Gideon's Translation of Mommy Speak

I was folding laundry yesterday when I heard Gideon trying to engage Silas in a pillow fight.  Silas wasn't too keen on the idea, having experienced a "pillow fight" (a Gideon clobbering) earlier in the morning.  I shouted to Gideon that I didn't want any pillow fighting.  He either didn't hear me or ignored me (probably the later), so I crossed the hall into the boys' room just in time to see Gideon throwing a pillow at Silas from on top of the bunk bed (as though Silas wasn't already at a serious disadvantage in the pillow-fighting category).  Silas was crying and I firmly told Gideon, "I better not see you throw another pillow!"  Gideon responded with, "Okay...but just don't watch.  You can go clean the downstairs."

Gideon's Drawings

After having absolutely NO interest in drawing or coloring, Gideon came to me one day about a month ago and showed me the fish that he drew.

I thought it was so cute that I had to take a picture of it and since that time he's been drawing all kinds of things, but mostly little cartoon people.

Pinnochio and Other Tales

As we were touring around the newly opened WinCo last Monday, Silas was getting sick of being in the shopping cart.  Attempting to squirm out of the straps that held him down, he began crying, "I'm a real boy!  I'm a real boy!"

One morning I asked Silas what he wanted for breakfast.  He said that he wanted strawberries.  I told him we didn't have any strawberries.  He looked at me and said, in the most authoritative voice he could master, "We are going to have strawberries."

Silas' sassy two-year old attitude often leads him to rebel against things like putting his clothes on, getting a diaper change, etc.  I counteract this with reverse psychology.  If he cries about getting his pajamas on, for example, I say, "Fine.  You can't wear your pajamas."  He will immediately start crying about wanting his pajamas and then I can put them on easily.  It works like a charm.  Well, apparently Gideon has been noting my strategy.  One day Gideon and Silas were fighting over a toy sword, so I took it away from both of them.  Gideon responded with, "Thank you for taking my toy away!  I don't like toys.  I don't want toys every day."

Welcome to Las Vegas or in Other Words: Sights I'd Rather Not See in My Kitchen

In case you can't tell, this spider was ginormous!  Look how small the "regular" spider looks in comparison (which is eating it, by the way).