Go Will!!!

WOOT!!!

Will can say the word bubble!!!

Also, when you ask him where his nose is, he points to his eyes.

WooHoo!!! He's at least getting close!

Babysitter

My MIL had to go out of town to visit her sister this past weekend. My friend from Sunday School, Allison, kept my kids yesterday and last Friday. The kids did well she said. I was SO glad that she was able to do it at the last minute. Yesterday she said Ral wanted to go out on his bike in the morning. Will was getting ready for a nap, so she told him that he would have to be patient and wait. Of course Raleigh did NOT like to hear that so he kept begging. She finally told him that either he would have to wait or they wouldn't go out at all.

He looks at her, crosses his arms and says, "I outta here!" and runs to his room......

She went back there about 30 min. later. He was just laying there under the covers peeking out!

Fun for a 3 1/2 year old boy

It rained here today. Pretty hard at times. On the way home tonight, Ral asked if he could go out and ride his motorcycle (bike). I told him I didn't know b/c it had been raining. Why would he want to go riding when it was all wet???

I don't think like a 3 1/2 year old boy.

Ral had the best time riding his bike tonight through the mud puddles. After riding through them he finally just got out and walked, ran, splashed, jumped, etc. through them. He had a BLAST!!!! Will enjoyed watching him and just laughed and laughed.

While I'm sure there are things I miss out on since I dont have any daughters, Im so glad that I get to experience these things.

Riding through mud puddles and splashing in them makes for a GREAT night!

Will is making progress!

Will is making some progress with his speech and understanding of words. Whenever I get to ME's house in the evenings, as soon as I pick Will up he starts waving and saying, "Bye" He also has the habit of just randomly coming up to you, waving, and saying, "hey". Yesterday when we were talking about the train, he did his own version of "Choo Choo" after I said it. Finally, when Gato the stray cat was in the back yard, it sounded like he said "Kitty."

He is a great climber. He can climb on all of the furniture now and enjoys jumping up and down on the couch, despite the heart attack he almost gives anyone watching it.

He has been a dancer for months now and will move up and down to music. His newest thing though is twirling around in a circle until he is dizzy.

My baby is growing up! He officially started in the 1 year old room this past Sunday.

Do you love me when......

We have been assuring Raleigh lately that we love him all the time...no matter what. Sometimes he will ask this when I'm mad or upset. "Mom, do you love me when you're sad? Mom, do you love me when you're mad? Do you still love me mom?" Sometimes, like last night, he will just randomly ask us if we love him while we are doing whatever it is we are doing. "Do you love me in the van?"

Last night I was reading in the bed while Ral was reading his books. When he finished he started climbing on me asking, "Do you love me when you're reading mom?" over and over....

I assured him that I do.

He then pauses and says, "Do you love me when you shit?"

I just about peed in the bed laughing so hard.

I'm not sure if he meant using the potty or when I say bad words. I asked him which one. He just kept telling me, 'Say that bad word, mom...say that bad word!"

Too many toys!

Ral and I went to Subway tonight. He calls his subs "Crabby Patties" since Spongebob eats those. He got in the van, opened up the bag, and took out the cheap toy. He looks at it and says, "Another one of these?? We have enough to start a factory!!"

Toy Story 2

Ral loves Toy Story 2. One of the funniest things is when the old man is fixing Woody and Al asks how long it will be. The old dude replies, "You can't rush art."

At that point Ral looks at me, smiles, and waves his hands wildly in the air and says, "I rushed it. I CAN rush art!"

If we are in the van, he then tells me to rewind it a few seconds and we listen to it again...and again...and again.

Too cute!

Sweetheart

That is Ral's newest word for me. At least 10 times a day Ral looks at me and says, "You are my fweetheart, mom" (Remember, no S sound).

Usually he will kiss me and say, "That means you are my sweetheart mom."

Last night he kissed me and said, "Now you have to smile!"

What a good boy. How blessed I am to have such a sweet son!

Being a horse

The other night Ral played with some of the neighbor boys on a trampoline.

I wasn't prepared for little boys to be coming over to my house and asking Ral to go out and play. He is just 3, for goodness sakes.

Anyway, when he came home I asked him if he had fun, what he did, etc. etc.

He looks at me and says, "I being a horse!"

Now...for those of you reading...say that again, but take out the "S" sound since Ral can't say it yet.

Yeah.

Being a horse with other boys.

I REALLY wasn't prepared for that!

Ral's future wife

Ral is going to marry Sophia from Sunday School. Im very happy about this. I love Sophia and her parents are great. Of course, Ral calls her Hophia, which is quite humorous.

Ral decided this after laying in bed one night and telling me he wanted me to be his wife. After explaining that it would NOT be happening, he decided on Sophia.

He wants to have 2 kids.
1 boy and 1 girl.

Their names???

Poo-Poo and Kah-kah

I'm so excited about my future grandkids!!

CARS

How many times will I have to watch the movie "Cars"?? It is the movie of choice in the van right now. We went through a time when we watched "Toy Story" ...both movies...about 50,000 times. Now I have to hear about "pween ray car" as Ral says it.

I wonder what the next movie obsession will be?