"Touchdown"

As we get ready to ring in 2011, I am reminded of our New Year's Eve party last year (pre-Lizzy-isms).

At 11:00 Central Time, all the kids ran downstairs to watch the ball drop in New York City. The big kids all started yelling "Happy New Year". Lizzy jumped on the couch and yelled "Touchdown!"

This has become our favorite New Year's Eve story. Happy New Year!

"You still my mom!"

Tonight, Lizzy was up way too late and happened to catch my story on the 10:00 news. Hearing my voice and seeing my face on tv is certainly nothing new for her, but tonight it caught her attention:

Lizzy: "Mom! They said your name on tv!"
Me: "Really? What did they say?"
Lizzy: "They called you Jody Kerzman."
Me: "Hey, I know her!"
Lizzy: "Yeah. For that you. You name is Jody Kerzman. But you still my mom!"

"You don't look like a mom"

The girls and I went to the mall yesterday. On the way, Lizzy informed us she packed a hairbrush in her purse, just in case anyone needed to brush their hair. A few seconds later, this was our conversation:

Lizzy: "Mom, you don't look like a mom."
Me: "Why?"
Lizzy: "My don't know. But you look like a Grandma. Maybe you brush your hair and that help."

I took the brush, pretended to brush my hair, and gave it back to Lizzy.

Lizzy: "There. That much better. Now you look like a Mom. Now Lexi, you need to brush your hair."
Lexi (who had her hair in a ponytail): "I'm ok."
Lizzy: "Fine. You look like a frog though."

Christmas Music, Lizzy Style

Lizzy loves Christmas music. But she needs a little more work on the lyrics...

For Santa

Lizzy is very artistic. She spends a lot of time creating "projects". This one is for Santa.

So Beautiful

We went to a program at school tonight. Lizzy didn't want to go, but once I told her she could wear one of her fancy Christmas dresses, she was ready to go. She picked the sparkly green Santa dress and a few beautiful necklaces. Here's our conversation as we were leaving the house:

 

Me: "Wow, Lizzy, you sure look nice."

Lizzy: "My know. My look beautiful. And you look fabulous."

Me: "Gee, thanks Lizzy. That's nice of you to say."

Lizzy: "For you know fabulous means old. And you are kinda old."

Then, as we were waiting for the program to start, Lizzy was visiting with a neighbor. Here's their conversation:

Tammy: "I like your dress, Lizzy."
Lizzy: "Thanks. My mom made me wear this dress."

Tammy: "Oh, well I like your necklaces too. Were those your mom's idea too?"

Lizzy: "Nope. That was all me."

"A Haircut in There"

Lizzy, as she opened a manicure kit "Wow, there's a haircut in there!"

We took the manicure kit away, trying to avoid a repeat of last Christmas, when she gave herself a mullet, and lost all her beautiful curls. I have now once again hidden every pair of scissors in the house, just in case. Better to be safe, than to have Lizzy cut her own hair. Again.