We were getting ready to go out for lunch, and dd 5yo said, "Mommy, can I bring Germy Fisherman?" Huh?

So she brought me the book - Jeremy Fisher - too funny!!!

My dd 5yo (had a birthday yesterday!!) was listening to her sister 6yo read Chicken Little  last week, and came down and said, "Daddy, H read Little Hen Chickie  to me today!!

So that is now her nickname. :)

Dd 6 came in with her first worm of the spring, very excited. But she told me she does not really like them, because they poop on her hands. I can understand that! And then she said, "I used to squeeze them on their bottoms to make the poop come out."

I was reading "The Long Winter" to the girls this morning, and afterwards my 3.5yo dd was looking at the pictures. They like to pretend they are the oldest three, and in one picture of Laura and Mary my littlest asked, "Where are Carrie and Grace in this picture?" I told her maybe Carrie was watching Grace, and she said, "Maybe they are inside watching Barney Goes to the Beach!"

hmm...a bit of an anachronism?

she is playing restaurant, and the first item on the menu is Salt Pork!!

She is also offering mashed potatoes with molasses, baked beans, and for those modern eaters, spaghetti. LOL

after taking a bath, she looked down at her chest, smeared lotion all over, and started singing, "My nickles, my nickles, my nickles!"

I had my first "birds and bees" conversation with her - To preface this, we have not had much in the way of anatomically correct conversations in our home...   "Mommy, how did I come out of your tummy?" me: "With a lot of hard work" dd: "No, how did I really come out - did you have your tummy cut open?" me: "Well, females have another hole in their bottoms...(and a few more explanatory words) dd: "I came out of your BOTTOM??? It is a good thing I did not fall into the potty!"   and to correct her little sister, who said "You are still in your jammies" - "No, I am wearing my jammy - I have a nightgown on!"