Wystan's drawing of the boys
Asmund is writing Doctor who fan fiction. The Doctor and his companion go into the Pinky and the Brain universe, where Brain has made a skyscraper to enslave all humans, and the Doctor explains that he needs to stop trying to take over the world.
Asmund, "MOM! Raedan pee'd on my FACE!"
Wystan, "What did it taste like?"
Asmund, "Like corn, salted too much."
Asmund wants to invite a handful of friends. A six year old handful of friends. And only four friends fit in his room. If his hand was giant, his hand would be as big as his room. And if he was a giant, his hand would fit four people.
Dear Raedan,
No, the apple (cabbage, train, egg) is not a "baeball", and no, the fork (pen, train track, book) is not a "baeball" bat. Please go back to carefully dumping and refilling your piggy bank.
"Raedan, you're terrorizing everyone in the family!"
"Taint tou, Mom." (Thank you, Mom.)
Asmund, "Dad took Wystan to the bathroom. Will you snuggle with me?"
"Sure, but you'll need to scoot over."
(After situating ourselves) "Wow Mom, you're much bigger than before. You're as big as Dad! Well, almost as big as Dad."
Asmund, swinging, "I'm going to give the BEST underdogs to my children."
"When are you having children?"
"About two months. Maybe four."
"Hum, how about twenty years?"
"Okay."
At dinner: Asmund, "We're all set for our candlelight supper! Who wants to start prayering?"
A, "What is this music?"
Me, "It's called The Barber of Seville."
A, "Ah. Is that a Disney movie?"
Me: "Is mom happy?"
A: "Well, she is not a hopping on the floor, hugging and kissing everyone kind of happy. She is a kind of slow happy."
A: "That was a house dog back there. House dogs can come and go from their house as they like. They don't even need a map. That's why some people teach their dogs to read, so they can find their way home."
"Mom, is this dangerous?"
"Hum, probably not. Why don't you try it and see?"
In the end, he decided against going down the slide backwards and went headfirst instead.
Wystan, "I am a ghost expert. Ghosts are live blankets, and you only can see them at night. They say 'Ooooooo'. But they are not real."
My kids say "you're welcome" in the best ways. For example,
Me, "Thanks for being my shopping helper, Wystan."
Wy, "My pleasure!"
or,
Me, "Thanks for making the chicken grit, Asmund."
A, "Well, I do what I can. "
Wystan is unhappy with his body. He wants to be red.
Dennis: "Why did you have your legos taken away today?"
Wy: "Bad luck."
Asmund thinks our globe stinks because it's color coded by country rather than continent.
Wystan wants a diamond ring for his birthday.
Asmund: "Having a Mommy day means having a treat. And getting those pops out of my back was a real treat."
"Dahn Henme, Dahn Henme, DAHN HENME IS PAHFOR MAHN!"
It's pretty cute when Raedan sings "Let it Go", but "John Henry" is my current favorite.
W: "Do you know what I want for my birthday? A movie theatre, a shooting star, a butterfly, and a baby lego set."
Carrie: Off for a day of celebrating my delightful five year old! Wystan loves to tell people, "I 'uprised Mommy's heart", and he did--my jovial baby.
