One day last week after Josh arrived home from work, he was standing in the kitchen with me trying to tell me about his day. Of course, Ethan kept interrupting with stories of his own. Between sentences, Josh shrugged him off with a sarcastic, I don't really care tone, "That's great, Ethan."
I gave Josh the, "Josh!" with the disapproving tone and glare.
Ethan gave me a confused look, and said, "What, Mom? He said that's great?"
Here I was trying to protect Ethan from Josh's sarcastic tone, but I should have known that, like all other men, he wouldn't understand that sometimes it's not what you say, it's the way you say it! (Right, Grandpa Larry!)
4/27/10
Ethan's Dream!
After Josh told me about his dream, Ethan decided to tell us about his dream. After he rambled on for a few minutes, Josh said, "You really need to be recording this!" This is just one minute of his story. It went on for quite a while afterwards! What an imagination!
4/20/10
Canopy?
The other night, I was showing Josh a few different outdoor play yards in a magazine. I said, "And this one has a canopy."
Ethan jumped up and shouted, "Can of pee?!" He was just dumbfounded that a child's play yard would come with a "can of pee." I was laughing so hard, I couldn't even explain it to him!
Ethan jumped up and shouted, "Can of pee?!" He was just dumbfounded that a child's play yard would come with a "can of pee." I was laughing so hard, I couldn't even explain it to him!
Coke What?
Josh drinks coke on a regular basis, and sometimes calls it Coca Cola Classic. The other night at supper Ethan asked, "Dad are you drinking coke full of classic?"
4/19/10
I Blame Bob the Builder!
When we were on our walk on Saturday, (walks have become part of our daily routine now that it's nicer outside) we passed a construction site with lots of big trucks and machinery. I pointed them out to Ethan, knowing he would LOVE them!
Unimpressed, he said, "Yeah, but they're not doing anything."
I went on to explain that they probably had the day off since it's Saturday.
He thought for a moment before saying, "But what are they doing?"
I said, "Well, maybe they are going for a walk with their friends, just like us."
Now more confused than before, Ethan said, "Trucks can walk?!"
Oh! He was talking about the trucks; I was talking about the workers! I should have known that a three-year-old who watches Bob the Builder would think that the trucks needed a day off to have fun too!
Unimpressed, he said, "Yeah, but they're not doing anything."
I went on to explain that they probably had the day off since it's Saturday.
He thought for a moment before saying, "But what are they doing?"
I said, "Well, maybe they are going for a walk with their friends, just like us."
Now more confused than before, Ethan said, "Trucks can walk?!"
Oh! He was talking about the trucks; I was talking about the workers! I should have known that a three-year-old who watches Bob the Builder would think that the trucks needed a day off to have fun too!
4/12/10
Just Say Words!
Ethan will sometimes say phrases that have nothing to do with what we are talking about and sometimes they just don't make any sense at all! When he does this, Josh and I tell him, "Ethan, sometimes do you just say words?" Yesterday afternoon was one of those "just saying words" moments.
Josh brought a gun upstairs to clean it, and Ethan said, "No shooting in the house, Dad."
I agree with that rule, but I've never said that before. Ethan has lots of nerf guns that he shoots in the house all the time. Wondering what made him say that, I said, "Who taught you that?"
He responded, "Just forget about it."
What?! Does he even know what that means? I didn't think he did, so I said, "Forget about what?"
Then he said, "You and Livi making cute and me and Dad making awesome."
Awww! Cute! But very random! Ethan, sometimes do you just say words?
Josh brought a gun upstairs to clean it, and Ethan said, "No shooting in the house, Dad."
I agree with that rule, but I've never said that before. Ethan has lots of nerf guns that he shoots in the house all the time. Wondering what made him say that, I said, "Who taught you that?"
He responded, "Just forget about it."
What?! Does he even know what that means? I didn't think he did, so I said, "Forget about what?"
Then he said, "You and Livi making cute and me and Dad making awesome."
Awww! Cute! But very random! Ethan, sometimes do you just say words?
4/7/10
The Difference Between a Toot and a Fart!
I know, I know, you gotta love the topics that come up in the Halverson household! Ethan told me Monday afternoon that, "A toot is a little one, and a fart is big."
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