The darndest things…

kids say…

the last two things my almost-4-yr old said were as follows (which I just had to post):

“Please tell me who just left you a message on your phone- OR I’m going to spank your butt -I’m just kidding about that though because I’m not a dada and you aren’t a kid. So that’s crazy.”

“I just love brown rice cakes because they are so salty SO salty SO SALTY!!!” (kinda like the “bacon, bacon, bacon!” dog — and they are salt-free rice cakes so who knows what he’s even talking about!)

He has also been talking a lot about his upcoming birthday (2 months away). He has narrowed it down to a particular Thomas toy he wants as well as one other, slightly more interesting thing. We were walking the other day and passed a boat parked in someone’s driveway. He comments about how the boat got there when there is no pond nearby (cute!). Eventually he asks about it the way all birthday gift questions go: “Oh. Well… I wish that I could buy a boat for my birthday!” I tell him we don’t have enough money to buy a boat. He tells me we could use the money he gets in the mail in his birthday cards to buy him a boat (clever fella!!!). I tell him its not enough money. He is bummed. Then I get an idea! I suggest we go on a lunch cruise on the Portland Spirit to let him RIDE a boat for his birthday, using the money he gets in the mail. He likey this idea!

So, yeah, we are excited about taking him out on the Williamette River in July for his first boating experience. Neat, heh?