Sometimes Alex gets short shrift on this blog. At the moment, he’s the easiest of my kids; being toilet trained, talking, obedient (mostly) and in school, I don’t have to agonize over parenting him nearly as much as the younger two. But I adore my firstborn. I love teaching him. I love his independence. I love watching him interpret the world. Sometimes Christian and I trade smiles at the way he expresses things…and today, I want to share just a few of those “tiny talk” moments. Of course, he’s not so tiny–his grandpa’s 10-gallon cowboy hat fits him perfectly. But that’s not really the point, is it? 😉
There’s no graceful way to do this, so just bear with me today. I want these preserved.
On the way to Grandma and Grandpa’s last weekend, he started looking at cloud formations. He called them out to me from the back seat. My two favorites:
“I see a dragon with no legs and no feet!” (That requires some creative thinking)
“I see a duck with a person’s head on platter.” (Now that’s just downright disturbing!)
Coming home from the farm, he said thoughtfully, “It’s a good thing our house isn’t a farm house.”
Startled, I asked why.
“Because if we had a bull, my pajamas are red,” he said. “And my shirts are red.”
Oh, Alex. How I love you, my big end-of-kindergarten boy.
Kathleen M. Basi 
Red p.j.’s. Now that’s a smart boy!
The “duck with a person’s head on platter” made me laugh. I love this.
Kids say the darndest things… and kudos to you for remembering to write them down! Too many times, we get caught up in the moment, laugh heartily, and then completely forget.
I love the duck serving a human head too! LOL
And I guess the legless, feetless dragon he saw was a Chinese dragon, eh? 😀
I’m so glad you guys like the duck and the head on a platter. I thought it was funny, too, but I wondered if there was some deep dark secret lurking inside my lovely boy! LOL
Love these 🙂 – and red PJs?! It IS a good thing you don’t live in a farm house.
It’s my middle one who seems to get short shrift around here–easy, smart, reliable, responsible, and not near so cute as the seven year old (yes,she is a beautiful 16 year old, but seven year olds are much cuter)
Good idea to save these! I forgot a lot of my sons’ sayings!
Glad you’re saving these comments. Maybe you should keep a diary handy to capture all of them. I’d love to read more!
I think my oldest gets less attention too b/c she’s (usually) such an easy child. But she’s also the one that is such a HUGE help to me, too!!
Love the cloud formations!! I could see my son calling out some crazy designs too!! The “duck” was too funny… what does that even look like??
Very cute.
Oh my goodness – the randomness of the comments…hilarious 🙂