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Sep 14, 2009 A Good Laugh, Family and Friends

I want Blueberries, and I know how to get them

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Kids Say the Funniest Things #3

Mar 1, 2009 A Good Laugh, Family and Friends

The Funny Kid

Once again I have tried to collect the silly things my 3.5 yr old says…I hope they make you laugh and smile as they did for us!

Feel free to check out the previous Kids Say the Funniest Things – #1, #2 as well!

Carrots on the Brain

The night before Santa was set to arrive we put out cookies and milk for Santa Claus. I suggested to Bear that we also leave some Carrots for the Reindeer. He agreed whole heartedly. I asked if he thought they might like some dip as well, and Bear said, ” No mom, dip is not what they need.”

Two days later he seemed to be still thinking about carrots as we were driving in the car and he says, “I smell carrots! Are the reindeer here?”

The Little Boss Man

My son has become a bit of a boss man, when his buddies do something wrong “No, you can’t play with that, it is not a toy.” he waggles his finger, and squints his eyes in his most serious look. When he is scolded for something sometimes he likes to turn it around on you – arms crossed, again eyes squinted, big pout – “You sit on the time out stair, mommy!” (when a time-out is required we use the bottom step, away from the main room – Bear hates being alone). He also often offers his best advice in the role of little boss man – one day when I was angry at him for not listening (again!) he says “I want you to smile and be happy, mommy.” How is that for melting your heart? How could I possibly be mad at him for anything?  Bear is often a great back-seat drive. “Stop sign mommy!”, “Catch up! Catch up! You are almost there, go, go go!” “Mom, your a slow driver” ” Be a race car mom, vvvvvrooom”.

He also has great ideas on solving problems. We were visiting on his grandparents out east and is Papa G went out to shovel the snow. Owen desperately wanted to help. He said he would get his shovel and help. I reminded him that his shovel (a gift from Santa) was at home. “That’s ok you can go and get it for me.” I told him that we were a long way from home, and he solves that problem: “That’s ok mom, we can fly home and get it.”

A Few Other Goodies…

Upside down grocery cart at the store: “Look it’s Wall-e”

Playing a game: “You count to ‘S’ and then come look for me”

My Blackberry vibrates on the counter: “What is your Smart Phone doing mom?” (Seriously, who told this kid it was a Smart Phone?)

Walking by display of magazines: “Mom, it’s that guy!” Points at Barack Obama. As you may recall my three year old knows who Obama is…visit Kids Say the Funniest Things #2 to find out more.

Papa G helps him into his car seat and has some trouble with the straps: ” Do you need a three-year old to help you?”

Snow melts outside, ” Christmas is over mom, is it Halloween now?”

And, of course they also make their little brothers laugh sometimes!

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Making the Baby Giggle: Priceless

Jan 2, 2009 A Good Laugh, Family and Friends

This was much funnier in real time then it appears on camera. When I wasn’t holding the camera the baby had his full attention on his older brother.

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Feeding Monkeys

Dec 18, 2008 Family and Friends

My friend and fellow blogger Mom on the Run just wrote a post about “Herding Kittens” and it made me think about the difficulty of “Feeding Monkeys”.

Just as Mom on the Run wasn’t talking about the actual herding of kittens, I am not talking literally about feeding monkeys. She compared getting her daughters out the door to herding cats – obviously not an easy task. I know the feeling. My son only moves fast out the door if we are visiting his buddy Ethan. I have learned to accept this, and thank goodness for being on maternity leave as I am generally not in a rush (other than to go to daycare so I can have a day in peace with the baby!).

However, meal time is akin to feeding monkeys. I imagine those independent human-like beasts prefer food to play with and cause a fuss every feed time – much like my three-year-old. My son has a great appetite. He is a good eater, but boy can he be a little monkey at meal time.

Breakfast:

Me: What would you like for breakfast?

Monkey: Noodles

Me: We don’t eat noodles for breakfast. Toast? Cheerios? Yogurt? Bagel?

Monkey: Popcorn

Me: (Stern, annoyed look- trying not to laugh)

Monkey: Bagel with cream cheese. And, I want to watch my TV

He is a keen negotiator. The reference to “my” TV means he isn’t interested in watching the news or the Daily Show with me.

An hour later, TV is still on because Bear is STILL eating. The Bagel is hard and dry, and the cream cheese is almost gone (licked off).

Me: Finish eating, TV is going off.

Monkey: Why?

Me: Cause

Monkey: (Tears)

Lunch:

Me: What would you like for lunch?

Monkey: Noodles

Me: We had noodles yesterday. I will make you Grilled Cheese.

Monkey: Ok

Food placed on table.

Monkey: (Eats a little bit) I don’t like it.

Me: You like grilled cheese.

Monkey: No I don’t (whine)

Me: You like cheese, you like bread.

Monkey: I like White cheese. (whine)

Me: Eat your sandwich or no more TV today.

Monkey: (tears, and then cough) It makes me sick.

Me: What?

Monkey: Food (cough) It makes me dizzy.

Me: Well, then I guess you should go lie down in your room.

Monkey: Nooooooo! (tears)

Me: Eat

Monkey: My tummy says no. I am all full.

Me: Do you want a banana? (he nods) Well then you must not be full. Eat your sandwich.

Monkey: (Tears)

Dinner:

Me: Voila! Your favourite spaghetti and meat sauce.

Monkey: Noodles!

Me: Have a seat

Monkey: I don’t like these noodles. I don’t like this sauce.

Me: Yes, you do. You love this.

Monkey: I too tired. My tummy says no. It makes me sick. Dizzy.

Me: Ok that is it. Off your chair and up to your room.

Monkey: No, No, No. (Tears)

Me: Then at least try it.

This goes on, and on. Until beaten (not literally!) he takes a bite. Then another. By the time this over he has finished his entire plate.

Monkey: Can I watch my TV?

Me: Sorry bud, it is late time for a bath. Dinner took too long.

Bear: (Tears)

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Kids Say the Funniest Things #2

Dec 14, 2008 Family and Friends

My three-year old has a great sense of humour. Not sure where he gets it from, but he can make us laugh when he tries and even when he doesn’t. Sometimes it is his sense of humour and other times it is just his three-year old vocabulary that makes us laugh. But always, he laughs with us. If you missed the first installment visit Kids Say the Funniest Things.

So here are some stories that made us smile over the recent past.

Socks

One morning as we rush to get dressed I sent Bear into his room to get a pair of socks to wear. We have issues with socks in our house, our dryer eats them. And, for some reason my husband insists on putting the one remaining – unmatched sock in my son’s drawer – instead of in a bag or basket in the laundry room in case the other one reappears. So in my son’s drawer there are pairs, and then there are stacks of lone socks. Bear comes back with two socks. Not a pair. Just a sock with Ramone from the movie Cars and one with Tow Mater from the movie Cars. Same movie. Different socks. I tell Bear, these socks don’t match. He says, “That’s ok mommy, these socks love each other.”

Money

I took my son to visit his grandparents in Halifax. Before we left the house he “found” money in the sofa. He cleans up for my husband who falls asleep on the sofa and loses his pocket change to the cushions. On the airplane he “found” ten cents that came out of my purse stuck to my Blackberry case. He says proudly, “I find money a lot.”

Poop

On a walk with my parents and their dog Owen sees dog poop on the path at the park. “Look, Bobbe! Someone lost their poop.”

Exercise
My father exercises every morning by going on one of his many machines and then stretching and doing some other floor exercises. Bear would run upstairs to find him and do the exercises as well. I think my father enjoyed the company!

Steam

Bear gets stuck doing errands with me a lot now that I am on maternity leave. One day we had been to the grocery store, a kids clothing store, and were in a department store for one last pick-up. Bear was dragging his feet, head down. Big sigh. I turn and say, “come on, we are almost finished”. Another big sigh. “But I am running out of steam.” He said it so seriously, so much like you would hear an adult saying. A couple walking nearby – snickered and smiled at me!

Barack Obama

For a good month Barack Obama was a household name in our house, so it is no wonder my son picked up his name. I think he liked how the name sounded, one day he was screaming in a deep voice “Barack O-bama!” into his cereal. Over and over. I asked if perhaps Barack Obama was in his cereal (I wasn’t sure if he knew what a Barack Obama was!) He tells me “No! Mom he is on TV” (silly mommy voice).

To reiterate just how much he understands. He went to daycare the day after the U.S. election. One of the instructors asked another if they had watched the election and if they knew who was to be President in the U.S. Before the other could answer my smart little three-year old pipes up “Barack Obama”.

Snow

The other morning we woke up to a few centimetres of lovely snow. Owen announced ” Look mom, your car is made of snow!”

Santa

We went to see Santa yesterday, as we are pulling into the mall he says, “I don’t see the North Pole.”

One night before bed he wasn’t listening. I warned him that Santa was watching to make sure he was being a good boy. He looked around the room. “I don’t see his eyes.”

Words he stumbles over:

Timbits (for those who don’t know a Tim Bit is the “hole” of the donut sold at Tim Hortons): On Monday’s I like to get a drive-thru coffee on the way to ‘nastics with Bear – and of course Bear needs a “ticket”. Or rather a Timbit!

Hood: No matter how often we pronounce, spell and explain the word “Hood” – Bear always calls it Hook. “Wait mom! I have to put my hook on.”

Songs he likes right now:

Beyonce – I’m a Single Lady (OooOooOo he sings!)

Hands up in the Ayre Ayre (something about moving your body…and hands in the Ayre Ayre…)

He also screams “turn it up, mommy” to Katy Perry (hot and cold) and Dirty Dancing by NKOTB.

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Little Dancer: Video

Dec 4, 2008 A Good Laugh, Family and Friends, New, Vacations

This is one of the little people that vacationed with us. Thanks to her parents for letting me post this funny video of her on YouTube.

Keep an eye on this kid she might be the next contestant on So, You Think You Can Dance (children’s edition!)

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