Ellie-isms December and January

On the way to Gram's house Ellie is snacking on some pretzels. Daddy asks if he can have one, to which Ellie responds, "No. You can have a salad when you get to Gram's house"
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On the way to day care one morning, we stopped at the grocery store and Marty ran in to get something while the kids and I waited in the car. Lucas started getting a little fussy, so Ellie shooshes him and says "It's ok, Lucas, Daddy just went into the store. Chill." Lucas keeps fussing, so Ellie says emphatically "Chill out, Lucas!"
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We went to Uncle Kevin's house for the evening and packed a bunch of food for her for dinner. I'd cut up some apple and put a little lemon juice on it so it wouldn't brown (the day before she'd refused to eat apple because it was brown). She took a bite of aplpe, made a funny face and then spit it out on her plate saying, "This apple is nasty!"
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At the library, I am picking up a book that Ellie dropped and putting it back on the shelf when several other books fall down and I mutter my frustration under my breath as I am picking up the other books. Ellie says, "That's ok Mommy, I still love you."
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Ellie: "Mommy, you're my best friend."
Mommy: "What about Daddy?"
Ellie: "Daddy's my best friend too. And Lucas."
Mommy: "What about Opa? Is he your best friend too?"
Ellie: "No, Opa's my sweetie."
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In the back seat of the car, Ellie is complaining that she can't see her book because it's too dark. So, I suggest that she tell me a story. She doesn't respond, so I say "I'd like to hear a story about a jar of honey." Ellie thinks about this for a moment and responds,
"I can't help you with that."
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The sun is shining in Ellie's eyes on the way to day care. Our little girl is very sensitive to the sun and she starts complaining that the sun is hurting her eyes. Joking around, I shake my fist at the sun and say "Ooooh sun, stop hurting Ellie! I'm gonna give you a knuckle sandwich." Ellie mimics my fist shake and says, "Ooooh sun! I'm gonna give you a hot dog!"
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I ask Ellie what she thinks of our new mini-van. She says, "It's cool and nice. And I think it's beautiful."
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And perhaps our favorite Ellie-ism of all time....

In the car on the way home from Maryland one afternoon, Ellie announces that she wants to read her Tigger book. I hand it to her and she begins to flip through the pages. She stops suddenly and shouts, "Oh no! I can't read!"