(In the car this morning)

"Mommy, where are we going?"

"We are going to preschool Colt."

"Well, you are going to wrong way. You missed the turn."

"I sure did, didn't I? Thanks Colt."

(While driving tonight) "Colt, do you see that HUGE cloud up in the sky in front of car?"

"Oh man! I hope we don't hit it!! I'm just teasing Mom, we're not going to hit that cloud."

What a jokester. And you are only 3.

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We went to Dicks Sporting Goods store with Daddy tonight. You like that store. You like the section where you can actually try out the golf clubs and hit the balls :-) I spotted this crazy tennis shoe that had every color in the rainbow on it. I thought you would think that was cool, but the first thing out of your mouth was, "I wonder where the other shoe is Mom?" (It was a wall of shoe displays with just one of each pair).

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It's also very amusing to me when you use phrases like:

"So Mom, what do you think about. . . ?"

"Well ACTUALLY. . . "

"So, what are my options again?"

Bad Word

Getting something out of the refrigerator and dropped the butter...

Dad - "oh, crap"

Colt - "dad, don't say shit - that's a bad word"

Colt has been on a roll recently:

Lately he has been quite passionate about brushing his teeth (several times a day). Last night, he brought his toothbrush and toothpaste to me, but I wanted to put his pajamas on first. So he put them down. . . and before I knew it I guess he thought it would be fun to JUMP ON THE TOOTHPASTE! Note to self Colt: "this produces an explosion of blue toothpaste on the white carpet." That was exciting.

Today we were reading a book about animals. He was telling me, "Gorillas are mean, Mom. But CHIMPOLINES are really nice!" (Chimpanzee-Trampoline mix maybe? Not sure)

I know I'm not an artist, but Colt usually asks me to draw pictures with him anyway. Tonight was a request for race cars on a road. I didn't think it was THAT bad, but Colt informed me that it looked like an alligator. Go figure.

We've been reading Bible stories before naps and bedtime. . . Colt has been really looking forward these stories, and actually was teaching some to Kylie. He told her about the Tower of EYEBALL where God made the people speak different languages because they were trying to get to heaven. But that's not how you get to heaven Kylie. Jesus is how you get to heaven." That was so sweet to me - minus the "Tower of Eyeball" part.

LASTLY, I walked into Colt's room while he was playing with a friend, and he told me to leave! Well, we had a little discussion on how that is not kind and it hurts people's feelings. He shouldn't say that to anyone, especially not to Mommy who loves him so so much! Needless to say, I did NOT leave. About a minute later he said to me, "Mommy, you need to go see what Daddy is doing." That was clever Colt.

"Mommy, let's pretend you are sick. Ok Mom?"

Ok Colt.

"Are you sick?"

Yes.

"Do you have a Mommy?"

Yes, why?

"I will call her. She will make you better."

(heart melting - I love him)

(It's 9am)"Mommy, I need to rest. It's been a loooooong day."

Yes Colt, that's what happens when you habitually wake up before 6am. I need a nap too.

Kylie was jibber jabbing away to Colt this evening. I asked Colt was she was saying. He said, "she wants to marry me. Yep, we are going to get married." Oh dear. Where to begin son?