"I tried to smell the candle, but I burned my nose instead."
"I can't lick my elbow, but I CAN lick my knee!"
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Here's how things work in our house:
The boys are in their room. The door opens and Declan comes walking down the hallway, singing to himself. Chris walks into the living room and looks down the hallway and says in this exasperated voice, "Why are you naked? Where are your clothes?" (FYI he wasn't naked, he at least had underwear on.) Declan says, "I just like it." Chris says, "Go back into your room and at least put some pants on. Geez."
I hear Declan walking back down the hallway and as their bedroom door is closing he says to Logan, "I got to eleven steps before they sent me back."
I hear Declan walking back down the hallway and as their bedroom door is closing he says to Logan, "I got to eleven steps before they sent me back."
Monday, October 1, 2012
Nine. Fine. Sign. Wine. Line. Shine.
Guess who is 9 today?! IT'S LOGAN! And what do you do when your nine year old wants pigs in a blanket, mashed potatoes, and peas for his birthday dinner? You give him the best damn pigs in blankets, potatoes, and peas ever.
This is my baby. Except he's not such a baby anymore. At the doctor's office about a month ago, he weighed in at 98 lbs. and 4'10". Other things that have changed in nine years: he has more hair that's a lot more blonde and a lot less red, he has bigger teeth, he's a lot better at communicating, he doesn't cry nearly as much or often.
I love this kid. And I really, really *like* him. He's good, amusing company to have around. He's compassionate and a soft, gentle kind of soul. He's a reader to the core and it's so fun to be able to give him books that we love to read and talk about them with him. Logan is a fantastic big brother and he generally cares more about making things fair and happy for everyone than making sure he gets what he wants. Higlet 2 has a tendency to take advantage of that, so part of parenting Logan is also teaching him to be assertive and not allow himself to be walked all over.
Logan is also an absent-minded, disorganized soul. Today he brought home a paper from school on which the kids were supposed to write something they were going to do to improve themselves. Logan's said, "I will try to be WAY MORE ORGANIZED." I looked at him and said that was an excellent goal. He pointed at the word "try" and said, "Please make a note of that." I laughed and asked him if he knew Yoda's famous saying - Do or do not. There is no try. Logan, in his typically humorous smartassery of late, responded with, "Well I'm not Yoda, so I don't follow that philosophy." Can't argue with that!
This is my baby. Except he's not such a baby anymore. At the doctor's office about a month ago, he weighed in at 98 lbs. and 4'10". Other things that have changed in nine years: he has more hair that's a lot more blonde and a lot less red, he has bigger teeth, he's a lot better at communicating, he doesn't cry nearly as much or often.
I love this kid. And I really, really *like* him. He's good, amusing company to have around. He's compassionate and a soft, gentle kind of soul. He's a reader to the core and it's so fun to be able to give him books that we love to read and talk about them with him. Logan is a fantastic big brother and he generally cares more about making things fair and happy for everyone than making sure he gets what he wants. Higlet 2 has a tendency to take advantage of that, so part of parenting Logan is also teaching him to be assertive and not allow himself to be walked all over.
Logan is also an absent-minded, disorganized soul. Today he brought home a paper from school on which the kids were supposed to write something they were going to do to improve themselves. Logan's said, "I will try to be WAY MORE ORGANIZED." I looked at him and said that was an excellent goal. He pointed at the word "try" and said, "Please make a note of that." I laughed and asked him if he knew Yoda's famous saying - Do or do not. There is no try. Logan, in his typically humorous smartassery of late, responded with, "Well I'm not Yoda, so I don't follow that philosophy." Can't argue with that!
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