Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Third Person

After successfully using the pronoun "I" for quite some time, Connor has started referring to himself in the third person. Instead of "I need" he says, "Connor needs." Today Ryan had the funniest exchange with him.

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He likes to play this game where we pretend we can't find him...

Ryan (asking Jenn): Where's Connor?

Connor: Here he is! He's right here! I found him, daddy!
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I really love this age. Rarely a day goes by when one of them doesn't crack us up.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Babe

I'm still laughing from this little exchange with Isaac this evening...

Isaac: Mommy, can I call Babe?

Me: Sure, go ahead. (I'm thinking he must have watched that movie at daycare about a little pig named Babe.)

Isaac: Okay. Baaaaabe! (pause) He's not coming.

Me: Isaac, who is Babe?

Isaac: It's Daddy. He's not here.


I guess I call Ryan "babe" more than anything else when we're at home. Apparently Isaac likes that title better than "daddy".

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

So Proud

The boys came home from daycare singing this today. I'm not sure whether to be proud or frightened. I guess "Bad" was from Michael's more normal days, so maybe I don't need to be worried...

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Connor's Quirks

Connor is kind of a quirky little guy.

Ever since he began calling me by name, I have been known as "Monny" (pronouced exactly like mommy, but replace the m sound with the n sound). Try as I might, I could never get him to say my name correctly. Then, all of a sudden, one day this week he started saying it right. I have mixed feelings about this. All this time I've been frustrated at his inability (or unwillingness) to correctly pronounce my name, but now that he does, I'm sad. Another phase gone...one more step away from being my baby.

Another strange habit Connor has is wiping his hands on his hair. I can't get this kid to understand that a napkin is the proper place to wipe his hands....but even his pants or shirt would be preferable to his hair. Last night he ate a chocolate that melted a little faster than he could eat it. This was the result.



In case you can't tell, the "hair product" in his spiked hair is chocolate.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

It must be Fall

Here in Southern California, the traditional signs of fall are few. A little over a week ago, we had high temperatures around 110. The trees don't really display fall colors...they are either still green or have already gone from green straight to brown. Here is what we've been doing to feel the autumn spirit...

This past weekend we went apple picking. The orchards didn't open until September 1, and they were already nearly picked clean only a month later...so it wasn't as cool as we thought it would be. We did manage to fill a bag & the boys (especially Isaac) had at least a little bit of fun.

Connor studying the map


Connor picking


Isaac picking


The loot




Isaac enjoying the fruit of his labor



Ryan was just in Utah for work, and he brought the boys back some mini pumpkins from their Grandma Leitch. They had a fun time painting them tonight.