Nuts

conversation over lunch

Alex: "I'm allergic to walnuts, cashews, spectachios, and coupons."
Me: "Um, it's pecans, not coupons."
Alex: "No, I'm allergic to coupons."
I'm not entirely sure we're actually related ...

Treats

(trying to wean Alex off expecting a reward for a certain desired behavior ;))
Alex: I want a treat please. What treat can I have?
Me: You can have a raisin or a Craisin.
Alex: But I want a BIG treat.
Me: OK, you can have 3 raisins or 3 Craisins.
Alex: But raisins and Craisins aren't treats; they're fruit!
Me: Fruit is a treat. A healthy treat!
Alex: But I don't want a healthy treat; I want a treat that will make me WEAK!

Going to work

Alex put a toy microphone, a book and a wooden whistle in a bag, slung it over his shoulder, and called out, "Bye! I'm going to work now!"
"Really? Where do you work?" I asked him.
"Hmm ..." he was lost in thought for a moment, then brightened and announced, "I work at the purple church!"

Purple pants

While I was browsing in the women's clothing section at Target with Alex in tow, he spotted a pair of purple pants on the rack and said, "You're not going to buy those purple pants, Mommy. I'm not going to let you."

If you deny a child some water ...

Quote of the day:
Will: "You can't leave Alex's water bottle in the car! Because if he doesn't have water, he will get SICK and then he will DIE and then he will get FIRED!"

And another recent Will quote:

overheard

Will: Savannah bit my finger at preschool.

Alex: Did it hurt?

Will: Yeah, it really hurt.

Alex: Why did you put your finger in her mouth?

Will: Well ... because ... it was fun. Except then, it wasn't fun, because she bit me.

  
Some lessons have to be learned the hard way.

The Christmas Spirit

We got our tree on Friday and the boys had so much fun helping decorate! I love their excitement about all things Christmas this year, and am amazed by how much they remember from last year!

Will remembered a light-up Buzz Lightyear ornament he received for Christmas "lasteryear" and has been pretty obsessed with it. Unfortunately, he hit his brother with it a couple days ago so Will went in time out. He then hit Alex with it again a little later so Tom stepped in and told Will he was going to have to take the ornament away from him for a few days.

Will was crying ... and after listening to him for a moment, Alex asked, "Daddy, can you give Will his Buzz Lightyear ornament back?"

"Why do you want me to give it back?" Tom asked.

"Well," Alex said, "because I want him to be happy. And because it's Christmas!"

Happy Thanksgiving!

The boys have colds, so we had a low-key Thanksgiving at home just the four of us. Highlights of our relaxed day included a walk near our house in the early afternoon and, of course, an amazing dinner cooked mostly by my talented husband. The boys were pretty cranky for much of the day (see photo evidence below) but we still had fun. :)