More sayings I need to remember

Eleanor's plurals: handses, pocketses, appleses, crackerses (I feel like I'm living with Gollum sometimes)

Reading aloud our Advent Book together: Miles racing to be the first one to say "Emmanuel: God With Us!" every time it happens. Eleanor, "Nothing is impasta-ble with God!" Eleanor screaming "NO ROOM!!!" when we get to the page where Mary and Joseph get to Bethlehem and there's no room at the inn. And our unison, enthusiastic "Glory to God in the Highest!" when we're at the angel/shepherds episode.

LOUD renditions of some songs from the kids' Musikgarten class - the grandfather clock song is a favorite, as well as repetitions ad nauseam of the color/greeting song (red, red, red, red, Nora's wearing red today...)

Changing Eleanor's poopy diaper:

Nora: I don't want to sit on my bottom (enunciated very clearly)

me: why not?

Nora: Because it's all poopy.

me: oh. (sniffing and cringing) Oh yucky yucky!

Nora: Don't eat it, Mommy.

me: uh, thank you, Nora.

Miles' response whenever he doesn't want to obey a command: "Well...but I'm just (fill in the blank)." I'm just too sleepy, I'm just thinking about something, I'm just busy already, I'm just too sore for that (must've gotten that from Mommy post-workout), I'm just working on something else, and my personal favorite, I'm just not feeling like obeying right now.

Miles' nonsensical I-love-yous. He comes up, gives me a hug, and says, "Mommy, I love you EVEN when you're wearing snow boots." Or, "Mommy, I love you EVEN when you are cooking dinner." I think this stems from our reassurances to him that we love him even when he's mad...or grouchy...or disobeying...or whatever the current occasion is. But he hasn't quite caught on to the idea, so he reassures me that he loves me even when I'm doing something not at all objectionable. I don't mind.