I absolutely LOVE Kindergarten, especially the homework kits. Each kit comes in different container, and has a theme. For example, a cooler, a sewing kit, a shoe box, and a laundry basket. Each kit includes books and games that teach me math, reading, and geography.

My teacher Andrea is so creative. We’ve made puppets for every letter of the alphabet. We trace, color, and cut our animals and put them on sticks. My favorites are Sydney the Snake and Thai the Tiger. Andrea sends music files home to mom and dad so we can sing a song that teaches the sounds of the letters. And then we practice our handwriting for each letter in upper and lower case.

We even planted a garden at school, with each of us caring for our very own plant. Mine’s kale.

Here’s my Halloween class: Cambrie, Brady, Phoebe, Juna, Madelyn, me, Leland, Tristan, Skylar, and Anjali.

I lost my first tooth at school, and the second in Budapest!

Wendy and Devin came to visit and took me to Jurassic Quest, which all the adults hated it!

Summer always comes late in Santa Cruz, and the Fall has been filled with fantastic beach days, often with Ben and Owen! I had my first sleepover at their house, so mommy and daddy could go to a party in San Francisco.

I’m an orange/white belt now at karate, really improving my focus and even practicing with a staff. The best part of the class is the warm-up because each of us takes a turn pretending to be a creature, while the class has to guess what we are. Daddy took me for a manicure to have my nails painted green so that I could be a peacock!

Mommy brought us along on a business trip to Budapest. Here’s what I wore to the airport!

Mom was sure surprised when she got back to the hotel room after work and my long curls were cut!

We went on a shopping spree, and I got a ton of new, hip clothes!

We bought a Hungarian goose down duvet from a famous factory.

The food was amazing, and we enjoyed lots of patio dining, with Hungarian wine and every kind of meat. No veggies though!

Budapest has the oldest electric underground railway system in Europe, second to London! We rode the subway and then bought a gigantic corn on the cob from a street vendor.

The zoo was amazing! I saw Huff the Hippo and Thai the Tiger.

At the circus, we saw animals, clowns, and artistic acts! When I pet the elephant, he squirted water in my face. And I got a kiss from a pretty acrobatics girl.

We saw castles, visited famous monuments, and toured the river Danube.

The Lego store was underground, and a dramatic change from Target!

We spent lots of leisurely time in the spas, including an entire Sunday at the oldest Turkish thermal bath, where old Hungarian men played chess and mom and dad drank champagne and beer. I also enjoyed a couple nights in our luxury hotel steam and sauna (no pics, of course, as Finnish-style nudity is quite normal there). It was such a relaxing vacation, and a welcome break from the demands of Kindergarten.

This is my summer off before school starts! I left Montessori school in May, so it’s four months before I’m starting Kindergarten. Until then, no routine, just lots of lazing around, sleeping in, and watching cartoons until noon : -)

To kick off the summer, I had a huge Birthday bash! We rented a cabin for the weekend at the KOA Santa Cuz/Monterey Bay, with 30 kids and their parents. We had a barbeque, prosecco, and an ice cream bar. We flew airplanes, went in the pool and hot tub, played on the giant bouncy thing, and took a train ride. All my best friends were there: Niko, Ben, Owen, Branson, Miles, Omari, Jack, Freya, Bodhi, Brooklyn, Bodie, Noah, Jason, Eliza, and Sitka!

Mom and dad loved partying with all my friends’ cool parents! It was 3 solid days of fun with all my new toys to play with… a kite, telescope, and bug-sucking vacuum! More Legos, puzzles, transformers, and trains! Dinosaurs, dinosaur eggs, and a dinosaur t-shirt! Random, mischievous things like my rubber snake and whoopie cushion! And best of all: my new skim board!

I went to my first Summer Camp! We took the city buses all over town… to parks, museums, rollerskating rinks, swimming pools, and movie theaters!

Dad and I have been doing a lot of biking. I’ve been practicing riding without training wheels, but I still crash a lot. I’ve also been riding behind Dad in my new wheehoo!

I’ve had lots of play dates this summer with Branson, Niko, Ben and Owen, and Madelyn.

Sometimes all this playing just knocks me out and I fall asleep on the spot!

Dad took this picture of me drooling.

Here’s my hairdresser, Travis. Next time we’re going with the mohawk.

I did some fishing in B.C with Dad this summer, and caught some nice little trout! I actually got two fish on one cast with Uncle Terry!

I’m still doing my karate, and I’m now an Orange belt!

Grandma and Courtney threw a party for Auntie Lisa and Uncle Brad for their 25 year wedding anniversary!

This summer, I swam in Harrison lake and in Okanagan lake.Summerland was the most fun because I jumped off the pier with Tami and Alexa, ate hot dogs at the beach, and played with Skagit!

Mommy’s been running again, and daddy and I cheer for her at the finish line. She did a couple 10Ks and the San Franciso Half Marathon! It does seem to take forever for her to finally show up…

Daddy’s been working in the yard, leveling it out with 5 dump trucks of gravel!

He also spent tons of time this summer getting ready for Burning Man… mom and dad were gone for 10 whole days! Grandma Roemer did an awesome job looking after me. We played trains, Legos, and cars. She read dozens of books to me, and made me pancakes and fresh-baked cookies.

Jason and Eliza were a big part of my summer fun, and we went bowling, ferris wheeling, and sailing!

And now school will soon begin… so much for the family reunions and summer camps! Now I’m off to Kindergarten!

Mommy and daddy are so proud of my report card!

Since the new year, I’ve been mostly busy learning new things and getting smarter!

At school, we learned about dental health and nutrition, and a dentist came to talk to us about the importance of taking care of our pretty teeth. I wonder why mommy gives me so much candy, because my teachers say that it’s healthy food that gives me energy and keeps me strong.

Our teachers started to compost in the school yard. Daddy’s been taking me to the dump since I was a baby, so I already know a lot about landfills and why we should recycle. In our garden, we have three guinea pigs: Peppa, Clover, Diggy, and Huey (now dead).

Our garden plants have taught us about the important job that stems have in providing  plants with food and water. We did a science experiment with different stems and watercolor and watched the color get sucked right up through the veins and the stem of the plant all the way to the tips of the leaves!

I’ve spent countless hours doing maps of the continents, tracing the borders and coloring the countries, and cutting and gluing tiny squares of paper with the country names. They’re a lot of work! When mommy goes to Sweden, I know exactly where she is because I know Europe! I especially love doing maps of South America, and learning about the rain forest and the many creatures that live there, and huge, dangerous reptiles and animals that can camouflage (like jaguars)! Here are maps of Asia, Africa, Australia, and North America:

I enjoyed learning all about Antarctica and the arctic and that the temperatures are much colder than Santa Cruz. I was amazed to learn that the ice can be miles and miles thick! We learned about the animals that live in Antarctica and did our very best to carry an egg on our feet, like a penguin! We also learned how animals stay warm and did a fun science experiment with blubber (lard) and very cold ice water. We tried to see how long we could last in the ice water without a layer of blubber. Now we know how seals and penguins can survive.

We learned about jellyfish and humans and all sorts of different animals and whether they’re vertebrates or invertebrates.We also studied birds and their different types of beaks, claws, and feathers. I loved listening to their bird calls! Why does mommy get so scared when birds fly into our house? Birds are my friends because they’re living dinosaurs!

My teachers explained about Martin Luther King Junior and how he helped to create equality for all people. We talked about love and learned to draw beautiful hearts on our valentine’s cards, and we made a friendship chain. We celebrated Chinese New Year and got lucky red envelopes, and learned about the panda bears in Asia. We studied the islands, volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis in Japan. We made sushi balls and had fun using chopsticks and making origami.

April 1st was my last day at Little Acorns Montessori school, and I will miss Ms Brittanie, Ms Michelle, Ms Maia, and Mr Teran.Goodbye!

I’m now enrolled in kindergarten at the Santa Cruz Children’s School (K-G6). Here are my classes: geography and world cultures, sports and physical education, mindfulness, ethnobotony and gardening, physics and astronomy, life sciences, math games, Spanish. history, theater arts, and vocal music. The only thing I won’t be able to do yet is learn to play the musical instruments, not until grade 1, when they’ll give me a flute and access to the piano.

To prepare for big boy’s school, mommy took me to get my hair cut!

On the home front, I’m still the Master Builder. Daddy and I spent weeks sorting through thousands of Lego pieces and cross-ticking them with the constructions (mommy calls them “instructions,” but she’s wrong).

I like going to the Learn to Discover Center in the Capitola mall. It’s really a terrific place to visit, with all kinds of activities and teacher support. Mommy can leave me there for an hour or two, while I learn programming, robotics, and engineering. Here I am building an alligator and using a computer to make his teeth chomp!

I had to say goodbye to my beloved “Fishy Fish.” We found him upside down in the fish bowl, wedged between rocks. We knew it was coming because he chewed off his own tail and he stopped looking like a pretty Siamese fighting fish.We took him to the ocean and the waves took him to sea.

In February, I stayed with Grandma and Megs the Dog so mommy and daddy could go to the annual Hemlock Gong Show. We went to Harrison Hot Springs and swam in the steamy pool!

I have lots of play dates with my friends. Ben and Owen had a birthday party at a camp site, and we brought our trailer there to stay overnight with them. We swam in the pool and sat in the hot tub in the pouring rain in the dark! And Niko slept over at my house, and we stayed up until almost midnight before crashing in my bed. Sometimes Branson and I go for hikes and bike rides together.

Daddy and I spend lots of time at the beach, flying my new kite and hunting for salamanders!

Daddy wears me out at playtime, and when I leave June Bugs gym or the park, I often conk  right out on the way home!

Sometimes all the beach play wipes me out so much that I need mid-day naps!

Gena, Johnny, and Sitka came to visit us and we had a wonderful time together riding bikes to the beach and having fires in the back yard. I took care of the baby and helped him play with wooden toys.

On a closing note, I just want to say, “I’m good to my momma!”

I love Fall for so many reasons, but mostly because of all the candy at Halloween! Branson was my favorite: a Transformer!

I was a Brave Bot to get my shots!

Mom and dad came to parent-teacher conference, and they were so pleased with Ms. Brittanie’s report: Nov2015 report card

We went on a field trip at school to the UCSC Gardens. We found eggs in the chicken coop, tasted fresh apples and peppers, and gathered pretty leaves.

When I started Karate classes this Fall, my teacher sent me a letter in the mail!

We spend most weekends on the sailboat, and I practice riding either my bike or the Harbor Master’s 😉

I’ve been helping daddy dig trenches in the back yard and fill them with truckloads of gravel. We also built a garage to cover the boat for the winter.

We went to a pumpkin farm and got lost in a maze of hay bails. Mommy and I dug the seeds out and roasted them.

It’s that time of year where we’re staying home a lot, doing indoor things like baking bread and muffins.

At school, they’re teaching me to sew, so I made a little pillow for my teddy. I sewed tight stitches so the rice stuffing stays inside.

On cold days, Daddy takes me to the park, to the beach, and then to the hot tub to warm up.

We had Thanksgiving twice. For the long weekend, we went camping in our Burning Man trailer at Sunset Beach. Branson’s mom made an amazing turkey dinner and roasted the turkey over an open fire. We played on the beach and flew kites while our moms drank mimosas.  The next weekend, Jason and Eliza came over for a big bonfire and champagne-basted turkey.

To count down the days to Christmas, mommy hung chocolate-filled Advent calendar balls on the tree so I ate one every morning. We don’t have a chimney, so mommy said that Santa Claus will slide down a rainbow instead!

On Christmas eve, we smashed walnuts and sipped whiskey, and tracked Santa’s route on mommy’s computer.

And then Christmas finally came! Santa brought a remote-controlled robot dinosaur that I named Chomper. So far, I’ve taught him to sit, dance, run, burp, and fart. I got books, stickers, special rocks, a Jenga game, and a fossilized shark tooth. Mommy and daddy cursed Santa for bringing K’Nex, which they hated putting together. We walked to the park in my new yellow rubber boots, splashing all the way.

Courtney and Justin came to visit and brought me The Good Dinosaur from Disneyland! We had a great time together at the Aquarium.

And now we’re going to end the year with mom off work for a whole week, spending time together at the swimming pool and on our bikes. Yay!

The highlight of the summer was our family reunion at grandpa’s house. I spent a week with my Uncle Terry, Auntie Alice, and my cousins Tami and Alexa. We went to Okanagan Lake every day and practiced swimming to the dock. The girls are really strong swimmers and terrific coaches! We played in the sprinkler, caught spiders and grasshoppers, went to the petting zoo, and baked cookies and birthday cakes with grandma.

What a wonderful surprise when Uncle Doug arrived, unexpected! Auntie Gail also surprised Terry with a beautiful fish quilt that’s almost as nice as the “I Spy” quilt she made me when I was a baby (which I still sleep under!).

It was good to get back home though because I always miss my friends, especially Dashin and Branson. I like to go swimming and bike riding with them. I love learning so many new things at school. Did you know there’s another world under the sea, and that the ocean has a midnight zone? I also enjoy going to the gym for Parents’ Night Out, cuz there’s a pizza party and crafts. I have a pretty busy social calendar, actually. At the end of every day, I bring home presents for mom and dad… things I’ve made all by myself.

I spent many nights spinning on the disco floor of the Burning Man trailer this summer, as mom and dad prepared for their trip! Dad built speakers that inspire me to break-dance!

The Grandmas came to look after me for 10 days, while mom and dad partied with their friends. They did a terrific job, putting a little more dough on my belly and arranging play dates for me. We played CandyLand and Dominos, and made lots of puzzles, and I looked after Meggie the Dog.

I always look forward to crazy weekends with Jason and Eliza (who just got engaged!). We have silly times together, drinking bubbles on the beach, shooting at targets, and breaking plates 😉

Here’s a blast from the past… Cinco de Mayo with Jason and Bryce : -)

Mommy’s trying to work a little less these days, and Daddy and I like to surprise her with flowers.

Heatwave, Blaze, and Chase are my new favorite friends. And I scream “Bumblebee!” every time I see a yellow mustang. Transformers, transform! Power and energize!

I’m also looking forward to my Karate lessons in October. Lego is still a huge part of my life, and I continue to master my building skills.

Summer is winding down, and I’ll miss the rides at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk.

But Fall is fun too, and we’re making use of the Burning Man trailer by spending weekends in Half Moon Bay… fishing, kayaking, and chasing sea lions.

Two funny things I do and say that make mommy laugh:

• yelling “Porcupine Power!” and shooting quills out of my back
• threatening “Skunk Power!” and spraying stink from my bum
• inquiring “Why is my penis straight?”

A short film, by Tamiyana Roemer.

Marin took this funny photo of me!

Eliza bought me this sweet book about a dragon that bakes birthday cakes for all the kids in town, and writes “Happy Birthday” in the sky with fire.

Oh, I love to be a breath fire, and eat birthday cake!

I spent my birthday weekend with Jason and Eliza, dressed like a squirrel and partying in the back yard.

Grandma and Grandpa sent money in my Birthday card, so I bought these race cars with awesome suspension and sticky tires. They come with tools so I can change their parts!

Grandma and Maggie got me a bunch of DVDs, and my favorite is the Dinosaur movie!

And Mommy and daddy bought me a new Specialized bike!

Daddy got me a membership at the Children’s Museum of Discovery. There are so many fun things to learn there, like how a volcano erupts!!

I’m super helpful in the garden, and love to plant and water mommy’s gerber daisies.

Summer’s here, and I’m so lucky to spend so much time at the beach!

I saw my first magic show at Bodhi’s birthday party.

We got a season’s pass to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. My favorite rides are the music carosal and the helicoptors.

Mommy went on the Ferris Wheel with me, but she was so scared that she held her breath the entire time. Jason took me on the roller coaster, and I wasn’t scared at all, see?

For Mother’s Day, my teacher gave me a quiz called Fill in the Blanks. I’m pretty sure I got an A:

My mom is 45 years old.
My mom likes to work and go to the beach.
My mom has purple eyes.
My mom’s birthday is on 162 years.
My mom was born at the fish aquarium.
My mom’s favorite food is salmon.
My mom likes to help me when I’m on fire.
My mom is the best at reading to me.

Here are Mommy’s favorite things I do and say:

Spreading my Legos over every inch of the dinner table, “I need my personal space.”
“Can I be your pet T-Rex? Cheetah? Lapdog?”
Gazing at the sky, “I see a sea dragon” and “I see a tornado.”
Sleepwalking into the living room, “I just had the most wonderful dream, but I can’t remember what it was.” (Then curling up on the floor and falling asleep again.)

Now that I am four, we have very grown-up conversations:

(I put an ice cube in hot water.)
Mommy: “Are you conducting an experiment?”
Me: “What’s an experiment?”
Mommy: “It’s when you test a theory. Uncle Terry would be so proud. Do you know what a theory is?”
Me: “Is it an aminal?” (I can’t pronounce this word.)

These are highlights from my Spring report card:

Language and Synthesizing Sounds into Words: “Rudy has wonderful, expressive language, verbalizes needs and wants, and uses newly learned vocabulary. He has great receptive language, and follows complex sets of directions. He is working on his phonetic letter sounds.”

Mathematics: “Rudy has amazing one-to-one counting from 1-20 and he understands the concept of zero. Rudy is working on his pencil grip for writing, and does well with chalk and sand tracing.”

Motor Skills: “Rudy has great gross motor control and understands his body in space (he’s aware of things around him). He has good fine motor skills, wrist movement, and 3 finger grasp. Rudy has enjoyed beginning sewing and will soon progress to rice bags. Mommy can look forward to an eye pillow soon!”

Sensorial (Colors and Shapes): “Good concept understanding and nomenclature. Rudy has progressed beyond the base sensorial knowledge and is starting to use the materials in variation.”

Geography: “Rudy loves using maps and has good recognition of land and water forms. He is learning about sedimentary rocks, the Solar System, and continents.”

Social/Emotional: “Rudy is a kind, loving, thoughtful, and curious guy! He is a quick learner and a good friend. Rudy is respectful towards his teachers and he is a self-guided student. He follows classroom ground rules. He listens, focuses, and engages in circle time. He verbalizes his needs and handles frustration well. He recognizes emotion and is very empathetic. We love having Rudy in our class!”

Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas! It all went by so fast.. I’ve been so busy partying with friends. I’m such a socialite!, always busy entertaining at our house or going to birthday parties.

I dressed up twice for Halloween! In the daytime, I was a giraffe and Mommy took me downtown Santa Cruz to trick-or-treat. It was an easy score because all the business people loaded goodies into my backpack. I bumped into Dashan and we got ice cream together.

In the evening I dressed up as a squirrel, with a giant tail that Judy made for Jesse when she was a little girl. No pictures, I’m afraid… it was too dark out : -(

I’ve been going to lots of birthday parties too. My favorite thing about Little Acorns Montessori is that I’ve made so many friends. I love making balloons and picking out presents to bring to their parties, especially because mommy usually buys me the same present! I’ve celebrated birthdays with Brady,  Bodhi, Owen, Benjamin, and Branson.

I learned the meaning of Thanksgiving at school when we made stone soup to show that we can create something special together when we share. Here’s my turkey picture with real feathers!

Jason and Eliza came over for a big, fancy dinner with sausage stuffing and turkey basted in Veuve Clicquot! We put the bird in the oven and then rode bikes to the beach.

After we ate Eliza’s delicious homemade pumpkin pie, we played with Jason’s remote-controlled helicopter. After I went to bed, they all partied in the backyard until 3am. The next day we all lounged around watching The Lego Movie (which I’ve since watched about 30 times!). EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!

We headed to Canada in November, so I got to spend time with grandma. It’s fun playing at our property in Maple Falls, running around the forest.

I love the jungle. The trees with giant leaves are so different from the wind-blown Junipers I’m used to down at the harbor.

Sometimes dadda takes me into San Francisco on the train, and then we walk all over the city and I feel like a big boy.

Eliza gave me fly fishing lessons at the casting ponds in the city! Uncle Terry would be so proud.

It was especially fun and festive in December. We saw the tree lit up in Union square, and the skating rink. And we hung out drinking at rooftop bars with Jason.

I loved the countdown to Christmas at Grandma’s and Maggie’s house. We went to MCC and bought dozens of cars. We visited Santa, and both sat on his lap. Grandma bought me a Hot Wheels ramp and shark slippers, and let me open a door on my advent calendar.

Cousin Cam is a Master Builder. In an hour, he made TWO Lego firetrucks and a house on fire. That would have taken momma or dadda at least a week. And they’d be whining the whole time. I love that Courtney and Cam come to visit me every time I’m at Grandma’s house.

And then it was off to Summerland! Driving through Mission, we counted 50 bald eagles in the trees along the river. It was magical!

We had an amazing time at Grandpa’s and Grandma’s house. Their garage has more tools than Home Depot! I helped shovel snow, and rode the tractor, and chased quails in the back yard.

I saw wild horses as we drove up Apex mountain, and I ate a giant icicle popsicle at the ski lodge.

As Christmas approached, the tree was surrounded by presents, and I was allowed to open one each day. Daddy spent countless hours drinking whiskey and building Lego spaceships and helicopters. But this dragon is my favorite because it has wings that fly, so I run around the house with it breathing fire all over everyone.

I got tons of presents, like a 4×4 that flips and a remote-controlled monster truck.

There was lots to do in Summerland. We went to the library, rented videos (FROZEN!), and Mommy and I took swimming lessons at the pool.

When we got home, I made friends with with a fish at the video store. And then momma and dadda bought me Fishy Fish!

Speaking of fish, Uncle Terry surprised us with a quick visit. We went out for dinner, slept overnight on the boat, and then took him to the airport. We sure adore each other. Even though our visits are rare, they’re special! We’re a love fest when we’re together!

Then it was back to the usual routine of biking to school, rain or shine.

And the routine of Friday and Saturday jogs with mommy along East Cliff, either to Pleasure Point or to Capitola Wharf.

We stop to watch the surfers and the dogs playing in the water, and I eat an ice cream sandwich.

On Sundays, we bring Prosecco and picnic foods to the beach, and I build forts under the logs or scale the rocks. At low tide, we hunt for hermit crabs. I bring my sand toys and use them to attract new friends.

At night, I’m so exhausted from chasing waves. I wind down by building train tracks that travel all over the house, under couches and around table legs.

My legs are sore from growing, so I need extra long soaks in the bathtub.

Here are some of the cute things I say:

• (When daddy asks, “Have I told you I love you today?”) “What’s not to love?”
• “Do you love me more when I’m good?”
• “I’m so itchy! These critters are bitchy, junky bugs!”
• (Like a true American) “Yah, sure!”

Mommy laughs at the words I can’t pronounce:

• (While pooing) “This takes too much emergy!”
• (While bathing) “Time to clean all my aminals!”

I missed seeing my cousins this summer. They had so much fun at grandpa’s house… swimming, barbequing, and horseback riding!

The Grandmas looked after me while mom and dad were at Burning Man for over a week! I was very good, and didn’t cry at all. We watched movies, went to the mall, and took Maggie for walks. Grandma froze a bunch of extra cookie dough so I’ve been making cookies all Fall.

Marin took me to and from school with Branson. He’s my favorite friend and I really like having play dates at his house.

Because I’ve made so many friends at Little Acorns, I have quite a busy social calendar. Freya had a party with 20 kids at her house. She has chickens in her back yard, and toys in the living room! Her place is really super fun.

We’ve been spending lots of time on the boat. Here’s me and dad riding the train from Brisbane to San Francisco.

It’s a super fast train ride from the marina. There a other fun things I like to do in Brisbane:

– riding my bike along the bay, watching the birds fish and the dogs swim

– running up and down the pier to stress out the quiet fishermen

– sitting up at the Yacht Club bar listening to dad and Jason chat while drinking beer and shots

– getting popcorn from the office and eating it in the parking lot where people fly remote-control airplanes and helicopters

Wendy and Devin came to visit for a long weekend. Wendy is almost as good at construction work as grandpa!

We took our boat to San Francisco for Fleet Week, and saw navy ships and the Blue Angels! We had a dress-up party with Wendy, Devin, Jason, Eliza, Leti, Jeff, and Kat! Then I stayed overnight with Leti and Jeff in the City!

I also stayed overnight at Leti’s and Jeff’s house in Redding, and had fun sleeping in a tent by the Sacramento river. I met Max and we played bubbles and swam in the pool.

Mom and I have spent a couple weekends together, just the two of us. After we go jogging or swimming, we ride to the toy store. Sunday mornings, she likes to drink mimosas and build Lego fire airplanes and flatbed tow trucks.

We often go out to lunch, and I load my chariot with tons of toys to keep myself entertained until my dessert arrives.

Mom and dad both like to put me to work. I’m good at windexing, swiffering, and watering.

And at mopping up the bathroom floor after flooding it…

Mommy and daddy finally got their citizenship! Not sure why it took them 9 years… I got mine, no questions asked!

Here are some things I say that make mommy laugh:

• While sitting red-faced on the toilet: “This is taking too long. It’s wasting my time. It must be 16 pounds!” (In fact, it was.)
• After puking in my own bed, and then again in mom’s and dad’s bed: “Where are we gonna sleep now?”
• When asked to clean up my toys: “Not gonna happen. Not happening.”
• When mommy spots an airplane before me: “Ah, my didn’t notice that!” And when I see one before her: “Ha! You missed it.”