20th Nov2009

RRRRESCUE PACK!

by The Boss

Andrew recently turned 5. Everyday for the last 3 months he has asked for a RESCUE PACK!

Note: For the purposes of this blog post every time you read RESCUE PACK! you have to throw one arm in the air as you leap for joy at the mere mention of…testing…1…2…3… RESCUE PACK!

Also, RESCUE PACK! is not a word that you say. It is a word you scream…no. Squeal. And you have to squeal it RRRRRRRESCUE PACK!

So, like I was saying, everyday for the last 3 months he has asked for a RESCUE PACK! Anytime we went to the store and someone approached us to compliment me on how awesome my children are, before anyone could speak Andrew would say…. “I’m getting a RESCUE PACK!”

When the man who was walking around our neighborhood passing out fliers for his church knocked on our door, Andrew answered and greeted him without taking a breath… “Hi! What’syourname? I’m getting a RESCUE PACK!”

When Andrew went with his father to Wal-Mart and Andrew spotted a lady in the store who had a RESCUE PACK! in her shopping cart, he did not hesitate in asking her for it. When this lady told Andrew that it was for her 3 year old son Will, Andrew decided within himself that Will would come to his birthday party and Will would give Andrew his RESCUE PACK!

I think Ben and I were equally surprised when we actually bought Andrew a RESCUE PACK! We make it a habit to never give into our children’s forty-five dollar deepest desires. I mean, we don’t want then to be spoiled or anything. I think we were hoping that actually buying it for him, might get him to shut up about it. And of course, that backfired.

The morning after Andrew’s birthday, RESCUE PACK! was at the breakfast table waiting on his milk and cereal with the rest of them. Then RESCUE PACK! wanted snack…and lunch…and a bath.

Now, instead of Andrew telling everyone he comes in contact with that he wants a RESCUE PACK! He tells everyone that he got a RESCUE PACK!

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03rd Apr2009

They do say the darndest things.

by The Boss

This morning, we were sitting in the waiting room at the doctor’s office. Everything was going fine. Zoe was in her stroller just hanging out. Andrew and Zion were enjoying the fact they had my complete attention for a while. They got to take turns sitting in my lap, and manipulating my face with their hands.

“Make a fish face Mommy”

“Say ahhhhhhh”

Zion climbed out of my lap, and Andrew climbed in my lap. Andrew took his little finger, and poked my boob. Then, he said in a very loud let’s make everyone look at us voice, “They’re like mountains!” He took his fingers, and acted like they were walking and said, “See you can climb them.”

After that, he lifted his shirt to show me his chest. Then he said, “See, you try.” Nothing I could say or do, could distract him. I’m fairly certain, my face was red. I didn’t even look up to see who else had heard our conversation until we were called back to the nurse. Everyone had huge smiles on their faces.

I take comfort in knowing that I can tell this story to his first girlfriend.

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