From the moment Cole wakes up until he goes to bed, he does nothing but talk about who is fighting whom. For example:
"Monkeys fight gorillas?" "Bad guys fight hyenas?" "Mickey Mouse fight elephants?" He ends these phrases with a question mark because he expects an answer.
"Yes, Cole. Of course monkeys fight gorillas and bad guys fight hyenas."
He will continue to repeat each phrase over and over again until you repeat it back correctly. If you do not understand him and you try to repeat back to him what you are hearing, HE KNOWS. Don't try to fake it. (Did I mention that I am now fluent in toddler? I'm thinking of adding it to my resume.)
Occasionally, Cole changes up the fight scene to include members of the family:
"Dada fight T-rex?" "Mama fight penguin?" "Baby Ally fight monsters?"
And recently he throws in a few festive favorites: "Keith fight Santa Clause?" "Donkey fight Wiseman?" "Baby Jesus fight Snowman?" (Nativity characters are not off-limits in his world of combat imagination.)
Keith has decided to push buttons by testing out who he can hit, kick, and pinch. For example: "Hit Baby Ally with baster?"
"No, Keith. We don't hit Baby Ally with the baster."
(At least he asks first, right?)
(At least he asks first, right?)
"Hit Mama with baster?"
"No, Keith. We don't hit Mama with the baster."
"Hit Spiderman with baster?"
"Yes, Keith. You can hit Spiderman with the baster."
I've decided that I can't say "no" to everything. So, whenever Keith suggests bodily harm to an action figure, animated character or inanimate and disposable object, I let him dream big. The sky is the limit. I hope there is no limit to my patience with repetitious toddler phrases and boyish fight-scene imagery.
Little Ally just turned 4 months. She smiles constantly, especially when her Dad tells her that she is pretty.
She often puts up a pretty good fight before bed, but we still can't get enough of her. I think she's just a budding socialite who doesn't want to miss out on a thing.***
She often puts up a pretty good fight before bed, but we still can't get enough of her. I think she's just a budding socialite who doesn't want to miss out on a thing.***
***Disclaimer: The reasoning behind the unfair ratio of Ally to brother pictures is purely practical: Ally can't move very far and the boys can't stay very still.
12 comments:
Your kids are adorable! I was just thinking about you last night (when I visited 92 Egerton Street)!
HILARIOUS! Well Brent doesn't have to worry about your boys having any feminine qualities right?! They are all boy! Ally is a princess... adorable!!!!!!!
Man oh man...how do they get big so fast! I feel like Eliza was that small just a couple of weeks ago...but it was months ago! Never a dull moment at your house I'm usre of it! Love ya! Hope you guys have a great Christmas!
You forgot to mention MEAN DOGGIES! Isn't that still the favorite? Karl fight mean doggies?
Ally has the cutest double chin. I think she got it from me.... or maybe Darel.
your kids are adorable!
"Jesus fight Snowman" might be the greatest mismatch in the history of fighting. I would love to know what is going on inside of their heads; unfortunately, i can barely get a handle on what rattles around in my noggin. Great post, and yes, I am impressed with your mads skills in understanding "toddler." I leaned heavily on your mother as a translator during my tenure as a parent of very young children.
Wow has it been 4 months already. She is beautiful. I can't believe I haven't met any of your kids. It has been way too long! Have a great Christmas!
Fantastic post! I loved the stories of your boys and your daughter is gorgeous. I would expect nothing less than a budding socialite from Darcee's daughter and a couple of fighters from Brent's son. Well done to all involved.
I do recall hearing some "fight talk" around your house yesterday. Haha! I'm sure Caden will soon follow in his cousins footsteps and participating right along with them.
all my boyswant to do is wrestle too. they are older, but I guess that it never goes away. the kids are so cute and getting big.
I just noticed Ally's armpit rolls in the second to last picture.
Could she get any cuter?
Oh my gosh Darc Ally is the cutest thing EVER!!! I wish so badly I could see her and hold her. (no I am not baby hungry myself... just for yours) And Cole is cracking me up! I can remember Bronx at that age :( makes me sad. We need to chat! I'm not going home for Christmas, but if I was I would definitely go see you and Chels!
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