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| The girls on Career Day at school. |
Suffice to say, the kids have still been saying funny stuff and I've still been writing some of them down. Just look below.
(Disclaimer: Due to the long passage of time, I forgot some of the precise details of the quotes. So future Hayden and Marley historians please take these with a grain of salt.)
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| Marley on her 6th birthday at school |
Religious and spiritual themes were very big this past year. For example, Marley told Beth (at least twice) that she (Beth) didn't make her (Marley), God did. (No role for me was stated.)
Talk about a Messiah Complex.
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| Hayden at the Museum of the Moving Image |
Hayden was feeling a bit sick to her stomach, so I asked her if she was feeling "a bit nauseus."
She replied, "Sorry daddy, I'm not hungry right now."
She apparently thought I was asking her if she wanted any noshes.
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| Marley showing her fashion sense. |
The girls can be quite critical of Beth's wardrobe choices (and unfairly so, since Beth dresses very well).
One morning Marley was watching Beth get dressed and said that she looks like Madonna, but should show more of her belly.
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| Hayden and her departed pet frog Comic Book |
Hayden: Daddy, why do so many people hate Glee?
Marc: I don't think they do, sweetheart. Why do you think so?
Hayden: Well they said on TV that they had a bunch of Emmys.
Marc: I think you're confusing that with enemies, love.
Hayden: Oh.
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Marley announced to Beth one night that she was scared of "witches, ghosts, leprecauns, the word panties, and the letter O."
Good luck finding a support group that covers all of that.
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As I mentioned, it's been a big year for religion around our home. Hayden started Hebrew school and really took to it. She walked around for long stretches singing David, Melech Yisroel over and over and over. We thought she was likely to become Hasidic if only she didn't like to dress so fancy.
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| Hayden on a school trip at Yankee Stadium showing how she feels about the Yankees. |
The girls certainly can show their temper, like one night when Hayden was throwing a fit in her room and Marley wanted to come in and ask her a question.
Marley: Hayden, can I ask you something?
Hayden: SCRAM!!!
Marc: Hayden, watch it!
Hayden (without missing a beat): Scram please!
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Although the girls are developing a healthy Jewish identity, it's not clear that they understand that their experience may not be fully representative.
Hayden: Mommy, why don't you wear a Jewish star like Daddy and me?
Beth: Well, everyone can tell I'm Jewish just by looking at me.
Hayden: But how? You don't have red hair.
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Beth was talking about a trip someone was taking.
Hayden: Where are they going?
Beth: To Greece.
Hayden: You mean like the movie?
Oh, those summer nights.
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| Marley on a class trip. She apparently has cooties. |
I play hockey on an outdoor rink in Central Park. Obviously, the season is only during the colder months. That didn't stop Marley from saying to me right before the first game in November: "Daddy, why are you going out? You're always playing hockey."
Always = every nine months
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I can't remember the context, but Hayden announced "I'm fabulousest. If that was a word, I'd be it."
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We received a beautiful holiday photo card from the family of one of Marley's good friends. I was wondering what beach the picture was taken on.
"It's Long Beach Island, Daddy. They're Jewish, you know."
Apparently LBI is the same as Tel Aviv.
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Hayden: I'm good at revenge. I don't know what it is, but I'm sure I'd be good at it.
Hayden is apparently part Klingon.
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Marley had an ingenious idea for future wedding ceremonies. The ring bearer should be someone dressed as a bear.
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Beth and I alternate lying down with the girls at bedtime and one night in January the girls said the following at bedtime.
Marley (just as I lay down next to her): Daddy, what compliments do you have for me tonight?
Hayden: When I get older, I'm going to have a boob extreme.
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| Beth practicing her speech for an enthusiastic Marley. |
The girls can occasionally be very patient with us regarding work and they particularly like to hear Beth's speech that she gives at her company's Annual Meeting.
During one part of the speech, Beth was talking about ARPU (average revenue per user). The girls started giggling uncontrollably and pointing at their tushes.
Hayden: You're going to talk about "our poo"? Gross!
I had no idea that my sense of humor was so hereditary.
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| Hayden celebrating a huge Knicks win. |
Beth was traveling in some European country and she called the girls at home. At the end of the conversation, Beth said "Hasta la vista!"
Hayden responded, "What language is that? Is that Europey?"
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Hayden has had some pretty diverse career goals over the past several months. Most of the time, her goal has been to be an Olympic gymnast. She has proven to be pretty flexible and can do a back walkover with ease, leading her to be a limbo champion.
She has also expressed interest in being a rabbi. As she says, "So many kids say they don't like Hebrew school, but I do and I want to be a rabbi so everybody can be like be and say 'Jewish yay!'"
Hayden has also told me that she wants to be the first woman president so she "can make America great for everybody. Also, I want my own memorial."
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Marley: Mommy, what's court?
Beth: It's where lawyers like daddy go to argue cases in front of a judge.
Marley: What if Bruce Springsteen had to go to court?
Beth: What do you mean?
Marley: Well, daddy would really really really want to be his lawyer?
She knows me so well.
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Promise to be better next time. And if you want to see pix from the girls at camp, pay regular visits to reinergirlsatcamp.blogspot.com.
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