3:15 PM – 31 Jul 2016 She was being so careful until she discovered how it felt between her toes.

7:33 PM – 21 Jul 2016 Me: is there any last thing you need to do before bed? Jet: yeah. Me: what? Jet: play. Me: well I guess I asked. *sigh*
6:41 AM – 22 Jul 2016 I thought she was giving me a big kiss. Turns out she was trying to squish her nose against my cheek until the boogers came out on me.
4:25 PM – 24 Jul 2016 Jet: what’s for dinner? Me: I don’t know, what do you think’s for dinner? Jet: tomatoes and butter!

8:08 AM – 9 Jun 2016 Wonder Woman finds an acorn

8:11 AM – 17 Jun 2016 Chasing the guinea hens at her school

7:40 AM – 26 Jun 2016 Stay dere, don’t run away little buddy.

6:14 PM – 26 Jun 2016 Watching things go down the slide.

10:01 PM – 6 Jun 2016 Me: May I have one of your chips? Jet: NO! Me: Okay. Jet: You can have one MIW-yun [million]! But save them for Daddy, don’t eat them.

1:24 PM – 16 Jun 2016 Spinning with Dad

1:40 PM – 23 Jun 2016 Brushing up on acquisition of grammatical elements and the corresponding structures in kids. #linguisticsnerd #momnerd

7:32 PM – 27 Jun 2016 J: “I BROUGHT IT! I DID!” Teacher: “M brought it, silly” J: “No *I* did!” Teacher: “Okay, you can put it away then.” J: “M brought it…”

7:34 PM – 30 Jun 2016

6:39 PM – 7 May 2016 New skill today: kickboard!

9:49 PM – 28 May 2016 “I lookin’ goo-OOD!”

10:19 PM – 4 May 2016 “My raindrop is still going down my cheek :(.” [she calls tears, “raindrops”]
12:45 PM – 7 May 2016 “Let’s pway cheers!”

6:56 AM – 20 May 2016 Me: “Are you going to help bring your party hats and cupcakes and raspberries to school?” Jet: “I only have two hands!”
9:05 PM – 20 May 2016 I juss sad… I not crying, I juss sad nobody telled me another story.
12:58 PM – 22 May 2016 I said, “hey birthday girl it’s about time to go to your party” and she said in her tiny sleepy little voice, “not yet!”
2:03 PM – 28 May 2016 Seeing a J: “That my first number!!” And then an O: “That my second number!”

4:06 PM – 29 May 2016 She just ate a gummy bear. From a bin labeled, “photo booth props.” At a children’s museum. No sign that there was more than one in there.
5:30 PM – 30 May 2016 She just called me a “butt fart!” #threenager
9:04 PM – 30 May 2016 “Wait daddy, wait just a second. Coocummers have seeds?” “Yes.” “No. No. They not.” In the last 12 hours she learned & perfected skepticism.

11:47 AM – 4 Apr 2016 She found my wedding shoes

7:59 AM – 17 Apr 2016 It happened. At least it was chalk!

12:00 PM – 17 Apr 2016 Better.

5:09 PM – 17 Apr 2016 Pro tip for prom worthy hair this season: boogers and popsicles. You’re welcome.

6:25 PM – 18 Apr 2016 It’s raining, it’s pouring

3:43 PM – 25 Apr 2016 Ready to show off her backpack!

3:29 PM – 30 Apr 2016 Taking care of friends’ cats. She fed them and I got them water.

10:22 PM – 1 Apr 2016 “Go away! Go to bed and I stay here with daddy [watching tv]! Just GO to bed without me mommy!

6:08 PM – 4 Apr 2016 *Pointing to someone eating Froot Loops* “She eating g[r]een Cheerios!! Can we get g[r]een ones mommy??”
8:49 PM – 6 Apr 2016 “I want NO [electric toothbrush] buzzing, NO tooth brushing, and NO hair brushing tonight!” And she watched me to see if it would work (no).
8:46 AM – 8 Apr 2016 Jet, in a sad voice: “I can’t fly!” Me: “That’s because you don’t have wings.” Jet: “Noo, you only need a cape to fly!”
7:56 PM – 9 Apr 2016 Jet, to the cat on the counter: “Get down you lazy poopoo Fee!” (FTR, I never call people lazy. I don’t know where she got it. Nor poopoo)
9:01 PM – 9 Apr 2016 Unprompted, she thanked me for snuggles. Then she thanked me for staying home today. *melt*

8:29 AM – 22 Apr 2016 In the last 24 hours I have explained: cemeteries, ultrasounds, and the salient features of the lollipop. I need a manual.
6:46 PM – 22 Apr 2016 “You’re the best mommy in the whole world!”

2:48 PM – 29 Apr 2016 “I need some bread for my butter!”