Yes, yes, once again I have been severely neglecting this blog. I am trying to decide what to do with it. It used to be pretty much strictly Ari-centric... and while there's nothing wrong with that, I am contemplating "expanding" this blog into more than just a review of what's going on with her.
That said, however, this post will be all about her. Nothing like a little procrastination, right?
If you follow me on Twitter or are my friend on Facebook, you know that I like to share funny/random things that Ari says/does. It's not because I'm trying to be one of those obnoxious parents who's all "You guys, my kid is the CUTEST and FUNNIEST human EVER!" But I figure, hey, if it amuses me, then maybe it will do the same for someone else, and who am I not to share the funny?
A couple years ago, I did an "Ari in review" post, wherein I collected most of the Ari quotations I'd tweeted during the year and stuffed them all in one post. So I thought it would be fun to do it again, because it's kind of nice to have all this stuff in one place (for ease of future blackmailing, of course). So feel free to skip... or enjoy.
Ari: Is my hair going to change color when I get older?
Tony: Not until you get really, really old.
Ari: Like Mommy?
Ari: Mama, I'm almost a grown-up.
Me: Oh yeah?
Ari: Yeah, because I'm almost as tall as you are.
Ari: So, Mama, do you have to go through Texas and all the states and then you get to space?
Me: Uh, something like that.
I asked Ari what her favorite thing at the gymnastics event was, and she said, "My favorite thing is that I'm glad I love you."
Me: Ari, don't cough in my face. You don't cough in people's faces.
Ari: Don't you love me?
Ari: When I get to heaven, I'm going to look for Sasha and Ivan because I bet they miss me. And I bet Ivan will jump on me.
I overheard Ari calmly explaining to Sharla, "I am not a dog. I am a people and I am in charge of you."
Me: Guess what?
Ari: What?
Me: I love you very much!
Ari: Guess what?
Me: What?
Ari: I love your very stinky feet!
Ari: Know what? A caterpillar goes into a raccoon and then becomes a butterfly.
Me: I think you mean cocoon.
Ari: Mommy, how do I look?
Me: You look like a monkey.
Ari: Now you say, How do I look?
Me: How do I look?
Ari: Like a elephant.
Me: Ari, I love this picture. But you know what?
Ari: What?
Me: I love you more.
Ari: You know who I love most?
Me: Who?
Ari: Sharla.
Ari: When I grow up, I'm going to be a farmer for 5 years, and then I'm going to play basketball and go to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Ari, frustrated with her inability to find the right red crayon: "These crayons look red but write pink. Why does God keep tricking me?"
I scolded Sharla for chewing up something she wasn't supposed to have... then heard Ari whispering to Sharla, "It's ok. I still love you."
Ari: Mama?
Me: Yes?
Ari: I love you. And you know what? I just decided I love you even more than that. I don't know why.
Ari: The reason I don't cough into the air is so I don't get God sick.
Me: Ari, eat your breakfast.
Ari: I can't. My tongue is too itchy.
Ari tried telling me that "babies" rhymes with "chainsaw." Obviously she still has a lot to learn in school.
Me (reading Ari a bedtime story): "... Cookie upset the trash can."
Ari: That's silly. How could a trash can get upset?
Ari: Tomorrow I have to wear my rock star shirt because I want to feel like a rock star.
Ari: Mama, you know what? I pretty darn love you.
Ari (right after apologizing for a bad attitude): Mommy, I love you so much and I just can't believe how pretty you are.
Ari: You know what I want to be for next Halloween? Apple juice. Oh no wait, I'm just thirsty.
Ari, hiding from Daddy: Mama, tell him I turned into an invisible ghost and went to California.
Ari: What's God's middle name and last name?
Me: He doesn't have a middle or last name.
Ari: So he's just God? Hmm. I think he's Dr. God.
Me: Ok, no more cookies. 2 is enough.
Ari: I can't help it. You're the best baker ever and I just love them so much.
