When Dreams Really Do Come True

C: Tonight, I'm going to make my dreams come true!
Me: You are? What's your dream?
C: That I can do lots of stuff.

Me: Watch for cars!
C: I didn't.
At least he's honest...

Me: What was your favorite part of the day?
C: Playing trains.  But Jordan recognized me! 
Me: He did? 
(LOL, he means wrecked his train track)

Colton Goes Riding

C: Hey Dad, I think I’m sure I need a blanket because my eyebrows are hot.

C: I'm deserving of a rest! 
After he ran me around the block several times. (He was riding & I was running to keep up!)

C: After breakfast I had dessert! Maybe I can have dessert after dinner too?

Colton Is Full of Steam

C: I have lots of steam today!
Me: Will you share? I'm tired.
C: No, I have to use all of it.

C: I'm gonna be an adult soon.
Me: Oh yeah?
C: And then I can swim in your pool! 
Me: Not til you're 13, bud.
C: How many birthdays is that?
Me: 10 more birthdays.
C: Wow, that is a lot!
Yeah, but it's flyin' right by...

C: That truck is a cookie truck!  That is my favorite kind of truck!

C: Was that awesome?
Me: That was pretty awesome!
C swam the length of the pool and was mighty impressed with himself.

C: No guns, Jordan!!!
LOL - nice to hear my words coming out of his mouth this time.

Colton Is a Superhero

Playing "marables" with Nanan

C: I want to watch this much Thomas! As big as I am! 

C: Hey Mom, I don't feel very good today. I did lots of hard work today and I don't feel very good right now. (Coming from the little boy still in his jammies)

C: I wish I could have one of these carpets so I could make a big train table!

C: What is that I smell?
Me: I think it's the dog.  He's stinky tonight.
C: I will blow away that dog! 
Me: Please do!  (at least the smell... whew!)

C: If you close my door, I won't be able to smell the stinky dog!
Dad: Then you'd be lucky!
C: And I will have superpowers!  I can be a rocket-sword!  I'm the meanest, scariest superhero!  And I can fight with dogs! 
Poor Cartman?

Colton Does Easter

Epic Easter track

C: At my house the Easter bunny hid eggs with real food inside!  (candy stuffed)

C: In this egg, there's cheese just like in the spicy eggs!  (yolk)

C: We're blast-offing to the moon!  Because it's night time and we're out in space!

Colton Wants a Slurpee

C: I want a Slurpee!
Me: Not today.
C: But I really want one.  I'll be good today.
Me: You're always good, buddy.  But we're still not having a Slurpee.

Me: How many zucchinis do you want?
C: Just twenty!

C: I don't wanna go to bed!
Me: Sorry, bud, it's bedtime.
C: I won't let you go upstairs!  And I won't let you live here!  But in the morning you can live here!
Uhm, thanks?

C: Is it gonna be Earth Day tomorrow?
Me: No, it was Earth Day yesterday.
C: Did I get to see the Earth?
Me: I'm pretty sure you did.

Malcom's Grandpa: We should take all the shovels out of the beach bag and send the kids out to scoop the yard.
C: Can I help?
Malcom's Grandpa: Good man!

C: Would it be pretty cool if I use up all my track? Then would that be a gorgeous track?

Happy Earth Day!

More from 4/20 ~
C: Are we gonna pretend that it's Earth Day?
Me: We already did our Earth Day planting.
C: Is that all we have to do to keep the Earth happy?
Me: Yeah, and it's always good to recycle.
C: Do we recycle?
Me: Yep.  That's what the white bin in the kitchen is for.

C: Can we put our babies' seats in the car?
Me: It's a little early yet.  They're way too small to fit in the seats.

From 4/21 ~
C: Maybe we can give some kids who don't have toys some toys and I can get a new train!
Me: What toys are you going to give them?
C: Some of my trains.
Me: Really? You're going to give away your trains?  Anything else?
C: I can't give away my train table.
Me: Nope, not yet.
C: When?
Me: Maybe when you're older and don't play with it anymore.
C: I'm NEVER gonna stop playing with trains!
Me: Not even when you're as old as Mama?
C: No!
Me: Alright then!

Darn Smart Kid

C: I want to go out to lunch!
Me: I thought you wanted macaroni?
C: Red Robin has macaroni. 
Me: Nah, let's go home and make you some.
C: What are you gonna have for lunch?
Me: I was thinking about a turkey sandwich.
C: But Red Robin has macaroni AND turkey sandwiches.

Me: Should we stop in and see about getting you a hair cut?
C: No, I don't want to get my hair cut til Earth Day.

Me: What was your favorite part about today?
C: Looking for fishies! 
Went to open swim ~ "looking for fishies" involves dunking your head under water and blowing bubbles.

C: I don't like loud noises, just loud music!
Toilets were too loud for him at the pool.

C: I'm gonna show Dad how really useful I am. Because I'm usefuler than him! I keep the job done!

Sleepy-Sleepy Colton

Me: What a nice dad to take you to the train store!
C: But it wasn't nice of him not to buy me a train!

C: I am sad that I am sick and I am cross that I am sick.
(He was just super tired tonight, not actually sick)

C: I am so tired my teeth can't open! 
(To brush teeth)

C: Why do you check how cold I am every time?
Me: Just checking to see if you're running a temperature.  Goodnight, buddy.

Colton's Random Weekend

    Some hair awesomeness    

C: ... and he bit me, and I couldn't believe my eyes! 

C: And I'm not gonna go to sleep tonight! I am gonna stay up alllll night and all day.

Me: You need to be on your best behavior.
C: All day?
Me: Yes.
C: Alright.

He's only asked to go to the train store 6 billion times today...

C: I need to talk to you.

Me: We're not talking about the train store. Talk about something else.

C: How about my suspension bridge? I love my suspension bridge because I love it. I really, really love it.

C: It's my job to be the keeper of the cherry stems.

Me: Is that bloggable?

C: Yeah!

C: MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooom!  Can you help me with my problem? I have a problem!