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Saturday, November 13, 2010

Smarty Pants

Kyla is becoming slightly less naughty and definately more smart. I think that she is getting to the point where she understands and we can somewhat reason with her. For example, she is learning the concept of "Time Out". Tonight she was climbing on a shelf in the kitchen. I said "Kyla, do you want time out?" She says, "yes." and wanders over to her Time Out corner in the living room, sits, and starts pouting. I just started busting up laughing.
Only about a half hour earlier she got put in time out for pulling Ziplock bags out of a drawer. She sits pretty well in her corner and knows she can't get up. Though, she cries the whole time.
She is also learning to answer yes/no questions, usually appropriately, but sometimes funny. Like I'll ask "Kyla, were you good for daddy today?" She, as seriously as can be will say, "No."
Another funny, but slightly annoying habit she is getting into is screaming "Mommy!... Mommy!" if she wants my attention. Or "Daddy!... Daddy!" And if you don't answer the first time or two, she'll get louder and more demanding! The other afternoon, she apparently was awake from her nap, happy, but yelling "Mommy!... Mommy!" from her room. I go in there and she smiles.
One more silly Kyla story: me and her went to Gordman's this morning and were walking past the sparkling christmas decorations and she, every two seconds is saying "Ooooo Pretty!" "Ooooo Pretty!" Greg says that Kyla learned that from me. This is what I'll say to her when something is pretty.
She's getting to smart for her own britches, but we're loving it!

1 comment:

  1. Ha ha! Such cute Kyla stories. She does sound super smart! Carson still doesn't answer yes/no questions appropriately. Any factual question the answer is no, and any question beginning with the word "how" is yes. Every time. :)I hope they can get together and play sometime soon! So sad you'll be in WA over Thanksgiving, but I hope you guys have a great time! Miss you at coffee break. :(

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