Colton & the Wardrobe

C: The babies and I are gonna hide and you can count!
Me: One...Two...Three...Four...Five...Six...Seven...Eight...Nine...Ten
... 20 minutes later ...
Dad: Colton would like you to seek him now. You'll never be able to find him.
Me: Wardrobe?
Dad: Yep.
... 20 minutes later ...
C: Mom? Do you want to play hide and seek with me?

C: Why do you call the babies D and J?
Me: Same reason I call you C sometimes.
C: I don't like that. I will just call you MM.
Me: Okay.

C: I made both babies smile! Even Denton & even Jensen!

C: What are you doing?
Me: Letting the dogs in.
C: I'm just gonna go hide in the wardrobe.  I like the wardrobe.

Me: What should we have for dinner?
C: Let me check.... I know!  We could have hard-boiled eggs!

Colton Watches Narnia

Colton & I have been reading the Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe.  The language is a little beyond him, but we talk about what's happened after each chapter.  He got VERY excited when I told him there was a movie based on the book.

And what better place to watch it?  Why, from the wardrobe! 

Me: Where are they?
C: They're at the lamppost! 

C: This is the pride of the keep!

C: This is the keep of the house!  It will keep us safe!  Do you want to come in the wardrobe with me?

C: I will just close the doors during the scary parts.  This part is pretty scary.

C: I am in here and I am fine!

C: I really love this wardrobe!

C: I'm trying to get the back open.

C: Mom, I feel the back moving!

C: I really want to go somewhere in this wardrobe!

C: I need to pack my bed so I'll be ready to go!

C: This is a very special airplane called a model.  It's a very silly airplane.

Princess Colton

Awesome!

Me: Do you want any lettuce on your burrito?
C: No.
Me: I didn't think so, but thought I'd ask.
C: I'm allergic to lettuce.

C: You have to follow one of the lines on this map to get home.

C: You can just use this card (valentine) as my birthday card!

C: Why is it never gonna be charged?! Why is it never gonna be 5 o'clock?!
Me: Remember, if you have an attitude, that you won't get to play on the iPod.
C: Oh. Sorry.

Colton got to play on my iPod this afternoon, which I handed to him in the kitchen.  He was still standing there 30 minutes later.  He made it to the stairs an hour or so after that.  Angry Birds is apparently that addictive.

I told him it should be charged by 5pm, so he checked the clock every 5 minutes from 3:45-5pm. 

Colton Does Valentine's Day

On licking the candle from Grandma's b-day cake ~
C: We can just share the lick! Can I have a turn?

While putting together class valentines ~
C: These are for people that really love each other!

On receiving heart window clings ~
C: *gasp* This is what I always wanted!

Nanan's valentine...a little Dora heavy

C: I made you a map of the whole Earth! See how all the hearts are connected? There is Jordan's house, Nanan's house, my house, and Uncle Jon's house!

Colton's class mailed out valentines ~
C: You are going to get an email in an envelope!  

C: I was just telling the baby "Yeah."  Was that saying yes in English?

Me: Go sit.
C: I was just checking to make sure you were all right.
Me: I'm fine, bud.  Go finish your dinner.

Colton Is Wise

While driving ~
C: Try not to run into the wall.
Me: Okay, I'll try.

C: I'm so hungry, I could eat the whole Earth!
Me: What would all the people eat if you ate the Earth?
C: They could just buy their own food.

Using maps app on my iPod ~
C: Mom, I'm trying to find the end of the Earth!

C: I'm going to find the greatest place there ever was!

Me: Did you find the greatest place on the Earth?
C: No, it wouldn't let me go there.  I was trying to find the end of the Earth.  You have to go over the mountains to Europe and then to 'Mano Park! (Camano Island Park)

Me: Boys that pick their nose do not get to play on my iPod!
C: I'm done!
Me: With my iPod or picking your nose?
C: Picking my nose.

C: And you race around like this!  ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
Dad: How many Zs are in that?
C: 22! 

C: I have just two babies left because YOU wouldn't take care of them like I told you to.

A Colton-In-The-Box!

C: Guess what, Mom!  You earned a sticker!
Me: For putting up with you this evening?
C: Yeah!

C: You need to take care of this baby too!
Me: I already have enough babies to take care of, thankyouverymuch.

C: There are three stages to build this racing track!  First, you have to find a spot to put it. Second, you roll the mat out. And this is the good part! Third, you get the cars out!

C: This is my hiding spot to play hide and seek! (the box)

C: See, Mom? See how soft it feels? (the blanket in the box)

Colton and His Baby

C: I'm going to take all these baby lovies to bed because they need to go to bed for the night.

C: I have FOUR babies and I helped you pump for them!
Me: Oh good.  I needed some help.

C (exasperated): This baby has been awake all day!

C: All my baby-lovies have growed up into adults and big brothers!  But I have one left and he still needs mama milk.

Today was pajama day at school and the kids were to bring in their favorite stuffed animal... C decided to feed 'his baby' in class.... easy access jammies?  

Ms Marilyn: And who did you bring with you today?
C: Rocket! And today is his special day!
They do special days in lieu of birthday celebrations so all the kids have an opportunity to celebrate.

C: Try not to step on my baby, okay?

C: I'm making my hair all black like Dad's!
Done by getting his hair wet.

Colton on Everything

C: Why do you have to know everything about everything?
Me: What do you mean?
C: Why do I always have to get dressed before breakfast every day?
Me: Because you do.

C: Don't you want to have my favorite waffle breakfast?
Me: That sounds yummy!
C: I will email them to you so you can have something to eat when you're running!

C: I'm making three cars, and the last one I'm making is for Dad! It's the smallest and squaredest one. 

C: I'm putting a fence around my dealer-shop because it's closed.

C: Can you get a CD for me to race like you do?  (Xbox game)

Watching Dad play Xbox ~
C: Steady. Steady. Steady.  Go-go-go!

C: Dad, you're odd.
Dad: Uh.  Okay.

Colton on Differences

Second game of the season!

Dad: I really love you!
C: Me too.

And Colton is done.

Grandma: We know which one [kid] you are.
C: Yeah, I have longer hair! That's how you tell.
Me: What about people that don't have any hair? How do you tell them apart?
C: You can just call them whatever you want.

Colton & cousin Aisling

Me: Wow, look at those mountains!
C: It might be freezing over there.

Teaching her to play trains.

Me: Both Dad & I will be home tomorrow!
C: Yeah, and I don't believe Dad.
Me: What do you mean you don't believe Dad?
C: I don't believe what he says.

Quality testing the flour....yum?

Colton Goes to the Fire Station

Could only get 2 out of the 3 boys to wear their
hats at the same time.

C: We're gonna hop onto the west! 

C: My mom found my backpack!
Jordan: Good remembering!

Fireman: Who here likes to play with matches?
*Colton raises his hand*

Fireman: Are there any questions about what to do in a fire?
C: My mom took apart my train track last night!

Jasmine (to C): Are you scared for your first time at the fire station? 
Roffle!

C: You're not a fireman anymore when you take your hat off.

C: My badge tells me where the fires are.

Me: Do I hear fighting?
C: We're fighting about not fighting anymore!