Ella has long been convinced that she's a magician. Tonight she demonstrated her best trick ever. She began to run back and forth across the yard, proclaiming, "The moon follows me wherever I go." Then she said, "Now watch this, daddy. Virginia, run back and forth across the yard." Virginia ran all over the yard as ordered. Ella proclaimed, "Ha! Did you see that? The moon follows me, but it doesn't follow Virginia."

While preparing dinner tonight, I questioned Daniel about something he had done (though I don't remember what). Ella, who apparently was eavesdropping, said, "Don't get mad at daddy, cause he's no match for you."

And this afternoon, Jude told me that I was a poopy diaper. He says this kind of thing all of the time, so I've become kind of desensitized. I just replied, "well, you're a poopy diaper too." He responded, "you're a poopy diaper with a rash on your butt." So there.