Just a funny kid making stuff

We've gotten back into the routine of actually having a routine lately. Wade's "By Myself Boxes" are going well, he asks for them constantly and we actually have to get back out some of the individual activities so he can play with them more. Simple things, like pipe cleaners and large jingle bells have been a hit lately. He likes to "decorate" the house with his creations and make bracelets for everyone :)

The create-your-own-snowman kit was a hit.
He used one of Lily's board books to follow the steps of creating a snowman

Snowman #1

Had to get the kit out again today. Snowman #2

Monsters, Inc? Finally getting some use out of the felt board I made months ago...





He also has been really funny lately. A few of the things we've discussed lately:

W- Mom! I finally figured out why Santa didn't eat all of the Christmas cookies we left out for him (something that's been bothering him since that morning)! He had all those other kid's cookies to eat too!
Me- Yes, that's right (FINALLY)!
W- Don't you think we should leave him something healthy next time, instead of all those cookies?
Me- Like what?
W- An apple, or maybe some meat.
Me- That's a good idea.
W- Then he will be healthy and strong, because you know, Santa needs to be strong.
Me- Oh yeah, why?
W- Because of the bad guys that try to sneak into the North Pole.
Me- Why would there be bad guys at the North Pole?
W- Because they don't like good guys and the elves and Santa are good guys. Then Santa could do a hi-ya and some ninja moves to get rid of them. That's why we should give Santa something healthy instead of cookies next year.


We were riding in the car, taking Wade to preschool, when Lily started mumbling something unintelligible.
W- What, Lily? You want pizza for dinner tonight? Is that what you said? Pizza?
Lily- Pizza!
W- Mom, Lily wants pizza for dinner and so do I! Can we get pizza tonight for dinner? For Lily?


Wade was so excited when he came home from school yesterday (something that doesn't happen often). He told me all about how they are learning about hibernation and how animals keep warm, so they covered their hands in Crisco (I think) and when they stuck them in ice water, they couldn't feel the cold (pretty cool experiment I thought). He went on to tell me that, "whales have that stuff to keep them warm too, it's called, you know, diarrhea."


Then there was this doozy:
I picked Wade up from preschool and his teacher met me at the door, looking very concerned. She asked if Mark was in the hospital. I said that he wasn't (not that I knew anyway, I was thinking the worst, of course, and thought maybe she knew something I didn't). She went on to tell me that Wade had said he was. In fact, he said that his Daddy had fallen off the roof into some very cold water and was in the hospital and he missed him very much. I can only imagine how much sympathy he got for that one...


Am hoping that all this imagination and fabrication will at one point pay off. Maybe he will be a famous author and can afford to compensate me for my current pain and suffering :)