Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Future Class Clown

My friend Becky and I were talking about how our kids go through stages.  Zoe is going through the trying three-and-a-halfs.  There are tantrums, crying and testing.  I'm not always successful, but I try to remind myself that it's just the stage.  In six months we'll be in a new stage.

All throughout Zoe's life, I love the stage we're in, but always ready for the next one when it comes.  I think this crying stage is the first one I really am not fond of.

However, it does come with some hilarious sides too.  She's starting to show her imagination.  She's telling jokes she's made up now.  Here's a sample:

How does the photos get to Costco?
With your fingers!

That leads to much laughter from Zoe herself.

She's also starting to play practical jokes on people.  She has a whoopie cushion that she'll squeeze and they blame someone.  This weekend she was in the backseat and N was driving. This was her conversation:

You need a tissue daddy.
I do baby?
Yep, all the boogies are running out.

Which led N to look directly at me and go, "is there a bat in the cave?"  He was totally paranoid.  There were no bats, but a big smile on Zoe's face as she whispered "April Fools!" 

I think it's safe to say there will be much fake laughter and some paranoid parents in the next phase.

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