ha ha ha

Anni: Yes, I'm indecisive..... but sometimes I'm not.

I concur

Anni was misbehaving when she stopped and said, "Hmmmmm, that's not appropriate."

Future musical critic?

Anni:  "Mummy, I love you.... but I DON'T love your singing!"

Darwinian theory

Anni:  "Mummy, do ants have eye lids just like people?"

"Do worms have bums?"
"Animals poo.  Trees don't."

Oh dear

Anni:  Mummy, why is that balloon fellating?
Mummy:  *trying to hide laughter*  "I think you mean DE-flating."

Beauty is skin deep.....

Mummy:  Anni, I'm going to go out with my friends tonight.
Anni:  Before you go out, Mummy, make sure you look at yourself in the mirror to make sure you are pretty.
Mummy:  What if I look in the mirror and I'm ugly?
Anni:  Then you can put a towel on your head!

Latest interview

Latest interview

I really love it when I get a band aid.
If I could go on a holiday, I would got to Dad.
I really like to eat soup and what else?
My favorite colour is blue and brown.

My best friend is Eloise.
My favorite TV show is Postman Pat.
Mummy is a texta.
Daddy is a texta too.
Anni is a chair.
My favourite song is Hey Diddle Diddle.

First day of kinder

Today we are going to meet Anni's teacher and get used to the classroom.  Very exciting.

This morning Anni gave Daddy the 'thumbs up' and I asked her if she 'gave Daddy the thumbs up'. 
She replied, 'No only one (thumb)'

Anni is VERY excited about starting big girl school and tells me she is going to make lots of new friends because she likes people sooooo much!

Latest interview

I really love it when.....it's Charlie and Lola
If I could go on a holiday, I would go to........way over there.
I really like to eat....blueberries
My favorite colour is........red

My best friends are........blue
My favorite TV show is........Playschool
Mummy is........Mummy
Daddy is........Andrew
Anni is......... Annika
My favourite song is.......Incy Wincy Spider

It's been a while

Anni is going to be a big sister and Mummy has been more than a little pre occupied with sleeping and feeling sick.  In the meantime we've had the momentous day of finishing creche, Christmas, New Years and it's almost time to start school!  We have orientation in just 3 weeks.
Here are some (only some) of the things that Anni got for Christmas:

• wooden doll house
• wooden balance bike and helmet
  
• swim suit, kickboard and floaties
• books, games and puzzles
• stickers, magnetic drawing board, craft stuff
• clothes
• cooking sets, chefs hats and aprons
• new engine, bridge and tunnel for her train set
  

Anni is becoming very independent and this morning woke us at 6.20am, fully toileted and dressed and telling us it was time to get up and have breakfast. (Not so impressed with the time but impressed by her get up and go!)  She is daytime potty trained and is learning self care routines and other household chores like setting the table and clearing up after dinner.  She loves helping to clean and does dusting, hangs up her own washing on her own washing line, vacuums her own room and makes the bed.  Now, if only we could get her to put her toys away when she's finished we'd be set!! : )

The wish for independence has also brought lots of 'interesting' behaviour and at times we find ourselves challenged by her stubborness.  I try to remind myself that she is still only 2 and you can't reason with a 2 year old....... *hmph*

Missy Moo has really come out with some funny insights into the world but for the life of me I can't think of what they are!  I always think I should write it down..... but alas.

She's also looking forward to being a big sister and is setting toys aside 'for the baby.'  She loves to talk to the baby though my belly button and says that she can see it dancing, playing and waving through the hole.  Sweet.  Let's hope she is so enamored when he/she arrives.....

Cockatoos

Today we went to Grant's on Sherbrooke and fed the birds.
The cockatoos were a little bit too Alfred Hitchcock for Anni - she screamed when they tried to land on her and one cocky stabbed her shoulder with it's giant talon when it tried to land on her!  She recovered quickly though - so long as no birds tried to land ON us.  When one landed on her little friend Harvey's pusher she screamed for it to get off.  Boy can she shriek!!
Anni told me this afternoon;
"The cockatoos got big claws.  Cockatoos naughty and flying and scratched me and stood on your head Mummy.  Cockatoo was happy and smiling 'cause we gave them some food.  I like birds"  so it appears she is not scarred at all by the horror attacking cockies.....

Looking at photos of Uncle Mike's and Aunty Yvanne's wedding

That's Daddy.  I love my Daddy.  I love my Andrew.
That's Uncle Mike.  I love Uncle Mike.
That's Uncle Simon.  I love Uncle Simon.
They're my peoples.  I love my peoples.......

Anni Edmund Hillary

Anni's always been a bit of a climber.  Recently I have had to rearrange her bedroom because I came to get her from her nap and found her sitting on top of her wardrobe!  All toy boxes and other climbable/stackable implements have also been removed.  I've replaced the old storage boxes with new ones from IKEA that collapse if you stand on them.  Pity she is finding them more interesting to climb into than put her toys in them..............

Anni's certainly got a lot to say these days.  The longest sentence I've noticed is something along the lines of 'I have to go to the shop 'cause I want to buy some chocolate.'  She's starting to use possessives and comparatives and some irregular verbs.  You can tell she's learning and extrapolating from what she knows when she says things like;

I did farted.

Him's crying.

I went-ed.

You did eating.

She still can't say toilet or toys. (Replaces the 't' with an 'f.'   IE "I need to go to the foylette")

The current favorites are:

Foxy (as always)

Playschool and Justine Clarke

Wholewheat noodles, apples, apple juice, bread and eggs

Cameras and all things electronic

Any kind of lolly or chocolate.  Cakes.

Swimming and the beach

Running, jumping, climbing, soccer, jumping, wrestling, jumping and jumping some more.

Random car talk

While driving in Heidelberg.
Anni:  "Mummy I can see a horse."
Mummy:  "Oh, what colour was it?"
Anni:  "Brown...... and I saw a pig.  I saw some piggys in Doncaster."
Mummy:  chuckle chuckle

Anni:  "Mummy.  TURN LEFT!  TURN LEFT!  TURN LEFT!"
Mummy:  "Why?"
Anni: " Ummmm.  'Cause."

Little Miss Muffet

Anni sings:
"Little Miss Muffet saddon a tuffet.  Eating her turds and whey........."

Mmmmm, yummy......

Being silly

Anni:  Daddy, can you hear the birds?  They're having a conversation.  There's two birds on the roof and two birds in the sky.  And there's a bird on a horse.
Daddy:  A bird on a horse?  Where?
Anni:  Daddy, don't be silly!  There's no bird on a horse!!!!!

It's too tight

Anni pulled on her bib, "Help!  I'm being stranguled!"

Art critic

Yesterday Moo and I were reading a lovely book about Matisse that we borrowed from the library.  Moo liked this painting in particular.  I asked her why:

Moo:  'Cause it's got boobies............. and feet and orange butts!

Well,  I know that's what I look for in an art work.......

Foxy, I'm a doctor and you need to be careful of your band aid. (cont. below)

(cont.)
And you just need to lie down and I'll put your clothes on.  Be still and don't be silly.
Now you're ready for school.  Put on your back pack.
And here's your bucket so you can fetch water.
Don't forget your hat.  Here you are.
Have you got your lunch?  I made you a hamwich. (= ham sandwich)
All ready for school!
Mum!!!    Fox is going to school now.  Say bye bye, please.
Let's go, Foxy. 
See ya!

Anni climbing in the playground:
"I'm the king of the castle. 
Actually, I'm not a King.  I'm a 'lay-dee' and  I'm making pancakes with jam.  Would you like one?"

At the grocer:
"Let's get grapes Mum.  I like them.  They make me soooo happy."

In the car:
"I'm going to Scarlett's party.  She's my best friend.  She's got a party dress and I've got a party dress and we're having birthday cake and balloons and candles and cakes and Scarlett's pretty and Anni's pretty........." (and somewhere during this conversation Mum stopped listening..... but Anni kept going the whole way to the party!)