One of the joys of raising a child is to see how well they take to language -- the colloquialisms, the expressions they pick up and promptly mangle, the expressions they make up out of whole cloth.
Tonight I insisted that Rachel bike to Alameda Elementary School's playground, which is a bit of a ride (only because I keep forgetting what street it's closest to, so we end up doing some meandering around the neighborhood) and she complains that it tires out her legs. She actually did quite well and said proudly that she wasn't tired at all by the time we got there.
"I'm going to leave you in the DUST, Mommy!" she kept saying.
"You've already left me in the dust, sweetie!" I called out at one point, because in many ways -- not just biking -- she has.
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Sweet Rachel-isms tonight:
"I love you, Rachel," I said as we were heading home. "I love you very much."
"With all your heart?" she demanded.
"With all my heart and all my soul," I answered.
"I love you to the ends of the Earth and back!" she called as she sped off on her bike. "And the whole GALAXY!"
I don't think even Drew loves me THAT much...:)
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"And Mommy?" Rachel said at dinner. "I found out that fairies sleep with their wings on. They just fold them up and cuddle the leaf blanket and press their pillows on their heads and push down on their leafs beds all snug and sound."
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