Exterically Funny Kids...

Maggie and Miller have been making us laugh constantly. Their ways of saying things are so…unique.

Maggie was telling us a story yesterday about our friend Colby having a blister on his foot and said, “I mean, like, he was crying exterically.”

She also was so excited to see the “mapingos” (you know, “those birds that stand on one foot”?) at the zoo yesterday and told Jeff when we got home that she also saw a snake and a “pasta” (opossum). ?

She’s becoming more and more expressive (which we didn’t think possible) and is always making us giggle.

Miller’s new expression is “So-and-so is my favorite…” used in the following scenarios: “This is my favorite toy.” “You are my favorite friend” (said when I bought him his “favorite toy” at Target yesterday). “This is my favorite show” (said of Justice League—really??). “Batman is my favorite superhero.” You get it. He has quite a bit of favorites.

He asked me to put a bobby pin in his hair last night and then said, “I’m a pretty princess. I like this.” He’s still very into all things pink and princess-y, but he’s also really starting to get into superheroes, cars, trucks, bulldozers, and the like, and his love of all things pirate has grown immensely.

In other news, Mags learned how to swim this week! She’s been trying all summer, and a couple of days ago, it just clicked. That was a big goal of mine for her this summer, and I’m proud of her. The best part was seeing how excited she was when she realized she did it.

I’ll have to write down some of the “exterical” things M&M say this week so I can post them soon…