Perfect plan

We were at my parent's house for Christmas. They have an open stairway that goes up and down. Seeing something approaching a jungle gym, Gemma starting climbing up the outside of the railing. She is a little monkey shimmied quickly up to a heart stopping height.

Mama: Gemma! Get down! That's dangerous!

Gemma: I fine mom. I fine. This is perfect plan.

Mama: Gemma! No! Get down!

Gemma: perfect plan mom! I fine!


In the end, it was not a perfect plan and she ended up coming down quite safely. I still maintain this was not a perfect plan.

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Amelia conversations

Amelia: Well, if you want scrambled eggs, you just have to kill the chickens and take the eggs!
Mama: No, eggs are not inside chickens.
Amelia: Eggs are inside people, right?

(long discussion about human anatomy versus chicken anatomy ensues)



Amelia and William got watches for Christmas.  Both of them have been more aware of the time and we have had many discussions about time recently.  Amelia, in particular, has been fascinated/interested in figuring out this time thing.


Amelia: MOM!  My watch says 6:11, but the clock in the kitchen says 6:13!  Which one is right?


or

Amelia: MOM! My watch is wrong.  Or my clock is wrong?  Why aren't all the clocks in the house on THE SAME TIME?


or

Amelia: It is 8:50.  I know that because my clock says 8:52.  I know that I just need to subtract 2 from the time in my room to get the real time everywhere else.

Mama!

Mama! Do thumbs up!

I copied what she is doing. Her reply: good job!

John gave her a thumbs up. She shook her head and went over to correct his form.

Games with grandpa Heidt

We weren't in town with free time on her hands, but we did squeeze some time in to go and visit Grandpa Heidt. We played games (chess, scrabble) and enjoyed ourselves very much!

Where are we going?

A video of Gemma and mama on our way to Minnesota to celebrate Christmas with grandpas and grandma.

Gemma's rules

Gemma has a great vocabulary (in my opinion).  However, her speech can be difficult to understand if you don't spend every waking moment with her.  Over Christmas, I was explaining to a few people about how her language rules to help them understand her better.


Rule 1: All c and k sounds are t's.

Example: tootkie (cookie), pint (pink), tandy (candy),  Tana & Haint (Cana & Hank)

Rule 2: All g's are d's.

Example: Demma (Gemma), Damma (Grandma- very similar to her name), Danpa (Grandpa), dive (give), deen (green), do (go)

Rule 3: most l's are y's.  This isn't a hard and fast rule.

Example: reay-ye (really), yeya-ow (yellow),

Gemma shows Zelda how to dance

This probably should have been with the previous post.

At Christmas, my dad heard Gemma and Zelda getting reaquainted. 

Gemma: Zelda!  Look at me!  Do this! (she wiggle her bottom half and waves her arms).
Zelda: (Watches curiously)
Gemma: Zelda!  Do this! (repeats dance moves)
Zelda: (does a little wiggling, Zelda style)
Gemma: Do THIS! (more dance moves)

and then I'm assuming Zelda wandered away to get away from the bossy cousin.