New room

I love 3-year-old enthusiasm. Yesterday we did some furniture rearranging in the boys' room and living room to make a space in the living room for the Christmas tree (which we haven't even bought yet). We didn't add anything new and haven't decorated at all yet; just rearranged. And Will and Alex can't stop talking about their "new room." I just overheard Will ask Alex, "Are you excited about your new room, Alex?" And Alex said, "Yes!! Are you?" :)

The "ugly" shirt

I encouraged the boys to try picking out their clothes and getting dressed all by themselves today.
Will emerged a few minutes later with the sweatshirt pictured below.

Will: "Can I wear this shirt, Mom?"
Me: "Sure! It's a sweatshirt so that should keep you nice and warm."
Will: (studying it) "It's the ugliest shirt I never seen!"

"When I was older ..."

Yesterday, my husband was showing the boys pictures online of a bunch of Playmobil stuff he had when he was a kid.

Will: I had that when I was a kid, too. When I was older.
Me: Oh, really? When were you older?
Will: When I was 9 or 10. And when I was 5 or 6. I turned 6 when I was 5.
Me: Oh, really? When will you turn 4?
Will: In January. But I'm going to turn NINE in CHACHUPACKY. Chachupacky is the time that makes people turn 9.

Never a dull moment

Today's drive home from preschool included requests from both boys to dye their hair blue; attempted explanations of the difference between a baby and a toddler and the revelation that our friend's toddlers are not actually named "Baby Rivers" and "Baby Zachary," and the inevitable question of how babies get out of their mommies' bellies.

They expressed great empathy for mothers who had C-sections. I didn't get into detail about the other option. That can come later. :p

Family Tree

Me (just because): "Will, who's your twin?"
Will: "Well, there's this boy named Jaja, and he's one of the little boys ... from my high school ... and he likes the black Batman. He's Bruce Wayne today. He's my twin."
Alex: "I have a sister! Her name is Luigi. And she has long hair."
My boys =/= reliable sources of information about our family. ;)

And a pic of today of my two hard-working little computer scientists:

 

Zoo trip today!

We had absolutely perfect weather for a long-overdue zoo trip today.
Highlight for Will: Making friends with a cow.

Words to live by

Wise words from Alex tonight, as we were discussing the boys' food allergies and my cat allergy: "You can't eat kitty cats! You can eat Kit-Kats though!"

Some day they'll sleep ...

Tom (coughs)
Will (yelling from his bedroom): "Daddy, are you OK?"
Tom: "Yeah, I'm fine."
Will: (still yelling) "Oh. Is it morning time yet?"
Me: "Um, no. You haven't even fallen asleep yet!" (2 hrs after bedtime)
Will: "WHAAT? IS IT MORNING TIME YET?"

Making peanut butter

Tonight, Alex and I made peanut butter for the first time. It was easy, super simple (Ingredients: one 16-oz jar Planters dry roasted peanuts) and it tastes great! I followed the directions on this blog. A few pics of the process and my little helper.
As you start to process, the peanuts get chopped up and look rather like graham cracker crust bits:

When it starts to form into a ball, you know you're getting somewhere (the process is the same as making almond butter, which I've made a few times, but this seemed even easier!)

The unappreciated superhero

Little girl to Will at the playground: "I don't! Need! To be! Rescued!!"