overheard

"Then his mother said, 'It's time for lunch!' But he was dead."

generosity

Abraham: What are you eating?

Me: Granola with milk.

Abraham: Can I have a bite?

I give him a bite.

Abraham:  You know it’s a good idea to give some to somebody who doesn’t have any. Let’s practice that.

Me: What about if I just share some with you and give you some bites?

Abraham: No, I think you should put it right here. (points to his spot at the table)

I give in because, hey, isn’t this what I’m trying to teach him? As he sits down and digs in he says, “Now I’m happy! Are you happy?”

What a sweet kid. Either that or very manipulative.... :)

our day

This is either about how to get kids to eat their veggies or about how awesome my child is. Either way. After a morning of working and playing outside, we came in to get cleaned up. While Abraham was showering, I cut up some raw veggies, and then when it was my turn to shower, I told him his choices of things to do were to play with toys in his room or read books in the living room. He picked read books. And then I just casually mentioned, "Oh, if you need a snack before lunch, I put some veggies in a bowl on the table." He immediately replied, "I need them." Then when he looked in the bowl he said, "I love these!" Then he sat on the couch and looked at books and ate vegetables while I showered. Isn't that just every parent's dream??

Abraham's one-liners

To remember:

Throwing his arms around me, "We're best friends! We're super heroes!"

"Maybe your body is saying you need to eat more food, or maybe your body is saying you need to go outside and climb a tree."

After I mentioned something about healthy food, "Do you like sick food?"

In bed, trying to fall asleep, "Sp....sp....sp....spoon! Sp... sp.... spider. Spider. Spoon."

transcript

This is an example of Abraham's jokes....that you will only get if you live in our heads, but are really legitimately funny. In this case, you'll also get it if you've ever read If You Give a Moose a Muffin.

A: "I want to see the geysers!"

S: "Me too. And we can see some animals too."

A: "I want to see the hippos!"

S: "Well, I don't think they have hippos at Yellowstone."

A: "Oh, no."

S: "But they have buffalo."

A: "Buffalo?"

S: "And deer, and moose..."

A: "And muffins?"

Much laughter

I am not even kidding

Me: Since you're going to practice using the potty today, you need to drink a lot of things so that you'll make a lot of pee!

Abraham: Like milk?

Me: Yes, and juice and water.

Abraham: And seltzer with a twist of lime?

Me: ... yes...

storytelling

I asked Abraham to tell me a story. Here it is:

Once upon a time there was a old man, and a beast ate him. The end.

:)