Hailey is at the age where she is beginning to use logic and reason to figure out her world...fortunately, she is still mixing that with an all-consuming imagination that makes most of the stuff that comes out of her mouth...absolutely hilarious, or at the very least... dangerously cute.
Food Logic
Hailey has a serious dislike of hot food, she would rather eat cold leftovers then something hot. Therefore, according to Hailey logic, her favorite food needs to be renamed. Hailey likes to eat 'warm dogs' for dinner. Not a hot dog, don't even call it that or she will correct you. Most of the time the warm-dog is eaten sans-bun, with no ketchup. I've even seen her eat it like corn on the cob, which is very entertaining. Her disdain for hot food goes so far that at restaurants, if we order her mac-n-cheese, we have to ask them to let it cool off or put it in the fridge before bringing it out.
Death Logic
A while back, we were playing with some of her favorite toys...playmobile figures. She likes to create elaborate stories about the knights and princesses - as long as she has complete control of the outcome and you play the 'evil guy'. Often the characters in her stories meet untimely fates. This particular time, she told me that evil queen 'falls over dead'. I told her i didn't like playing games where someone dies. Hailey responded with, 'But mom, she's EVIL'. I said I didn't care, I didn't think she should die. Then my lovely daughter gave me an extremely serious look, waved one of her plastic figures in my face and said.... "Mom... they aren't REAL! They can't really die"
Right, duly noted Hailey, thanks.
Pool Logic
Just this last weekend, we took Hailey to Michigan's Adventure Amusement Park. I had never been there, and Hailey has never experienced anything quite like it. We had an extremely fun day, spending the day riding all sorts or rides. I think they may have had rides for adults too...but I'm not sure about that... as we did not get to partake in a lot of those. Hailey however, got the opportunity to experience her first roller coaster and (of course), she loved it. She kept throwing her hands in the air and yelling at all the ride operators to go faster.
Besides tons of great kiddie rides, Michigan's Adventure has a water park built on to it - and if it is one thing we Yosts know...it is the ins-and outs of a great water park experience. So it didn't surprise me when she applied her special brand of Hailey-logic there.
Hailey and I were in the 'kiddie wading pool' area - that at its deepest is two and a half feet. We were having fun playing 'water-girl' (complete with fountain powers) when she floated over near the super-serious, barely adolescent life-guard. Hailey grabbed onto the pool ladder right in front of him. It was so short, it only had one step. She started to climb it when the following exchange took place:
Lifeguard: "You can't climb that ladder"
Food Logic
Hailey has a serious dislike of hot food, she would rather eat cold leftovers then something hot. Therefore, according to Hailey logic, her favorite food needs to be renamed. Hailey likes to eat 'warm dogs' for dinner. Not a hot dog, don't even call it that or she will correct you. Most of the time the warm-dog is eaten sans-bun, with no ketchup. I've even seen her eat it like corn on the cob, which is very entertaining. Her disdain for hot food goes so far that at restaurants, if we order her mac-n-cheese, we have to ask them to let it cool off or put it in the fridge before bringing it out.
Death Logic
A while back, we were playing with some of her favorite toys...playmobile figures. She likes to create elaborate stories about the knights and princesses - as long as she has complete control of the outcome and you play the 'evil guy'. Often the characters in her stories meet untimely fates. This particular time, she told me that evil queen 'falls over dead'. I told her i didn't like playing games where someone dies. Hailey responded with, 'But mom, she's EVIL'. I said I didn't care, I didn't think she should die. Then my lovely daughter gave me an extremely serious look, waved one of her plastic figures in my face and said.... "Mom... they aren't REAL! They can't really die"
Right, duly noted Hailey, thanks.
Pool LogicJust this last weekend, we took Hailey to Michigan's Adventure Amusement Park. I had never been there, and Hailey has never experienced anything quite like it. We had an extremely fun day, spending the day riding all sorts or rides. I think they may have had rides for adults too...but I'm not sure about that... as we did not get to partake in a lot of those. Hailey however, got the opportunity to experience her first roller coaster and (of course), she loved it. She kept throwing her hands in the air and yelling at all the ride operators to go faster.
Besides tons of great kiddie rides, Michigan's Adventure has a water park built on to it - and if it is one thing we Yosts know...it is the ins-and outs of a great water park experience. So it didn't surprise me when she applied her special brand of Hailey-logic there.
Hailey and I were in the 'kiddie wading pool' area - that at its deepest is two and a half feet. We were having fun playing 'water-girl' (complete with fountain powers) when she floated over near the super-serious, barely adolescent life-guard. Hailey grabbed onto the pool ladder right in front of him. It was so short, it only had one step. She started to climb it when the following exchange took place:
Lifeguard: "You can't climb that ladder"
*pause*
Hailey: "Then why is it there?"
Hailey: "Then why is it there?"
*longer pause*
Lifeguard: "Uhhh....you just can't"
Trounced by a four year old - excellent!! Small girl = 1....Pool ladder fanatic = zero. Better the lifeguard then me...I'm sure she will use her Hailey logic on me again later today anyway.
Lifeguard: "Uhhh....you just can't"
Trounced by a four year old - excellent!! Small girl = 1....Pool ladder fanatic = zero. Better the lifeguard then me...I'm sure she will use her Hailey logic on me again later today anyway.
