Kids say the darndest things

The other day I was wanting to get the family room cleaned up, so I started to pick up some of Caitie's toys off the floor, but then decided to ask her to help me out...

Me: "Caitie, help me clean this mess up, please."

Caitie: "Your mess, mama."

Me: "ummm... No, this is your mess, I'm just helping clean it up."

Caitie: "No, your mess, mama."

Me: "Are these my toys?"

Caitie: "My toys."

Me: "Then shouldn't you be helping me pick them up?"

A moment of silence as Caitie looks around at all the toys on the floor; she then places her hand on her chest and has a look of surprise in her eyes...

Caitie: "My mess? Oh! I sorry, mama."

She then starts helping me pick up her toys.

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This one made me stop and think...

I had just stepped out of the shower, wrapped in a towel, Caitie walked into the bathroom...

Caitie: "You big, mama."

Me: *shocked* "You're a meanie." (said with love, of course)

Caitie: She felt the need to reiterate... "You big, mama." Pointing at me as she says this.

I looked in the mirror and had to face reality once again... yes, I'm big. *sigh*

Caitie: "Daddy big too." She uses her hands to illustrate height.

*phew* She had me worried there for a bit... she must have meant I was big as in tall... but, wait... I'm not tall... oh dear. I decided to get off this subject quickly, and put the focus on her...

Me: "What are you? Big or small?"

Caitie: She places her hand on her chest and says, "I Caitiepoops." (that's my pet name for her)

Me: "But are you big or small?"

Caitie: "I smaller." (not small, but smaller. so cute.)

You had to be there... ha

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I think there may be a future lawyer in the family... she loves to argue, and won't back down; what she says IS. ha :) But she's still a cutie...





This is from the same video as the 'perfect puddle' clip I posted a few days ago. This short video clip consists of:

Act 1: Caitie reveals my pet name for her.

Act 2: Puddle play.

Act 3: I catch her drinking puddle water. Her reaction to my surprise and questioning is priceless. She does admit to it, and then tries to state her case(not sure what all she's saying, but you can tell she's trying to explain), but then refuses to cooperate when I ask her to reenact her crime(why would i do that?). ha