From the back seat
Keeghan: Da-Da. Da-Da.
Ian: No, Keeghan Daddy’s at home. You have to say, “Raba.”
Keeghan: Raba!
Overheard
Reply
Happy New Year 1978
Does the little guy in the middle look like anyone you know?
Rama’s House Is Awesome
Because the answer to “Please read this to me” is very nearly always “yes.”
I don’t know where I’m going…
…but I plan to climb there.
Overheard
Michael: HOOOOAHHH
Ian: HOOOOAHHH
Michael: That’s right. You gotta do the sound effects or it doesn’t count.
Me: oh, is that the rule? It only counts if you yell about it? HERE I AM FEEDING THE BABY.
Michael: I love you.
Me: YEP, YEP, JUST GIVING THE KIDS LUNCH. SINCE WE’VE DECIDED EVERYTHING MUST BE HERALDED BY SHOUTING.
Michael: yes. Frat House.
Ian: mommy, why does Daddy keep saying Rat House?
Me: no, honey, Frat house. It’s short for fraternity house, which means a house full of brothers.
Ian: oh. Is this (Cliff Bar) for me?
Incomparable sweetness
Most of the time, having a four year old is a special kind of crazy cakes. The kind where you never know what a minute will bring. His cognitive abilities are expanding moment by moment and are still accompanied by absolutely NO impulse control. So that’s exciting.
But sometimes there are moments like this:
Photo Booth at home
Or, what happens when you show your 4 year old how to take pictures of himself.
Ladies’ Man
So far today, he’s head-butted me, bitten me, and pulled my hair. I hope he doesn’t think those dimples mean he can get away with that forever.
See the red mark on my head? Nothing wrong with his aim.
PS: Someone’s turning 8 months old today!
White stuff on my nose
Are there snow shovels in my immediate future? Will Ian teach his brother how to use one?
And, don’t worry, I’ve locked up the prescription drugs. And the OTC meds. AAAAND the vitamins.
Oh, nothing. Just standing around.
