Catching up with Colton

Me: Yum, watermelon in the summer is my favorite!
C: My favorite winter food is Dutch Babies!

C: The thing I don't like about sunny days is that it's just too sunny!

C: I have a headache, and I think what makes it worse is talking.

C: Why are you taking that down?
Me: It's not our birthdays any more.
C: But it makes my thinking space happier!

Audrey: My tummy likes strawberries, but my throat likes bacon.

C: When you pick your nose and don't wash your hands, you're wedding germs.

 
C: Jordan? Do you know what I'm watching in my brain? Skylanders.
Jordan: I think that's the same thing as screen time and you can't have that today.

Colton Wishes on a Star

Buzz cut!

Me: How was hockey?
C: Pretty great!
Me: What did you like about it?
C: Uhm, not much.
Me: I thought you just said it was great.
C: It was great. I didn't have a favorite part.

C: Mom, how come we can't go to London?
Me: It'd be a long plane ride, buddy. Longer than you can sleep.
C: I can sleep longer than that! You just have to sleep and sleep alllll the way until you get to the building! (apparently there's only one building in London)

C: What is it?
Me: I'm not telling.
C: But I have to know everything!

Me: I hope we have nice weather this weekend for the meteor shower, so you can see all the shooting stars!
C: OOOH!  And I am going to wish on one and catch one in a jar so I will have a star!
Me: And what are you going to wish for?
C: I don't remember, but I wished for something.
Me: You don't remember what you wished for?
C: I would wish for... for more American flags!
Me: More flags?
C: Yeah, so people that come to Jordan's house will know what state they're in.
Me: Jordan has a flag at his house?
C: He has one near his house.

Me: Hmm.  We didn't leave much dinner for Dad.
C: You can just make him some more. 

C: I am making ice cream!  This is BETTER than ice cream! 
Mmm, frozen bananas!

Mom? Mom? Mom?

Today's version of the book covering your face?

Me: Want me to water you, to see if you'll grow?
C: No, I need lots of nuts and seeds to grow up big and strong!

C: Mom, I didn't know you could get up! 
LOL, he meant he didn't know I was awake.

Me: Colton? Colton? Colton? Colton? Colton? Colton? Colton? Colton? Colton? Colton? Colton? Colton?
C: Why do you keep saying that?
Me: Because all you've said all day is Mom? Mom? Mom? Mom? Mom?
C: ...  Mom?

C: I'm gonna pay you home! 
Playing Trouble with Oma.  (pay her back / send her piece home)

Naptime Shenanigans

Me: We can talk about cookies after you have a nice nap.
C: ... Mama, I want to talk.
Me: After nap.
C: But, I am sad!
Me: Why are you sad?
C: Because you need to talk to me.
Me: Fine.. what are we talking about?
C: Cookies!
ARGH!

And earlier he refused to run across the finish line of the half mary I ran today because he "already exercised." Booger!  We made him pose for a picture anyway because we're mean that way. 

And then we let him play...  Park @ Bothell Landing