The Golden Age of Bizarre Comments

First of all, I think I may be confusing my 2 yr. old by only wearing pajamas when I'm home. Yesterday she said, "You need your pajamas to love me!"

"I want to go to the glass store!"  

Annika, to me: "Wow, you smell serious!"

Me:  "What do you want to drink?"
Annika: "Um...how bout chocolate milk, without the milk?"

House Cleaning

I noticed that Annika (2) had been going around the house for almost an hour 'cleaning' with a damp sponge. She cleaned my arms, my camera, her stuffed animals, the doors, the walls, everything. I told her to clean anything she wanted, but NOT the toilet. She said, "Oh,  but I did! I cleaned that first!"

I am thankful for...A

My 2 year old: "I'm lucky to have Mommy, and also lucky to have trash. Will you write that down?"

Trying to convince me to let her play with a wet sponge: "Mommy, it's GOOD to get wet. Peoples LOVE to get wet!"

"Daddy smells not good! Smell him!"

Annika calls Jewel, the singer 'JEWELRY'

Picky Eater

Papa:  Annika, eat your peas and carrots.
Annika:  I don’t like carrots
Papa:  Have you ever tried eating carrots?
Annika: Yes, they taste like cat food (tat food)
Papa: I don’t think you’ve ever tried carrots.  I think you’re fibbing.
Annika: What’s fibbing?
Papa:  You’re telling me a story.
Annika: OK,  Once upon a time there was a little girl eating with her Papa.  Her Papa told her to eat carrots.  The little girl said she didn’t like carrots cause they tasted like cat food.

Cheetahs In Space

My 2 year old:
"Mommy, are you going to take me to outer space?"
     "Sure, someday..."
"Will you buy me a helmet? Because if  you don't buy me a helmet, I will die."
      "I will buy you a helmet."
"Will I see Mars? And a cheetah in outer space? A cheetah IS in outer space, flying in the sky. Far, far away.We should go far, far away!"

Big Girl

Daddy: Do you want some water?

Annika: Daddy I am a big girl, big girls don't drink water, they drink chocolate milk.

Baby

Daddy, you will always be my baby!

Mommy, in the eyes of a 2 year old

Annika: "Um, Mommy!"
Me: "Yes?"
Annika: "I just DO love you!"
Me: "I love you too."

"Are you very handsome, Mommy?"

"Mommy, will you always play with me?"

Me: "What do you want to be when you grow up?"
Annika: "Like Mommy!"

(To Adrian) "I ALWAYS listen to my Mommy!"

"Mommy, you're my favorite baby!"

An Ode to Her Daddy

Annika spotted a hole in her car seat cover. "What's this hole, Mommy?" I told her that I didn't know. "Daddy probably ruined it," she said with certainty.

When she is happy with her dad she calls him her 'buddy.' Once we were in the store and he wandered off and she asked, "Where's my buddy?"                           ....BUT when she gets mad at him:
"You're not my buddy!"

"Mommy, you're 20, and Daddy's 16."

"I love you Daddy. And I want you to be happy."

Annika was playing with Daddy with the doctor kit. When she was all done getting her 'shot' she hugged his foot and said, "You're my sweet doctor!"

Me: "What's Daddy scared of?"
Annika: "Daddy's not scared of anything!"

Adam: "I'm big"
Annika: "I'm small! ...I wish I was big"
Adam: "Why?"
Annika: "Because you're big and I love you."
             

Random Silliness

Annika always asks me to sing her "Hilent Snight," one of her favorite songs. (Silent Night)

"Goodbye stars, goodbye moon- I'll see you in the morning!"

After throwing grapes: "I'm playing Grapesball!"

"Mommy, will you turn on the dark?"

Me: "Wow, you're really going tee-tee!"
Annikia: "Yes, very tee-tee!"

She looked at me and said, "I call you Martin!"

Lollypop

We were pretending and Annika said: "Here is a green lollypop with some milk on it. And some strawberries on it and some cream and sugar on it, and that will make it taste good. And I will put some pie on it, and milk, and you taste it with the spoon. Try it... WAIT MOMMY! You have to put some sugar on it! Before you try it. Here, try it, Mommy: sugar, cream, milk and sugar. And here is some orange."
Me: "Like the fruit?"
Annika: "Like the color of the rainbow. Like the flavor."
Me: "The flavor of what?"
Annika: "Of orange."
Me: "But the flavor of what?"
Annika: "Of orange"
Me: "What tastes like orange?"
Annika: "Cotton candy. I think you have a stomach ache."

Making Spaghetti

Annika approaches: "Would you like some spaghetti?"
"Sure," I say.
"Here you go, my dear. Would you like some dirt?"
"No thank you," I say.
Annika is fast and loose with the compliments: "Wow, Mommy, I like your good manners!"
"Thanks."
She continues, "Now you are tired of spaghetti. You want sushi. Here are your chopsticks. I better eat    yourfood. I need a spoon. Is this salmon? I need to eat salmon. Can I try your masabi? (wasabi)...
I'm full. I will build a sandwich for myself...   ...How about some pretend pickles? That will cheer you up!"

Getting Philosophical

"Is today tomorrow?"

"Did God make the hot?"

"I have wished that I could climb on a cloud every day"

Annika:  I had a bad dream.
Me:  What was it about?
Annika:  It was about bad dreams.

When she was still 1 we were watching a rainstorm she said, "So many rain, Mommy!"

When I gave her a kiss she said, "Mmmm, delicious!"

Actual Conversation

A: Let's play doctor. I will help you.
Me: Ok. Doctor, I feel sick.
A: Take this (stethoscope) and put it here...now go to sleep. (Pats frog pillow)
Me: I don't think people go to sleep at the doctor's office!
A: Yes they do! (Walks away and mutters under her breath:) "Everybody knows that!" (She comes back in with a washcloth, and covers my mouth and one eye) "You have a fever. You're all better. Let's do something else. I want to build a playground."

More silliness

Mom: When you turn 3, what kind of party do you want to have?
Annika: Um, a cake party!

"Mommy, you're twenty and Daddy is sixteen"

"I'm hopping! And when I hop, I eat bananas!"

"I don't want to play Prince Annika any more"

"Don't be scared, Mommy. I'm right here with you and I will save you"

Original Song by Annika

(She sings during her nap time. She sings slowly enough that I can write it down, word for word)

"Outer Space is in the sky... outer space is in the sky... You love me, I love you...outer space is fun...
Won't you say you love me? Won't you say you love- wo-wo-wo-WON"T you say you love me too?
Up in the sky, in outer space. Won't you go to outer space? Riding yourself is not easy... riding yourself isn't easy up there in outer space"

More thoughts by a 2 year old brain

"Mom, I'm going to outer space. I'm flying, but there's a banana!"

"Dancing is hard work"

"Slow down, mateys!"

"But I was eating my nose!"

"Can I pretend to be just like Daddy?" (Note: after I said yes, she pretended to be asleep :)

What Annika wants to be when she grows up

Me: What do you want to be when you grow up?
Annika: A baby.

"I love Starbutts!"       (Starbucks)

Annika: I said 'I don't yuv you' to Daddy
Me: That's mean!
Annika: I pulled Daddy's hair
Me: That's not nice!
Annika: I'm sorry Mommy, but it IS nice!

" Mommy, you're my favorite baby!"

"Hi Jiggers! Don't be scared of me! I'm so nice!"   (We have a cat named Mr. Jiggs, who we call Jiggers)

4 New Annika quotes

"Salt is my favorite vegetable"

"Let's play Dr. Baby!"

Annika: "I want to show you things"
Me: "What kind of things?"
Annika: "Crazy things"

"Hey! That's not how you throw! This is how: you take this, and you kick, and kick...and you kick...
...and that's how you throw!"

I can't believe my eyes!

Dreams

Dad: How did you sleep last night?

Annika: I had a scary dream.

Dad: What did you dream about?

Annika: A bridge
Dad: Just a bridge?
Annika: A scary bridge

Cat Fancy

Dad: Oh gross! do not touch the cat there!

Annika: That's where poo-poo and pee-pee is at!

Love and Curiosity

Annika: "I love Yaks, but what is a Yak? Are you writing this down?"


She now expects us to write everything down, we've created a blog monster. 

How to make pickles

Annika: This is how you make pickles: You put this here, then you stir in milk and cream, and cream, and some  milk, and some more milk and cream and you stir-stir and then you have pickles.

Adora

Me: Did you like playing with Adora yesterday?
Annika: Yes. But I didn't like Adora's man!  (her dad)

Weird baby

Me: You know what I love? I love your hugs and your kisses. What do you love of mine?
Annika: Your field.
Me: What??
Annika: Your field, on the windy hill.
Me: You are so weird.Publish Post

Annika's guide to pronunciation

She is rocking several funny speech impediments:

gorillas: 'doyeeyas'

Rebecca: 'Wabetta'

computer: 'compooyer'

Grammy: 'Dammy'

mirror: 'meeyouah'

tickles: 'tee-toes'

Goldilocks: 'Do-dee yotts'

pinata: 'pittata'

good: 'dood'

look: 'yoot'

vanilla: 'baneeyah'

Birdwatching

     Annika and I were on a birdwatching walk and I pointed out a mockingbird to her. Forgetting that at 2 she has no idea what Texas or a state is, I said, "Did you know that the mockingbird is the state bird of Texas? And our Texas state flower is the bluebonnet."
     Annika was confused and said, "Um, are we talking about Jesus?"  Then in a quiet, unsure voice she said, "Good job, Jesus..."

Things that see well in the dark.

Annika:  Kitties can see really well in the dark. Like owls, and robots.

Outside and loving it.

Dad: Are you having fun outside?
Annika: The trees are bright, the wind is shiny, I love you daddy, we can play all day!

Birds

Annika: The birds sing to Jesus.

A song by Annika

I could hear her singing in her crib yesterday and it was so cute:

"I love the colors, and I love the rainbow
and I love to slide, to slide on the rainbow
I love to slide on the rainbow"

(except it sounds like "I wuv to swide on the wainbow")

The Good Manners

"Can I have the good manners, Mommy? Please?"

Further Proof That I am Not the Chef in the Family

Adam was telling Annika a story, about a little girl helping her Mommy cook in the kitchen. A somewhat incredulous Annika said, "What kind of Mommy cooks?"

The Annika Archives #1 (5 old quotes)

In no particular order:

When Annika would go down the slide, when she was one, the only number she could say was 'Nine,' so instead of saying, "One, two, three..." she would say, "Nine, nine, nine!"

When she was learning talk, she named my (male) friend Adrian 'Mama Tie'

Her first sentence was "Daddy poo-poo!" When he went upstairs to use the bathroom.

Two of her favorite activities are 'paintening' and 'jumpening'

When she was learning to talk, she would say 'I love you' by always saying, 'Ossa Fissa Fiss.' Every time.

Getting philosophical

Annika asked me, "Does God pray?"

Plants

Annika to Mom: "Can I watch the plants grow?

Not a Parrot

(looking at an animal book)


Annika: what kind a bird is that?
Dad: it's a parrot.
Annika: No it not a parrot, what kind a bird is that?
Dad: I'm telling you it's a parrot.
Annika: No it not a parrot, it a parakeet. 


(It totally was a parakeet.)

Glasses

Annika: I yuv you daddy, but I don't want wear glasses or moustache. 

A Pelican

Mom: Why were you crying last night?


Annika: There was a pelican in my bed!

Handsome Ballerina

‎"Mommy, you look handsome! Like a fancy ballerina!" -Annika

The Frog

Mom:You need to clean up now.
Annika: I have a frog in my butt and it make me NOT want to do that!

I don't yuv you

Annika: Daddy I don't yuv you.
Dad: Yes you do.
Annika: No I don't!
Dad: Yes you do.
Annika: No I don't yuv you.
Dad: Yes you do.
Annika: Daddy?
Dad: Yes?
Annika: I yuv you.
Dad: I know.

Cinderella and an Indian

Annika: I look like a beautiful Cinderella. You look like an Indian. (we are both wearing jeans)

Salt and Vegetables

Annika: ( Looking at pretzels)  My favorite vegetable is salt.

Pig Full of Mystery

Mom: What do you want to do?
Annika: Go to the store.
Mom: What do you want to get?
Annika: A pig full of mystery things.