Doggy time out

Rocky stole some of Owen's food off the table today.

Big mistake, buddy. Nina caught him red-pawed.

Nina: *gasp* Rocky! You are a bad doggy!

Rocky: *munch munch munch*

Nina: If you do that one more time, you are going to get a doggy time out!

Rocky: ...

Nina: In your bedroom!

Rocky:...

Nina: And I am not going to pet you! I am going to pet your doggy friend Hailey instead.

Oh snap, Rocky. She went there.

A dog by any other name...

This morning I was reading this article from Baby Sideburns, and Nina saw a picture of the author and asked, "Is that you mommy?" It certainly could be, because this is my life.

Nina: (Pointing at her brown stuffed dog) What's his name?

Mommy: I don't know, what do you want to name him? (mistake #1)

Nina: How about Moosie?

Mommy: You already have a Moosie. How about Scruffy? He looks Scruffy.

Nina: No, because that is the dog on Charlie Brown.

Mommy: No, that is Snoopy. Do you want to name him Snoopy?

Nina: No, because Snoopy is black and white and this dog is brown.

Mommy: Ok then, how about Brownie? (mistake #2, suggesting a color name, because now she wants to name everything for its color)

Nina: No mom, because Brownies are something you eat, and you can't eat my doggy.

Mommy: Ok, then what do you want to name him? (mistake #1, repeated)

Nina: How about Teddy Bear?

Mommy: Sure, we can call him Teddy Bear since he looks a little like a teddy bear. (mistake #3, saying too much)

Nina: No mom, he isn't a bear.

Mommy: We can just call him Teddy then.

Nina: No. How about we call him Doggy?

Mommy: ...

Nina: Because he's a dog.

Mommy: Great. Doggy it is.