Interesting Tidbits

Jacob introduces himself as Luke. I then have to explain that it's short for Luke Skywalker.

Ella introduces herself as Jabba the Hut, unless she's mad at Jacob. In such instances she yells, "I'M JUST ELLLLLAAAAAAAA!"

If you haven't heard Jacob discuss in great detail the ins and outs of his computer game, Plants vs. Zombies, you will. Oh yes, you will...

Ella burst out of her room this evening around 9:30 announcing that she had to go potty. While sitting on the potty, she then lectured me about how boys have a penis and girls have a magenta.

Jacob and Ella can both be persuaded to finish their food by telling them not to eat it. If I give them the evil eye and point my finger saying, "Don't you DARE eat that blueberry! If you eat that, then you will be healthy and I want you to be sick all the time!" it is guaranteed to be eaten within that very second...

Both kids like to be growling monsters.

Ella is beginning to express the emotions she is feeling at the time. For example, if she's crying, one might hear, "I'm sad," "I'm mad," or to my surprise yesterday, "I'm cranky!"

Jacob never wants to turn five. When you're five you have to get shots to go to school.

Ella does not really respect the "time out." She won't stay in the chair, she kicks the wall, or she yells, "I don't time out! You time out!!!" Instead, we've been taking her kitty hostage for a kitty time out. This gets her attention.

Both kids are practicing their funny faces. Jacob's usually involves him squinting and pointing to his eyebrow; Ella's is each index finger hooked into her cheeks, pulling her bottom lip down to reveal her teeth.

Jacob says he always dreams of magic and Star Wars.

Ella reads herself to sleep every nap time and every evening.