Virginia is for Lovers

Ava: "I miss Daddy! Where is he today?"

Me: "He's in Virginia, he'll be home after you're in bed, so you can see him in the morning."

Ava: "I want to go to Virginia...is it for four-year-olds?"

Me: "VIRGINIA IS FOR LOVERS!"

Ava: "Oh! I'm a lover!"

(If you don't know, "Virgina is for Lovers" is the state motto. So I found it hilarious the way the conversation played out and had to throw that in there.)

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Ava: "I want a big brother! Who's going to buy one for me??"

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Ava: (puts a piece of cheese under her nose, like a mustache) "Hello, I'm Mr. Reagan!"

Me: "Bahahahahaha!! Honey...who is Mr. Reagan?"

Ava: "Oh, he's my babies' doctor..."

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Ava and a neighbor boy were playing on our swing set, and I was pushing them on the swings. After awhile I decide I was done and they needed to play on their own, and the boy was complaining that he had nobody to push him on the swings...

Ava: "Listen--we've had enough pushing for today. I'm tired. She's tired. We're all tired!"

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Ava's newest exclamation of surprise: "Oh! Gracious!"

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Ava: "Wouldn't that be funny if cows were humans?"

Me: "Uh...sure!"

Ava: (thinking for a bit) "If I were a cow, I'd drink milk from my own udders!"

Me: "..."

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Me: (trying to get out the door to go somewhere, but Ava is taking her sweet time) "Ava, LET'S GO!"

Ava: "Alright! Hold your ponies!"

Me: "HAHAHAHAHAHA! Don't you mean 'hold your horses?'"

Ava: "Haha, yeah! Hold your ponies!"

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Me: *picks up CJ and gives him some kisses*

Ava: "AHHHHHHHH!!!! YOU'RE KISSING A WILD BABY!!!!!!"

Me: "..."

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Ava: *making really annoying noises with her mouth*

Me: "Ava, please stop, that's really annoying."

Ava: "Hey, I can do whatever I want with my tongue!" (continues to make noises)

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Ava has a new habit of randomly naming things. She drew a picture of a worm and named it "Farble," for example. Anyhow, this happened in the car the other day...

Ava: "Hey, look at that garbage truck! His name is Bob."

Me: "His name is...Bob...?"

Ava: "Yeah! Bob!"

Me: "How do you know?"

Ava: "Because THAT'S HIS NAME."

Me: "Okay..."

Ava: (as we drive past the garbage truck) "Hey, Bob!"

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I was driving and I hit the brakes a little hard at a stop sign. Under her breath, Ava muttered, "Cruella..." in reference to to my driving...hahahahaha!

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Ava: "Oooh there's Adam*! I want to say hi!"

(This is a little boy at school that she apparently gave a kiss to on the playground. I have changed the other kids' names to protect their identities... ;o)

Me: "Oh good grief, you didn't kiss him again, did you?!"

Ava: "No. I kissed Tommy during snack time, though!"

Me: "AVA! I told you not to go around kissing boys!"

Ava: "Well, he liked it!"

Me: "Oh, ya think? NO MORE KISSING BOYS. You can give kisses to mommy and daddy and CJ."

Ava: "WHAAAAT?! I don't kiss babies! They're too disgusting! And they drool and whine!"

Me: "Fine, you don't have to kiss babies...but please stop kissing the boys!"

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 Me: "So, we're going to drive by Target, but we're going to Chick-Fil-A. We're not going to Target until I have my coupons."

Ava: "MOM, stop talking! I already know this stuff about Target! Saying all that stuff is going to make my ears throw up!"

Me: "..."

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Me: "Ava, look, a garbage truck! Is that Bob?"

Ava: "Yeah, it is! That's Bob!"

Me: "It is? He looks different."

Ava: *sigh* "No, that's not Bob. He's yellow. This is...uh...Carpamina."

Me: "The truck's name is Carpamina?"

Ava: "Yes. And that trash truck is really mean! He's a bad guy and he steals babies!"

Me: "Alrighty then..."