We Need Forks

AJ: "We need forks."
Me [prompting]: "May I please have a fork?"
AJ: "Yeah.  What you said."

And I Said to Him...

Aidyn, after school, in the midst of a story about one of her classmates: "...and I said to him, 'No offense, Tyler, but you're doing it wrong. He didn't like that very much."

Vacuum Shelf

We have a space heater in our room that the boys love to play with (it has lots of buttons for pushing, of course) under close supervision, obviously.  The unit is tall and thin with slats for the airflow.  It's appearance and the sound it makes has caused it to be dubbed "The Vacuum Shelf" by the boys.

If He Cries

About a month ago we accepted a new foster placement--a three-month-old baby boy.  AJ was absolutely enamored with the newest member of our family and spent the whole first day by his side.  He held his hand and sang to him and rocked him and tried to hug him more times than I could count.

By evening when Daddy came home, AJ had baby care down to a science.  We put Chase in the swing and AJ said his goodnights. As he went up to bed, in a moment of stunning clarity for our speech delayed boy, AJ said, "Daddy.  If he cries, just turn up his music, ok?"

That's not even the best part.  Shortly after AJ went to bed, Chase was crying and crying.  We picked him up, rocked him, tried to feed him, tried a pacifier.  For lack of any other option, we put him back in the swing and turned up the music.  And he went right to sleep.

My Tongue Did It

Me: Landon, go get a wipe for your face.

L: (walks away, comes back without wipe)

Me: Where's the wipe?  You need a wipe for your face.

L: (licks his lips and chin) But, my tongue did it!

School

I've been working with the boys at home this year since we decided to wait until next fall to enroll AJ in 4K.  Here's what "school" looks like at our house:

http://youtu.be/C3DzlQJfHcY

Duet

Aidyn is improving at piano!  She gets a little frustrated at the end, but she is working very hard.

http://youtu.be/LbaCE1YPdLY

When Landon Gets My Phone

This is what he does:

Two Starving

Me: "Are you hungry?"

Aidyn: "No!  I am STARVING."

Me (to Landon): "And what are you?"

Landon: "I'm two."

You Say...

When the kids play together one of them often tells another what to say.  It could be anything from playing trains together ("You say, 'choo-chooooooo!') to playing parts from movies ("You say, 'Does this count as annoying' and then I say, 'Very.'").  Last night it was a little different.

Landon: "I don't want to eat anymore."

Daddy: "You need to have a few more bites, buddy."

Landon: "You say, 'Nan can be all done.'"