Random Moments that Make Me Smile

Today I let Kate watch Handy Manny (he is a bilingual tool man, for those non-parents in the crowd). I plopped her on the couch and said, "Do you want to watch Handy Manny?" as I turned it on. Her response? She waved at Manny and said, "Hola!" (Hello, in Spanish, for those non-Spanish speakers in the crowd.) OK, so it was more like "Oh-wa!", but I will take a laugh where I can get it:)

Every time the commercial for the I-Phone comes on, Kate gets very excited and repeats "Phone! Hello?" over and over. Do you think she is dropping hints for her birthday?

Ben is my movie man. He LOVES movies. (Wonder where he gets that from?) His Dad took him to see Madagascar 2, and when he got home I asked him if it was better than the first one. He replied, "Yes, it was. In the first one, there weren't any bad guys, and the ending was both happy and sad. In the second one, there was a bad guy, and the ending was just happy. So it was definitely better." So just in case you ever wondered what is important to a 6 year old, apparently it is bad guys and happy endings.

Yesterday I was asking Will to use his fork for the bazillionth time. I pointed out that while his hands were functional, they are not utensils. He countered back, "But they are! They are really sporks. See? The fingers are the fork part, and this part (his palms) is the spoon part. Spork!" How do you even argue with that logic?