"No he's not. He's pure-fect"

Driving home from supper tonight we were talking about bedtimes and when it was good to go to bed. Brenley asked, "Well, where's Robert Slaney tonight?"

"He's in Victoriaville"

"But, where is he!?!"

"He's in Victoriaville, Quebec, getting ready to play hockey."

"Well, is he in he's bed?"

"No."

"Well, he should be in he's bed! It's dark out and he should be in he's bed. Robert Slaney should be in bed."

Dadaidh: "Yes, Robert Slaney should be in his bed because he's silly"

Brenley: "No, he's not! He's Pure-fect!"

A defender until the end?!?! LOL

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While Kyle got her ready for bed the other night, she got all tucked in, and was getting "cozy" when Kyle told her she had to go to sleep in bed. There would be no joking or jumping around:

"I not going to sleep, Dadaidh."

"Yes, you are!"

"No, I not, cuz I am the boss!"

(Didn't go over so well...)

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An imaginary friend...

The spring brought about many changes to Miss Brenley... some good, some bad, given that she's now 2 and a half. (You better not forget the half part!)

She has been busy talking and singing the ears off of us. CONSTANTLY! When she's not talking or singing in the car, we're going through the iPod which has all her favourite songs on it:

• Heave Away -- The Fables


• Hey, there, Delilah -- Plain White Tees


• "The monkey on the back song" aka Anyone Else But You -- The Moldy Peaches (Now, can you figure out why she calls it that?!?! It took us about a week to get it right!)


• Can I Go Nowhere with You -- Joel Plaskett


• Mull River Shuffle -- the Rankin Family


• I've Been Everywhere Man -- Johnny Cash


• Ain't No Sunshine -- Matt Andersen

Pretty well rounded song choices for a 2 and a half year old, I think ♫

Also, while driving in the car, we hear a lot about her friend, Robert Slaney.

(Now... for those of you who don't know, the real Robert Slaney is a hockey player with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles who Brenley adores. She loves him. Everything about hockey is about Robert Slaney.) But... she's brought this puck bunny thing to a whole new level in naming her imaginary friend "Robert Slaney".

As I mentioned, Robert Slaney -- the imaginary appears mainly in the car and is often doing things she thinks are bad -- "Robert Slaney doesn't have his socks on, Mamaidh!" "Robert Slaney isn't wearing his seatbelt!" and so on. So, we have to play along and get her to correct Robert Slaney... which she does quite eagerly!

I don't know if it's cute... or scary. Thankfully, Robert Slaney -- the hockey player in real life is a great guy and is super sweet to her!

Other than the imaginary friend, the other biggest milestone is the seeking of independence. I can't tell you how many times in the past few weeks we've heard "That's not fair, Mamaidh/Dadaidh! Oh, Man! That's not fair!" (How does someone at 2 and a half have a concept of fair and unfair?!?!?)

It's been fun. It's been trying on the nerves!