Colton on Grammar

Me: Go put your plate in the sink.
C: It's not a plate, it's a bowl!
Me: Do you like being corrected all the time?
C: I am being correct. 
Me: Fine. Go put your BOWL in the sink.

C: I'm hungry!  My tummy was getting jiggly and giggly!

C: I am a spy!  I am a knight!
Me: You're a knight?
C: I said *I*.
Me: Right, you are a knight?
C: No, *I* am a knight.
Me: ...

C: Hey Mom, you don't say "Did you not know," you just say, "Did you know."  Did you know that?
LOL, thanks Kathy!!

Me: Is he being pretty loud? (talking to J)
C: That's because I'm just drivin' and that car is just driving me nuts!

C: What's this?
Me: A feather.
C: No, I keep forgetting what I said last night! It's a clue!  So you have to say something else.  So Mom, what is this?
Me: A feather.
C: Stop saying that! 

C: I'm just sad because I can't play on your iPod.
Me: Are you complaining?
C: No, complaining means sad.

Colton Does Easter Eggs

Me: How many hops are you going to do tomorrow? We'll give your school 10 cents for every jump.
C: And a nail!
Me: A nail?
C: Yeah. 15 cents and a nail!
... and the shell of a great, great grandfather snail!  (the Lorax)

Dad: You took so long getting dressed you missed the school bus.
C: I saw someone standing there when I was naked.

Dad: What do you want for breakfast?
C: Toast!  I smelled some when I was naked!
LOL, it sounds like the child doesn't wear clothes ever.

C: What if you gave me some of your money?
Me: What if?
C: That would be kind.

C: An American flag! Did you not know that there was an American flag there?
Me: I knew.

Ms Marilyn: Eat your cupcake last, after you eat your fruit.
C: (after everyone has finished and started cleaning up)  Mom, did I eat enough to have my cupcake?

C: I'm just over here making accidents.
Me: I hope you're cleaning them up too!

C: I just don't have any energy.  I only have energy to play Angry Birds.
Me: If you have energy to play Angry Birds, you have enough to help clean-up.
Nanan: What about you [talking to Denton]?  Do you have any energy?
C: He's just not gonna talk. 

Colton on Hand Washing

Me: Let me see your hands.
C: Just this one!
Me: You were supposed to wash both hands, buddy.
C: But this one didn't get sticky.
Me: Go wash both of them.
C: But I already washed this one!
Me: Okay, go wash the other one!

Girl at the park: I'm king of the world!
C: And I'm the queen too!

C: I'm awesome!
Me: And humble.

C: Hey kids! I'm going to show you something cool!  I made a water system!

C: Mom, I'm having trouble getting this last one!
Me: Are you complaining?
C: No, I'm telling the truth!

C: Mom, I'm a star!  An Angry Birds star!

Colton Goes to Oma & Opa's

Dad: Pretty soon you should be able to see stars!
C: And I know that all the white things in the sky aren't stars.
Me: You're right.  Some of them are planets.
C: And airplanes!

Dad: Colton! Maybe when we get to Oma & Opa's we can go out and use the star app on my phone and see what stars we see.
...
C: Dad, could you pass back my phone so I can look at the stars?
Dad: Your phone?
C: Yeah.
Dad: When we get to Oma & Opa's.
C: How about just right here?

C: (gasp) Blue is my favorite color!
Dad: It is, huh?
C: Yeah! Blue is my most favoriteist color! And so is green!
Dad: Oh? What about yellow?
C: Yellow's my favorite too! And red, and orange, and green, and purple, and blue!

C: And nothing's going to get better; it's not!
Quote from the Lorax.  He was complaining about not advancing in his game.

C: And first you go outside and get cold, and then you get to go in the hot tub!

Todd: Hey Colton, do you want to play the bowling game?
C: I like Angry Birds.
All: We know!

Dancing to Oma on the guitar

Growing Angles

C: Mom, my angles in my feet hurt!

C: I would like some refreshing ice tea because that’s what Dad gave me this morning!

Me: Go brush your teeth and come down for stories.
C: I'm just gonna zoom my teeth and they're gonna be clean as gold!

Me: Can you think of something on your body that starts with the letter E?
C: Ear wax!
Me: And where do you find ear wax?
C: I don't know.

C: I need to see that ruler!  It has a 12 on it!

Colton and the Balloons

*POP*
C: Oh no! It popped and I'll never have balloons again! *sob*
Me: Colton, come here.  We have more!
C: You saved my life! 

C: Since you saved my life, you can blow up the last balloon!

C: Can I play on your iPod?
Me: No.
C: Why don't you ever share?

C: Can I play on your iPod?
Me: No.
C: Is it because I cut my hair?
Me: No, it's because I said no.
C's already short hair is a little choppy on one side now.  Sigh.

Dad: I said no more food until dinner.  You need to listen to us, or you will ruin your appetite for the special dinner I brought home.
C: But eating is fun!

*CRASH*
Me: I'm okay.
C: What were you doing?
Me: Something stupid.
C: What were you doing that was stupid?
Me: I'm not telling you, so you don't do it too.

C: Can I play on your iPod tomorrow because I'm going to just be sitting, sitting, sitting with NOTHING to do!
Me: It's preschool day tomorrow, bud.
C: But I don't like preschool!
Me: You love preschool. 
C: And I'm gonna wear my Angry Birds shirt tomorrow!  Because I love Angry Birds!

Colton Does St Paddy's

The Leprechaun forgot to shop til yesterday.  I know the shirt is huge,

but I couldn't resist since it is Angry Birds + St Paddy's

C: Your iPod got an email and I just sent it back to the person that sends it!

C: What day is it?
Me: Friday.
C: That means we get to go to Forest Park to swim!
Me: We'll see if we have time.
C: But I need to jump off the trampoline!
Me: Oh, sorry buddy.  We didn't plan to swim tonight.  Besides, we need to get you new goggles.
C: I can just wear yours.
Me: What will I wear?
C: You don't have to come in.
Only 4 and already ditching his mom. 

Me: Okay, you're all signed up for soccer!
C: And I'm gonna learn all different kinds! 
Me: I think there's only one kind of soccer.
C: No, there's lots of different kinds!  And we can just go to the park and play soccer!
Me: Aight. 

Me: Where are your clothes?
C: I hid my shirt so the Leprechauns couldn't find it!

C: I'm gonna love this Angry Birds shirt more than all the other Angry Birds shirts!
Uhm, you only have the one...

C: My favorite part about Angry Birds is when I score!

C: And when it gets too sunny for me, I'm going to wear my new sunglasses that the Leprechauns brought me!

C: Oh Mama... I'm never gonna be good at this game!

C: Ran the batteries out again!  This time I'm gonna play longer so it can charge longer.  Did you not know?
Did you not know? is the new phrase of the week.

C: When are you gonna buy me flowers?
Me: Do you need flowers?
C: Yes!
Me: Okay, I will get you some sometime.
...
C: When the flowers get too big for the vase, we can plant them!
Me: We won't be able to plant them.  Cut flowers are ones you enjoy for a little while and then throw them out when they die.
C: What if those flowers were stay-alivers?
Me: That would be cool.

Colton Is an Artist

Me: What did you talk about in preschool today?
C: Oh, just the C.
Me: Yeah? Was that the letter of the day?
C: No, the sea that has water in it.
Me: Oooh.

C: Mom!  My bag has sand in it!
Me: That's okay, just keep putting stuff in it and let's go!
I look over and C is licking his hand ~
Me: Ew, buddy, no!  Don't do that!
C: It's okay, it's not sand!

C: I'm being an artist, so I'm actually better than a painting artist!

C: I'm just gonna help you tell that baby to sleep!
If only it were that easy.

Colton's art gallery?  He decorated the downstairs one afternoon

Model airplane painting

Pi(e) break.  Happy Pi Day! 

Almost finished....just need stickers!

Colton on DST

Visit from Oma & Opa 3/10

Jordan: Did your mom change the clocks?
C: No, we still have the same ones.

C: I already ate dinner!  Okay, Mom?
Me: Okay.
C: So when we get home, what's for dinner?
Me: I thought you said you already ate?
C: But I still want dinner! 

C: I am very cold!  I just really want it to be spring. I didn't want it to be the new year. 
Me: *laughs*  Me too, buddy.

C: Guess what?!  I got a lot of sleep tonight, so I get to play on your iPod!
Me: Nice try!

Colton Does the Weekend

And that would be Colton making ice angels

C: Dad has an ad on his phone that tells you where the stars are.

C: This is a really awesome airplane because it has stars on it!
We picked up a model airplane to do!

C: We can make this [airplane] when you get home.
Me: Not tonight, bud. I'll be home too late. Maybe before Jamie's party or after.
C: Or maybe at the same time!

C: I'm going to buy an iPod with all my monies!
Me: Not if you don't save them.
C: But I only paid 3 monies!
Me: That was 15 monies, bud.
C: No, it was only 3!

Nanan: Are you going to be a plumber when you grow up?
C: No, I'm gonna be an everything guy!

"Helmet fighting" with Grace

C: Why can I not just stay at Jordan's every day and every night?

C: The Silvertips didn't have any locking rooms.
Me: They just didn't let you use their locker rooms. 

Dad: Be careful when you go in there so you don't slip & fall again!
C: Why?

Colton Plays Hockey!

Cell phone vid.  C is #11 in the center.

Thanks for the photos, Kathy!!

C: I'm hungrier 'n the whole Earth!
Me: Me too.  I bet I could eat the whole pizza!
C: I could eat 900 pizzas! Is that silly?
Me: If you ate all those pizzas, what would I have for dinner?
C: You could just eat Dad.

Me: Five more minutes and your game is over.  Go back out there!
C: No thanks.
Me: Yep, just 5 more minutes and then you're all done.
C: I don't want to!
Me: I hear there's a special snack after hockey.
C: I do! 

Colton on the Flag

Me: Do you remember what colors are in our flag?
C: Red and blue and white.  It's called the American flag.  And that's where Jack is from!
Me: Jack?
C: Yeah, from preschool.
Me: Oh, right. 

C: I'm gonna wear my bomber jacket! It has a flag and a Transformer on it!

C: I have a gift for you!
Me: I don't want it right now (a sticker), but thanks anyway.
C: When are you gonna want it?
Me: I'm not.
C: You're losing your time to get your gift!

Me (to Jensen): That was a fast nap, Mr. Man.
C: You can just take a longer nap.
Me: Please?

C: I don't like stew.
Me: I pulled out some things you need to eat.
C: I don't like the broth on them.
Me: It's not on the vegetables.
C: Yes it is! And I do not like it! 
Me: Sorry, but that's what's for dinner, and if you don't eat it, then there's nothing else.
C: You just shouldn't have stew when I'm around!

Me: Where are your pants?  (things I never thought I'd have to ask...)
C: They slid off!

C: Sorry Mom, I really have some work to get done with.
Me: Like what?
C: Building an airplane.
Me: Oh.  Alright.

C: I want you to sit next to me every day!
Me: I can't, buddy. 
C: How 'bout we just sign you out of work?  Would that be a good idea?

Colton Listens

Me: Colton, move! 
C: Why do you just want to take pictures of him?

Me: What can you do right now that won't get you in trouble?
C: I can go color letters to Jordan!
Me: Okay, good plan. 

C: I need to write on the back of this letter!  Because I have a hard time spelling "to," I can just write a T and two letter Os because letter Os together make the "oo" sound. 
Me: Yes, but...oh, never mind. 

Me: Colton, are your ears working?
C: They are just about out of batteries!
Me: Go change them so you can hear me again.
C: I said they were just about out of batteries, not that they were all out!

C: I'm going to download a new game on your iPod called antibodies!  Wouldn't that be a cool game?

Me: Sarah says you can drop Colton off around noon, and I'll get him at the gym.
C: I really love you, Mom!
(Somebody LOVES going to the gym)


This is the whole Earth. Our "city" is the red area on upper right.

This is also the whole Earth.  Looks like the words Colton & Jordan
above... can't identify the middle word though. Might be the "too" ;)

Colton Goes to Sleep

C & D

Me: What do you want to learn at your last hockey practice?
C: I can't think of one thing.
Me: No?
C: Maybe get faster.
Me: You're pretty fast already!  Are you faster than Dad?
C: Yeah!  I'm even faster than myself!

C: When I'm in the NHL, I can maybe buy us a new house!
Me: *laughing* Oh yeah?  Go tell that to your dad.
C: He already knows.

C: Can I help? I'm gonna be the best helper ever!

Me: Night, buddy.
... 5 minutes later ...
C: I just can't sleep!
Me: Go try.
C: I already did and I just can't sleep!