What Does the Fox Say?

http://youtu.be/brX-wES0Foc

It's a little hard to hear because AJ is talking in the background, but this was Landon's response to the question "What does the fox say?"

If You're Happy and You Know It...

I play a listening game with the boys that's based around the song If You're Happy and You Know It. I add all kinds of silly things into the song besides the usual "clap your hands" and "stomp your feet."  Sometimes it's even "clean up the toys" or "eat your peas."  They respond well to it and they love singing it with me.

Last week, though, Landon turned the tables by singing, "If you're happy and you know it turn on a show of Mighty Machines for Landon!"  I had to do it.  It's only fair!

Konnichiwa

This morning at breakfast:

Landon: "Hi, AJ!"

AJ: "Konnichiwa!"

Monkey Bar Owie

Aidyn's school nurse called today to let me know that Aidyn had hit her head very hard on the playground at recess.  The nurse described a forehead injury but didn't suspect any other problems and Aidyn went back to class for the rest of her first day of second grade.

When she got home, I noticed the lump on her forehead and asked her how it happened. "Well," she said. "I am used to running under the monkey bars, but this time I was running and I just ran into it."  

I guess she grew a little over the summer!

Upstairs in Spanish

Daddy, to Aidyn: "How do you say 'upstairs' in Spanish?"

AJ, interjecting: "Up. Stairs. In. Spanish."

Funny Business

AJ, playing with the babies: "No funny business!!"

Play With AJ

Singing a silly song with Landon at nap time today: "It is time for N-A-P."

Landon, singing back: "It is time to go nite-nite."

Me: "It is time to go to sleep."

Landon: "It is time...to play with AJ!"

Thanks, Everybody

And we sing Happy Birthday.  And the sweet boy blows out his candles.  And we clap.  And he smiles and looks around and says, "Thanks, everybody." And then, "Thanks you for my happy birthday."

Oh man.  Love this kid.

Brown Cake

For Landon's birthday I made an elaborate train cake and for Aidyn's birthday it was an intricate polka dot cake.  For AJ's birthday I brought out the cake books and sat down with him, irrationally envisioning a bonding session over cake choices.  Here's how it went:

Me: "Look at all of these cool birthday cakes!  Your birthday is Sunday--what kind of cake do you want?"

AJ: [flips through the first book a little and then throws it down with a sigh] "I just want a brown cake."

Me: "Um...ok...we could do a brown football or a brown teddy bear or..."

AJ: "NO!  Just a brown cake. With candles."

Me: "Ok.  How about a brown cake with M&M's or..."

AJ: "NO!  Just. A. Brown. Cake."

Me: "Ok, buddy."

Today I convinced him to choose a shape at least, so he has a brown triangle cake with four candles.  And he's happy :)

Soaking

On vacation at the lake, AJ overheard lots of references to things being "soaking wet."  He somehow made the   connection about how to use an adjective and since we've been home he's put it to good use:

"I am soaking tired!"

"I am soaking hungry!"