Hallie's February Captured Saying

• “Oh, thank you sir!” (talking to Aaron while playing store)
• “I just love you sweetheart” (I overhear her say this to Peyton a lot)
• After I said a prayer, Hallie said… “Wait Mommy, you forgot something!” “Please help Peyton to not laugh at me and cry and just go to sleep. K, bye. I mean Amen.”
• When we say our prayers before bed she says, “Ask to help me fall asleep 2 times!”
• I had been wondering if Peyton had an ear infection. Hallie said, “Well Mommy, you just need to take her to see Doctor Daddy.”
• “Happy Valentine’s Day Mommy!” (said this TONS) “Know why we say that a lot? Because we just love the people SO much!”

• Hallie: “How come I’ve never seen a unicorn before?”
Me: “Remember they are just pretend. There aren't really unicorns. Just pretend.”
Hallie: “NO THEY’RE NOT! I’ve seen them on Dora before! They are REAL!”
Me: “Oh, I’m so sorry. Because surely Dora is real too.”
Hallie: “Do you know how they get around?
Me: “I have no idea!”
Hallie: “They ride around on rainbows.”

• My sister Natalie is a much nicer mom and animal lover than I am. Well they got a dog and Hallie’s cousins are in love with it. We spent some time with them and so of course, Hallie and I had the following conversation.
Hallie: “Mom when will we ever get a cat?”
Me: “Never”
Hallie: “Ohhh…why?”
Me: “I’m allergic to cats.”
Hallie: “What does awergic mean?”
Me: “It means I’ll get really sick and die.”
Hallie: “Oh. Okay. Well how about a dog? Are you awergic to dogs?”
Me: No, but we can’t get one until you can take care of it all by yourself.
Hallie: I could! I could!
Me: You would have to feed it and give it baths…
Hallie: I could do that!
Me: And you’d have to play with it and take it on walks…
Hallie: I could do that too!
Me: And…you would have to pick up its poop.
Hallie: “EWWWWW!!” How bout you just do that part.”
Me: “Nope, if you want a dog you would have to do it.
Hallie: “I know! I could let you use my cleaning tools in my toy room and scoop it up in my little dustpan. Then you could do it!”
Me: “No, you would have to do it sweetie.” And…you would have to keep all your toys picked up or the dog would chew them up!
Hallie: (long pause) “Well…how about I just think about it for awhile.”
Me: “Sounds great!”