Tabisms

Tabby was noticing how she, Daddy and Dakota all have curly hair and gaps in their front teeth but that I don't. She turned to me, sympathetically stroked my cheek and said, "But that's OK, I still love you anyway!"

The whole faux "Boy's Team vs. Girl's Team" rivalry we have going on in our house seems to have created an early feminist in Tabs. So much so that she's recently announced that she's going to marry a girl because "boys stink!" Worried that our games were turning her into a man-hater, lately I've been trying to big-up men. To assess our progress I asked her which Disney prince she'd prefer to marry. "He's in Beauty and the Beast," she began, "but it's not the prince." I breathed a sigh of relief here because he's the worst prince! In fact, my sisters and I used to laugh about how we'd rather have the beast back instead. Plus, he wasn't actually a nice guy at his core, and we all know you can't change a guy - no matter what the fairy tales say! So then I asked if she was talking about Gaston but, luckily, she said she didn't like him because of his "weird double chin". I think she meant "cleft chin". But then, with a serious look in her eye, she said, "Actually, it's Maurice - Belle's father!" My jaw dropped in shock. She watched my reaction with pleasure then suddenly burst into fits of laughter. The girl was having me on the whole time! You just don't expect this kind of stuff from a four year old. I forget how sophisticated her sense of humor is! She's definitely her Daddy's daughter.

In kindergarten Tabitha announced that she was going to show everybody her bare bottom! The teachers were shocked but before they could put a stop to it she'd already turned around, lifted her skirt and fulfilled her promise! Luckily it was only the "bear" on the bottom of her Gap tights! Sigh of relief.

On the way out the door I remembered to grab something that Tabs forgot and she was shocked that I'd caught her out. I pronounce myself a "memory machine" to which she responded, "I don't mean to be mean mom, but you're really not!"

Tabitha's Autumnal Theory: "The blowing wind comes and it makes the trees have a cold and then the trees sneeze and all their leaves fall off."

After blackberry picking Tabby and I were eating the spoils on the drive home. We were supposed to be passing the small Tupperware container of berries back and forth but Tabs was enjoying the treat too much to share. Then suddenly, in what I assumed was an attack of guilt, she angelically offered me the rest. I said I'd have them if she was sure she was finished. She said she was and kindly passed the container forward but...it was EMPTY! She watched silently as I looked into the empty container then roared with laughter over duping me! She has a wicked sense of humor. I love it!

I was getting Tabby ready to go out and asked her if I could borrow her feet so I could put on her shoes. Just before finishing she said in a sad, little voice, "I miss my feet." I was confused. "You asked if you could borrow my feet and now I want to have them back. I need them for a sleepover!"