Colton Makes Me Feel Old

C: Back in the old days, like back in the 80s, people used to send messages in a bottle.
Me: They sometimes still do that.
C: But it doesn't always get to where it's supposed to go.
Me: Right, it's not a very reliable way to send mail.

Me: Were you tired this morning after your late night out?
C: Yeah, you know how hard it is going to school.

C: When is Santa coming so we can talk to him?

Me: In December.  We have to get through Halloween and Thanksgiving first. 

C: NUH-UH!  That's not fair! 

C: The boys are just ruining my track!  

Me: They're not even down here.

C: I mean, they did it earlier!  Without even realizing it!

Me: Sorry, bubba.  You'll just have to figure it out.
....
C: MOOOOMMM!  This is why I didn't want brothers!  

C: When I'm a grown up, I'm gonna get more of this!  (Dad bought C a Green River soda)

The Winter of Colton's Discontent

Me: Sarah will be here in a little bit.  Jason and Jordan are going to the dump.
C: Aww, but I wanted to go to the dump!  Maybe they'll go again tomorrow.

C: Mom? Can we take your car tomorrow?
Me: Sure, I guess.  Why?
C: So we can have the new mints Dad bought.

C: YAY! I'm so excited for winter!
Me: Why?
C: Because it's almost Christmas.
Me: And why are you excited about Christmas?
C: I might get another Skylander! Unless I have them all by then.

Dad: God help us when he DOES actually have all the Skylanders...

C: You know what I learned about homework? I don't have to read to you.
Me: You can read to us, or we can read to you. It all counts.
C: Good, because I don't really like reading.
Me: I like it when you read to me.
C: Well, I don't.
Me: I'll make you a deal, I'll read half and you can read half.
C: THAT'S NOT FAIR!
Me: It's not up for discussion.
C: YES IT IS!

...

C: What are you doing?

Me: Writing to your dad.  You would know if you liked reading.  

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.

Colton on Mothers

Colton on advertising ~
C: And I really want one!  So I don't keep my room messy, because I'm getting really tired of cleaning it myself.  You can even order one now.

C: That show is really annoying me!
Me: You're not even watching it.
*door slam*

C: And apparently, I'm too hot to be a Jedi right now.

Me: Did you really put all your laundry away?  

C: Yes.

Me: You didn't just hide it in your dirty clothes laundry again?

C: OH MOM !!  I'm getting really tired of doing my laundry myself!

Historical Colton

C: They should paint that old, rusty engine.
Me: I don't think they will.
C: Why not?
Me: It's part of the history of this town.
C: I didn't know this town had history!

Investigating potential camping sites... win!

C: Do you know why I want to lift weights? Because I want to be strong like you!  And so I can grow up to be as strong as a giant, a Skylander Giant!

Of course he finds a gun-shaped stick.  Sigh.

Me: There's the old tree!  (historical marker)
C: So that's what smells!

Tiny frog

C: Why do you always take us on these long walks?
Me: Says the boy that ran miles and miles at the jog-a-thon.
C: I can just go 3 miles.
Me: We haven't even made it a half mile yet, so march, mister!

Silvertips Training Camp

Me: Did you have fun watching the Tips today?
C: Uhm...sure.
Me: I see.
C: The best part was getting my teddy bear.
Me: Of course it was.

Colton on Star Wars

C: Do you know what we could do while the cookies bake?
Me: Hum?
C: Practice looking for Easter eggs, so we're the best finders at Easter.

Me: I expect you to have one hundred percent better behavior if you want to continue to have friends over.
C: Or just a billion percent.
Me: Sure, that too.


C: Maybe someday you can buy me the Eliminating Falcon!
Uhhhh...

That's a nice look.

Woot!  Training wheels off today!

Watching Star Wars ~
C: And he is going to grow a new arm since it got cut off, right?
Me: Yep.
C: I just hope that never happens to me! Besides, when I grow up, I'm not going to be a Jedi.  I'm thinking about being a mechanic.  And instead of working on cars, I'm thinking about working on something else.
Me: Like what?
C: I was thinking of working on race cars, and stuff.

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.