Daddy's never been more happy

Star Wars coloring.

Matter of opinion

e: When I was a baby I drank milk.
M: Yes you did. And it was milk from me.
e: And it was spotty and bumpy, just like you.

No photos please

Naked dance party to our favorite band - The Fresh Beat Band!

n: Can we go to their house?
M: They live far away in Hollywood. That's far away close to where Uncle Yo lives.
n: Does he know them?

Teaching myself

Mamma and Daddy say Mrs Phelps teaches me to count past 100, to count by 10s, and how to read and write. Mostly she just teaches me songs and then all of a sudden I just know stuff. Mamma and Daddy call it Phonics Songs. I call it fun.

(Seeing the word 'band')
n: B. And. That's band! Daddy, I read that all by myself.

No fair

There are silly rules about who can go to Kindergarten. Like you have to be 5 years old, and potty trained. But I know my letters already, and can pick them out in books. And I can read "stop" and other words. And I'm starting to write. I think I'd fit right in. They shouldn't discriminate. That's diaperism.

Grinch

Yes. I'm excited about Christmas. But do I have to look happy in all the pictures?

Sooo excited

Is it Christmas yet? Because we're so excited. We had Mamma and Daddy put up some lights and some decorations and we want to have presents now and watch Christmas movies and shows all the time. Sooo excited. Is it coming up tomorrow?

Makeup masterpiece

Green eyes, pink lips, pink cheeks, 4 bracelets, one necklace, 3 rings.

Heat wave

 

 

 

Outside time is fun. Until you have to pee so bad you can't hold it!

It's genetic

(6:15am)
e&n: Can we go cuddle NeeNee?

Bye bye NeeNee

We miss you already.

Leftover turkey

Why did everybody nap today?

Nina's letter to Santa

Dear Santa. I want to have Fresh Beat Band, and more makeup, and a toy that looks like me, and a shirt with Jem or FBB, and a present for my Mamma, and a picture of you, and a candy cane, and a princess doll, and books, and something for Daddy, and new pencils, and a new camera that is pink, and more markers for my desk, and a guitar, and you to eat my cookies.
Love Nina.

While writing letter to Santa

(Close to bottom of page)
M: And now you can write "thank you, love Nina."
n: That's what you write at the end of the letter. I'm not done.

Note to readers

Santa: Please call to confirm your efforts to lighten my work load.

Ewan's letter to Santa

Dear Santa,
I have been a good boy. Please excuse my indiscretions. For Christmas I would like:

e: zoo animals, a zoo, trees and green grass and plants for them to eat.

Turkey or drums

D: Who wants a drumstick?
n: I DO!
(Gets turkey drumstick)
n: What's this?

More is more

We moved furniture and toys and now I have my own makeup table! Fashion Smashion makeup line recommends using a little (okay, a lot) of everything. And then taking it off and putting it on differently. Fortunately Ewan is also letting me experiment on him.

Chinese food

Why have Mamma and Daddy not brought home Chinese food in a long time? I love it! They claim I didn't use to eat it. But what are they talking about? Bring on the Mei Fun, Lo Mein, sweet and sour chicken and rice. I kept going back to the table to eat more and more and more. I think I ate more than Mamma that's how much I was making up for being denied this wonderful food.

Ewan? He ate 2 chicken and was done. Maybe he was just tired.

NeeNee's here

And that's all we fight about. Who's going to play with her, and who gets to cuddle her, and who gets to read books with her first. And it's not fair that I have to go to school today and Ewan gets to stay home!

Advent calendar

Mamma made our advent calendar today with all the presents Mormor sent.

M: And what is the advent calendar for?
n:  For counting down the days until Mormor arrives!

1:19am

Mamma and Daddy are trying really hard to get me to use the potty. But I just don't want to. If I try, I get an M&M. If I succeed (so far not at all), I get a toy animal. It gotten so crazy, Mamma and Daddy trying to catch me when I'm pooping and carrying me to the potty, that I've taken to pooing in the early early morning. But even then, they're trying to wake up early and catch me. So now I have to wake up after they've gone to bed, turn on my light, and read book just to get some privacy. Geez! And then come and wake them up for a clean diaper.

Grades

All E's! Which means I'm doing fine. Mamma and Daddy met my teacher and Mrs Phelps told them lots of awesome things. Like that I'm THE best drawer she's ever seen. And that I'm one of 3 (of 50) kindergarteners that can write my numbers to 20. And that I'm just all around awesome. But I could have told them that.

Hangman

I get gleeful when Mamma and Daddy get letters right and eventually guess my sentence. But I get equally gleeful when they guess wrong and I get to draw a hangman. Words and drawing and games with family/friends? Who could create a more perfect game?

Autumn

 

Fun with leaves at school

Things that make parents laugh

n: Good God!

Modeling backfires

Mamma thinks seeing that everyone pees will help me potty train. But I don't want Nina looking at my bum. So now I'll stay in diapers for another 6 months.

Indian Summer

Good thing more leaves are still falling. Because Mamma cleaned up our big pile. Not fair.

Q: What is 45 minutes?

A: How long I sat on the toilet this morning trying with no output.

Candy!!

My favorite is Whoppers (malt balls) and Swedish Fish. Not clear why Mamma is beaming, or why Daddy says NeeNee fell in love with me all over again.

Why is Daddy crying?

(Outside my elementary school at morning drop off with plenty of time before the bell, where I usually request Daddy stay with me until the bell)

n: Daddy, I don't need you anymore. You can go now.

After

Why is Mamma laughing on the floor?

M: Do you want a snack?
n: Y. E. S.
M: Would you like a drink too?
n: N. O.
M: Wow. I'm really impresses with how you spell words!
n: Yeah. I can spell 'yes' and 'no' but I don't know how to spell okay.

Before

Mamma cried. I was excited to go to a big ladies hair salon! Mamma agreed that it was my hair. She'll rue that statement as I get older.

Brace yourselves

See post from Oct 28...

M: You need a haircut.
n: I want my hair cut short like Lauren!

Architects

 

 

Creating castles with American flags and smokestacks and bridges. Maybe we're a bit industrial.

Car seat

4 years old or 40lbs never met me. So I have my new car seat early. Loving being just like Nina!

Candy

e: I'm all done trick or treating.
M: Why?
e: Because I want to go home and eat candy.

n: I LOVE HALLOWEEN!!!
D: Because you love dressing up and seeing neighbors?
n: No. BECAUSE I LOVE CANDY!!

More thank yous

To Bedsteoldpeople. Because they hand down awesome desks that I love. And never want to be parted from.

Hallowe'en

Dinosaur. At the really really scary house, I roared at the people. They thought I was ferocious and the coolest kid they'd seen.

Princess Leia. Why did so many houses want to give me extra candy and say I was the best thing ever?