Oh, Jackie!

9/3/10

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:39:45 -0400

J: “Daddy. you’re my little princess.”

Andy: “Umm… thanks.”

9/3/10

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:38:33 -0400

J: “Let’s go outside and do handstands.”

Andy: “We can’t go outside right now. I’m making lunches.”

J: “Daddy, the doctor says we need to do more handstands.”

9/1/10

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:38:00 -0400

Andy‎: “J, am I your friend?”

J: “No. Mommy is.”

Andy: “You don’t want to go to college, do you?”

J on vegetables

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:37:27 -0400

Andy: “We’re having pizza! Do you like pizza?”

J: “No.”

Andy: “You don’t like pizza?! Why not?”

J: “Because it has salad on it… and I don’t like salad.”

8/29/10

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:36:46 -0400

Andy does not think the Man in the Yellow Hat should be held up as an example for our children. Hey Buddy, how about taking some responsibility for your monkey!?

8/29/10

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:36:09 -0400

Andy and J were laying on the couch before lunch.

J: “Daddy, are you tired?”

Andy: “I sure am. Are you tired?”

J: “Yes. I had a long day at the playground.”

8/28/10 - Crisis

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:35:35 -0400

‎”ANDY!!!! ANDY!!!! ANDY!!!!”

Andy: “What is it J?”

J: “I need your help… with the pool.”

Andy: “What’s wrong with the pool?”

J: “There’s a bee in it.”

8/28/10

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:34:47 -0400

Andy was standing in the driveway when J rode her big wheel past wearing only a princess helmet.

Andy: “J, what happened to your princess Ariel dress?”

J: “My mermaid tail gets stuck in the wheels!”

8/26/10 - the neighbors

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:33:14 -0400

Andy: “Is your sister teaching you cheerleader moves?”

Caroline (our 6-year-old neighbor): “Only one. It’s for defense.”

Andy: “Is that what you are doing right now?”

Caroline: “No. I learned this from Sponge Bob.”

8/27/10

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:33:00 -0400

Andy recently saw a dog, a lady, and a kid who had the biggest black eye ever…

Andy: “Oh my God! What happened to your face!?”

Kid: “I ran into a pipe while I was running around in the dark playing laser tag. I actually knocked myself out.”

Andy: “No way! What happened then?”

Kid: “All the other kids ran up and shot me whil…e I was unconscious until the match was over.”

8/26/10

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:32:33 -0400

Andy was sitting on the porch this morning when J climbed up into my chair.

J: “Daddy, can you get me a bagel?”

Andy: “Umm.. sure. Do you want to sit with me for a little while first?”

J: “No.”

8/25/10 - Acronyms

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:32:00 -0400

J: “Daddy, is that a VCR?”

Andy: “No, J. That’s an SUV.”

8/25/10

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:31:30 -0400

Andy has an insane appointment schedule today! No breaks until 7 pm!

8/22/10

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:30:50 -0400

Andy sat on the couch sharing his grapes with J -

J: “Why do you share with me?”

Andy: “Because I love you. Why do you share with me?”

J: “Because I like grapes.”

8/22/10

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:30:23 -0400

Granddad: “Look J, it’s raining outside.”

J: “Oh my God, it’s pouring!”

8/20/10

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:29:47 -0400

Andy ‎& Alison took J to her grandparents’ dance class tonight. There was a lot of twirling, cutting in, and playing shy. She also ate most of a large cheese platter while unsupervised.

8/20/10

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:29:23 -0400

Andy: “J, can I hold your hand on the stairs?”

J: “Yes, I don’t want you to fall.”

8/20/10

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:28:51 -0400

Andy is back in civilization.

8/16/10 - In the smokeys

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:28:22 -0400

Beautiful scenery, no phones, very limited Internet in the lobby, no cell service. Sounds like an amazing spot for a vacation… or a horror movie.

8/16/10

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:27:46 -0400

Andy is getting ready to leave J with the grandparents. This is not as easy as I thought it would be.