1st day of 3rd year of preschool

ABCs

A guessing game I overheard between J & L while driving to a recent worship service...

J: What is a game you like to play with daddy that start with a "T".
L: uuuhhhmmm
J: It starts with a "T".
L: uuuhhhmmm
(Dad gets L's attention and shows the tickle fingers)
L: Tickle monster!!!
J: Yes!

L: J, what is a game you like to play with daddy that starts with an "E".
J (confused)
L: Do you know, J?
J: Wall ball?
L: Yes!

Father's Day

Jump Around

Ginormous Stinkin' Rhino

L-ism

When I get up in the morning I feel stretchy.

Grandpa & Grandma L

Uncle J

Feelings

L (walking into the living room with a sad expression): My feelings are hurt.
Dad: Who hurt your feelings, L?
L: I did. I can't find my baby pony. (slowly begins to cry)

L (crying after being yelled at by J during breakfast): J hurt my feelings.
Dad: J, can you please apologize to your sister and ask her to forgive you for yelling at her?
J (reluctant, but obeys and apologizes and asks for forgiveness and then gives his sister a hug)
L: My feelings feel better!

Opening Day

"Book It" pizza treat

Pose

L strikes a pose in the middle of a bounce-fest.

Foto Faces

Crowns

A friend of ours is about to get some crowns put on his teeth. Somehow this came up during a recent dinner conversation. L asked why he was getting crowns put on his teach. As I tried to explain, her puzzled expression showed me what we both were picturing: the dentist placing crowns like those worn by a king on his teeth. The whole family got a good chuckle.

The Many Faces of L

Vader, Aslan, & Batman

4 years & 10 months

Trophies

(While driving past a cemetery recently)

L: "Look at all the trophies!"

Juggler

We've been spending some time on the farm with grandpa & grandma lately. Last week L & I were out in the backyard watching the sheep graze. After picking a few rotten apples off the tree and ground and throwing them out into the pasture, I picked up a few good apples that had fallen off to bring in for others to enjoy. Before heading inside, I got L's attention and proceeded to juggle the apples for a few moments before they fell to ground.

L paused for a moment and said, "Dad, you're not very good at that."

Like a breath of fresh air is the blunt honesty of children.

Toothbrush

...or as L likes to call it, a "brush teeth."