Those kind of girls

Good morning! These are from Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

We were playing Go Fish with Simon (he was cheating). Jeff was trying to explain the rules and Simon said, "I don't know about this."

We were helping Simon put together a puzzle. He was about to put the last piece in and he said, "I have a bad feeling about this."

Simon asked me a question about penguins. I answered him and he said, "Tell me more." He had a look of intense concentration on his face.

Simon: "Our windchime is dinging! It's making beautiful music!"

The other night I stopped into Panda. I don't think I've been to one of those since Simon was born. It was definitely foreign to him. He waited in the car with Jeff while I ran in and out. Jeff told me about this conversation that the two of them had:
Simon: "Is Mom on of those kinds of girls?"
Jeff: "What kind?"
Simon: "Those kind."
Jeff: 'The kind that likes Panda food?"
Simon: "Yes."
Jeff: "Unfortunately she is."
Simon: "It's okay. Maybe she wanted to try something new."

I was in the bathroom yesterday and suddenly I saw some fingers inch their way under the door. Then I heard Simon yell into the small gap between the door and the floor, "Mom, I'm giving you privacy!"

There's a little wooden bridge on the way to the church parking lot that Simon loves to run across. Usually, he stays on the path, but yesterday he was all over the place. Jeff took Simon aside and said to him: "See the pretty bushes and the grass that's nicely trimmed? That's called landscaping. We want to be respectful of that okay?"
Ha ha ha! I can't even think about that without laughing!

Simon: "Mom, I'm defeating the crack heads!"
Me: "What!?!"
Simon: "Those bad guys that like crackers!"
I still have no idea where that came from, but at least it wasn't what it sounded like.

"I have good earsight!"

Simon tried to run up his wall. Obviously, that didn't work the way he planned. While I was making sure all his parts still worked, he calmly looked up at me and said, "I forgot to think before I act."
No kidding. He's fine, by the way. He fell on his bed and not on the floor.

Simon's new word is 'ecstatic'. Today he said, "I'm so ecstatic over Dr. Seuss' party!"
We're going to have some Seuss related fun tomorrow.

When we were outside yesterday, Simon said, "I can hear the plane because I have good earsight!"

In a recent development, Simon has an imaginary brother who seems to be responsible for everything that could be considered misbehavior.

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!