March Captured Sayings

Hallie’s Captured Sayings
March 2010

• When talking about loving our family:
   Me: “Did you know some kids don’t have mommies and daddies?”
   Aaron: “Can you imagine your life without a mommy or daddy?”
   Hallie: “Ya. That could be dangerous! Like who would help me cross the street?”

• Hallie and Peyton love to pretend they are dogs. Aaron jokingly said, “ahh! There’s a dog in our house!”    Hallie yells back, “Daddy, CALM DOWN! It’s not a real dog!”

• Hallie was helping me do something and Peyton came up pretending to be a dog. “um…sorry Mommy, but I have a puppy to go take care of.”

• “My favorite colors are purple, blue and golden. Because golden is such a beautiful color.”

• “Do your best.” (Hallie says this to me in a very motherly voice if I ever tell her I’m trying.)

• Started adding the ED sound at the end of her words. It’s funny.
   Me: “I love you Hallie.”
   Hallie: “I love you too. Hey! We just love ED each other.”

She pretends that she is pregnant a lot by putting a baby up her shirt and walking around. Then all of a sudden, WOW! A baby falls out and Hallie says, “I hatch ED!” (I think we’ve been watching too much of the owl)

• “I’m worried” or “I’m worried about you.” (Great. She already has the Benson gene. I swear I don’t say that!)

• Gave her first scripture and prayer at church in Primary. She was so excited and it was so cute. She said the prayer all by herself.

• Talks in a motherly voice a lot. This isn’t new, but has been way more than usual this month. I overhear her saying this to Peyton a lot when they’re playing. “You’re so sweet. Yes you are. You’re so sweet.”

• While packing a lunch to go to the park for playgroup: “Well Mommy, let’s bring a cookie for each of my friends. Because if they see me eating one it will make them sad and they would want one.”

• “Did you know I’m the only Hallie in town? That is so special!”

• “Mommy, what was your dance teacher’s name?” Me: “Colleen” “Oh! Did she look just like a queen?”

Peyton’s Captured Moments
March 2010
(20 months)

• Says, “Hal” all the time. She finally learned to say “Howie” (Hallie) and Hallie said, “No Peyton, you can just call me Hal.”

• Saying new words every day. Her vocabulary has really taken off this month. Some of her favorites, Bugel (bagel), Bebe (baby) , Melmo (Elmo), buckle, whale, show, birdie, peas (please), all her body parts (belly butt is her fav.)…

• When we are out in public every man she sees, she points and yells, “dada”!

• Has “the look” down and gives it proudly when she’s mad. Also has “the stare down” mastered. She could win anyone in a staring contest and when she is not happy about something, she will stare you down until she feels that you know she’s mad.

• LOVES to pretend she’s a dog. Every morning when I go to get her out of bed. She is on her hands and knees with her tongue out panting like a dog. And it continues throughout the day as she comes barking at me until I pet her and say “nice doggy”.

• Started singing. Can’t understand a word she’s saying, but it is so cute.