Things that make me laugh.

Last night Adam and I were discussing the possibility of putting the kids into a local gym class. We were talking a mile a minute, discussing whether we should go ahead and put both kids in, who would take them, could we afford it, who would watch Kate if only Charlie went, what day and time would work best. We were talking fast, bouncing ideas of each other, and jumping around trying to answer each other's questions as quickly as possible. This was all during bath time, and Charlie was listening in. Kate was taking advantage of our conversation by sitting quietly in the corner of the bath drinking as much bath water as possible. As the conversation progressed I noticed a look of worry growing on C's face. I thought he was worried that we would decide that only Kate would take the class.

Me: Well, maybe for now we should only go with Charlie.

C:Me? looking a bit frantic

Me: C don't worry, I said YOU, just YOU.

C: NOOOOO NOT ME.

Me: What? Don't you want to go?

C: (seriously crying now) You and Daddy are going to throw me in the garbage can.

Adam and I started laughing but also comforting our poor son.

Me:NO, C, not garbage can, gym class....we would never throw you in a garbage can.

Adam: Garbage cans are for garbage.

After coming back from the park yesterday K ran into Pa in the kitchen. He was eating the split pea soup he had just made.

K: PA, You eating meat?

Pa: Yes, I am eating meat

K: I No YIKA DA MEAT

Pa: I know

K: I yike.....yamwiches, breakfast burritos, and my daddy

Yesterday while trying to feed both kids a snack they were both being very loud. Kate was singing at the top of her lungs jiggle bells, and C was in one of his loud monologues. I snapped:

Me; You guys can you just be quiet for a second.

C: Mommy, you don't have to be all agro.

Me: (chuckling at what my son just called me) You are right, Charlie...I don't

Conversation I over-heard while pretending to be asleep yesterday morning.

C: When I am 4 I am going back to the dentist Kate.

K: Ohhhh

C: You can go too, when you are like 5 or 6

K: No, (making her scared face)

C: It not tary (scary) if you brush your teeth you just go there. they clean them and give you a toy.

k: No I tared (scared)

C: You can come with me when I am 4. You can watch and learn. It not tary (scary)

K: Ok.

Could they be any sweeter, any better of friends, any cuter....

Both of our kids love to have their backs and arms tickled. It is how we help them fall asleep for naps and at night. K is the biggest love bug we know, always trying to make out with us, have her cheek on ours, rubbing our faces, and she loves her back to be tickled.

K: Tickle my back, daddy

Adam: K, I don't want to always be tickling your back.

K: How bout my bum bum

Adam: No, sweetie I don't want to tickle your bum bum either.

At nursery school they do the coolest thing. They interview the kids and write down what they say. They interview the kids about the weather, feelings, nature, their families....and I love reading them and saving them.

BUT....lately all the "papers" about Charlie say the same thing:

What do you eat for dinner? Mac N Cheese

What do you eat for lunch? Hot Dogs.

HOT DOGS? Really, Charlie. I have nothing against hot dogs, honestly I don't. Infact I remember loving my hotdogs after little league games when I was like 8.

Me: Hot dogs charlie? Really, you love eating hot dogs for lunch?

C: Mommy, there are such things as veggie hot dogs, ya know?

Me: Oh, I know. Except we don't eat those either.

Me: And what is up with Mac N Cheese for dinner. We do eat Mac N cheese maybe like 1-2 a month when we are in a pinch, but for dinner every night?????

C: I try to say tempeh taco, black bean burger, seitan potpie, but they never understand me.

This makes so much sense. He doesn't have the sounds s or l, and I doubt other kids are mentioning seitan or tempeh at school.

It is so much fun having two toddlers who never stop talking and signing. Unless I am tired and have a headache, and have been around it non-stop for 14 hours. Then silence is all I crave.