Love

So I took my little one to the Christian store today to find a new ornament. He really wanted a new Webkinz one. They had a huge selection. I had told him that if he was well behaved in the store that we could possibly pick up some breakfast on the way home. Well he was more than well behaved while we were there. After selecting the perfect Webkinz ornament he rushed to the front of the store where they had other ornaments. He had told me "close your eyes don't come over here." I was a little worried due to the fact that there were a lot of breakable items in that area of the store. I told him I would stand by him. HE pushed me away and told me to close my eyes. I hid just around the next aisle. He then ran to the front counter to ask for help. I couldn't quite hear what he had asked, but then he ran back to the ornament area. I asked him how I could help he said. "I am looking for love". Not really sure what he meant the lady at the counter held something up and asked if that is what he wanted. Back to the counter he went and then he rushed back to me to get money. I gave him my only cash and said that he could buy whatever he needed. HE walked over to the counter to purchase an ornament that spelled "Love" for me for Christmas. He melts my heart. I can't believe how incredibly lucky I am to have such a loving boy. I truly feel blessed.

Potty Training

So I was sitting on the couch today knitting and I told Hubby "I really have to pee." HE looks at me and says "the bathroom is the first door on the left." WE both start laughing. Not long after Bugaboo was potty trained he would walk up to us and ask "Excuse me. Do you have a restroom?" Sometimes he would even run around the house to look for us to ask this question. I think it started when we were out in public and of course little bladder boy decides he must urinate that then. He would even ask people at restaurants and stores regardless if he needed one or not. Our boy always good for a laugh.

The Jedi Returns

So today Bug bought a "lifesaver" with his allowance. So the battle began between Obie one Cannoli and Dark Vader. It was a good thing that Obi One had R2B2 on his side to help. Obi one also convinced the droids to help him. "Roger, Roger". I swear my boy has the best imagination.

Star Wars

WE took Bug to see the new star wars movie last weekend. Being a huge star wars fan myself and having the original action figures stored neatly in my Darth Vader case I thought it was only necessary for Bug get to learn about Star Wars. He actually enjoyed the movie. When we came home he decided that he wanted to play "Star Wars" So in true Bug form imagination took over. Wielding a pretend "lifesaver" jumping around the living room fighting "Obie one Cannoli". He was handing out pretend "lifesavers" to hubby and I to play as well. So hub decided that his "lifesaver" was going to be wintogreen flavor. Because after you can only get them from Michigan.
Side note about lifesavers- 10 years ago while staying in Michigan with Hubs family crazy Uncle Larry told us the truth about lifesavers. We were in his pick up truck getting ready to go to work when he stopped at a gas station and bought 2 large bags of lifesavers. one was Wint-o-Green and the other Pep-O-Mint. He held up the bag of Wint-O-Green and said "You know you can only get these in Michigan" I just looked at him with awe. I said "They are lifesavers for God sakes!! You can get them anywhere." HE told me that Wintergreen only grew in Michigan and that is how they get the lifesavers. Well OK then. So the wintogreen joke was born

School Days

So Bug didn't have the best day at school on Thursday. When he came home he told me that it was a very bad day. I asked him what happened he said "I just couldn't sit quietly at carpet time." Me "Well the teacher really wants you to be quiet when it is circle time." Bug "I know, I just don't know what my problem is." Me "I'm not sure either" bug "Well I'll try harder tomorrow"

Sharing

Tomorrow is bug's day to bring something for sharing. We are not entirely sure what to bring. WE do know that he is not supposed to bring toys and that there are themes that the item should fall under (Ginger bread man, Little red hen, Rainbow fish, and Chick Chicka Boom Boom). Last week was a couple of others turn for sharing. So I dared to ask "What did Anna Kathryn bring to share?" He shrugs his shoulders while saying "I didn't ask." Well then. "What did Adam bring?" again shrugging shoulders "I didn't ask him either" How helpful was that. Still no clue on what to bring

Curse

So I try not to curse or swear in front of my child but sometimes He gets the worst of me. Today he had a splinter in his hand. I get the tweezers or as he calls them the tweezlers. I hold his hand to find the culprit then he pulls away saying no, no. I grab his hand again and say my usual "God bless me". He responds with "God bless me too. I don't want to be hurt." two seconds later the splinter is out and he is on his way. So my cursing is not too bad, I will never forget the day that I decided that I needed to be really careful. HE was 2 and I said G*D Dammit. HE then laughed hysterically jumping on the bed yelling G*D dammit for 10 minutes. He has however learned to use crap in a sentence from my hubby's brilliant vernacular. Really in the grand scheme of things the worse we say is stupid or sucks. Which is really difficultto leave out of the vocabulary.

Kindergarten

So bug has officially started kindergarten. He has been for the last 2 weeks. I of course am sad at the loss of toddlerhood. He likes school for the most part but of course would love to play more. He has a new friend at school who he adores. He told me today that his nw friend is "distractable". What a big word for such a small guy. He then told me he helps his friend "stay on track". Before I know it bug will be in college and I will be left in the dust

Elmo

My bug was playing with the next door neighbor the other day and this was the conversation. scene- outside in the yard playing water guns
Bug "I am going to get you" shooting water gun
Friend "I am going to get you!" shoot gun
Bug "Ahh, wait. I am almost out of Elmo."
Friend "I am out of Elmo too."
Bug "Mom we are out of Elmo. Can you fill our guns again please?"
Me "You want me to fill them with Elmo?"
Bug and Friend together "Please, we want to play water guns!"
Me "More Elmo it is then."

Love

Bug "Mommy I love you."
Me"I love you to"
Bug "I want you to stay with me forever."
Me "Forever? Even when you are a teenager and you don't want me around."
Bug "When I am a teenager and say I don't want you around I really want you to be with me."
Me "Can I videotape you saying that"
Bug "Sure. I love you forever and Ever."
My heart melts

Dentist

So bug had a dentist appointment today. They drugged him up a bit before they brought him to the back for his fillings. On the way home he says "I need a lot of care. This hurts too much." OF course he was talking with the numb cheek lisp. We took him to Target to get an icee drink to dull the pain. He couldn't suck on the straw, it was drooling out everywhere. Felt relly bad, but it was quite amusing. OF course we are the worst parents ever for getting him an icee after getting cavities filled.

Huh?

Me "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Bug "Two"

Vacation

So we had a mini vacation last week. WE had a road trip down to Morro Bay where we camped and played. The camp sites were packed. We had a hard time finding one, and after looking at a couple bug decided "I can't take this anymore, you are making me crazy." He wanted to set up camp on the side of the road or in a parking lot as long as it was near the beach. Thankfully we found a site that was walking distance to a little cove. Once we had set up camp another family arrived. The family consisted of 2 teenage boys and 2 teenage girls, plus their parents. Bug being so painfully shy decided that he was the camp greeter. He hopped on scooter (that is what he calls his scooter) and road across the narrow road to their site. After introducing himself, telling them every last detail about his life the mother asks "who is on your scooter" he looks at her, looks around and says "me". we all start laughing, then the mother replies "I meant who is the picture of" bug says "I thought you forgot my name". The whole time we were there he was at their site. I even offered to let them keep him.
While at the cove bug decided that he would no longer wear his "swim shirt" a SPF rash guard that I always put him in. He has had one since he was an infant. HE wanted to be like the other boys. He went as far as asking a young man why he wasn't wearing a shirt. the man replied that he wanted a tan. Bug looks at him and asks "what is a tan?" So right then and there he decided that he needed a tan too. He is lucky enough to have my olive skin and not burn but I still lather him in SPF 50.
Since our plans for trip fell through we decided that we would kayak. It has been a long time since I have paddled and bug has never been. We rented a tandem for us and Hubby went solo. We paddled the bay, bug makes a nice rudder especially if you like to turn to the right. Every time we would enter a shallow area he would hop out and say "I can even touch the bottom right here!". We paddled aimlessly for a while going what ever direction he happened to point and shout "that way sir". He was the captain and I the crew. We ended up going to a huge sand drift where he got out. He "explored the beach" looking for shells and such. We found a bone from something that was declared "a whale bone". The bone had to come back with us. He was very interested in the crab shells that had littered the beach as well as the clam shells. Once we paddled back to the dock it was off to lunch. Fish and Chips of course.
We headed back towards home after lunch, stopping at every beach along the way. He had to swim at all of them. Hubby asked why and bugs answer was "I haven't been to that one yet." Our favorite beach was Pebble Beach, with the powdered sand and crystal clear water. I have declared that we will live there after i win the lottery twice, or become insanely wealthy (whichever comes first).
We had a great little trip and would love to go back soon. We have learned though that you need to make sure you have a full tank of gas before taking the 1 through Big Sur. unless of course you like to pay almost $7 a gallon for gas.

Road Trip

We recently took a road trip down to Morro Bay. We were camping for 2 days and site seeing. After looking at 2 campgrounds our boy tells us. "Just find one. I can't take this anymore!" He was tired from the 3 hour drive and the tease of seeing the ocean from his window. He even offered to have us camp in the parking lot by the beach just so he could play.
Thankfully we found a great spot only a short walk from a cove. Once we had set up camp another family arrived. Our shy little one decided he was the campsite greeter. He rode his Spider man scooter across the rode to tell them hello. The mother of that family was talking to him and found out his name, how old he was, that his cat had run away and where he lived. She asks him. "Who is that on your scooter?" Bug looks around with a funny look and says "Me" we all laugh and the lady then says "no I mean the picture." Bug that the whole thing was funny and said "Oh I thought you forgot my name."
While at the beach he decided that he would not wear his rash guard. He has worn one since he was an infant. (Plus the 50SPF that I reapply constantly.)He has been noticing that other boys and men do not always wear a shirt. He even walked up to a young man while at the beach to ask why. He asked "Why aren't you wearing a shirt?" the man replied. "I want to get a tan" bug "What is a tan?". So not really knowing what a tan is he has decided that he should have one too. Mind you he has my olive skin and has not ever burned but I don't want to risk skin cancer.
We decided on our trip to paddle the bay. Bug had not yet been in a kayak and it has been years for me. We rented one in the bay and off we went. He makes a nice rudder if you want to turn to the right. Anytime we would be in a shallow area of the bay he would hop out and say "look I can even stand here!" "I can push the boat for you". in and out of the kayak constantly. and the direction we paddled was directly related to where he would point his finger and say "That way sir". He was the captain and I was the crew. We had such a great time. we ended up on a little sandy beach opposite of the dock where once again my boy jumped out. He "explored" the beach for a while. We found a bone of some sort and a lot of shells. Bug decided that we needed to take the "whale bone" back with us. He was very fascinated by the crap shells that littered the beach. We ended up with a few of those too. after a long paddle back to the dock we were off to lunch. Fish and chips of course!
WE had to stop at every beach on the way back home so that he could swim. Hubby was wondering why we needed to stop at every beach and bug's reply "because I haven't been to that one yet". By far our favorite beach that day was Pebble beach. After I win the lottery twice we will move there.

Silly

So we took our bug to the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom about a month ago. Of course he always has the best things to tell us.
So this was the first time he felt old enough to ride on the rides by himself. They kids area has a ton of rides that the kids can go on alone if they are tall enough. he decided to ride the little roller coaster by himself. once the ride was finished he said "that really surprised me. I wasn't expecting that!" Funny thing was he had just watched other kids riding it moments before.
While watching the tigers pace in their enclosure he decides to call out "here kitty, kitty. Here kitty, kitty. I taste just like chicken!" The tiger was only a few feet away when he is saying this. My hubby and I look at each other and then my hubby says "Did you tell him to say that?". No of course not! But we about died laughing anyway.
later that afternoon he found a stuffed frog in one of the shops that he just had to have. He was begging us to buy it for him. IT was one of those that has the long arms that Velcro together. He wore it around his neck the rest of the day. In fact he must now sleep with it in his bed. My hubby and I find this very odd considering that he refused from the moment he was born to attach to anything- no blanket, no teddy bear, no thumb or finger sucking. Now he is sleeping with the frog- who is named Froggy, a shark that he got years ago and a turtle that I bought when he was born. Maybe now he won't need us so much. Well I guess I hope he will need me for a long time.

You

So when Collin was about 3 he decided that he had a friend. His friend's name is "you" although we are not exactly sure if he spells it "u", "ewe" "yu" or "you". You has been on many adventures and has been the cause of chaos and mess making in our lives. We still never can be sure when you will show up and what he will have done. Most of the time you wears a blue shirt and he is tall. We have found out that you is a crazy driver and he likes to run. You has a cousin named Kenan that sometimes comes along. Just the other day you and kenan went to the zoo. So if something odd happens in your house, maybe you did it.

Alligator

So Collin tells me at dinner. "Me and Daddy went hiking today." So I ask did you find anything? he says "Yes, we found a dead alligator....(wait) lizard" For a second there thought maybe there was an alligator in the hills of Northern California. he found an alligator lizrd in the yard yesterday that he brought in the house for daddy to "hold". He did bring home a couple of tadpoles the other day that he found on a different hike. He caught his first snake when he was three and his first lizard when he was two, it was my Valentines present. He loves Bindi and would like to meet her someday.

gloves

My son asks today "is Camarillo latex gloves free?" asking about the hospital being latex free. My husband and I just giggle thinking how funny that he would ask about Latex- I am highly allergic. He also wanted to make sure that New York was "latex gloves free" so that we could go there some day too.

So my husband says to our bug. "I beg to differ" and the response is "No I make the difference." Of course laughter insued and now we "make the difference".