Ayla Says...

Here are the most recent sayings in my continued collection!

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Ayla: "I'm magic like Elsa. And I'm pretty powerful. More powerful than a fire hose."

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As Jeff is reprimanding Lincoln for spitting food.
Ayla: (yelling from the bathroom) "Lincoln! Listen to your father!"


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After seeing a heart I drew.
Ayla: "Oh it's so cute I might just cry!"


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Confusing thoughts
Ayla: "I'm never going to smoke when I'm an adult because I don't want to die..." (thinking) "Is dying bad for you? It's not good luck right? But it is good because you get to see God."

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Going outside

Ayla: "Come on Lincoln. Scoot your patoot."


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At the dinner table
Ayla: "Let's call Netta."
Mommy: "What do you want to talk about?"
Ayla: "I need to talk to her about this house. And God. And love and peace."

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Looking at Calvin
Ayla: "My favorite part of Calvin is his head. And the smallest part of him are his little nipples."


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The day after Easter
Ayla: "Hey Mom, did you hear God last night?"
Mommy: "I didn't. Did you?"
Ayla: "Yes! He said 'I love you'. And it was Easter. Wasn't that a good Easter present?!"


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To Daddy after he worked out
Ayla: "EWWW Daddy! Your stinky. You need a shower young man."


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Playing upstairs before bed.
Ayla: "What's that noise? Is it a monster?"
Mommy: "I think Daddy is home." (Starting to go downstairs)
Ayla: "But Mom! You can't just go downstairs all willy-nilly. It might be a scary monster!"


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Winter Snow 2013

I wanted to post a few pictures of our winter (still in my effort to catch up). It was a very cold winter across the country this year and Charlotte was no exception (although all those Ohio folks got it WAY worse than us.) The first snow of the season started on January 28 right when it began to get dark. Ayla was so excited to see snow there was no way we were going to convince her to wait until morning, so we bundled up the two kids and out they went.

Lincoln didn't quite know what to make of it.  All he knew was that if Ayla was outside, he needed to be also.

He refused to keep his gloves on and paid the price pretty quickly. You can see one is missing in this picture. It's like he couldn't figure out which was worse- wearing these silly things on his hands or feeling his fingers slowly turn to ice.

Ayla thought it would be fun to go on the playset so I was able to snap a few photos before Lincoln decided he'd had enough. The snow turned the slide into a icy human luge.

 

Linc definitely has that "get me off this swing and into the warm house" look on his face. 

When it snowed again in February, we made another trip outside- this one was more of a quick visit, hence the no gloves and hat look.  I knew Jeff would take Ayla out again once the snow accumulated a little more. (They were predicting several inches. It ended up being more than just several inches and we enjoyed a nice city wide snow day!)

All in all it was a very fun winter snow season for Ayla. She and Jeff spent hours outside sledding and stomping around. She and I made a somewhat sideways snowgirl in the front yard, (She insisted it be a girl, not a snowman.) and made countless snow angels together. Lincoln enjoyed endured the ten minutes he spent outside throwing his gloves on the ground. I think he might have more fun next year when he has a better understanding of snow gear :)