Best Friends

Cash and Kayla are holding hands as they walk downstairs after waking from theirs naps. Cash has awoken with a happy disposition and is pleased that Kayla is by his side.

Cash - "Best friends!"

Me - "Who is?"

Cash - "Kayla and Cash!"

Kayla giggles.

Me - "That is nice, Cash. What about Legend?"

Cash - "Yeah. But he is sleeping."

Apparently one only retains Best Friend status if one is awake and present. 

Hungry

We are coming home from having supper out and going grocery shopping. Legend ate really well at the restaurant and got a free cookie from the bakery at the grocery store.

Legend pipes up from the back seat of the car - "I'm Hungry! Legend tummy Legend hungry!"
Me - "Really? You ate tons tonight!"
Legend - "I wanna snammidge. I wanna eat it all."
Me - "Well okay then."

Reassurance

We are hiking up to the look-out point on Knox Mountain. Some places have loose rocks that Legend slips a bit on, so we hold his hand to help.

Legend takes his Daddy's hand at a flat part.
Legend - "I got you Daddy. I got you. You're safe. You're safe."

A Vegetable's Lunch

We are at the farmer's market grabbing lunch.

Me - "Legend, what do you want to eat?"
Legend - "Vegetables, dirt, water, SUNSHINE!"
He beams with pride.

Last week, we learned about what plants need to grow.

Don't Pee

Legend is newly potty trained and doing very well with it. I still have to remind him often, and when I do I always ask, "Legend, do you have to go pee?" After a "No thank you" from Legend, I always follow with, "Okay, but don't pee in your pants." He seems to benefit from the admonishment.


We are at the park and Legend tears across sand to me at full speed.
Legend - "Mommy! Don't pee on the swing!"
Me - "That's right..."
Legend - "Don't pee on the slide!"
Me - "Okay..."
Legend - "Don't pee in underwears."
Me - "Legend, do you have to go pee?"
Legend gives a quick nod - "Uh-hun. Hurry!"

Too many warnings, not enough action there. But, we made it.

Impressed

Cash and Legend are munching away at their lunches and being a little goofy, as usual.
I am sitting at the table with them, admittedly spaced right out. I must have looked angry to Cash.

Cash - "Auntie. You are not impressed."
Me - "Huh? No no. I am fine."
Cash - "You are impressed?"
Me - "Well, no. But I only say 'I am not impressed' when someone does something wrong."
Cash considers what I have said - "Okay."

A few moments later, Legend starts yelling about who knows what and waving his arms about, spilling his food.
Me - "Legend! Legend! Stop!"
Cash, excited to have the opportunity to show off what he has learned - "Auntie! You are not impressed."
Me - "That's right, Cash."

The World Series

Legend and I took a walk to a park this evening. There was a little kids' T-ball game going on. After a while of playing on the slide and with a rubber ball, we decided to sit in the grass and watch the game.


We sit down just as a new inning starts.
A parent yells - "You can do it!" And there is a little bit of clapping from the row of dedicated parents.
Legend hears this and leaps to his feet, excited. He runs to the fence and screams - "You do it!"
A few of the moms chuckle.

A little girl manages to punt the ball off the T.
Legend is ecstatic - "Good job! You did it!"
The girl's parents yells - "Way to go, Jamie!"

Another child comes up to bat.
Legend is ready, clutching on to the fence.

The kid hits the T, sending the ball about a foot.
Legend screams and claps vigorously - "Way to go, Jamie! You do it!"


After a while of his exuberant cheering...
Me - "Well Legend, it is getting late. Let's go home."
Legend - "No. I wanna play baseball."

A child after his mother's heart.