From the Mouth of Our Babe

It's been awhile. Let's get caught up by sharing some the funny things Phebe has said since our last post.

• "I move chair!" This was Phebe's very enthusiastic response when I asked if she wanted to make muffins (also known as "mupples" at our house) with Mom.
• "Circles! Five!" We were coloring and she made circles for the first time. I praised her for it, and she demanded a high five.
• "I pour milk." Phebe helped Grandma Brenner make frosting for Grandpa's birthday cake. When Grandma left the counter to answer the phone, Phebe decided to help pour the milk... half a gallon, all over the floor. But to be fair, she did announce what she was going to do.
• "Hi, Santa Claus!" This was something she said a lot around Christmastime--anyone with white hair and/or a white beard was Santa. The most awesome of these sightings actually took place in church in Alaska. A wonderfully nice, older woman with beautiful white hair was speaking. She just happened to be wearing a red sweater with a white scarf. 
• "Eat lunch." This is the answer to her own question: Where'd the squirrel/puppy/moose go? Obviously, they're out for lunch. This started after we saw two moose eating in Mom and Dad's neighborhood.
• "Please." I asked her to do something but forgot the magic word, and she reminded me of it with an emphatic please. The look on her face was priceless. "Seriously, Mom, you're not going to use your nice words?"
• "Try it." Usually said when Phebe shoves food in my mouth. Guess she's heard that a lot.
• "Do it self." I mostly hear this when Phebe wants to do something without my help, but I'll also hear it when she thinks I should do what I just asked her to do.
• "I princess." I have no idea where this came from, but she'll spin around in circles and say "I princess!" What's even funnier is when she wants me to spin around with her she points at me very authoritatively says, "Mommy! Princess!" 
• "I want cheese Gromit." We hear this when she wants to eat cheese, or when she wants to watch Wallace & Gromit. 
• "I need cake," and "I need present." We heard this a lot after Phebe's birthday, after which she informed me, "I big now." Sigh... Yes, Phebe girl, you are.