Smarty Pants

Our little Grant is becoming too smart which is making my days longer :) He is into everything. He loves to cook and is stirring up pots of soup all the time. He also has been getting on his tiptoes to open and close doors. And since we have no locks, that gives him free access to everything. He is even opening the pocket doors!

He loves his sister Ella and can't wait to greet her with a hug every morning. When we arrive at her preschool to pick her up, he starts yelling "Ay-ya, Ay-ya!" He actually frightened me today...Ella had made a book titled "Things That God Made" and in it she drew things like flowers, butterflies, etc. as well as a family. It had a man, women, girl and boy (representing us). Grant was looking at it and jokingly I said, "Where's daddy?" He looked at the picture and pointed to the man! Thinking perhaps it was a fluke I asked, "Where's mommy?" Then he looked at the picture again and pointed to the woman. This was starting to freak me out. It is not normal for a baby to recognize representational drawings (stick figures) of people. So then of course I asked, "Where's Ella?" He then looked at the picture and pointed to the girl with yellow hair. Incredulous, I had to ask him where Grant was, but he'd had enough of my badgering. He walked away then turned to give me a smile and a string of drool dribbled from his mouth. Yep, he's still a baby!

Trip to Dallas

We traveled to Dallas for Mike's Tennis Tournament (which is a big deal - they made it to sectionals). Outside our hotel they had a park with a fountain. It was such a blast to watch Ella and all the kiddos there. We had to drag her away both nights. Grant on the other hand had to be coaxed a bit, but he eventually went in. Once was enough for him.

Ramblings of a 4 year old

Ella at bedtime snuggle:

Ella: "Mommy, you look kinda tall. You have less um, white stuff around you. You know, you aren't very wide like some people are." I think my sweet girl just gave me a wonderful compliment!
Me: "Can you just stay this size forever?"
Ella: "No, I have to grow up and be a mommy like you. But you'll get lines in your face before I do!" (Lines are Ella's code for wrinkles)
Ella: (After much jabbering) "OK, I'm getting tired. Will you get out of my bed so I can get some sleep?"


Ella and Daddy watching a tennis instructional video:

Ella: "I need to watch this so I can get better at tennis. I practice and practice but I'm just not getting good."

In the video, the instructor talks about backswing.

Ella: "That's what I need to do!" (Demonstrating a larger backswing)

Daddy: Giggles loudly

Ramblings of a 4 year old

Ella playing with her dolls:

Ella: Now kid, you can't love your toys.
Kelly: Why can't she love her toys?
Ella: Because you can make them an idol.
Kelly: What's an idol?
Ella: It is something you bow down to and worship.

How does she remember this stuff? I guess she was paying attention to the teaching of the 10 commandments! We better watch ourselves now or she is going to be on our case!