A ton of love!

Simon to Jeff: "I'm making a new game and it's going to be cool. We will need your help."

Simon: "I'm going to try to make the same sound as a penguin. Here goes nothing!"

Simon: "When I defeat the bad guys I fall over a lot because I'm clumsy. It's ridiclious." He can't quite pronounce "ridiculous" yet.

Simon (all in one breath without any pause): "IloveDadandyouandUncleRyanandGrandmaandMsGracieandEliandmostlyGod. Phew! That's a ton of love!"

Simon ate cereal with milk on it for the first time today. Hurray for trying new things! He loved it, of course.
 He looked at me with milk dripping down his chin and said, "This is delicious! Thanks for not making me eat those nasty mashed potatoes!"
The last time we had him try mashed potatoes was weeks ago. Apparently, that made quite the negative impression.

"I'm a mammal"

Simon: "I'm a superhero named "That Boy"!"

As we were walking Simon to his Sunday school class yesterday,he looked at us and said, "I'm a mammal."

Simon (in his best robot voice): "I. Must. Find. Food. I must find. More. Food."

Simon was dancing around, singing, "Who can it be knocking at my door?" I love it when he makes up songs.

This morning, Simon was hanging off my hand. Jeff gave him a funny look, and Simon said to me, "I think Dad doesn't want me to hold your hand inappropriately." Then he stopped hanging off my hand. He's so funny!

Simon: "I sleep with my eyes closed."

Simon: "I have a brilliant idea! It's called 'we build a race car track."

Simon has learned the word 'mortify'. This is the way he used it this  morning:
"I'm mortified when I poop in my pants. It's kind of awkward."
Me: "I don't like it either when you do that. It's gross."
Simon: "Yeah. That too."

"You're mysterious. Tell me stuff about you."

Happy Saturday!

Simon: "Mom, you rock!"

Simon has a play date with a little friend yesterday. He had a great time! When he got home he said, "I love Eli. He's unique!"

At the park, the two kids were pretending they were sailing a boat. Simon's friend asked which way they should go and Simon answered, "To North Carolina."

Simon: "You're mysterious. Tell me stuff about you."

Simon (last night): "I'm a bit fatigued."

We all watched Newsies last night. Simon is bopping around on the sofa, saying, "Strike. Strike. Strike."
I don't think he has the slightest idea what that word means.

Better than diamonds

Good morning!

I was getting Simon dressed. I told him to pick a shirt. He grabbed a shirt and said, "I shall wear this!"
He shall?

Simon: "It's hot in here. I can feel it in my gut."

Last night, Jeff was making dinner. Simon walked into the kitchen, inhaled deeply, and said, "I smell something I'm not going to eat."

Simon: "I got a surprise for you! It's a ball and it's better than diamonds!"

"I'm fancy people!"

Simon: "How do we get outside?"
Me: "We'll walk down the stairs like usual."
Simon: "We can use parachutes and jump off the balcony!"

Simon was asking if either of us went to school. I told him that Jeff goes to college "like the fancy people" (I know that doesn't make any sense; I was tired) and Simon answered, "I'm fancy people! I can go to college right now."

Simon played with sidewalk chalk for the first time yesterday. I asked where he wanted to color and he yelled, "Your face!"

As Jeff was walking out the door, Simon grabbed him and said, "Come and see my toys!"
Jeff answered, "I can't, buddy. I have to go to work."
Simon tried to drag him into his room and said, "Don't worry. It's a shortcut!"

Simon and I were tossing a ball back and forth. I threw it while he wasn't paying attention and he didn't catch it. He said, "Oh no! I missed completely!"

Simon and I were having a pillow fight. He threw a pillow at me and said, "Take that, buddy who I've never me before!"

Once again, getting Simon to eat has proven difficult:
Simon: "I'm too nervous to eat."
Me: "What are you nervous about?"
Simon: "Eating."

Have a great day!

Your bad is saying "my bad"

I got my hair cut today. Jeff says that they were only twenty feet away from the stylists' (after dropping me off) when Simon said, "I miss Mom." What a sweetheart!

Jeff: "What's your favorite color?"
Simon: "My first favorite is red and my second favorite is green."
Jeff: "What's your third favorite?"
Simon: "White-tan!"

Simon decided that his "word of the day" (we have a different word every day. It improves his vocabulary) is "my bad". I think tomorrow's word will be "phrase".

Have a good night!

You're such a gentleman, Mom!"

Good morning! Some of these are from yesterday.

I opened the door for Simon and he said, "Thank you! You're such a gentleman, Mom!"

I suggested that Simon do something (I can't remember what it was) and he said, "I can dig it."
I'm ashamed to admit that he got that one from me.

Simon: "I want to go to St. Augustine."
Jeff: "Not today, buddy. Mom is sick."
Simon: "It's okay. She can wait in the car."
I hope he was at least planning to crack a window.

You know your kid is doing something he's not supposed to be doing if you say his name and he immediately answers, "Nothing".

Simon: "You're sick so I'm going to cheer you up with some jokes."
I love my little man!