A little bit different

I am fully aware that for the most part I am "suppose" to blog about how wonderful and perfect my children are. Well, I am beginning to worry that at some point in the future I will be under the impression that my kids never did anything remotely annoying. Since this is far from the truth, I decided I should probably document a few of the things miss Lila does that drive me crazy. Note: I am not doing this to be a mean mom, but to have a more accurate account of what Lila is like at the age of 3.

Some of my least favorite things Lila says or has said are...
#1. "I want my own" We hear this sentence multiple times a day.
#2. "I don't really feel like sharing"
#3. "I never ever want to wipe my own tush, I only like it when you do it mom." This might be my least favorite sentence ever said.
#4. "Remember when you said accidents happen, Mommy?" I get a little nervous every time she starts a sentence this way.

#5. "I only want to sleep in your bed, Mommy."
#6. "Hurry Launi, hide!" This sentence she shouts every time I am trying to get the girls to do something Lila doesn't want to do, ie pick up their toys, change Launi's diaper, put on pajamas, go to bed.

#7. "That sounds like something Launi would do." This is said in response to me asking who did something such as spread flour all over the table and make designs in it. It is Lila's way of not admitting to something while not fully lying and blaming it on Launi. She is a clever little stinker.

#8. "I like it when my hair has tangles, keep them there."
#9. " I'll be a good listener when you stop asking me to do things, k Mommy?"
#10. "I don't want to wear that, it doesn't match." Ug!
#11. "I'm just a kid, sometimes I can't hold still and be quiet."
#12. "I'm too full to eat dinner, I only have a little bit of room in my tummy for a cookie."
#13. "This time you sit in the car seat and I will drive." This would be cute if it weren't followed by a 20 minute conversation of why that isn't possible.
#14. "I think I'm going to have a tough time listening today." I have hear this sentence about once a week and she means it when she says it.


Lila likes to make messes and be silly and get into trouble with her sister and cousin. She is as 3 as they come. Even though her teenage like cleverness occasionally drives me a little crazy, she accompanies it with 3 year old like sweetness and affection which makes it all better.