Clara just got a little owie on her back. She's so happy she gets to use her Hello Kitty band-aid on it.
Preschool was at our house today. We were talking about being prayerful. When talking about how we get ready for prayer, after someone said close your eyes, Clara said, 'and bang your head.' (As she was 'bowing' her head) LOL!!
Then Layla said, I don't bang my eyes on my head. Then she blinked to show what she was talking about. Funny kids!
Whoops!
After E brought in the mail, I took the junk mail out to throw it away. While I was doing that, I asked E if there was anymore in the trash. Haha!
Clara says funny & cute things. Recently, I had to go to the Dr's office. While driving, Clara noticed the car in front of us had a 'rainbow' on it. :) It was actually the rear window on the car. It looked like a rainbow bc of how the wiper wiped the dirt off the window. It made the shape of an arch, like a rainbow. 😇
Wednesday night, (29th) Mer was getting ready to have a shower. She wanted to have N with her, 'bc she's cute!' Clara chimed in that she wanted a shower bc, 'I'm cute'. <--That's what Clara said.
Last week Clara was upset about something. I picked her up and carried her to her room, so she could calm down. As we're going, she's kicking & crying, & saying, 'you can't do this to me!' <---Where did that come from?? Haha!
I'm wondering if she is going through some kind of 'soon to be 4' phase? I don't know.
Feb 5- After getting in the car, Clara said, 'when I smile, my ponytail smiles!' 😄
Feb 6- While getting ready for pretty school, Clara was putting her pretty pink boots on. She said, 'We don't suck boots. We wear boots!' Haha! I told her she was very correct. 😄 Love this girl!
Feb 7- Clara keeps yelling, 'Camon ball!' (Instead of cannon ball.) She's currently playing in the tub with N, splashing a toy in the water and yelling 'Camon ball!' <---Hilarious!
Feb 8- Today, Clara described daddy's hair as 'grass'.
Later, Curtis told Clara to get ready fast. Clara said, 'Im gonna go fast! Fascinating!' Haha! We think she was saying 'fast-inating'.
After I did her hair, she was busy 'reading' Dick & Jane books. I was talking to (Mer or Curtis?) Clara told me to stop talking bc my words were getting in her book. She looked at me very seriously and said, 'your words are getting in my book.' HAHA!!
Feb 10- Clara is enthusiastic about brushing her teeth. She goes around with a big smile, showing off her clean teeth.
Feb 23- Clara was sitting on the filing cabinet and kicking it. I asked why she was making all that noise. She said it was music. Oh! Of course. She likes to make 'music' with all kinds of things. Maybe she'll be a part of Stomp someday.
Then I told her she doesn't belong on the filing cabinet. She said,' I belong everywhere.' Well, I can't argue with that. :)
March 3- (FB post from Curtis)
March 8- (from Curtis) Clara was cuddling on my chest for comfort. I was wearing an old saggy scoop neck t-shirt. She kept trying to pull up the shirt to cover my chest, presumably because the hair tickled her face. Then she asked "why is there hair on the sleepy part?" When I repeated it back to her for clarification, she said, " yeah, there's hair right there, on the sleepy part, but not there" (pointing to my face and neck).
March 10- Clara was being her own best cheerleader earlier this evening. I'm not sure what was going on, but I could hear her cheering for herself. Go Clara!!
March 13- Clara doesn't just make noise. She makes 'music'. She'll make music or songs for us. This morning she was making noise on the table with her feet. Me: What are you doing? Clara: Making music. Me: Oh (in a 'I get now' kind of way.) She made a 'song' for Nancy. Then she said, 'here's your song Clara.' :)
3/14/14
Clara was going around singing a song (that she made up) and spinning her new umbrella. When her song was done, I heard her say, 'thank you! Thank you!' -->to applause we couldn't hear.
Today is her birthday & she's on cloud 9, seventh heaven & just as happy as can be. She really enjoyed all her gifts. They were simple & she's just so happy!! What a blessing she is!
3/23/14
Curtis came in saying, 'Did you know that your miracles are dead?' He then explained that that's what Clara was saying in reference to 'marigolds'. :}
4/7/14-
Clara is absolutely melting my heart today !! She's such a sweet heart! While I was in the kitchen, she sorted the clean laundry, on her own. I didn't ask her to. Then she folded & put away the kitchen towels & rags, w/o being asked! :)
Later, she wanted to wait for her sisters to get off the bus. I put her & N in the stroller. While we were out, Clara stopped to smell the flowers! SO CUTE!!
4/10/14
Clara wanted to make her own jelly sandwich for dinner. So she did. She got the bread, jelly & knife out and started spreading jelly on the bread, all by herself. I took a moment to complement her. Me: 'you are doing such a good job!' She whole heartedly agreed. Clara: 'yes I am!!' :) :) :)
4/16/14
Clara wanted to go for a walk. She wanted to walk her baby dolls in her stroller while I walked N in her stroller. I said that was a good idea. Clara said, ' oh no! We didn't finish everything on our list' (previously in the day, I mentioned my 'to do' list to her) I told her it was ok, b/c some things are more important than what's on 'the list'. I just love having the chance to go for walks with C & N when the weather is nice! What a blessing!
This AM, after C got dressed, she came out telling me how adorable she looked in the dress. :) I truly must agree!!
4/23/14
Clara is telling me that my ear rings remind her of where we 'decorate ice cream.' (Kikiberry) 😄
4/24/14
Flukey things! Kelcy Wanamaker (her little girl Camilla is in 'pretty school' with Clara) took Clara home from preschool today bc I was at a Dr's appt. Just as I got to Kelcy's door & was talking to her Clara showed up with a bloody nose! She didn't pick it, bump it or hit it. It just started bleeding. Weird! Poor girl had blood in her mouth, on her hands & arms and down the front of her dress. It scared her. :( Fortunately, with some wipes & tissue we were able to get Clara cleaned up. She was so concerned about how the blood came out and got on her clothes. (Her words, mostly) She's all better now. :) We got home, changed her top, and now she's watching her most favorite movie ever, 'Frozen'. :)
5/12/14:
Clara just told me that it's raining, like when you're crying hard. 😇What a sweetheart!
This AM, N was playing with the laptop. I left it open from last night.
I told N not to play with the laptop & that mommy forgot to put it away. Clara said, 'why did you leave it where she could play with it?' <--- Smart girl! 😀
5/18/14
Sunday afternoon, in getting ready for church, I put a pretty purple dress on N. (now all 4 girls have worn it.) Mer was saying how adorable N looked in the dress. Clara said, 'I'm adorable too!' I said, 'of course you are!' :)
5/19/14
While out for a drive with C & N, Clara was telling me that she didn't want to grow up & get married. She wants to stay little.
5/21/14
Clara had an earache the night before. Curtis later asked her if her ear felt better. Her reply was something like, 'my ear was tired. It needed to rest.' <---She says the cutest & sweetest things!
Have I mentioned lately how Clara's logic is hard to argue with. She says things that have a very valid point. It's SO cute!! (Ps, I really do like to share my cute Clara stories with friends)
May 28-
Have I mentioned lately how smart Clara is? She loves to sing too, loudly. And it's SO sweet! Yesterday she told me a 'joke'. She said her clothes go in her room, in the door, and in the closet. (Or something like that) I told her that she's funny. She said, 'yes'. :)
May 31, 2014
From Curtis-
"Sometimes reflections do what you do. And sometimes reflections don't do what you do. That's when there's somebody inside of them. That's why in front of the mirror I do this." -Clara, while moving around and making faces.
6/9/14
This morning Clara told me about the different kinds of school she's learned about. C: 'there's first grade school, next grade school, preschool, and Friday school.'
6/11/14
While at Mers softball game, C & N are playing. Clara says, 'we're having happy over here!' :)
6/19/14
Clara just pretended to drive up on her pink & purple motorcycle that she got from Wakarusa. 😊😎❤ (while wearing a Cinderella dress-up dress)
One time while we were outside, maybe at the ball park, Clara said her shadow didn't have a mouth. :}
6/27/14
E told C she didn't put honey on the nuggets. C said, 'what?! We have no money?!' LOL!!
6/30/14
C said something about smelling ham. (In the car, as we are driving to the library) I said, 'how are you smelling ham?' (Meaning 'why' I guess) C so correctly says, 'with my nose mommy! Remember? We smell with our noses!'
7/4/14
While watching fireworks, C said, ' I wish these fireworks were quiet!' (In a rather happy excited way.)
7/9/14
While in the kitchen making dinner, Clara came in, grabbed herself and swayed a little. Me: do you have to go potty? C: no, I'm just learning how to do my potty dance and this is how it starts. (Me: LOL!!!)
7/20/14
Curtis was asking Clara what she wanted for dinner. She said 'macaroni and cheese' Curtis: 'ok. That sounds good. I'll make Mac n' cheese for you. Clara: Dad! You forgot the 'aroni' ! (Of Mac-aroni) Funny girl!
End of July: (more cute things Clara said)
While we were in the car driving home, Clara said, 'Mom, did you know that big gews are champions?' (Gews = girls) She's SO cute!!
I had taken the bed sheets off the bed to put them in the wash. Clara saw the mattress & came running at the bed saying, 'the bed is naked!' (It's true. There were no 'bed clothes' on it, so it must be naked.)
While singing the 'Little bunny foo foo' song, she sang, 'scooping up the feel nice and bopping them on the head'. (Instead of field mice)
8/26/14
Clara is sad she didn't get to play 'in the morning'. Me: what about coloring and watching a show? Clara: coloring and watching a show is just business.
9/4/14
This afternoon before E & M got home from school, I was getting a show ready for Clara. She said something about seeing something with your eyes closed. 'Its like an eye dream.'
9/15/14
While C & N were out grocery shopping with me, C said something cute. She was standing in the cart with groceries around her. C: 'I'm surrounded!' Me: Surrounded? (As in, why do you say that?) C: 'yeah. Surrounded means... (I started laughing. Then asked her to tell me what she thinks it means.) C: Surrounded means when your stuck. Clara used the word the right way. She's so smart.
Sadly she's becoming a bit of a stinker. We've mistakenly had so much fun in giving her so many gifts that she's becoming ungrateful. (Oops!) Hopefully this can be corrected.
9/20/14
After watching the Animaniacs do the '3 witches scene' from Macbeth, Clara has been going around saying, 'bubble bubble toilet trouble!'
(Haha!)
9/25/14
After preschool Clara had a little rock she was looking for. She couldn't find it and so she said, 'let me use my eye dream' and she closed her eyes. She opened them again & said, 'it's not working right now.' She's so cute! C tried her 'eye dream' again & then remembered what she wanted to say about her rock. :)
12/16/14
What a night. We got home from house hunting in IL, gave all the girls head checks & treatment for lice, so we all got to bed late. Clara woke up around 1 AM unable to breathe. N was crying too. Curtis very quickly took C to the ER at NW hospital. Turned out C got croup. :( poor girl. Curtis brought her home around 3:30. He got up again to get E & M off to school. I put C's mattress in our room so she could sleep with us. C didn't go to preschool. Thurs will be her last day. She'll really miss her friends. Curtis is SUCH a good daddy. It's a good thing he didn't have to go to work on Tuesday.
12/19/14
Lately, Clara has been starting quite a few stories with, 'when I was 3....' Not sure why. It's kind of funny.
She says 'binoclears' like 'nuclear'. (Instead of binoculars)
12/26/14
After playing with her LeapPad for a while, Clara came into the kitchen & said, 'if you want a spoon, press THIS button!' (Haha!)
1/2/15
Clara says 'hostable' instead of 'hospital'.
2/6/15
Clara has been calling a frisbee a 'crispy'. Close enough.
2/8/15
We were going to have dinner with a family in the ward. Their lamppost outside was leaning. (Or tilted) Clara asked, 'why does it look awkward?'
2/9/15
Clara is breaking my heart. She wants to play with Layla. And she wants to go back to our real home. 💔😿
She's been crying bc her tummy hurts too. Clara told me that she figures her tummy hurts bc she's homesick. Aw! :(
2/25/15
While getting in the car after preschool, Clara said sometimes she gets hat sick or jacket sick. Me: what does that mean?? Clara: it's when you get sick of wearing your hat or jacket. (Oh! Of course!)
3/15/15
Happy 5th bday to Clara! She shared her testimony today in sacrament meeting. I asked if she wanted to. She did, I helped her a little. I shared a brief testimony as well.
4/14/15
Clara says: since we moved, Clara has regularly reminded us that she really misses, 'Bentonbill, Arkansas'. She doesn't just say the city or state, she says it all together. (Sweet girl!)
The other night Clara was looking through my yoga book & trying out the different poses. She asked me if it was 'extra-size'? (Meaning, 'exercise') I told her that yes, yoga is extra size. ☺️ Clara said she wants to be 'helfee and strong!' (Helfee = healthy) She just fills my heart with so much love! It does break my heart to know that she misses home in AR so much.
4/18/15
Clara got a big girl haircut today. She'd been talking about wanting her haircut. It's pretty short. It's tricky for her bc she has less hair to twirl. (That's good!)
This evening, Clara came in telling me about the batteries in her flashlight being low. She said the light was going on & off. Clara took the batteries out to measure them. She said they were the same size. (She wanted to see if the batteries were 'low'.) so cute!
5/29/15
We (me & all 4 girls) were getting in the car after swimming at the Y. Clara says, 'Did you know that if your room is a mess, it's actually a pig style.' I did take a moment to clarify that it's a pig 'sty' not 'style', but I like 'pig style' anyway. :)
Clara is really looking forward to attending kindergarten in the fall. She wants to use her 'Hello Kitty' lunch bag too. :)
July 1, 2015
Before bedtime I told Clara that she was going to help like E & M. She will have chores. Clara started cheering & jumping up and down bc she is excited that she 'gets' to have chores! She makes my heart so happy!
7/11/15
We went to Nauvoo last week. One night while we were there, we were watching Sunset on the Mississippi. I was asking Clara if she wanted to learn to dance like the dancers in the show. She looked concerned and said that she just wanted to be a part of her family. Sweet girl! I explained that she could do both. :)
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