AE: when we travel, I am going to bring my blue towel and pink towel and bunny.
Me: oh Annie, let’s just bring one towel. I don’t want you to lose anything while we are traveling. This was, if we do, the other two will be safe at home.
AE:… Mommy, I don’t want to bring anything

AE: Mom, where is my secret hiding place?

Me: AE, when we travel, you have to take one suitcase the whole time, ok? You take the red one.
AE: ok, mommy. I can actually take 2!
Me: …?
AE (showing her spirit fingers): because I have two hands!!

(2 minutes later)
Oh, that might be heavy.

Me: NÉ, someday when you grow up, you’ll see you have very silly sisters.
AE: I’ll teach her how to be silly, too!

AE: I like swimming on my back. That way I can sing at the same time.

AE visibly upset: EV didn’t want to hug me good night. She kicked me instead!
Me: that’s because it’s 10pm and she wants to be sleeping

AE: did you know that God gave me special ears that can turn off sound so I don’t hear NÉ cry at night?
Me: did you know God gave me special ears so that I can hear when you, EV and NÉ cry? Lucky me.
AE: no, lucky me.

Discussing how Nea has a little bit of blood in her runny nose… And that maybe it’s because it’s too dry
AE: my nose isn’t dry because I pick my boogers

Waiting for me to wipe her butt on the toilet
AE: mom, come here and wipe my butt
I get there
AE: no wait, go out. I have more,
I leave
AE: but just wait out the door, ok? Don’t go too far
And shortly after that
AE: moooooommmmm, wipe my butt. It’s getting itchy!!

AE: mommy, can you hold this?
Me: girl friend, you hold it. I don’t have any pockets
AE: I’m not your girlfriend!

AE (singing her school Halloween song): knock knock, dinko-deek, who are you? I’m a ghost! I’m a little ghost.
Me: AE, I think it’s ‘knock knock trick or treat’
AE: no it’s not. That’s not how the 爷爷plays it at school.

Complete with Hello Kitty slippers!

Last night she slept five straight hours!today she is feeding like a pro. No gasps of air… And instead of feeding exactly envy 3 hours, she is going stretches of 5 with about 100+cc each time. My baby is growing up:(. We are definitely in the next stage of baby. So sad that it is going by so fast!

Today we went to xiangshan with the elder two. It was way too crowded,,, but pretty. AE said she was happy to leave school at the half day but did not like xiangshan. The traffic to and from was also a nightmare, we passed a lot of military plate cars, we even passed a gas station that was exclusively for military plate cars… Didn’t see the paying for gas, perks man.

AE: what’s that fish, mama
Me: humuhumunukunukuapu’aha
AEsays it.
AE: mama, i did it! I said it!
Me: great, and what is it?
AE: a fish,
Me: and where is it found?
AE: in Octonauts!

Tomorrow yeye and nainai go to the gravesite of the uncle who passed away the day before NÉ was born

AE: Sleeping gives you energy. Sitting down gives you energy too.

Me: AE. Finish your soup.
AE: I only want the carrots. So that I can become a rabbit.

Me: AE. Finish your soup.
AE: I don’t want the onions. Onions belong in the trash.

S (not done making dinner): what’s EV eating?!
Me: oh, I just gave her something small to keep her quiet
AE: mommy, I want something to keep me quiet.