Really Colton? Really?

C: Did you really make really real fries?  Because that's what I really wanted!
Me: Really?
(C has never been impressed by squash fries.

C: You know what would be nice?
Me: What?
C: To have a family night.
Me: What do you want to do for our family night?
C: We should all go to a restaurant and have dinner.
Because we never go out to eat.... 

Me: I just want you to know that I will have to take down that train track tonight after you go to bed.
C: Why?
Me: Because we have to eat at the table, buddy.
C: *sob*  Will you take a picture and frame it so I never ever forget it?
Me: Oh sure.

C: They're out of boy toys!
Me: Sorry... You can pick something from what's there, or not.  Your choice.
C: I think I'll just get these mermaids because they're nice to have.
Me: Alright.

Mad Colton Is Mad

Somebody spent two-thirds of the game like this because I was a horrible mom and didn't let him buy something from the team store.... Mind you he has a coat, 2 shirts, jammies, a foam finger and claw, a flag, cowbells, a game puck, a stuffed bear, and I'm probably forgetting something.  Oh, and a souvenir hockey stick.

Dad: It's waaaay past somebody's bedtime.
C: Not mine!
Dad: Look at the clock, what does that say?
C: 7 o'clock!  (it was 10p)

You really can never be too careful watching TV

Zoom! Zoom!

Dad: When you were the twins's age, you used to call Oma & Opa Minum and Pa.
C: HA!
Dad: We're going to go see them in a few weeks.
C: And stay over night?
Dad: Yep, for the weekend.
C: I want to stay a whole week!
Dad: You can't, you have school.
C: Why?
Dad: Because you have school.  But we'll see, maybe during the summer.
C: And I'll try not to get in any trouble.

C: And I'm riding so fast you can't even see me!

A real "pile" revs up and speeds on by ~
C: Wow, that's a really fast car!
Me: No it's not.
C: Why?
Me: Because, it's just not.

Colton Plays Chess

Me (to J): I love that you say "Thank you."
C: That must mean we have a very loving mama!
💓 !!!

Scary part in Star Trek.

C: When can we play Monopoly?
Me: Uhhhh... I hate that game.  Your dad loves that game, and so does Sarah.  Ask one of them.
You're welcome.

C: Can we play chess?
Me: Your dad plays that too.
C: YAY!  I can't wait to play Monopoly and chess with my dad!
Again, you're welcome.

Watching Star Trek

C: Do the knights move in lowercase?
Me: In lowercase?
C: Do they move in a lowercase L?
Me: Ohhh, no, they move in an uppercase L.

Colton Does First Grade

Me: I loved first grade; I bet you're excited.
C: I'm most excited about 9th grade.
Me: Yeah?  Why 9th?
C: Because then I can go to college! 
Me: You've gotta get through 12th grade, kiddo.
C: WHAAAAAT?!

C: And I hope we get to ride rockets this year!

Totally digging the bow-tie he put on

Me: Do you think any of your friends from last year will be in your class this year?
C: I hope they're all in Bridger's class so I can have some peace and quiet. 
LOL!

And now back to his happy place.

Update: great first day!  He has a couple of friends in his class from last year, and he was excited to have two PE classes a week, as well as two recesses a day.  Sounds like a good start.