our Haiti girl

Just moments after Jim and Sue arrive from OMS headquarters to lead our retreat:

   "Lily, you want to play outside with us?"
   "Yeah!  Look, here's my Uncle Don house he made me!"
   "Cool!  Uh, what are you doing?"
   "Peein' in the grass.  Ok, let's play!"

Upon watching me try on a pair of jeans for our trip to the Dominican:

     "No, no Mommy.  Pants are for Poppies."

When Matt locks all the car windows so Lily will stop rolling her window up and down:

    "Hey!  Why doesn't my window work now!?"
    "Ummm.  I don't know, Lily.  Sorry."
    "Ohhhh.  Is it 'cause the generator's not turned on?"

Tonight at bedtime, after some rather whiny behavior at dinner with adult guests.
 
    Stacey:  "Lily, can you listen to me for a moment?"
    Lily:  "Ok."
    Stacey:  "First, Lil, we love you very much."
    Lily:  "You're welcome."
    Stacey:  "Uh...Ok.  From now on, when you talk to a big person, you need to say, Yes, Ma'm if it's a girl, or No, Ma'm...and Yes, Sir or No, Sir if it's a boy.  Ok?"
    Lily:  "What??"
    Stacey:  "Like this.  Poppy, will you please clean up your clothes?"
    Matt:  "Yes, Ma'm!"
    Stacey:  "Poppy, would you like to read this book?"
    Matt:  "No, Ma'm!  See Lily?  Or, Mommy, will you help me?"
    Stacey:  "Yes, sir!  Do you understand Lily?"
    Lily:  "Yep."
    Stacey:  "Ok, let's try.  Yes, Ma'm.  No Ma'm.  Lily, would you like some peas?"
    Lily:  "No, oh, YUCK.  Please, NO."

...the rest of the night...

    Lily:  "Mommy, sir, I would like to color, sir, thank you?"

we'll keep working on it :)