Clara Conversations
Convo #1
Clara: (looking at a painting of a wine bottle, red wine in a glass, and a baguette at Panera) Look mommy! It’s water and some ketchup and a hot dog!
Convo #2
Clara: (drops a yogurt raisin while in a cart at Target and it rolls out of reach under a display rack) Oh no! Yogurt raisin!
Daddy: That’s ok, you have more. That one’s yucky on the floor under there. (continues rolling cart down the aisle)
Clara: (screaming down the aisle at Target) Come baaaack yogurt raisin!
Convo #3
Clara: (to mommy) I’ll be the mommy and you can be the baby. Here you go sweetie (hands me a wooden strawberry from her play kitchen). Does that feel better? Does that make your tummy better?
Convo #4
Clara: (putting stuffed animal in her shirt) There’s a baby in my belly.
Daddy: Is it a boy or a girl?
Clara: It’s a girl.
Daddy: What’s her name?
Clara: Sally Burger Baby Ben.
Convo #5
Clara: (while petting Burger) Burger, you be nice to me. Because I’m a lady.
Convo #6
Grammy: Where did you get those pretty eyes?
Clara: From my face.
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These quotes are my favorite posts! Clara cracks me up–and I’m so glad you’re writing all these down (I’m sure there are a gazillion more), because they are priceless to look back at.
I especially love the yogurt raisin one…wish there was a video of that! :)
Haha me too! John and I were cracking up!
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I would have hollered at a lost yogurt raisin too! They are deeeelicious :)
I don’t know why but that girl leaves me in stitches! I especially love it when she calls herself a lady all the time.:) Thanks for the share!
Clara is so hilarious, smart and sweet! These were the best ones yet!!
And maybe “my face” is the new “your face”? :)
Haha, maybe!
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So adorable!!!
These are my favorite posts! That sweet girl cracks me up!!
Hahahaha! I love these posts because they make me LOL. Also, I love them because they prompted me to write down my son’s funnies as well.
#5 killed me. Hilarious. =)
The yogurt raisin one is hilarious!! She’s one funny gal. My son is more on the insightful side. After not seeing his dad all day he says, “I miss dadda.” “Why?” I ask. “Because he’s great (pause) and smart (pause) and young too!” lol And yesterday while I was working on my homework at home, he was playing beside me and all of a sudden said, “Soooo…. how you feel?”, all psychiatrist like. Heehee. Will Clara be getting a Valentine-themed photoshoot this month?
Hahahahah! And yes, her photo is late but the fabric is pink and lovable. Haha!
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#6 is just hilarious! One time I asked my little nephew how in the world he got to be so handsome. He looked so serious, and said “I don’t know! That’s just how my face looks all the time”. Priceless :)
Hahahah!
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haha ohmygosh, “Because I’m a lady” had me cracking up!
I can’t even tell you how much the Clara Conversation posts brighten up my day! They always seem to fall on exceptionally low days for me, so when I get to read them I’m always reminded that I need to let life be a little more simple. I mean what are my problems in comparison to a lost yogurt raisin! Thanks for making my days a little lighter!
Hahah! Thanks Shannon!
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I love the yogurt raisin one! So dramatic!
And Sherry, you know that Clara pretending to have a baby in her belly is going to give people ideas. It cracks me up how many disclaimers you have to post just to keep the Preggo Watch at bay. ;)
Oh man, it’s getting more frequent every day! I’m still not pregnant, but I promise we’ll make an announcement when I am and when we’re ready to share the news :)
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I thought the same thing! It’s like you’re teasing us a little bit with this one! :)
In all seriousness, take your time, we’re newly married (almost 2 years now) and people ask us ALL THE TIME!
I love how “I’m a lady” always pops up where did she pick that up from?
It’s hilarious! She just calls kids “little boys and little girls” and grown ups are “ladies and men” so I think she just says “But I’m a lady” when she’s trying to imitate a grown up. So funny!
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These clara posts might be my favorite type over here on the family/life blog – that girl is hilarious! I can’t get over the visual of her mourning the loss of her yogurt raisin; so wish that was on tape! Thanks for sharing these adorable snippets of life with us all (Maybe is could become a regular Monday thing so we all have something to look forward to at the beginning of each week!?!). Thanks again!
Today I learned I have too much in common with a toddler. “COME BACK YOGURT RAAAISSSSIINNNN!!!” is something I have said. I’m not joking.
Hahahah!
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Okay, so I thought I posted but it isn’t showing up like it normally does – where it says its being moderated, so I probably messed it up. I think the conversations are hilarious and Clara is adorable. But when you drop something, don’t you pick it up? Model taking care of your own trash for your child?
Oh yes, we pick things up all the time, both at home and at the store (she knows not to intentionally drop them, and when she accidentally does she or John or I retrieve it). That’s probably why she was so distressed – the detail that we left out is that it rolled under one of the racks so it was literally not retrievable (sometimes we skip over minute details to keep these posts quick, but now you have the full story, haha!). I just updated the description in the post too :)
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oh good lawwwwd!
Karen–hehe–my thoughts exactly.
Oh, sorry. You’re right. “Oh, good lawd” that I would question that. I was super polite, I wasn’t rude at all. I would ask my friends the same thing. Obviously you’ve never seen the multitudes of people that leave/throw trash everywhere. Yesterday at the gym I saw a kid get out of the car with an empty baggy. Mom instructed him to just throw it out. So he did. They left it in the parking lot. Legitimate question. Unclench, ladies.
Sherry, applaud you for calm and composed responses. You have a lot of patience. No wonder you guys rock at this stuff.
Emily, a bag of trash is a little different than a yogurt raisin….geeez
I love it when Clara told her Grammy her eyes came from her face! LOL! Once my husband asked our 28 month old, “How does something so stinky come out of someone so pretty?”. Of course he was changing her dirty diaper at that moment. She replied, “It’s mah booty, Daddy. Not pretty me. I am good and pretty…no stinky” ;) I find it funny that someone so young feels it necessary to defend herself. haha
Hahahahha!
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Hahaha I love these!
“From my face” is my favorite.
We pass this Catholic church all the time when we’re driving and I guess it looks a lot like a castle, especially to a three year old. Yesterday we pass it and she tells me “Mommy! Look at that castle! Can we go there? I think a prince and princess live there. They have a little baby and they dance.”
I love the things that little kids come up with.
That’s hilarious!
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i WILL be making a book of my kid’s conversations when i have one. you all should make one out of clara’s conversations! a shutterfly book for yourselves? or publish one where customers can fill in their own conversations with their kids!
I’d love that!
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Yes! Love conversation #6! Clara made me laugh out loud, really! And #1 is a close second. Poor yogurt raisin!
Thanks for sharing!
At this point our li’l girl is only smiles, sounds, and random noises. Oh, and they fully show her sweet (and strong!) personality which is a delight to emerge.
What a gift it is to watch a child grow.
This little lady cracked me up … I am a Nanny and this alone makes my job sosososo much more enjoyable and brings such joy :)
Will you write about Clara’s potty training some day and share tips and experiences? I loved reading about the cloth diapering back then.
Thanks for posting and I am looking forward to read more :)
Will do! When we come out on the other side we’ll try to write up a few tips that seemed to work for us!
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These Clara conversations are such a hoot! They get funnier each time. They are definitely a day brightener, that’s for sure… even if my officemate thinks I’m crazy for laughing out loud at my computer monitor :)
OMG, she is so adorable!
Someday, you’ll be SO glad you’ve documented all of these convos! I’m a teacher and I keep a journal of all the hysterical things my first graders say every year. I love looking back and reading through it every now and then…kids are so funny and genuine!
Clara is one clever gal! :)
I am a first grade teacher too, and I really need to start writing this stuff down, because their stuff is golden!
My favorite recent first-grader-ism? “She fell like a white girl in a horror movie.” OMG I almost had to pick myself up off the floor, I was laughing so hard!
Too cute!!
These just made my day!! She is hilarious!
Yogurt raisiiin! Haha, she is one funny chick! I’m so glad you keep track of these.
At Will & Clara’s wedding, you can also display her quote book next to some baby pictures. Ha!
Haha, she is so funny ! Love it that you save these conversations.
And the pigs in the doll house: brilliant !
She is just precious! My 5 kids are age 24-12 and I miss those days so much! I can’t wait for grandchildren, but for now I will keep loving reading these beautiful Clara posts!! Thank you!!
Hahaha! I shared these with the boy today. Our favorites are the yogurt raisin & the “from my face” comeback. Go Clara!
I love these conversations. They make me look forward to having kids some day. That last one kills me. From my face- obviously Grammy.
I love the very literal world that toddlers live in :-)
“from my face” probably takes the cake as my favorite Clara Conversation.
I do think that “Pin Something – I need a marshmallow” should have been included in this post. That kid – she’s too cute!
:) Very cute. I love the “from my face”.
That’s right up there with me asking Max, “Max, why are you naked?” Max: “Because I took my clothes off!”
Hahah!
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Thanks for sharing/creating these posts! They’re my favorite her on Young House Life. Clara definitely has the cutest (and funniest) things to say!
I love the yogurt rasin convo and convo with Grammy. Cracked up at “From my face.”
Have a great weekend!
These posts make me think of the awesome videos by BoredShortsTV on youtube. Have you seen them? They’re videos of adults acting out stories told by kids. They make me snort. I think you’d like them!
http://www.youtube.com/user/BoredShortsTV?feature=watch
So funny!
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You forgot “pin something, I need a marshmallow”… That one still has me cracking up!
Haha, I love that one too!
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Oh gosh she is so funny! I’m glad you are writing these down.
Okay, you guys have no idea how happy Clara Conversations make me!! Seriously, she is so funny!!
Aw thanks Jennifer!
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Last night my (3 in two weeks) daughter was chattering like crazy. I asked her to stop talking for one minute so I could think about something.
She said, “I just can’t make my mouth stop, Mom!” then kept talking…
Hahahaahh!
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I absolutely ADORE these! Working in child care, one of my favourite parts of my job is overhearing their conversations!
Love it! Especially the distressed call to the raisin :)
My faves this week from our 3 year old Isabel were
Look a bum raisin! When she found a raisin in her car seat and pops it into her mouth.
Daddy: where oh where are the strawberry bites? Looking through the pantry.
Isabel: not in my tummy yet!
Hahaha!
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Sooo funny! Clara convos are my fav part of your blog.
My fave is combo 6: so clever and straight to the point. Really funny. Xo to smart and lovely Clara.
I’m stealing the “because I’m a lady” line from Miss Clara. That could come in handy for a gal such as myself!
I think this is my favorite set of Clara quotes yet. She is hilarious. Thank you for sharing these :)
Haha, she’s picking up the “your face” idiom!
Duh, Grandma. From my FACE. ;)