The Loofty-Hoop

 

To those who may not know, this is a Loofty-Hoop (I think I got it wrong before- not Hoofty-Loop...).  One of those long ribbon things that the rhythmic "gymnasts" use in the olympics.  The girls have one from somewhere, and it has surfaced as their new favorite toy.  Tons of fun!

Guess the Object...

Miss M:  I'm going to the festibull.  This is my hoofty-loop!

(No guesses?  No one knows what a hoofty-loop is?  I'll post a photo...)

Naval Exercises...

Miss A was drawing a picture today for a friend who is stationed on an aircraft carrier.  She drew the island of Guam, and then what, I think at least, is a fairly good representation of a ship- for a five year old.  I asked if that was our friend's ship...

Mama:  Is that a ship?
Miss A:  It's Dr. Mike's air craft carrier, coming to Guam.
Daddy:  Oh.  His ship's coming to Guam?
Miss A:  Oh yeah!  Mooovin' in!

A Discussion on Ungulates...

Since moving to Guam, there has been much discussion in our family about people who confuse carabao- cute slow water buffaloes that live here, with caribou- reindeer, that live in Alaska, Finland, and other very northern places that are very different from this tropical island.  Miss A needed more details...

Miss A:  What are caribou?
Mama:  Well, they're reindeer, they live up north in Alaska.
Miss A:  What do caribou do?
Mama:  Uh.  They travel... and wolves eat them...
Miss A:  And they fight with their prickly things on their heads.

The Latest in Military Uniforms...

While waiting for Daddy to come out from work, Miss M watched several other aviators leaving the building...
"I never seen pink flight suits.  Why?"

(And I apologize for the grammar!  But she is three...)

Super Grandpa

Miss M:  Mama.  Catch those birds!
Mama:  I can't!  They're too fast.
Miss M:  Well, Grampa could...

Hearing Things...

Miss M:  Did I just hear a cow in my ear?