Yesterday while we were at the store Ethan informed the cashier and anyone who was within earshot that he wanted to have big testicles and that his were small. Oh, the things he notices while potty training. (Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:31:50 GMT)
I have discovered that one of my favorite new things is to have Ethan say "Hippopotamus". It is really adorable. (Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:26:22 GMT)
Ryan last night: "Can you please just give me the password to the computer so I can go help Ethan watch a show? I promise I'll forget it before bed." (Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:13:46 GMT)
Had a bit of a dance party with Ethan yesterday in the mall. I forget which store, but the music was fun and we just danced around while Jen looked. He can really shake his little booty when the rhythm gets him. (Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:39:37 GMT)
My little boy is now 3. He has grown so much, but at least I know that, at least for the time being, he still needs me to pull the arms off his lego guys and reattach them so that they are on backwards. (Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:57:53 GMT)
Ethan stumbled out of bed this morning into the living room, hair messed up and eyes barely open. First thing he does is ignite an imaginary lightsaber and battle Darth Vader, complete with sound effects, for a few minutes before cuddling in my lap with his stuffed penguin. (Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:03:47 GMT)
Over the course of several days, Ethan has asked me many times to "Spin me right round, baby like a record baby right round, round, round." So of course I oblige him. You can't ignore a request if it is put to you in the form of a classic 80's tune. It's in the rule book. (Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:40:11 GMT)
Ethan informed me last night when I went to say goodnight that "I am sick now because Ryan punched me in the testicles a month ago when we were downstairs and you were working out and he punched me and I punched him and he punched me hard in the testicles and now I have a small penguin." (Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:51:03 GMT)
Like father, like son. Ethan appears to have some sort of breathing issue. ER Doc seemed to think it has an environmental cause, rather than a bacterial or viral. Doesn't seem to slow him down much, though. (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:50:29 GMT)
Tonight we watched "Tooth Fairy" and they boys spent most of the time running around pretending to be fairies. Every now and then they'd switch to being "airbenders", hockey players, jedi, and fish (don't know, didn't ask) and eventually back to fairies. Fun family movie, but it was more fun to watch the kids. (Sat, 11 Sep 2010 02:37:38 GMT)
Ethan yesterday: "Dad, I like this strawberry yogurt. It doesn't have spies in it!" Me: "Ummm...yes. That is a good thing. The last thing we want are spies in our yogurt." (Sun, 12 Sep 2010 14:16:49 GMT)
Ryan and Ethan were playing on my bed this afternoon. Ryan asks, "Ethan, can I take your shoes off?" Ethan stands up, extends a foot and says, "Yes." Ryan grabs his foot, removes the first shoe, then shouts "Sweep the Leg, Johnny!" and totally cuts his other leg out from under him. I don't remember teaching him that. Ethan loved it. (Fri, 17 Sep 2010 21:54:39 GMT)
Tonight while the boys and I played soccer, Ethan made an announcement. He grabbed the ball, put his hands up to his mouth and yelled, "John McEnroe is coming onto the field!". Ryan promptly ran over to him, stole the ball and ran away. Ethan got an angry look on his face, threw his hands in the air and shouted "You CANNOT be serious!". It is my new favorite thing he says. (Fri, 24 Sep 2010 01:18:16 GMT)
Picked up some needles to inflate the soccer balls for practice tonight. Ethan asked, "Dad, what is those for?". Me: "To pump up the balls downstairs." Him: "You gonna pump your balls downstairs?" Me, not thinking: "Yep." Him: "Downstairs? You gonna pump your balls?" Me: "Stop it. You are too young for innuendo." Him: "What is innuendo?" Still not convinced he didn't know what he was saying. (Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:17:38 GMT)
I didn't realize it began this early, but at soccer last night my son kept "accidentally" kicking his ball onto a field where a U8 girls team was practicing. He'd kick it and he and his buddies would sprint after it, shoving each other and laughing. They'd collect the ball and then saunter back, looking at them as if to say, "Hello ladies. Just playin' some soccer. You like what you see? I thought so." (Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:58:39 GMT)
Went for a run this morning with Ryan. He rode his bike the entire time and only complained once about how hard the hills were. We did around 3 miles, so he was a little pooped at the end, but said he can't wait to do it again. Great way to spend part of a Columbus day. (Tue, 12 Oct 2010 01:23:44 GMT
Ethan took his shirt off and is currently crawling around the chair wearing black socks and Blues Clues pajama bottoms saying "Let's Dance!" over and over again. Looks like I have no choice but to throw on a little Lady Gaga and bust a move. (Sat, 16 Oct 2010 14:24:21 GMT)
Ryan's team won for the first time this season 6-3. Ryan got 2 goals, had a legitimate assist ("Dad, I looked up, saw Sanders was open, and passed him the ball." as opposed to "Oh, crap...lost control again...oh good, Sanders was there...") and made a few great saves while he was in goal. (Sat, 23 Oct 2010 21:45:43 GMT)
Ethan is convinced that the land which was cleared at a little ways from our house is not going to be used to build an assisted living community, but rather will be used to build "a huge bouncy house" where "the old people will bounce around all day". I kinda like his idea better. (Sun, 31 Oct 2010 19:55:43 GMT)
The other day Ryan was complaining about Ethan being so clingy and shouted "I want alone time to play by myself!" Ethan, a little confused on the subject, shouted back "Me too! I want alone time to play with Ryan!" (Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:11:15 GMT)
Watching "James and the Giant Peach" with Ryan. Early in the movie when the titular Giant Peach makes its first appearance, Ryan says, deadpan, "Man, that’s a huge fruit." (Sat, 20 Nov 2010 03:02:33 GMT)
Boys both running around shirtless pretending to be Aang/Spiderman/Venom/Superman/Random Gymnast guy/Mario/Penguins all at the same time. I don't know exactly how they are fitting all those characters into one coherent narrative, but I guess when you are 6 and 3 plot holes are just something you are not terribly concerned with. (Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:10:45 GMT)
While watching an episode of "Life" with the boys this morning, it was made clear Ethan and Ryan both love cute animals and were prone to saying "Aww! How adorable!" I thought I had some highly intelligent boys on my hands, but apparently Ethan isn't as clued in as I originally thought. At one point, the narrator made reference to a dormant volcano. Ethan pipes up with, "Aww! That sure is an adorable volcano." (Sat, 27 Nov 2010 15:40:08 GMT)
Ethan doesn't believe that poop is made from food, so Jen asked me to explain how it all works. Using their kids anatomy book, I told him about the food going into the mouth, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, "...and then into my testicles!" adds Ethan. "No, Ethan," corrects Ryan. "Only drinks go into your testicles. That's how you pee." Oh well - at least they know where their testicles are. (Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:32:06 GMT)
While putting up the Christmas tree yesterday I let the boys choose the music we were going to listen to. "Charlie Brown Christmas"? Nope. Carols? Nope. Some sort of instrumental music that at least vaguely resembles Christmas music? Nope. They chose "Here Comes Science" by They Might Be Giants. We put up the tree to songs like "Meet the Elements", "My Brother the Ape", and "Bloodmobile." (Sun, 05 Dec 2010 14:14:47 GMT)
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