Animal Sounds

Daddy: "What does a doggy say?" Lucy: "Ruff-Ruff"
Daddy: "What does a sheep say?" Lucy: "Baa"
Daddy: "What does a monkey say?" Lucy: "No mo monkey's jumpin on da bed"

Me Too!

This afternoon as our family was climbing into the car to head home from a Christmas activity I caught a whiff of a smelly diaper. Being right next to Daisy I asked her...
Laurie: "Daisy, do you have a stinky diaper?"
Daisy: "Nope."
Laurie: "Are you sure? I thought I could smell it?"
Adam: "Me too!"
After a brief pause...
Daisy: "Me too!"

Writing Grandma and Grandpa

The other day Fred told me that he wanted to write Grandma and Grandpa that have Buster and Bell. (For some reason our kids have a hard time remembering what last name goes with which set of grandparents and thus refer to them by the animals they own.) So Fred pulls out a piece of paper and says, "OK Mommy. I'll tell you what to write and when you are finished I'll write my name." Over the course of about 8 mins Fred dictated what he wanted to say; occasionally pausing to tap his chin as he thought what he wanted to say next. This is the finished product: (It's fun to see what is important to a four year old.)

Grandpa and Grandma-

I wish that you have a good weekend. I am happy that you let me play Mario Kart. We can play soccer together when I come to visit. I will help you feed Buster and Bell. I will stop playing Mario Kart when you say it is time to eat. I am happy to eat if you get me something yummy to eat. I like to go to your house when it snows so I can ride sleds or I can just ride sleds in my backyard. I am happy to play with you. I want to sleep somewhere else at your house....how about the living room? I am happy to be at your home. I like to run around when my cousins come to your house. Can we sometime go to the zoo?

Love, Fred Heddon (signed by himself)

Monsters Under the Bed

Fred - "Mommy, I have monster alarms in my ears and they wake me up in the middle of the night and tell me that I need to go in to your bed."

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