Stuff He Said

This goofy kid has said some funny things.

 
Yesterday Gabriel was doing something, and I changed it a bit. He sighed loudly and said, "Mom, don't wreck my day."

"Mom, will you come wipe my bottom? But don't look at my poop." <pause> "It was hard. And soft. It was hard and soft, mom." <I help with wiping> "Mom! Don't look at it!"

Me: Gabriel, it's time to get in your bed. 

Gabriel: I need to do my iPad. 

M: No, it's time to get in bed.

G: But God and Jesus told me to do my iPad. God AND Jesus. 

K: <laughing pretty hard> I think God and Jesus want you to follow your mommy's instructions and get in your bed. 

G: No, God and Jesus only talk to me. 

Gabriel shows his dad a box of frozen waffles that we just brought home from the store. 

Gabriel: Dad, do you see these? I bet you think they're for you. 

Dad: Yum. I think those are for me. 

G: <pffffft>

Football Practice

Gabriel and his dad practiced throwing and catching the football earlier this week.

At one point the lesson took a turn downhill due to semantics. (He's my kid. I take responsibility for this.)

J: Keep your eye on the ball. 

G: It's called a football. Did you even know that?

Here's a (very) short video of a successful catch.

 

Pumpkin Festival

We met up with Grammaw, Gabriel, and Hannah at the Pumpkin Festival one day last month to pick out some pumpkins and have some fun.

First G helped pick out a pumpkin. He liked dragging the wheelbarrow around while we considered the pros and cons of a large number of pumpkins. We finally selected a nice one. (Which I think later became the minion pumpkin at Halloween.)

 

They also had a ton of things to do...bouncy houses and slides, petting zoo, cupcakes, balloon animals, and a photo booth. We all had a lot of fun!

How To: Make a Kid Happy

...and Give His Mother an Anxiety Attack

Gabriel BEGGED to eat outside at Sonic tonight. 

I am beyond uncomfortable. He is beyond happy. 

The things we do. 

Halloween 2015

Gabriel told me about a month ago that he wanted to be Ant Man for Halloween. I was dubious...but he was committed...so we got his costume, and he loved it. 

He loved trick or treating with our friends from the neighborhood, too...though they didn't do a great job of posing for this picture. 

Left to right:

Good Witch, Strawberry, (I forgot what she called this), Balloon Boy, Ant Man

We went door to door as a group while J stayed at our house to hand out candy. He was kept company by the pumpkins we carved earlier in the day. 

Minion:

Batman:

It was a really fun day!