact that she’s scared of Scooby Doo cartoons but loves to watch them. Anytime she watches Scooby Doo, it’s a guarantee she’ll be sleeping with us.  Her diet consists of waffles, cheese and yogurt.  Unless it’s melted cheese and then you’re guaranteed a breakdown.  Some days she lives on bean dip and chips. Other days she hates bean dip. Vegetables are not in her diet plan. She wrote her own diet plan. She’s learning how to write simple words. So of course she often walks up to you and asks you how to spell “The Lalaloopsy went for a walk around the store and then ate watermelon”. You’re expected to spell it all out for her, which will only take 20 minutes.  She won’t swim with her face in the water unless you bribe her with ice cream sandwiches or letting her stay up 5 minutes later than her sisters at night. Ice cream sandwiches are on her diet plan.  She’s the queen, and she knows it.  This kid is amazing. Her personality is growing by leaps and bounds. She’s an expert debater and a cuddler at heart.  I am blessed to be able to get front row to her life story.