Quotable Claire

Claire has reached the age where you wish you could carry a voice recorder with her all day long and capture the random funny phrases that come out of her mouth.  Here is some entertainment for you today:

The other night when we got home while it was dark and the moon was still a few days from full: 

C:  It's dark, mom.  See moon now?
M: It is dark, Claire.  Let's see if we can find it.  There it is!
C:  That not moon mom, that is egg.

Every night Claire leaves her "mama's special blanket" downstairs and we have to run back to get it.  One night, she decided to fetch it herself.  

C:  Where mama 'pecial blankie?
M:  It's still downstairs, do you want to go get it tonight?
C:  Me be right back.  Stay here.
Walked toward the stairs...then ran back to her room...
C:  Stay here mama.  Me be right back.  Ok?  Be right back.

She likes to be sure everyone is clear on their directions.  

Any time you ask Claire about her name she responds:  

C:  Boo boo bear.

Other Claire Fun Facts:
1.  Claire loves salsa and other spicy goods.  She has even been known to eat salsa with a spoon or tip the bowl up to her mouth to get the last drops.
2.  Claire can count almost to 15.  She knows her abcs and can identify most letters.
3.  Claire must sleep every night with her Dora pillow (a Christmas gift from Anna last year), pup-pup (a stuffed dog my Grandma Ginny got for Anna when she was tiny) and Mama's special blanket (the blanket my Grandma Lois made me when I was born).
4.  Claire can do everything herself....just ask her.
5.  Sister loves to be cuddled in the morning before she gets dressed.  It's her routine with Mama.
6.  Claire loves salad...or anything else that Mommy is eating.  "Me have bite Mama?"
7.  Her favorite sign is the ASL sign for 'weird.'
8.  Her favorite breakfast is pancakes with syrup.  Lots of syrup.
9.  Claire loves Thomas the Train, Dora, and Sofia the First...in that order.
10. She has developed a habit of twirling her hair with her fingers and getting it knotted up.
11. She's adorable, and she knows it.
12. My personal favorite Claire phrase, "I missed you mama."