Fall

Fall

Sunday, December 19, 2010

We're Just Looking Today

Jerry and Will are playing with play dough.  Jerry made Will a dollar bill and told him he could use it to buy something from mommy.  I came over and asked him what he would like to buy with that dollar.  He said "I don't want to buy anything - we're just looking today".  I can't believe he has ever heard that enough to pick up on it and use it correctly!  Too cute!!

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Making Gingerbread Cookies

We went to Lindsay's house today to make gingerbread cookies with Natalee and Brady.
Good, messy fun!

Monday, December 6, 2010

Will and the Cereal Box

I had left the cereal box out on the counter after breakfast and Will found it sitting there.  He asked if he could put it away so I told him sure he could.  Then he looked at the box and said "well I dont think I can lift it"

Then he took the box and got really close to it and wrinkled his forehead in concentration and said "see it says right here (pointing to some words) this box is for mommies to carry"  "mommies please carry the box"  "see thats what the box says"

So I said ok I will put it away and then I started laughing.  And he said "don't laugh at me mommy - its too late!"

Friday, December 3, 2010

Carrying Myself on My Feet

Normally I carry Will from the bathtub to the bed wrapped up in his towel.  Instead he asked to get down and said "I want to carry myself in here on my feet."  I guess that's the new terminology for walking!

Will "carried himself on his feet" to help Jerry pick out his pajamas.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Playing Football

Will asked if I wanted to play football today.  I said yes, and we went to opposite sides of the living room.  He said he was going to sit down and I said it might be easier to throw if he stood up instead. 

Will:  "But I haven't eaten my pie so my legs can't stand up" (meaning the turkey pot pie I'm cooking for dinner)

Me:  Oh, I see - you don't have enough energy to stand up because you are famished"

Will:  Yes, but I can try to stand up.

So he stood up in front of the couch and then immediately fell backwards onto it.

Will:  See - I can't even stand up.

So then he sat down and threw the ball to me

Me:  Wow that was a good throw - you must have a little energy left

Will:  I have some energy in my arms but my legs don't have any left!

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Talking with Your Mouth Open

Will was jumping off the couch today and apparently bit his lip a little when he landed.  So he got back up on the couch, told me he had bit his lip a little, and then held his mouth open while saying "I'm iong oo eep eye outh oen when i am umping o I on't ite I ip again"  (I am going to keep my mouth open when I am jumping so I don't bite my lip again)

It was hilarious!!

That's Not Hilarious

Will was jumping onto the couch. When I laughed at him he looked over at me and said "Thats not hilarious mommy!"

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Drawing of Napoleon

Will drew this picture of Napoleon all by himself...stick -up ears, teeth, legs, eyes, mouth, and hairs on his back.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Will Earned his First Quarter

Last night I asked Will if he wanted to help me pick up his toys around the house and he said no.  Then I asked him if he would like to earn a quarter by picking up his toys.  He thought for a second and then got a thoughtful look on his face and said "if I earn a quarter can I use it to buy something?"  I told him yes, he could add it to the little bit of money he had left from grandma and he could buy something.  He promptly and happily got up and helped me pick up his toys.

Jerry was proud - he earned his first quarter before he turned three - but Jerry thought I should have started at a dime instead!!

Monday, November 15, 2010

Combing Will's Hair

I tried to comb Wills hair as he was standing- he fell over.  I asked him to stand back up, please.  He thinks for a second, then says "But my feet need a break."

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Playday

Will, Natalee, and Brady playing together at the Community Center play day today.

Monday, November 8, 2010

Bless Myself

Will sneeezed today and then said "Bless myself!" 

He was not asking me to say bless you, he just took care of it himself!

Friday, November 5, 2010

Earning Money

When Jerry walked in from work today the first thing Will said was "You don't look like you earned much money today!"

We hadn't even talked about anything remotely like that today!

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Curbs

Will asked "Mommy, why do these bowls have curbs?", as he was pointing to the blue stripe around the edge!

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Altoona Railroad Museum

We visited the Altoona Railroad Museum today with Grandad and Grandma Marchita.  It was actually an interesting place to visit.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Grandad at Story Time

Grandad went with us to sotry time at the library while he was here this week.

Grandad's Visit

Grandad stayed with us for a few days while Grandma Marchita went to Harrisburg for work.  He helped Will clean up the leaves in the back yard with the leaf blower.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Halloween 2010

Will decided early this year that he wanted to dress up as Napoleon for Halloween and he never swayed from that decision.  It took forever to find a costume with Napoleon's coloring!  But it was worth it - look how cute he is and how happy it made him to dress up like his "favorite" dog!







Sunday, October 24, 2010

Vocabulary Update

Mucher - more, ex:  "I want mucher and mucher toys"   

Choose-ed - past tense of choose, ex: "I choos-ed  to chase the white dog"

Saturday, October 16, 2010

JB Tree Farm Visit

We visited the JB Tree Farm while Jenny and Craig were here this weekend.  We went through their corn maze and took a hay ride.  We also bought way too many corn stalks to fit in the vehicle and I spent the rest of the day climbing around them to get out of the Explorer!
Will and Brittney climbed the hay mountain and Will actually crawled through the tunnel underneath
(it was dark in there)!

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Chickawahwah

Will:  "Poley is my favorite dog.  He's a chickawahwah."  (chihuahua)!!

Monday, October 11, 2010

Digging for Worms

Will said "I'm using lots of big muscles to bend down and up looking for dirt worms!"


Will wanted to make sure we sent this picture to Grandma so she would know he was digging a hole.

Bath Time

Will invented his own way to get a back massage.  I turned around and he had his back under the water faucet!

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Fall Festival

We went to a small Fall Festival outside of Clearfield today.  Will loved riding this "caterpillar train" being pulled by a tractor.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Reading to Josie

Josie likes getting in bed with Will as he is waking up from his nap.  Today Will wanted me to go get him the Runaway Bunny book so he could read it to her. 

He said "look at the little bunny pretending to be a rock" as he showed her the picture.
(Just like I read it to him!)

Vocabulary Lesson

You may have thought they were called lima beans, but they are "wild" beans.

Also, lollipops is pronounced "wollypops".

Gramatically, if you want to use the word "that", as in the store that sells food, you instead use the word "what".  The store what sells food.  (I have no idea where he got that from!)

Baking Together

Making moon pies and licking the beaters - YUM!

(At least the batter was good because the moon pies were a complete failure!)

Monday, October 4, 2010

Appropriate Clothing

Referring to a character on TV, Will just said "they should wear a t-shirt and t-pants, too!"

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Will's Million Dollar Question


Two nights ago we gave Will a bath and wrapped him in his towel afterward.  He was laying on the bed in his towel and we were talking like we always do.  He was looking up at the ceiling fan and asked me what that little ball was.  I looked up to see what little ball he was talking about, but didn't see anything so I asked "What little ball, honey?" Will said "this little ball right here", at which point I realized he was talking about something in his hand.  So I opened his towel and found that he had hold of his own "little balls"!! 
 
So calmly I followed all the advise in the parenting books and gave him the proper name of that body part... "Those are your testicles, honey."  Hilarious crisis averted.... I thought.  Then he promptly asks "What are they for Mommy?"  Unfortunately, parenting books haven't provided an age-appropriate description of the function of testicles.  But not to worry... Daddy stepped in to solve the problem and advised Will that your testicles are there to keep your peepee from floating away!!!
 
Needing to correct Daddy's explanation, (which would certainly result in unfounded fears that his peepee could randomly float away), but lacking a better explanation myself, I told him that his testicles were there for his peepee to lay on!!!

McDonald's Toy

I cleaned out a junk drawer yesterday and found an old McDonald's toy.  I layed it on the counter to give to Will later.  He got up on his step stool and saw it laying there and asked if I could open it for him.  I told him yes, and as I was opening the package, he looked up at me and said so seriously "How do my toys get away from me?"