Fragile

Aila: "Mommy...are you 'fragile'?"
Me: "Uh...no? I don't think so..."
Aila: "Well I'm fragile"
Me: "Do you know what that word means?"
Aila: "Yes, it means 'easily damaged or broken'. My feelings and heart are that way."

(this conversation went from 'funny' to 'moving' in one quick moment)

Now that's a job

*Aila and Jason watching a hockey game*

Aila: Do those guys play for fun?
Jason: Well, they enjoy it, but its also their job.
Aila: Really? Those poor guys probably don't make alot of money playing a GAME...
Jason: Well, you'd think that would be the case...but they actually make millions of dollars.
Aila: *stops and turns to look at Jason* WHAT??!! REALLY?? Well c'mon! Why aren't YOU *poke* a hockey player?!?!

Water

"Mmmm...this water tastes like 1982!"

Souvenirs

Jason: "Aila, your toe-nail clippings are NOT souvenirs. Throw them out right now!"
Aila: "Awwww...."

Fear

Aila: Oh no...its raining! You know how afraid of rain storms I am!!
Me: Remember Aila...remember that Jesus lives inside of you...so you don't have to be afraid!
Aila: Well...I think he must have leaked out....cuz I'm still totally afraid!

Wall of Honour

*walking out of Canadian Tire, Aila notices a wall of photographs*

Aila: Are those the people that died here?
Jason: No honey, thats the "Employee of the Month" wall.

Way back when

Aila: Daddy, did you have a kick-scooter when you were little?
Jason: Nope, I didn't!
Aila: That's because everyone was really poor in the "19's". Now in the 2000's, everyone is stinkin rich!

Crazy Hair Day

Getting a photo was interesting. I literally took 30 shots just trying to get a 'normal' picture. :)

...its a Dutch tradition...

"Licking your bowl clean is a Dutch tradition..."

leprechauns

Aila: "I've set up a leprechaun trap in my room. Do you think he'll like lucky charms? What do they eat? How will I trap him? I'm so nervous!"
Me: Sweetie...you know there are no leprechauns...right? They are only pretend...right?"

*silence*

Aila: *bursts out in tears* "You have just BROKEN MY HEART!!!!!" *sob sob sob*

Bald men

Jason: "Aila, not all bald men are Lord Voldemort."

Lent

(Aila attends a Catholic school)

"Today we talked about Lent. You've gotta give something up for Lent. I decided I would give up fighting with my sister....and meat."

New words

Anneka, when you don't play with me you make me angry and sad. You make me 'angrad'.

boarding the plane

(as we were walking up the jetway to board the plane)

*sniff* "Mmmm...this portal smells so good!"

Favourite Part

Aila, what was your favourite part of the cruise?

"That's easy....the all-you-can-eat OATMEAL!!"

That's not a pretty name

"I think a pretty name for a puppy would be Vajayjay"

Potter-ific

*pulling up to our hotel in Flordia*

"Oh...this hotel is just brilliant! Even better than Hogwarts"

Legs

"Legs are very unreliable things"

Wardrobe Malfunction

"My dress wasn't tied tight enough, and it kept slipping down. Everyone was getting a good look at my bodacious tatas!!"

People who live in Florida

On Vacation in Florida:

Aila: "Mommy...why do you keep talking about "dumb indians"?"
Me: *shock* "No no Aila, we're saying 'Floridians'!

-----two days later----

Me: Aila, we will not refer to bad drivers here as "Floridiots!"

Playing Hookie

Kids: Are we going to church today?
Us: Actually, today we're playing hookie.
Kids: *silence* Is that some kind of instrument?

Chopped Liver

"Hey! What am I? Chopped lumber??"

Prayer for Daddy's upset tummy

Dear Jesus,

I pray you'd use your zapping healing power to heal Daddy's sick stomach,
to go from poop, to toilet, to ocean...
So he can run again on the treadmill,
to not look so....um...thick.

Amen.

Daddy

Yvonne: "Aila, please stop addressing Daddy as 'Yo, Romeo!'"

In Jesus name!

‎"Aila, just because you end sentences with 'in Jesus name!' doesn't mean we have to do whatever you say!"

UFC

Aila: What sport is that? Boxing?
Jason: No...its called "Ultimate Fighting". It has different rules.
Aila: Can they punch?
Jason: Yup.
Aila: Can they kick?
Jason: Yes.
Aila: Can they tickle?
Jason: Well..umm...it's not 'against' the rules I guess...but I think it's generally frowned upon.

Baptism

Aila talks about the baptism service at church:

"I was sitting so close that I got splashed by the first customer!"

UMM...(part II)

"...and my right nipple's name will be Darth Vader."

Time to Review

Time to review the bible stories with Aila. She just referred to the first man/woman created as "John and Eve"

mind and body

"I can't sit still...my body has a mind of its own!"

Lonely

"Mommy, I have no one to play with. Can you pa-leeeese have another baby!?"

Light what?

The teacher asked Aila's class if any of the kids new the meaning of their names. Aila's hand shot up quickly.

"Yup...my name means Light Beer."

At dinner, as she was telling us the story, we explained to Aila that her name in fact, means Light Bearer!

umm...

"Mommy, I'm naming my left nipple Nugget."

A note from Yvonne

note to self: it wasn't a good idea to teach Aila how to eat whipped cream straight from the spray-can.

NOT the new fish's name

Me: "No Aila, if we get a new fish, we are NOT naming him "Testicles"!!

Friends

Jason: Hey Aila, we're having some friends over! They have kids your age.
Aila: *gasps and jumps to her feet* QUICK! HIDE THE GOOD TOYS!!!

Fresh Paint

(Jason pats Aila on the head)

"Hey, watch the paint job!"

More Ketchup

Aila loves ketchup. She likes it on the oddest things, including:

• potatos
• apples
• cheese
• broccoli
• cotton flower (also known as cauliflower)
• carrots
• rice
• lobster

You'd assume she'd dip her fries in ketchup, right? RIGHT? Nope. Those, she prefers to dip those in a chocolate milkshake. (Preferably a Wendy's Frosty)

Wierd!

We're Leaving

The other day at McDonalds, while Jason and I were chatting, Jason noticed that Aila had turned her head, and proceeded to eat/lick clean the entire little paper cup filled with ketchup.

Jason: "Aila! That's gross! Ewe...don't do that! You know you're not allowed to eat ketchup straight!"
Aila: *pout* "I...I...didn't really...I.....I..oh....I'm sorry...."
Jason: *sigh* "Okay....well....pack up your stuff, we're leaving now."
(pause)
Aila: "Is it because I'm so gross??"
Yvonne: *laughing* Uh...no...it's because we're finished eating and its time to go!! But you are kinda gross.....

Whatever helps I guess...

Last month we got Aila a new bed. She was so excited! She talked about it for weeks, asking daily when we would dis-assemble the old wooden bed, and put up her new on. Yes, she was one excited little girl!

That is...until the old bed was removed from her room. All of a sudden she became distraught. She cried and cried "I miss my old bed...after all, its the only bed I've ever known! I don't like this at all...please...can I have it back? I miss is it sooo much!"

Aila: *sniffle* Can I sleep with a piece of my old bed? Just so that I don't feel so far away from it?
Jason: errr...sure...(??)

And sure enough, this is how we found her the next morning.

Frank and Stan

Aila has the abilty to burp. Not just a sweet-little-girl-burp, but more like at 250-pound-man-burp! Its actually quite shocking to hear such a deep and loud noise coming from our little potato! We joke that there must be some 250-pound guy living inside of her.

So she named him "Frank". Now everytime she burps, we all yell "FRANK!?!...say excuse me!"

Not to be ignored, is the newest member of Aila's "posse". Stan is the name of her newest 'inner dude' who can pass gas like nobody's business. (And usually 'on command')

Words

"Don't use words I don't know!"

ummm

Jason: Aila, please clear the supper dishes
Aila: I can't
Jason: Why not?
Aila: My right nipple hurts.

A love for words

I just loooove inappropriate words!!

Being Brave

Aila: They say that sometimes when we have fears, we have to be brave and try to get over them......well, I'm NEVER gonna do that!!

Toilets

"Toilets are my weakness"

Pears

Aila has watched her Mommy start a company (www.pearcreative.ca), and thinks that someday she would like to have her own business too. However, she has mistakenly assumed that to start your own company, it must have the word "Pear" in it. I've tried to explain that she can call it whatever she likes...but she doesn't seem to understand quite yet.

This afternoon she came into my office and exclaimed "I know what I'll call my company!! "Pear-a-noid"!!!

Minions

Me: "Aila, please stop referring to the family as your 'minions'..."

matching

Me: Aila, your socks don't match
Aila: Well, they don't match each other, no, but this purple one matches my personality, and this white one matches my eyeball.

Coordinating

Aila: I'm gonna wear this shirt today....it matches my beauty
Me: It may match your beauty, but it doesn't match your skirt.