More Quotes

<ever-so-slightly paraphrased>

"Mom, at night, when I'm sleeping, my muscles don't make me strong. They jump out and sleep on the ceiling. Then when I wake up, they jump back in my body to make me strong. That's what your muscles and Daddy's muscles do, too. Did you even know that?"

"He knows when you are sleeping. 

He knows when you're awake. 

He knows when you've been better,

So be better for the steak."

"Dec-orate the halls with jelly.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha"

Math Practice

Gabriel and I set out for IKEA this afternoon in jackets, scarves, hats, and gloves. He was wearing a new pair of gloves that had come in a set of two. On our way to the store, he asked me how many pairs we bought. I told him there were two pairs and then asked him how many gloves are in two pairs.

K: How many gloves are in two pairs of gloves?
G: Four!
K: Good job! How did you figure that out?
G: I just thought it in my head.
K: Ok. What if we had three pairs of gloves? How many gloves would that be?
G: Five!
K: Is that right?
G: Yeah. If one of the gloves fell away.
K: So one of the gloves fell away?
G: Yeah. There were 6, and then one fell away so there were 5.

That's pretty smart, kid.

Christmas List 2015

For family-type people who might be thinking soon about Christmas gifts...
These are simply examples of what I think he would like...not specific items we expect someone to buy.

Building toys
Lite-Brite
Snap Circuits, Jr.

Tegu magnetic wooden block sets (we have ROBO, he would love MAGBOT or CIRCUIT RACER)
Legos (kits or just more classic blocks)

Puzzles
He likes all kinds of puzzles.

These are puzzles we have:
USA
Continents
Paw Patrol
Planets

Games
He likes all kinds of games.
The brand "Peaceable Kingdom" has a lot of games that look interesting.

These are games we have:
Connect Four
Paw Patrol Adventure Game
Paw Patrol Popper Game (like Trouble)
Candy Land
Dinosaur Escape
Boom Boom Balloon
Chutes and Ladders
Cootie
Sorry
Robot Turtles
Go Fish
Crazy 8s
Uno

Other
Paint with Water books
Hot Wheels Mega Hauler
Paw Patroller


Outdoor
Ring Toss
Balance Board
Kick Croquet
Disc Golf goal