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.

When Life Hands You Lemons...

C: Mom, when can I get a dirt bike?
Me: When you can pay for it.
C: Why do I always have to pay for things?
Me: Because I really don't want you to have a dirt bike right now.  And also, you'd have to get your training wheels off.
C: I tried, but I don't think I'm the kind of guy that wants his training wheels off.

C: I tried to make a tablet, but I just didn't have enough hands.

At Star Wars Lego Camp... C had an ear infection and hasn't been able to hear, resulting in ~ 
C: We worked on the LEMONADE Falcon!

C: Can I watch TV?
Me: Yeah, I suppose.
C: Because it's after 5, I can watch TV, unless it's super hot, and we don't want to waste electricity.
Me: Sure.

Colton Goes Camping....Again

Dad: We need to head back to camp in 10-15 minutes.
C: I'll take 15!

C: Hurry before she gets into the tent!
....
C: Darnit.

The boys made bows & arrows, and then

fishing poles with sticks and rope. 

C: Why do the bees just keep bugging me?
Me: Because they like hot, sweaty boys.
C: Well, they should like cold, sweaty moms!

Colton Goes Camping

Nanan: What do you want to do when you grow up?
C: I want to go in space!
Nanan: And what would you do in space?
C: I want to chase down all the star ships! 

C: Where's Dad?
Me: He went to call Opa.  He has to drive a little bit until he can get reception.
C: Yeah, cuz we're way out in Pittsburgh!

C: I'll get it!
Me: I've got it.
C: Why do you always get things when I say I'm going to?
Me: Because I'm the meanest mom ever.
C: You need to stop being mean!
Me: Or?
C: I'm going to stop paying you!
Good ol' threat to the mom salary... 

Rope swing from swim lessons 6/8 ~