Sunday Snapshot: Will William WaWa TeePee TuTu

How do I even begin to describe my Will?

He is ... unique. Yes, that is one word to describe him:) He is also simultaneously the most charming, sweet, adorable, ornery, stubborn, and exasperating little stinker I know. He would rather sit in time-out forever than admit he is wrong. And his temper...well, we are working on that one.

If you see him at home or in the car, he likely has his gucky wrapped around his head or arm. Gucky is a soft fleece blanket with clouds on it. He says gucky's name is Cloudy.

His Will-isms are well known to our friends and family, partly because he weelly stwuggles with his R's. And sometimes his L's are a wittle twicky too. But also because he says some of the funniest things I have ever heard, like "You scared the chickens out of me!" or "Shirts are very important to me," or "My sons!"

He is also well known for his fashion sense. For example, he refuses to wear white socks. He will wear black, blue, green, or brown, but bright red ones are his favorite (see picture at top). He loves ties and hats (and turning away when I try to take a picture).

He loves to come into a room and declare, "Let's cuddle!" He puts his hands on my face and croons, "Sweet Mama." (Did I mention that I love this kid?) He is 100% a Momma's Boy, but I am beginning to have some stiff competition from Kate NaNa. He pretty much thinks she hung the moon. He wears her out with the hugs and kisses, and will follow her around saying, "You are adorable!" (Remember, you have to say it without the r's.) He wants more siblings, and recently told my aunt that Mommy and Daddy were going to have 2 more kids because we have a 7 passenger van, and in his words, "that is what it will take to fill it up." Logical, yes? I thought my mother would choke.

He has two imaginary friends named Handshake and Bert. Handshake used to be his "imaginary bully", but now they are friends. According to Will, Handshake and Bert used to operate the "walk/don't walk" signs at the park in a neighboring city. I recently asked him if they were still working there, but he told me no, they had different jobs now.

His life's ambition is to write, direct, and star in Star Wars Episode Seven, along with his brother, of course. They are pretty much inseparable. Ben told me a few days ago that Will was insisting that they start filming on January 5th, but Ben was doubtful they could get the everything (props, extras, a script) together in time since school starts back on January 4th. And have I mentioned that Will is 5?

The thing is, I wouldn't be a bit shocked if he does it someday. He and his brother love to create new superheroes, complete with costumes and powers, like Power Ring, whose super power is that he can do whatever he wants. There is also Trap Man, who throws traps to catch villains.

Despite all his craziness, he has a big heart. Whenever someone asks him what his favorite part of going to China was? His answer is always, "Two things: riding in an airplane, and making NaNa feel better when she was sad."

As for his name - most people call him Will, but his real name is William, Kate calls him WaWa, and he says that TeePee TuTu is his Indian name. So sometimes he insists on all of it. Definitely unique.