Peanut

My little Peanut is developing into quite a little character. He is very funny and of course, very cute. I also love that he is outgoing and friendly to everyone. There is no one he will not say hello to whether walking in the store, or driving by people on street corners. What amazes me still is how people will always wave back and smile at him. As an introvert myself, I find myself in shock at times at the responses he gets. He just expects that people will respond back to him and then they do. Maybe that is why, because he has no inhibitions or hang-ups. Or it could be that he is a very cute, blue-eyed blonde with an infectious smile and charismatic personality.

Today, he really made me laugh. I was putting on his shoes and he gave me a foot. I said, "No, the other one." So he changed and I thought I would take the opportunity to have a teachable moment and so I said, "Peanut, this is your right foot. Do you know what that one is called?"

Very matter-a-factly, he replied, "The other foot."

Like I said, he's very cute and very funny!

Toothpaste

I have a love-hate thing with toothpaste. I have not picked a favorite brand. I guess I am not real fussy as long as it does the job and tastes good. I have tried different types for my kids as well. The problem is that it never goes where it is supposed to. Toothpaste has been squirted out on to the sink, the counter, the light switch...even out the window. I have found it on the walls, rubbed all over towels and very seldom on a toothbrush. I have tried every type of container to see if I can find something that is not as tempting to squirt out. Nothing works.

Now I am going to have to resort to keeping it in my bathroom and the kids will have to check it out from me.

However, this week my problem with toothpaste was purely my own. It had nothing to do with the kids. Somehow, I still can't quite figure out how, I wound up getting toothpaste in my eye. If you have ever gotten shampoo in your eye, let me tell you, toothpaste is FAR FAR worse. My eye was stinging all day long.

Now I think I can no longer trust myself with toothpaste. Maybe I will have to have the neighbor keep the tube and we can all go over there twice a day, armed with empty toothbrushes for our twice daily allotment.

Catches of Conversation

So, we were driving along in the car when I hear Banana Boy reciting some idioms that he is pondering. He is pretty accurate in his interpretation. We had been out looking at a house that we are hoping to move into and I think all the kids were talking about it, when Banana Boy says, "Well, don't count your chickens before they hatch."

Peanut chimes in, "Yeah! And if a chicken does cross the road, you have to stop!"

Banana Boy counters with, "Nooo, what it means is that you can't count on something until it happens."

Later in the evening, we were watching the 2nd Spiderman movie on TV and my middle son whom I call Pumpkin (although he prefers to be known as Pumpkinhead Pie Face"), blurts out,

"It's not a great idea to fight while you are falling."

My kids amuse me greatly!!

Peanut's First Joke

Peanut says: "Why did the cow eat the sandwich?"

Mom says, "I don't know. Why did the cow eat the sandwich?"

Peanut: "Because he was hungry."

I love kids!