Boy quotes: the good, the bad and the skatalogical

 One night, trying to fall asleep.

The boy: Mommy, let's hug each other.

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Me: here, throw this candy wrapper in the trash.

the boy: I do everything!!!

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I was in the bedroom, folding some laundry.

The boy (from the bathroom):  Mommy, look!  It's a master piece!!

Garden center fall festival and Halloween

Over fall break, we went with some friends to a local plant nursery for their fall festival.  It was funny, because all the little friends were girls, and then there was my bundle of chaos I call my son.

For example, the girls all clumped together in a photo op area.  When I yelled for the boy to join them for a picture, he instead stood next to the photo op.

We had to buy a wristband to get to ride/participate on the special areas.  His favorite was the peddle cars.  So much so, that I let him have me extra stamp so he could go a second time.  Can you see him right in the middle of the picture?

He insisted on bein Steve from Minecraft.  He'd told people for weeks, everytime Halloween came up.  So husband and I gave up our dream of a family costume of beekeeper and bees.  But at least the boy helped paint his own costume.

I made the head, the boy painted his body and those two pig blobs are supposed to be his arms.  He also needed to be able to hold his pick axe and he suggested cutting holes for his hands.  So clever.  Of course, at the church trunk-or-treat, and then at trick-or-treat-ing in the neighborhood, he skipped the arms and body completely, then ditched the head after 30 min or so.

 

Boy gone wild

 

September fun

The librarians at our library have some time on their hands, I think.

Rainbow week.  The boy was asked to wear a specific color everyday for two weeks.  One of the last days was brown, and the only brown shirt we had was husband/s work shirt.  He also got to bring Grandma's little dog to school drop off and pick up.  Both boy and dog looooooved it.

The boy came to my book club.  I can't remember if I already shared this, but I thought it was funny.

We have a little outlet sized hole in the wall.  Been there since we moved it, but I had a table in front of it, so it didn't really bother me.  We've moved that table and now these bare outlets are staring me in the face.  I decided at least one needed some fancying up.   The tiniest fairy garden.  It took three tries, but I finally got it tiny enough.

 

Pizza time

 

Is this how chopsticks work?

 

The boy came with me to bookclub at the local Japanese restaurant.

First grade

We'd tried preparing the boy for a new year of school, but who is ever really prepared.  He didn't appreciate the interruption of his usual gentle morning warm up.  

Husband teasesd him enough about showing off his muscles, that the boy finally loosened up.

The kiddos are in masks again, but this kid doesn't mind at all.  No tears (from him), a few waves to old friends, and just a few nerves.  It was a pretty good day for the little man.