My Boys are Neat

Little things they say and do

Published on April 1, 2006 By JillUser In Home & Family

Today has been a very relaxing day. They kids woke up around 9:30 and went straight to playing with each other so I stayed in bed for a while. It wasn't until about 11 when Alex came in and told me he was starting to get hungry.

We all had a nice brunch together and boys took their dishes to the sink like the good boys they are. Then it was back to playing. They drew me some pictures and explained the stories that went with them. Ryan still likes to sit on my lap and snuggle and I eat it up whenever I can.

They both have been following Brad around wanting to be part of whatever he's doing. Mommy became interesting again once everyone was hungry for dinner. The boys set the table and we all had a nice dinner together. At the end of the meal, Alex was carrying his plate to the sink and stopped to say "Mommy, the chicken and corn on the cob was lovely". Yes, he actually said "lovely"! I love that kid!

My little guy, Ryan, is still working on that loose tooth. He is worried it will never come out but doesn't want me to touch it. He's is really worried about swallowing it or otherwise losing track of it so that he will miss out on the tooth fairy. Ah, the trials and tribulations of being 5.

Being the only female in the house (only for a few more months!), I get serenaded with all sorts of gaseous emissions. I heard one of them belch and told whoever it was they should say excuse me. They both denied it. When confronted Ryan said "it wasn't a burp, it was a gunk". Of course I had to ask what a gunk was. Apparently it is his term for a belch that errupts inside your throat rather than coming all the way out. I don't know where they come up with this stuff!

Last little tidbit I want to share- the other night I was about to warn the boys to settle down and sleep when I peeked in and saw them both holding flashlights to their chins, telling scary stories. I had to listen of course. Ryan's was "I was in a place full of zombies and I had a donut for a head and they all started eating my head!" I'm pretty sure his was a result of seeing too much Simpsons. Alex's was "In the future, there will be thousands of channels on TV.....but nothing to watch!" To which Ryan proclaimed "NOOOOOO!!" What a crack up!

Comments

Texas Wahine

on Apr 01, 2006

Adorable. Both your boys sound like such little treasures. Alex sounds like such a riot, and Ryan sounds precious as well. It's great that they play and get along so well.

My boys are great friends most of the time, but when they are together for two long, they start getting on each others' nerves. Xavier gets annoyed by how "baby" Orian is, and Orian can be aggressive! I still enjoy them so much though. My little monkeys.

JillUser

on Apr 02, 2006

My little monkeys.

I call mine little monkeys too. Alex is starting to get more annoyed with Ryan. Ryan just wants to be with Alex all the time. Aren't boys fun?! I'm a little anxious about having a girl. The boys are so easy. I'm afraid the girl is going to be a hand full.

MasonM

on Apr 02, 2006

Alex's was "In the future, there will be thousands of channels on TV.....but nothing to watch!"

His has already come true.

KFC Kickin For Christ

on Apr 02, 2006

Those were the days. Enjoy them cuz they go by in a flash. I had three little boys in three years. Once the youngest was sleeping thru the night it made life so much easier. But now it seems like a blur. They were here and now it's just the two of us again. Weird.

I wore pink all nine months with my youngest. A girl was what I was hoping for. I remember being disappointed for a few minutes after his birth but he was my "prettiest" baby (if you ask him he still is) and my mood didn't last long.

Congratulations on your growing family. Enjoy them and have alot of fun with that new baby girl.

dharmagrl

on Apr 02, 2006

My boys will occasionally ask to sleep in each other's rooms - they each have bunkbeds - and I know if I say yes they will giggle themselves to sleep. These are the boys who, earlier in the day, were fighting over an XBox game and who, when they were separated, declared undying hatred for each other.

I hope that your boys never physically fight. Dave had to separate ours twice yesterday. Once was over what one of them declared an illegal tackle during a football game, and the other was over a touchdown. Jake went at Davey with his fists flying and Dave literally had to drag him off. They love each other, but they fight. I don't get it.

JillUser

on Apr 02, 2006

I hope that your boys never physically fight.

Mine push each other around a bit but haven't done any actual punching...yet. Boys tend to do that from time to time so I hear. So far the only time mine have gotten into fights were with other kids and mine didn't start it but they sure did finish it.

Chaos Manager

on Apr 03, 2006

I'm afraid the girl is going to be a hand full.

Aren't all females, hand fulls? *ducks for cover*

Coming from a similar experience, I can say the one daughter gives us as much ... trouble, as the others combined. Usually as the ringleader for the trouble the boys get into. I can now see how Helen of Troy could cause so much trouble....

I will say, though (as a very smitten father) that she's worth the extra hassle 'cause she gives as much joy as each of the others. This weekend, I took her with me to run some errands. She's such a sweetheart, she was bragging to everyone that she got to run errands with her Daddy. She even managed to sweet talk the waiter out of a cookie when we stopped for lunch.

She's such a flirt.

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