Funnies, Vol. 3

Chris and I were discussing purchasing flight tickets while preparing dinner this evening, debating on if we should buy now or gamble with the hope that prices will dip a bit before our trip, a few months away...

Me: Do you think we should go ahead and book them now, or wait to see if they drop any?
C: Do you think they'll go up?
Me: I don't know (amazing segue:) but I read today that peanut butter is going up.
C: I know! I actually debated going out and buying a few tubs today.
Me: We should! We should buy it before it's too expensive.
C: Yeah, it was $400 a ton, now it's $1200 a ton. It's like GOLD!
Jack: No, peanut butter is brown, Dad.

Uh, thank you, Captain Obvious.

Funnies, Vol. 2

Yesterday, we were on our way home from dinner and Jack was going wild in the backseat with one of his silly stories. I had to tell him to tone it down a bit, and he ended up saying something about chocolate milk and the following conversation ensued:

Jack: "....chocolate milk..."
Me: "YOU'RE a chocolate milk!"
Jack: "NOOO! I don't go in a cup!"
Me: giggling
Jack: "You can't stir me!"
Me & Chris: really chuckling now
Jack: "You can't shake me up!"
Us: VERY tickled
Jack: "So I CAN'T be CHOCOLATE MILK MOM!"

Daredevil

We spent the day at my boss's lake house on Lake Placid over the Labor Day holiday, and since there is water involved, it's obviously true love for Jack. Last time we were there, he had to work up to it, but spent most of the day running and leaping off the end of the dock, and eventually coasting down the slide dozens of times.

Today, he upped the ante by leaping off the big dock all by himself.

I could only stand on the little dock in pure shock. His daddy was up top with him and I mistakenly thought they were jumping together. Before I knew it, Jack was headed for the water on his own, with no urging, just his own desire.

I had decided to leave my big camera home today so I wouldn't have to lug it around. Thank goodness for camera phones! I do wish I'd had the big one to really capture some more shots of his fearlessness, but I guess Instagram will do in a pinch.

Jack-isms

Snack Store [snak stohr] Proper noun, often preceded by 'The'

1.  an establishment where snacks (i.e. Swedish Fish, Cheez-its and Tummy Ticklers) are sold; commonly referred to as a gas station or convenience store; a product of grandparents who let children out at said gas stations and convenience stores to witness the snack mecca.


USAGE: (in context)

Jack, upon being picked up from school: Mama, where we going today?
Mama: Well son, we're going home.
Jack: But do you have a snack for me?
Mama: No, but I can get you a snack when we get home.
Jack: But I think we should stop at The Snack Store to get me a snack!
Mama: The Snack Store?
Jack: Yeah! Where the snacks all are!
Mama: Oooooooooooh-kay, we'll stop at The Snack Store...?
Jack, while stopped at a traffic light, peering out at a gas station: MOM! There's The Snack Store!!!
Mama thinking: Aha, it all makes sense now.  

Caught on Camera

Funnies, Vol. 1

Since Jack started Pre-K, he now is supposed to be at school by 8 am, so that means that on the days that Daddy takes him to school, they leave the house before I leave for work. We used to leave at the same time, so this has caused a little adjusting in our schedule, to say the least.

Anyway, one day this week I was still in my bathroom getting ready, not yet dressed, doing my hair when the boys got ready to leave. Jack comes in and asks me if I will walk him out so I can blow kisses (a good-bye ritual for him). I, of course, complied.

As we were walking down the stairs, I was putting my bathrobe on and tying it up when the little man looked back at me and the following exchange took place:

Jack: "Are you puttin' your robe on so nobody will see you a-nekkid?"
Me: "Yes, honey, I am."
Jack: "Yeah, 'cause nobody wants to see that." (No joke.)

First Day of School (Pre-K)

Today was Jack's First Day of Pre-K (or, to hear him tell it, "Free Kay").

Classes and curriculum started today at his regular school, and thankfully, he got to stay in his classroom with his regular teachers for now.

Even though he was going to the same school and to the same people, I think he was a bit nervous about the day since we had hyped it up for him a bit. Chris and I were excited about his real "first day". Jack, not so much.

By the time I was near finished, he had quite enough and had tears streaming down his face. Not a great way to start the school year. Even worse, he had a total meltdown at drop off. Again, same school, same classroom, same teachers. Needless to say, it was a rough day.

Luckily, day 2 went far better!