Me vs. Aidan

How Mom gets into the car:
Open the car door.
Get in.
Buckle seatbelt.

How Aidan gets into the car:
Open the car door.
Play with toy that was left on the floor of the car.
Say, "Hey Mom! My flip flops are still in here!"
Get into the carseat backwards.
Sing.
Turn around after Mom says to.
Start buckling buckles.
Say, "I'm gonna win!"
Say, "Mom, why do you always win buckling Gresham in? I never get to win!"
Ask for help because buckles are "too tight."
Buckle seatbelt.

How Mom gets dressed in the morning:
Pick out an outfit that is appropriate for the weather.
Put it on.

How Aidan gets dressed in the morning:
Mom says, "Go get dressed. It's cool, so wear long pants."
Take off pull-up.
Run naked through the house to put the pull-up in the trash.
Mom says, "Next time, please get dressed first, and then bring your pull-up out."
Go back to room.
Call out to Mom about which day of the week it is so that he can select the correct underwear. (They have dinosaurs and days of the week on them).
Ask how to spell that day.
Ask if it's warm enough for shorts.
Argue about the answer given.
Come out with only underwear on to ask which shirt to wear - Mom says it doesn't matter, just pick one.
Get out clothes.
Put them on the floor.
Cuddle with honeybear and blankie for a minute.
Put pants on.
Practice jumping off the step stool.
Put shirt on.

The Bible is...

Gresham has been learning in the nursery that "The Bible is true!!" We were reviewing this yesterday, and also talking about how God made him. I would say, "Who made Gresham? God made Gresham." So last night, we were showing Daddy all our progress. I told Gresham, "The Bible is..." and he said true. Then I asked him, "Who made Gresham?" and he said "Daddy!"

How Little Boys Play House

Yesterday, I had a lot of cooking to do. I got out the play food and told Aidan that he and Gresham could play restaurant while I cooked. I gave him a pad and pencil to take "orders." Aidan's first guest was someone named "Sir" who was ordering pizza. Then he told me, "another person came in who is the bad guy from Toy Story. I don't think Sir likes him, so I'm going to have to figure out where he can sit so they won't fight with each other!"

Planting Flowers!

Last Wednesday, we planted new flowers in our flower bed, trimmed the bushes, and added new mulch. This involved the boys' favorite thing - digging in the dirt!!!!

Gresham had a hard time with the fact that we wanted the dirt to stay in the flower bed.

Aidan actually did a pretty good job. He's learning, anyway.

When Gresh got tired of digging, he moved on to his new obsession - mowing!

Don't worry, Grandpa and Grandma Dees! I already have prints of these to send to you!

Gresham Happenings...

Now that Gresham is talking more (still single words mainly), we are getting a glimpse into how his little mind works!

On Friday night, I had him in the bathtub while Aidan was practicing violin in the bathroom (mommy multi-tasking). He picked up a little toy watering can and poured water out of the tub all over the bathroom floor. I told him no, and not to do it again. A few minutes later, he did it again. I told him, "Stand up! Look at this mess!" He very slowly peeked his little face over the edge of the tub and said, "Oh my!" Aidan and I both cracked up, and I figured the lesson had been lost, but he hasn't done it again!

Then tonight on the way home from church he was saying "Ready, set, go" and then screaming, except that it sounded like, "Eddy, set, go... AHHHHHH!"

What a goofy kid!

Guns!

Anyone who thinks that they can keep their little boy from playing guns has another thing coming!

Yesterday, Aidan was at the park with Grandma, and he found a stick to be his gun. It was even shaped like a gun. He brought it home and put it on the kitchen table (which is a great place to accumulate stuff, like sticks, rocks, and toys).

This morning he told me, "When I was at the park, a boy came up to me and asked, 'Is that a gun?' and I said yes. He said that he has some of those too."

BOYS!

I've been trying to add more video!

Well, I have been trying to add more video for three days now. I have one of Aidan playing his violin, but blogger keeps having errors when I try to upload it. Technology...