Facial Hair

While playing a game of "Whoonu" where we try and guess what each player will like best... 

"Aunt Kate, you like beards."

"Why do you say that?" 

"Well, you drink beards." 

"Beer, Gabby.  I drink beer. Guys have beards." 

"Oh . . . [giggles]."

Halloween Candy

My husband and I babysat Gabs and her siblings last weekend.  Gabs was very generous in sharing her remaining Halloween candy... but getting to her remaining candy was an adventure...

1) climb onto chair
2) climb from chair to barstool
3) climb from barstool onto bar/counter
4) stand up on counter
5) reach up to the top of the fridge to reach the bag of candy

Gabs - Halloween 2011

Fish-in-all

And another Gab-ism from my sister:

Gabs was trying to show me how to do something last night and said "Watch mom.  Leave it to a fish in all!"

After a few seconds of wondering what she just said, I realized she was trying to say professional.  Same thing.

{Ya know... her Aunts would agree!}

Hot Dogs

Here's the latest report from my sister (Gabs' mother):

Just made Gabs a hot dog for lunch ...
"Mom, what are hot dogs made from?" she asked. 
"Cows" I replied (not wanting to tell her about all the leftover parts of animals.)
She looked a little shocked and sad and said "But cows are nice and you like cows."
"I know" I said, "and that's what steak is too and you like steak." and she continued to say
"I bet they make it out of the mean cows and some cows can be really mean.  And they're really good at wrestling."  
"Yeah they are" I said.

In all of my 41 years I've never seen a cow wrestle.  If it makes her feel better that she is eating a really mean cow that wrestles... who am I to argue.
She's sooo funny.

{I'm just picturing those mean, wrestling cows...}

Gabriella on Love

Gabby: Aunt Kate, when are you gonna fall in love?
Aunt Kate: Oh gosh, I wish I knew!
Gabby: Well, will you tell me when you do?
Aunt Kate: Sure! You'll be the first to know.

Listening to the Radio

Aunt Kate, reporting on another great "Gab-ism" . . .

Saturday morning, in the car with Gabby . .
Gabby: Aunt Kate, do you have the radio?
Aunt Kate: Sure do! [turns on radio]
Gabby: Do you know Kiss 108?
Aunt Kate: Yes, but are you allowed to listen to that station?
Gabby: Oh yeah! I've been listening to it since I was like 2 or 3.

Well aren't we just so grown up! :-)

Love that song!

"I love Love Drunk!  Don't you just love this song mom?!  Turn it up!" said Gabs to my sister this morning in the car... oh boy... she's only 5!

Gabs

A day in the life of Gabs...

Bagels

"If I was a frog I would only eat bagels!" ... and when she was asked why, her thought process went something like:  frogs eat bugs.. and I really don't like bugs... and bugs have blood... and I really don't like blood... so..."If I was a frog I would only eat bagels!"

Hawaii

From June 2011:  "I love Hawaii because they put those fancy umbrellas in your drinks!" exclaimed Gabs... (who has she been hanging out with?)

Guardian Angel

From May 2011:  Gabs reported to her mother and grandmother that her guardian angel's name is JoeBob. Her grandmother could only reply "Oh?!"

Men and Marriage

From May 2011: "All the guys I like are married!"

Daddy

As reported by my sister: When we passed the prison, Gabs said "Good thing Daddy's not in there." ....said in a typical Gabs style - as calm as can be in the back seat.  All my sister could say was "Yeah, good thing."