What goes on in his little head?

This "sweet" little boy has helped me learn so much about motherhood.  Has stretched me more than I have wanted to be stretched.  Has tried my patience to the utmost.  Has made me feel more love than I ever dreamed.  Has melted my heart into pudding.  And just plain amazes me every day.

He says the darndest things.  Even his Pre-school teacher says, "He is a conversationalist"  And don't I know it!  He is constantly talking and has something to say about everything.  I don't want to forget these moments...so her are a few.

C: "Mom, I said something nice to Maddison today"
Me: "Oh, what did you say?"
C: "I told her she did a great job coloring!"
Me: "Oh, that is so nice.  Didn't it feel good to say something nice to someone else?"
C: "Yeah!"
Me: "What did she say?"
C: (whispering very quietly) "Mom...I saw her smile!!!!"


Picture the scene now...Here I am 6 Months pregnant with baby #3 and going into Motherhood Maternity Clothing store.  The changing room is in the middle of the store separated from the rest of the store only by a mere curtain.  I have the boys...Eli who is trying everything in his power to get out of his stroller, and Carter who just wants to get out of the store so he can get the promised surprise for good behavior.  I just wanted to try something on quick and this is what Carter had to say,

C: "Mom, What are you wearing?"
Me: "Carter it is a dress!"
C: "Mom...YOU LOOK RIDICULOUS!!!!"

(yes I packed up the boys and we got out of there before anyone else heard any other embaressing comments from this boy!"

Next day:

C: "Mom, did you see that guys teeth?"
Me: (noticing the "guy" he was referring to was right in front of us) "Carter, we should not talk about others like that!"
C: (whispering as if that made his comment any better) "Mom, did you see that guys teeth?  They look like Beaver teeth!"


In the last few months:
My mom bought me 3 treatments for Microderm abrasion for my face.  I get terrible acne (sorry if that is TMI) when I am expecting so this was a much appreciated gift.  When I went for the first time I told Carter that I was going to the Dr. so he could help me with some "sores" on my face.  He asked no questions and went about playing.  Then a few days later we had another conversation.

C: "Mom, I don't think the Dr. did a very good job.  It looks like he missed a few!"
Me: "What?!"
C:  (is ALL seriousness) "Mom, let me show you!"
and he proceeded to point and touch my face.  Thanks for your brutal honesty.

I am hoping that this is a "boy-thing" but Carter doesn't like to always wash his hands.  So he tries to sneak out of washing or hopes that you forget to ask.  During the holidays he attempted to do this one evening at dinner-time.  He came strolling out of the bathroom and was asked by everyone at the table(Nana and Pepa were visiting)..."Did you wash your hands?  We didn't hear the water?"

Carter replied whispering but with complete assurance,
"I didn't need to, I held my pee pee with my t-shirt!"
Makes sense right?  In his 4-1/2 year old mind his hands were still clean!  I tried so hard not to giggle!

Now as I am typing this...Eli is taking his afternoon nap and Dad is napping on the beanbag.  While Carter plays on the iPad.  Dad is snoring...rather loudly when Carter leans over to me...

C: "I love when Dad snores!!!"

He is so sweet and I love how his wheels process and understand things.  He NEVER ceases to amaze me and his father.  I am one proud Mom!  He gave his first talk in Primary on January 29th on "Choices".  He was terrified when it came time to actually present.  But with his dad's help he did a great job.  I am proud to call him mine for now and for always! 

Winter Cabin Fever

Though this winter has been extremely mild we still seem to have caught a bit of the "Cabin Fever" bug.  It's too cold to play outside and there is no snow to play in...so here we sit...stuck inside with toys the boys are tired of playing with and our own creativity to entertain us. 

So here is what we have been up to...

 It was "Animal Week" at PAT (Parents As Teachers) which is a local playgroup we attend.  So the boys had spent the morning playing with all the animals in water at playgroup.  It continued at home when the boys had not gotten their fill of being "WET" for the day.

 So I filled up a few LARGE mixing bowls and put all of their rubber/plastic animals in the bowls for them to play in.

 As you can see...that is where is started, but by the end they had stripped down and put on their swim trunks and were "swimming" in the kitchen WITH the animals.

They had a ball and must have been entertained for over an hour.  Nothing a few (10 towels) couldn't clean up!

Eli got a whole Playdough kit from Santa this year for Christmas!  It has been so fun to play with during these last few months.  It has reminded me of my Playdough days when I was young.  This is ONE of the few things that entertains the boys for more than a few short minutes.  I can at least get about 20-30 minutes out of this activity.

 They love SQUEEZING the dough through this contraption...if only they could figure out how to share it and take turns!

 "Mom...look at my mustache!"

 Eli insisted we turn his "snake" into a necklace!

 We have fun with it, but the aftermath and crumbly mess of dried playdough is not always "fun" to clean up.

Anyone who know our boys also knows how much they love when Daddy comes home!  Chris usually gets home a little before 6pm and sometimes around 7pm (depending on his schedule).  And the boys can hardly wait to see their dad!

 Then the "rough-housing", tickling, bear rides begin.

Here is the backside of this bear:)  We are all so glad when Daddy comes home! 

We cannot complain to loudly this winter, it has been very nice!  But coming up with new activities for these two busy boys is always tricky.  But worth it!