The Lindsay Clan

Conversations with a Four Year Old

Mom:  (walking out to the car) Calvin?

Calvin:  (shoving something in his mouth and jumping from the front seat to the back)  Hmmmm?  Yes mommy?

Mom:  (looking at the pile of crumbs in the front seat) Calvin, there is a terrible mess in the front seat and Brandon’s cookie is gone.

Calvin:  It was Josh.

Mom:  Calvin, it was not Josh.  You got in the front seat and ate baby’s cookie.

Calvin:  Wow Mom.  That is a really bad guess.

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Josh:  (very seriously)  Mom, I want to build a fort and I want to sleep in it.

Mom:  Sweetie….

Josh:  (Interrupting) OK-  Listen.  Forts are good and people can sleep in them.

Mom:  Yes, forts are good but tonight is a school night.  Tell you what, let’s build a fort on Friday night and you can sleep in it.  How does that sound?

Josh:  (with great disgust)  Ugh!  Mom!  That was so predictable.

What boys think about

Gabe:  "Dad, Ninja's make everything better.  Except maybe skiing."

Josh:  (while saying the prayer in Primary) "Please bless that mom and dad won't get eaten and that we can have Mickey Mouse pancakes for lunch."

Calvin:  "Mom?  I've decided.  Instead of eating dinner, I'm going to stand in the corner."

Brandon: (standing in his crib after his nap) "Shoes? Walk?"

Just to recap.  This weekend my boys pondered:

1- Ninjas

2- Mom and dad being consumed by hungry lions

3- Mickey mouse pancakes

4- What was worse- chili or the punishment of standing in the corner.

5- How quickly can I get outside?

It is True Love!

 
 

Vegas Baby!!

"It'll be fun!"  I probably said that to Pat 50 times in the weeks leading up to this trip.  He always looked at me dubiously.  Apparently he thought driving 7 hours with 4 small children did not sound fun in the least.  Regardless, we loaded the kids up on the Friday before Presidents day and headed south. And regardless of what Pat tells you, it was fun!

The boys were so excited.  Josh called it "the adventure", Calvin liked the treats, and Gabe was thrilled to be checking another city off of his Places to Go.  Isn't that the great thing about kids?  Everything is new and wonderful.  The hotel was "fancy", the restaurant was "the fanciest ever", and the pool-- don't even get them started on the pool. (Josh woke up the first morning, went to the window, looked out on the rainy, blustery landscape and declared, "It's perfect for swimming."  and he meant it.  He went and put on his swim suit.)  Even better, the boys met up with 3 of their favorite beings in all the world-- Grandma, Grandpa, and Meg the Dog.

Some photo highlights:

Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay:

 

Treats from Red, White, and Blue:

 

Red Rock Visitor's Center (so, so wonderful!  Go if you ever have the chance):

 

 

Hiking at Red Rock:

 

 

Note:  I have omitted the pooping incident, the lying incident, the finger smashed in the door incident, and the naked women incident.  If you care to hear those stories, let me know and I'll fill you in!

Yet another conversation with a 4 yr old

Josh:  (with great urgency and excitement) Mom! Mom! Guess what? 

Mom:  What sweetie?

Josh:  Gabe is an awesome 'pee'er!

Mom:  He is?

Josh:  Yah!  He doesn't even have to hold on to it when he goes!

(Ah!!  It's good to have a role model, isn't it?  It's reassuring that Josh has a goal to work towards.)