Out of the mouth of babes / De la bouche des enfants

Un peu d'humour...

Ce matin, après le petit déjeuner:

Elana: On va chercher des livres?

Moi: A la bibliothèque?

Elana: Oui! Je t'aide, d'abords il faut enlever mon pyjama.

Moi: D'accord

Le pyjama rangé, je lui demande:

Moi: Et maintenant?

Elana: Mais il me faut des chausettes Maman! Je vais avoir froid.

Moi: Tu essaies de les mettre?

Elana: Oui.

Et après qques secondes (toujours nue comme un vert): Voilà je suis prête! Mets tes chaussures Maman, on y va.

A la découverte...

Le weekend passé, Elana a découvert mes chaussures rouges à talon haut qui trainaient dans le salon et aprés qques pas difficile, les enlève, les observe et dit: Non, c'est pour mettre sur les mains ça.

Après qque secondes de silence elle ajoute, pas sur d'elle: Peut-être...

Et beacoup de tendresse...

Avant d'aller lire une derniere histoire dans son lit avec son papa, Elana me donne toujours un gros bec. L'autre soir, son papa la portait, alors elle a mis ses bras autour de nos coups, nous serrant fort, et nous dis: J'vous aime bien "les gars"

From March 2010

A funny moment...

After breakfast this morning:

Elana: Let's go get books, Mom

Me: At the library?

Elana: Yes at the library. I'll help you, I need to take my pyjama's off first.

Me: OK

Once the pj's are put away:

Me: What should we do now?

Elana: I need socks Mom! My feet will get cold

Me: Good idea, can you put them on?

Elana: yes

And after a few seconds she adds (still completely naked): Get your shoes, Mom! I am ready, lets go!

On discovering...

Elana found my red high heels shoes laying around in the living room the other and put them on to go on a stroll. She stopped after a few awkward steps, stepped out of them, looked at them intensely and said: No, thats for my hands.

And still staring at them a minute later, quite unsure of herself she added quietly: Hum, maybe...

On being sweet...

Before Taylor takes Elana to her room for a last bedtime story she always gives me a hug and a kiss. The other night, Taylor was holding her so she put her arms around our necks, holding us close to her and said: I love you "guys".

Yes we both laughed!

A few days before that, after I had told her "I love you" she looked at me very seriously and replied: Aaaaawe, you are sho shweet