I Want Milkshake!

Yesterday morning I could hear Aaron wailing from his bed. I went into his room to check on him and asked him "what on earth is the matter with you?" He stopped crying, sniffed and said "I want milkshake!"

Uh Oh!

In our "Love and Logic" parenting class they encourage us to use the "Uh Oh" song when our child gets in trouble (instead of yelling at the kid). In our house, the "Uh Oh" song goes "Uh Oh! Somebody needs to spend some time in his bed. So sad. You can get out when you are sweet."

Apparently, Aaron has heard the "Uh Oh" song a lot. Because, today we were grocery shopping and I dropped a pepper on the floor. As it rolled away, I exclaimed "Uh Oh!" Aaron said from his seat in the cart, "somebody spend some time in his bed. So sad. You get out when you are sweet".

"I Tuck!"

The other day Aaron went out the back door. When our dogs ran up and started licking him, he immediately tried to come back inside. The storm door swung back before he was all the way in and trapped him in the doorway.

Aaron started yelling "I tuck, Daddy! I tuck! Daddy! I tuck!" James and I were laughing so hard he could barely go "untick" him!

Bath Time!

Aaron might be afraid of the swimming pool, but he sure loves the bathtub!

"Ar" Brown Catatonic State

I have never been a huge advocate of children watching television. With Aaron I have tried to avoid letting him watch t.v. whenever possible. Until recently, he wasn't really interested in it. Then, we made the mistake of letting him watch Charlie Brown (or as he is known in our house "Ar" Brown). Now, the kid is hooked and will throw a kicking and screaming fit if he does not get his daily dose of "Ar" Brown Christmas! Then, when I do give in and let him watch it, he goes into some sort of weird "Ar Brown" catatonic state! He just sits there, stiff and not blinking or anything! It is the strangest thing. Look closely at this picture. He was watching "Ar" Brown at the time, and he didn't even blink when I took it. Spooky huh?

Choices...

James and I have been attending the "Love and Logic" parenting class that is currently being offered at our church. One of the suggestions of "L & L" is that parents should try to give their child choices whenever possible (to help them feel they have more control over their lives). The theory behind this is that you give the child 2 choices, either of which you, as the parent, can live happily with. Then, you both win.

But, since we all know that Aaron walks to the beat of his own drummer, this choices thing has not been working out so well in our family. For instance, last night at church I asked him if he wanted Ms. Jennifer (his teacher) to help him put on his coat, or if he wanted me to help him put on his coat. He looked me straight in the eye and said "Daddy help with coat!" Then, this morning I asked him if he wanted to wear his red coat or his blue coat. He looked me in the eye again and said "fire coat!"

I wonder if they offer a "Love and Illogical" parenting class???

Happy "Balen" Day!

Yesterday at our house we had a happy "Balen" day, as Aaron called it! My boys gave me a dozen red roses and a sweet card. Then, we went out to lunch. We hope you had a "happy Balen day", too!

I'm Laughing!

I awoke this morning to what I thought was Aaron sobbing over the baby monitor. As I fumbled around trying to find my glasses, I heard "giggle, giggle, giggle, I'm laughing!" Then, I was laughing, too!
We should all hope to wake up laughing!

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! (Not!)

Yesterday was Aaron's first snow, sort of! It snowed for a little bit in the morning. I took Aaron out on the front porch to see the snow and he said "Aaron touch it!" By the time we got all bundled up and went outside, it was already turning to rain. I was so disappointed!

"Mini" Vacation

This past week James and I took Aaron on a "mini" vacation to Atlantic Beach. We had a great time! We stayed in a 1-bedroom condo so Aaron could have his own space to sleep at night. The first night we were there we went out for seafood. We had a super waitress who fell in love with Aaron!

While we were there, we went out onto the beach a couple of times. It was so COLD! We had the beach all to ourselves. Aaron kept wanting to go in the water, but when we took him to the indoor swimming pool, he wanted no part of it! He finally told us that he was "cared" (scared). We can't figure out why.

We also went to the aquarium on our trip (see the "Feeling Crabby?" blog for more details). All in all, we had a really great "mini" vacation!

Feeling Crabby?

James and I took Aaron to the aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. He saw lots of fish, sharks, jellyfish, an octopus and even some baby alligators! We tried to see some of the presentations, but all Aaron wanted to do was stand in front of the shark tank! We had a wonderful time though. The next morning Aaron said "Aaron go 'quarium?"