Year: 2009

Mallory found my credit card today and wanted to play with it; I told her to be careful (ie DON’T LOSE IT) and she assured me she would be careful. Off she went.
This is how I next saw her, and her accompanying dialogue was this: “I bought some stuff, mommy. I get bip-bops (flip-flops) and cwocs (crocs).” Notice she is carrying a flip-flop and a croc.

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It was pretty cold here today but the sun was shining and the ground was frozen so Mallory & I bundled up and headed outside with Cooper. I picked up …

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Here is an example of why I am glad to have a girl.
Mallory was quiet for about 15 minutes all by herself in the bathroom with the door shut. I could hear her talking to herself and there was no crashing or anything so I just let her be.
When I finally checked on her, she was standing on her stool inside the linen closet. I got nervous because there are some things she shouldn’t get into within her reach if she is using a stool (note to irresponsible parent: get moving on the toddler-proofing). Once I squeezed my …

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Mallory has been obsessed with singing Happy Birthday ever since we had Grandpa and Shane’s birthdays right in a row earlier this month. Last week at Alli’s house she somehow learned that it was just Alli’s mom’s birthday so it’s been “sing ‘happy birt-day to Al-son’s mommy’, mommy”. This week it was one of her daycare friend’s birthday so for the past two days, we’ve been singing “happy birt-day to Meggie”.
This morning I told her that Baby Arlo would probably have the next birthday, so she wanted to sing Happy Birthday to Baby Arlo.
Then she lifted up my …

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I rarely chew gum. But I was chewing gum on Thursday when I picked Mallory up from school.
As I got her settled into her carseat, she demanded “LET ME SEE YOUR TEETH!” so I gave her a big grin.
Then she demanded “OPEN YOUR MOUTH!” so I tucked the gum up in my cheek and opened wide.
And then I realized that she wasn’t going to give up until I showed her my gum.
So I said “did you see my gum?” and then I showed it to her in my teeth.
That little stinker responded “You dum?”. I …

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Here is Mallory passed out Monday night. Tuesday night I asked her if she wanted me to come up with her to tuck her in and she informed me that she would tuck herself in. Stinker!
She LOVES to put on my wedding & engagement rings. The other morning she told me she wanted her own rings like mine. I think Rick wasn’t excited when I told him that.     

I love how she is giving me that “what in the WORLD are you doing??” look (as I was giving her lots of smooches after school)! …

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