Today the boy had a playdate at a friend's house. It was unusually warm, and the sun was shining. Afterward, we went straight to WalMart, were the boy immediately fell asleep in the back of the cart, using my purse for a pillow. How that boy managed to sleep like this I will never know. He slept the entire time, not waking up until he was transferred back into his car seat.
As I mentioned previously, the boy loves to play with boxes. He put this one on his head and announced that he was a robot. He kept running into things, so Daddy cut eye holes out for him. Then, the boy wanted arm holes. And the fringe on top is hair. He wore this box around for a long time. When I told him it was bed time, he said he had to sleep in a garage because he is a robot. I don't know where he comes up with these things! =)
The boy helped me frost these cupcakes for dessert tonight. We had friends over for dinner, so we wanted to do something special. While we were frosting, the boy kept eating the conversation hearts. I told him he had had enough and to stop eating candy. He went to grab another candy, and I said to stop. He handed it to me and said "this one is for my sweetie momma." Awwwwwww. I HAD to let him eat one after that! The cupcakes were a big hit!
A few days ago was a very special anniversary for our family. It was not our wedding anniversary, it was what we call our "forever" anniversary. It was the anniversary of the day that our family was sealed together for time and all eternity in the Seattle temple. To celebrate our forever anniversary, today our family went to the temple. We have never before been able to get a picture of our family outside the temple because it is always pouring rain. Today there were blue skies, so we had to try! The boy loves the temple. He gets very excited when he sees the angel "Ononi" on top. We had a lovely day together, and got home late but happy.
Today, the boy got a birthday card in the mail from his great grandparents. It had a $10 bill in it and he was so excited. He ran off to play with his money, and set it down somewhere. When I asked him where it was, of course he didn't know, so we had to search for it. When Daddy found it, he gave it to me for safekeeping. Later, we went to the grocery store and as we pulled into the parking lot, the boy said "Momma....where my money at?" Which of course made me giggle, because he sounded like an old film noire thug. Rest assured, his money is perfectly safe with me!
I was making french fries for dinner. These are frozen, on the cookie sheet waiting to go into the oven. The boy said he was "too hungry" and had to eat one. He then tried to bite one in half. I explained that they were frozen and couldn't be eaten until they were cooked. About a minute later the boy said "Momma I did it!" I asked "did what?" to which he opened his mouth and showed me a half chewed FROZEN french fry. He actually enjoyed it and ate two more. Strange kid.
My dad sent me a box of stuff from his house of things he found from when I was a kid. These very 80's pink plastic sunglasses were in there, along with this little necklace. The boy wore them both for HOURS today. We were listening to the "pants on the ground" song from American Idol, and the boy was dancing all around. It was hilarious! And, if you don't know what pants on the ground is, watch the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMwhl4IrPNc
The boy LOVES to read. He picks out stories every day and wants to read them. Here he was showing Daddy where Tigger and Pooh are. He likes to point out letters and tell us the sounds they make. He amazes me, I know he will be reading on his own fairly quickly. Like mother like son I suppose!
Today the boy was laying on my belly singing and talking to baby sister. He sang the "Transformers" theme, and "gunk gunk." Then he talked to her, told her he loved her, and just rested his head to feel her kick. It was such a wonderful experience.
Quite often, the boy likes to pretend to sleep under newspapers. I don't know w
hy, but he has done it several times. Today I asked "where are you?" and he stuck his hand out and said "no pictures." Finally, I asked "are you practicing to be a bum?" He said "a bum?" and I said "yes a bum." He peeked out and then proceeded to think REALLY hard. Finally he asked "my heinie?" What a crack up.
The boy has every toy he could ever possibly need. Yet, as holds true for generation upon generation, he'd rather play with the box. The boy saw this box in the garage and said "My daddy said I could play with that, remember?" (Two more of his current favorite phrases...my daddy said...and remember?) So in came the box. The boy went and got his kitchen step stool and dove in (of course head first!) He stayed in that box for a good hour, playing, rolling around , scooting it across the floor. When I said it was time to get out of the box and get ready for bed he said "I want to sleep here." I, of course being the logical grown up type said "you can't sleep there." To which the boy replied "But my daddy said...remember?!?!"
We are trying to teach the boy to be gentle and how to hold/touch a baby in preparation for baby sister's arrival. He was doing a pretty good job, supporting her neck, and asking for help before picking the "baby" up. We talked about how he must always have a grown up near if he wants to hold baby, and how we don't rough house or do anything to hurt baby. He was being tender and sweet the entire time. When we were done, I told him he could go put the doll away with his toys. He said "ok Momma" and grabbed it by one leg and chucked it across the room! ....I guess we'll need to go over that again. =) (P.S. We finally took the tree down today!!!)
Today the boy was lying stretched out on the couch, singing his little heart out. He was singing "Frosty the Snowman" and "Santa Claus is Coming to Town." When I told him Christmas was over this year, he said "I'm getting ready for next year!" What a sweet heart!
Today the boy was playing with his Mr. Potato Heads. He made this one, and proudly proclaimed, " I made 'dat. Myself." (Which is his new favorite thing to say.) Well, being a child of the 90's, I immediately thought this looked like Will Smith in his "fresh prince" days. I started "rapping" the theme song..."Now this is a story all about how my life got flipped, turned upside down. I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there, I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air. I was chillin' out maxin, relaxin all cool, shootin some b-ball outside the school...." and so on. Now my hubby thought this was 
hilarious. The boy thought I had lost my mind. But really....can you look at that and tell me it doesn't look like Will Smith?? =) 
It is hard to show just how beautiful my town is here. It was overcast today, but I could see the snow covered Olympics. There really is no place I'd rather live.
