Kids are the best! Nothing makes me laugh harder than the cute expressions that come out of my four-year old. Last night, I was working in my basement office when I heard Sadie upstairs. She sounded stressed, so I ran up to the kitchen to see what was bothering her. She had her face and hands pressed up against the sliding glass door and was yelling:

“Stop Snowing! Stop Snowing!”

I asked her what was wrong, and she replied, “The snow is not listening to me and that is not very nice.”

She cracks me up. Only Sadie would think that she could control the weather. Sometimes I find us competing for the alpha female role at home, and a lot of times she wins. If you know me very well, this takes some serious effort.

One day after I came home from work, I noticed her hair looked cute. I asked her if Daddy did her hair that morning. She replied, “Yes, but he is only a boy.”

A few weeks ago, Sadie was whining because she was trying to roller-skate in our family room. (OK, before you think I am crazy, the skates have never been used outside.) She was frustrated because HER toys were in the way. I suggested that she clean them up instead of whining. Her response, “But, I am not a mom.”

She has been especially fond of Pinocchio lately, and asks to watch it on my iPhone, eight minutes at a time via youtube. This activity can keep her occupied for over an hour each viewing. (I am becoming especially fond of Pinocchio too, come to think of it!) The funny thing is, no matter how many times she watches the movie, she refers to Pinocchio as Uh-nocchio. We have told her over and over again that it is P-inocchio. Yesterday she said, “Mom, try again. It isn’t PA-nocchio, it is UH-nocchio. Say it with me- Uh-nocchio.”

Her favorite activity (next to watching Uhnocchio) is taking pictures on my iPhone. I have noticed the picture gallery growing on my phone recently. I now have over 50 pictures of her not-so-clean room (see above), 30-40 close-ups of Johnny, even more close-ups of Sadie, as well as about 10 pictures of our TV. Even as I type this post, she is busy taking pictures. So far, we have pictures of this post, her chair, the computer and the floor.

I heart her! Mommyhood is the frickin best!