Isabel says what?

*Isabel asked dada to open something for her but forgot to say please, so Moe asked her
"What's the magic word?"
"Hocus Pocus!"

*Something came on the radio about Santa and Isabel started talking about Christmas and presents. And we started talking about writing her letter to Santa. She had her pen and pad with her so she decided to write her letter that second. She "writes" some stuff down and says
"ok mama I'm done"
"Oh yes I see. So what does it say?"
"It says Santa Bring me my presents please"
Of course Moe and I start laughing
"oh yes well you need to put what you want Santa to bring you"
"I did. I want him to bring me my presents"
"I know but Santa may not know what you want. Does Isabel want a dolly, or a ball or crayons?"
"oh I know I want a kitty cat!"

*She has continued to mentioned Santa and presents and has recently added a new item to her list…. a baby sister! Unless she knows something we don't she's going to be a really sad girl on Christmas Day.

*She had this package of peeps that she was saving for "camping with Gpa". Well I couldn't resist and took one from the package and forgot to hide the package afterwards. The moment she walked into the kitchen she zeroed in on the orange package and the empty spot.
"Oh no my cookie is missing!!! Who took my cookie?"
"I don't know."
"oh maybe Dada took it!"
"I'm not sure…maybe"
Dada was not home at that time so he couldn't defend himself.
Fast forward 2 hours later when he comes home. He sits on the couch and Isabel marches over to him and stands right in front of him and puts her hands on her hips
"dada did you take my cookies?"
"What? What cookies? We don't have any cookies"
"Are you sure dada? You didn't take my cookies?"
At this point I'm off to side just laughing and Moe and is like a deer caught in headlights, "uuuhhh what? No…I don't know what cookies"
And than the kicker, Isabel crosses her arms, tilts her head and in a very stern voice says
"Daddy are you lying?"
Oh I lost it, I'm on the floor, crying cause I'm laughing so hard. Just wishing I had caught that on camera.

*Isabel and Joaquin were playing together. Joaquin was sitting in the middle of family room floor and Isabel running back and forth with her blanket. Joaquin was trying to grab it and just loving being cover by it. Isabel runs past him, stops a few feet away and yells at Joaquin
"GIVE UP???!!!....NEVER!!!!"
(At first I thought she might of heard that from one of Moe's shows but yesterday I overheard Minnie Mouse say it to Daisy Duck in one of her new favorite DVD's, Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas),

*I'm on the phone with Gma talking about the kids going over there for the weekend. I mention to Gma that she better make sure she has "hot c-o-c-o" (in case you didn't get that I spelled out coco) and before I even finished the last letter Isabel comes running over yelling "coco, hot chocolate!!!! I'm going to gmas and drinking hot cochocholate" (yeah that's how it comes out when she says it) Gma starts laughing. And I say "That's it, we're dead in the water. There's no way we are going to be able to keep up with her"

*Another phone conversation with Gma and I'm talking about my poor cooking skills and Isabel asks for cereal and I say
"Sure I can handle cereal…oh wait no I can't I forgot to buy milk!"
"Oh Mama..How could you forget to buy milk? Oh no!"
"I'm sorry I forgot"
"Oh mama" and than with a sigh and eye roll she turns her back on me.
She is Auntie Tanya all the way. Now we are really starting to get scared. The joke in our family is that I'm our mom divided and Latanya is our mom multiplied. And if Isabel is Latanya multiplied….oh heaven help us all!