Camp Patton: Conversations with Julia

21 January 2013

Oh, I know there are a zillionfinity smarter/cuter/verbaler/pottytraineder/longerhaired two year olds out on the big bad internet to read about. I know.

productive + happy morning at the Camp

But we hunted and gathered the essentials: almond milk, detergent (dish AND laundry), fruit snacks, and bananas a la Costco this morning and even though Theo had a tiny meltdown and I came thisclose to accidentally driving away with alllllll the goods still in the cart we survived and I'm going to need to take the rest of the day to decompress and maybe journal in my tangible diary about the sojourn. So I'll just leave you with a few of Julia's one liners that I've managed not to forget ...

Picking up Simon's empty beer bottle, examining it carefully, and furrowing her brow ...
Julia: What kinda wine is dis one?!

After reporting that she needs her (very dirty) diaper changed ...
Grace: (sighhhhhh) okay ....
Julia: is you so fwustated?
(yep)

Getting all up in a crying Theo's face ...
Julia: you havin a tough wake up, Fee-oh?

Getting all up in a crying Sebastian's face ...
Julia: you havin a tough wake up, Basher?

While buying newborn diapers at Target ...
Julia: who doze for?
Grace: Theo
Julia: (clearly disappointed) oh. the stinkpot.

While watching me try (in vain) to wriggle into a pair of jeans:
Julia: Mommy doin her exercises?
(guess so)

After asking me how old I am so many times in a row ...
Julia: How old is you, Mommy?
Grace: you tell me.
Julia: Fixty nine!!!

46 comments:

AngieJanuary 21, 2013 at 3:20 PM
Oh Julia!!! You are as entertaining as your daddy! :) Love this!
Sarah TuckerJanuary 21, 2013 at 3:23 PM
She is adorable! I love "Fee-oh"!
Kayla MoncurJanuary 21, 2013 at 3:29 PM
She is SO cute. I hope "Julia Says" becomes a regular Patton feature.

And I love that she called Theo a stinkpot.
UnknownJanuary 21, 2013 at 3:29 PM
Too funny. :P
ElizabethJanuary 21, 2013 at 3:31 PM
Oh. The stinkpot.
Love it!
AllisonJanuary 21, 2013 at 3:33 PM
Love it! There are few things that entertain me more than the thought processes of a toddler.
UnknownJanuary 21, 2013 at 3:34 PM
Those are classics.
EvitaJanuary 21, 2013 at 3:34 PM
lol! we need to have some videos of Julia talking, or better yet, a vlog!! she is too cute!
UnknownJanuary 21, 2013 at 3:35 PM
Dying. I'm honestly trying to figure out which one is my favorite. I don't know. They're all comedy gold.
Emily ElizabethJanuary 21, 2013 at 3:36 PM
haha she's hilarious!
JanssenJanuary 21, 2013 at 3:40 PM
This is hilarious. And I love "the stinkpot."
Elizabeth P.January 21, 2013 at 3:42 PM
o.m.g. love it!!
Jenna@CallHerHappyJanuary 21, 2013 at 3:44 PM
Always entertaining, Julia, my girl. Leave your mom alone a bit, ok?
EmilyJanuary 21, 2013 at 3:55 PM
There *are* lots of cute toddler quotes out her on the 'net, but none of those cute toddlers are Julia. Of course we want to hear what she says, and you want to remember it. :)

I love the "so frustrated" one. It always stops me for a second when I hear my kids use phrases I know they caught from me. My son said, "You gonna have meltdown now? I better go downstairs." after he dumped a load of newly folded laundry on the floor during an already stressful bedroom clean.
AnaJanuary 21, 2013 at 3:59 PM
ha! stinkpot is my fav.
promise i had almost entirely typed out today's copycat of a post before i read yours- great minds. we should have made it a link-up!
RebeccaJanuary 21, 2013 at 4:00 PM
Hahaha. Those are too good.
Mary ClaireJanuary 21, 2013 at 4:01 PM
hahaha so cute, love it!

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AnonymousJanuary 21, 2013 at 4:02 PM
When my friend's son, Joseph, was a newborn, his older sister (who, then, was around Julia's age) called him "Joe-fuss." I just love children's talk!
ann.January 21, 2013 at 4:10 PM
love the new "what does J say" installment!!!!!!!!!!
KrisJanuary 21, 2013 at 4:12 PM
This was AWESOME!! Oh my goodness. I laughed so hard. "You so fwustwated"!! And the jeans/exercises??!!! Hahahahahahaha!!!
AnonymousJanuary 21, 2013 at 4:55 PM
Grace! You are a riot. thanks for keeping it real.
These Boys' MomJanuary 21, 2013 at 5:01 PM
But wait. . .you keep a tangible journal, too?!!! This just blew my mind.
UnknownJanuary 21, 2013 at 5:03 PM
LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! I want to be "fixty-nine"! I have a tough wake-up every stinking day of my life! LOL! Love you little girl!
Kristina January 21, 2013 at 5:11 PM
Can we please have a frequent rotation of "Julia says"? because this is to die for.

wine one is a def fave. she is too cute!
JenJanuary 21, 2013 at 6:06 PM
She's cute! Congrats for braving Costco alone! You deserve an award, or chocolate.
Jessie PopeJanuary 21, 2013 at 6:17 PM
The Musings of Julia-Child. A riveting new segment of the Camp? Hope so.
k8teJanuary 21, 2013 at 7:07 PM
hahahah! i love "stinkpot"..we may or may not use that term of endearment in our house too!

my favorite is the "fwustated" though. best.
Mary @ RoomPolishJanuary 21, 2013 at 7:12 PM
The nose picking picture is priceless. Pure gold! And I love picturing her with a furrowed brow, asking about the beer bottle
RebekahJanuary 21, 2013 at 7:25 PM
Love her! Two year olds are the cutest!
JanetJanuary 21, 2013 at 7:25 PM
These are as good as Simon says! And tell her she can have wine when she turns fixty nine. Thanks for the chuckles. :)
Catholic Cookie JarJanuary 21, 2013 at 9:30 PM
Haha that is soooo cute! I love that she calls Theo stinkpot!
MaryJanuary 21, 2013 at 9:58 PM
"Fixty nine"!
MariaJanuary 21, 2013 at 10:45 PM
Haha, so cute!
MeganJanuary 21, 2013 at 10:47 PM
I loved this! She is soooo funny! I hope it becomes a regular too!
BridgetJanuary 22, 2013 at 12:40 AM
Love, love, love her!
UnknownJanuary 22, 2013 at 8:35 AM
ha!! I doubt there's a funnier 2 year old out there. She obviously inherited her parent's wit!!
kate @ be merry, kateJanuary 22, 2013 at 8:38 AM
Oh I'm dying... too funny. It makes me excited for the day when I have a talker! But I'll stick with the cuddly 5 month old for now. ;)

(PS - I've been reading for a while but I'm a horrible commenter. Love the blog!)
AnonymousJanuary 22, 2013 at 8:46 AM
She is hilarious and so cute! Mine asks me some version of the "U frustrated?" question a lot - guess I must be! LOL ;) Time to reassess when he asks that one!
JackieJanuary 22, 2013 at 10:12 AM
This is priceless! Thanks for sharing - she is so stinkin cute!
JoannaJanuary 22, 2013 at 10:30 AM
I really need my future child to be like her. Like really.
AnonymousJanuary 22, 2013 at 11:50 AM
So cute! Love the top photo - I can't tell you how often we see the same move from our little Genevieve, except she is four... much less cute.
Mary @ RoomPolishJanuary 22, 2013 at 12:01 PM
I keep coming back, specifically to look at the nose picking picture. I can't handle it!
CourtneyJanuary 22, 2013 at 1:49 PM
This just made my day. Hillarious. And not to worry, I frequently do jean exercises as well.
ElaineJanuary 22, 2013 at 2:40 PM
hahaha stinkpot. i'm stealing that one. thanks jules.
JeannineJanuary 22, 2013 at 4:53 PM
Julia is so so funny. Please make this one a regular feature -- she is a charmer. And you transcribe the toddler accent so well.