Quoting Movies

Connor's newly found favorite movie is Elf. He's seen it a dozen times and he has even started quoting it, which is hilarious.

The other night at dinner Connor looks at Matt and says with a straight face..."Dad, can you please pass the syrup?" (we were having nachos)

And a few days ago, it took me a couple minutes to get what he was doing. He stands up on my bed one morning and with a totally straight face says "I think i need glass of water" then falls down as if he fainted forward.

All of that is exactly what happened in the movie. i love it.

a picture

Connor colored this picture then came over and put it in the scanner and asked me to scan it for him.

Connor & Santa

helping dad with the tree

so these are in reverse order....

random pics

the random stuff in my boy's pocket

playing with dad

the car garage they built

i don't know, he just wanted to pose with the cookie

Contractor in Training

Connor got to go to Lowe's today and build this rad periscope as part of their Build and Grow Program. We met up with some friends and spent about a half hour following the blueprints to build this:

Here's a pic of the kids messing around after they all built their periscopes. Lowe's even gave the kids an apron and a pair of safety goggles. They had little mini hammers too that were perfect size for their hands. the holes were partially pre-drilled to help get things started too.

All in all, this was a lot of fun and we will definitely be doing it again.

new jams

Matt went out and bought Connor some new Iron Man jams the other day for Pajama Day at school last week. Here he is the morning of Pajama Day:

mmm cheez-its

Connor while looking in the pantry:
Where are you Cheez-its? You better be here.

promises to a teacher

one of Connor's teachers, Ms. Leslie, told me this morning that he told her yesterday, "You're my best friend!" so cute.

discussing invites

mom: hey connor, who do you want to come to your birthday party?

connor: brian, barkley and darius because they have cool costumes. not travis or landon because they messed up my castle at school today.

connor: ok, landon and travis can go (rolls eyes)

Halloween Party - the dancing

Here's Connor rocking out to the DJ that was hired for the school tonight.

Halloween Party

Connor had his Trick-or-Treat/Halloween party at school today. Here are some pics from it.

promises

"Mom, if you let me have candy, i'll be your best friend forever."

homework

This morning Connor was finished up his homework packet, came over to me at the desk and handed it to me and said "Here Mom, can you scan this?" hahaha

mmm...mmm...good

this is what Connor served matt the other day for his imaginary snack:

apple pie and pumpkin pie cake stirred by optimus prime with brown sugar, black wine sugar, blue paint, red paint, and orange paint.

Connor's Homework

Connor spends about half his day in a pre-K class these days. Today he told the teacher there that he wanted some homework, so the teacher gave him these pictures to color and then cut out. Here's the coloring phase. (and no he didn't need to color the mitten)

a simple request

my son just said to me, "Mom, try to keep some gummie bears in the house, kay?"

My Son, The Ninja

It's about 8:30pm. Connor was put to bed about an hour ago. Cana's finishing up her laundry in the laundry room while Sabrina and I are down the hall in the living room. Connor sneaks out of bed and into the laundry room, turns off the light while Cana's still in there, shuts the door on her, and runs back into bed, sight unseen. My son, ladies and gentlemen.

Table Talk

At dinner last night we were all talking about something when Connor instantly changes the subject and says, "Well llamas have really big necks." I asked him if he was learning about llamas in school. He said he wasn't and for a few minutes he wouldn't tell us where he learned about them. Then, finally, he says, "On some episode of Diego, there was a llama and he had a really big neck to reach up into the trees."

random pics

generational differences

matt and connor are playing on the floor, throwing pillows at each other. Connor finally gets both pillows, so he tosses them behind me and proceeds to climb on the couch back behind where i'm laying. the follow convo occurs:

matt: c'mon Connor, don't hide behind your mom. Chicken! boq boq boq!

connor: [seriously] are you my pet?

the chain

yesterday, while Connor was supposedly napping, I went into my driveway to welcome my friend and his daughter who was I was going to be watching. We walked back to the house together and when I go to open the door, I find that the chain is locked on it. Apparently, Connor was not sleeping and is tall enough to reach the chain lock now. I was freaked out at first, but he was pretty proficient at unbolting it as well so I didn't have to break any windows.

Scottish Games

my little braveheart

the things they say

at the dinner table last night

Connor: Can I have jam now on my biscuit?
Matt: Sure. [gets some jam on the butter knife]
Connor: I can do it myself, dad. [takes the butter knife and puts the jam on his bread, then sticks the knife in his mouth to lick off the jam]
Matt: Connor!
Connor: [very serious] did I scare you Dad?
Matt: [trying very hard not to laugh, while mom doesn't try at all] don't put knifes in your mouth.

shopping list

(while at the grocery store)

Connor: Mom, can I hold your list?
Mom: Sure. (handing him the list)
Connor: I'm gonna read what's on your list.
(a couple minutes later)
Connor: It says we need candy.
Mom: (laughing) Um, I'm pretty sure we don't have candy on the list.
Connor: Yeah, look! (points to the word Cheddar at the top of the list) See that says candy.
Mom: (still laughing) No, that says cheddar, but nice try.

Later, he tried to convince me we needed bananas since they too were on the list (it was really burger buns), though I conceded on that one and let him get some bananas. boy, am i in for it when he can start writing lists for me.

quick learner

The last couple of days I've been trying to teach Connor to listen the first time I ask him to do something. I've told him over and over that I don't want to have to repeat myself. This morning, I think he finally understood that lesson, maybe a little too well. We were in the car on the way to school when he started talking about something. My car is a little loud so I didn't hear all of what he said so I asked him to repeat that. He says, "I'm not going to repeat myself, Mom. I'm only going to say it one time."

I couldn't do anything but laugh.

random pics

the things they say

this morning while sitting at the table eating breakfast, Connor says, "In the sky, I can save the day by punching bears...all night."

random pics

Here are some random pictures of Connor:

lip gloss?

Connor just came in the living room where Matt and I were talking...here's the conversation we had:

Matt: What's in your mouth?
Connor: Nothing. I have something on my lips.
Matt: What's on your lips?
Connor: the pink stuff.
Matt: What pink stuff? Bring it here.
Connor: this pink stuff (holds up a glue stick)
Sabrina: hahahahahahahahahahaha
Matt: That's glue, Connor....lets go wash it off.
Sabrina: hahahahahahahahahahaha

future chef

Yesterday when Connor woke up from his nap, I had the food network channel on and he became totally absorbed in the show that was on. (Something with Guy Fieri on it.) When it went to commercial he said he wanted to watch the guy again. lol

sweet dreams

i went in to check on Connor while he was taking a nap earlier and found him whispering "chocoLAte milk" in his sleep.

disneyland pics

just a few favorites....

kids at play

cana: Connor, help me!
connor: Are you dying?
cana: Yeah.
connor: Wait......I need to think.

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connor: i'm dead
cana: how can i make you alive?
connor: you have to spell the word 'alive'
cana: ok. A.L.I.V---
connor: --no that's not how you spell alive.
cana: well then how does it go?
connor: 1.2.3.4.5.6

boy's best friend

butcher in training

our little butcher in training.



he loved touching the pigs while we were up there and kept wanting to go in and see the cows too.

knowing what to say

yesterday, Matt and I were in the backyard putting our new grill together while Connor was playing around in his little pool. It was way past his nap time, but for the most part he was still being pretty good and having so much fun in the water that we let him stay up and play. After a while, he started getting obnoxious. He kept trying to offer me food and asking what I wanted. Out of frustration one time, I asked him, "Do you know what I want, Connor?" (the answer was going to be 'a boy who listens'). He looks and me with confidence and says, "love. you want love mommy." I just couldn't be frustrated after that. I gave him a kiss and told him he was totally right.

so considerate

yesterday morning Matt and Connor sat down at the table to eat some strawberry pancakes while i was finishing up the last couple of pancakes in the kitchen. Matt started in on his food and Connor looked at him and said, "Wait, dad. You have to wait for mommy." It was cute and I told him that it was very sweet of him to wait for me, but that they could go ahead and get started without me. Connor was insistent, though and wouldn't eat (or let Matt eat) until I had sat down with them. When I finally sat down, he said, "Ok Dad, now we can eat."

Connor's School Pictures

boys will be boys

I picked up Connor from school last night and the teacher, fighting to keep a smile off her face, said she had something to tell me. Apparently Connor and another child decided to whip out their hoses and water the grass while they were outside playing. The teachers must have had a difficult time scolding the boys over it because Connor was all smiles while I tried my best to tell him that wasn't something that was ok to do.

I'll Fix It Myself

Connor has a small battery-powered racetrack which went dead. He asked me to fix it while I was in the middle of something, so I couldn't. Being the impatient sort, he figured out how to pop off the battery cover himself, then went into the kitchen and got the right size batteries (2 AA) and replaced them in the device. "I fixed it myself, Dad."

Accuracy Counts

Taylor came into town from Vegas yesterday and we were chillin' in the backyard chatting. Star Wars came up (imagine that) so boy's ears perked up at this exchange:

Taylor: Luke Skywalker had a blue lightsaber.
Me: No, he didn't.
Taylor: Yeah, he did.
Me: Connor, what color is Luke Skywalker's lightsaber?
Connor: Green.
Taylor: No, Darth Vader's is green.
Connor: No, Darth's Vader's is red.

Hahaha classic. Now to Taylor's credit, I believe the first lightsaber Luke received from Obi Wan Kenobi (which belonged to Luke's father) was blue, but Connor has only seen episode 6, Return of the Jedi, so far, and in that one, Luke's lightsaber (the one he made himself) is green. So they're both right. But still, don't argue with my three year old about Star Wars haha.

Random Questions From A Three Year Old

What is that car called? Is that a TX Poopoo car?

Are you a messy worm?

Mom, are you a Jedi? Is Dad a Jedi?

raising him right

Last week, while at the bookstore, Matt picked up a book for Connor called "What is a Wookie?"; first introduction into the world of Star Wars. It's a beginners reading book so it was fairly simplistic, but it did go over who the majority of the characters were in Star Wars.

After reading it a few nights in a row Matt let Connor watch Return of the Jedi. Connor was so funny sitting there on the couch with his book as reference and pointing out all the characters in his book as he saw them on tv. Equally funny was when he saw a creature in the movie that wasn't referenced in his book because it confused him as to who that guy could be. He ended up watching the movie a couple of times throughout the weekend...always with his book in hand.

connor loves his cousin

Yesterday, Connor added another cousin to his list of relatives. Randy Adam Buckley was born to Brandon and Andrea. I've made a point of talking to Connor about his cousin so he would know who he is (given that we live far from him). He's been so excited about his new cousin, talking about how he was "sleeping in his mommy's belly".



This morning, I printed out a picture of Randy and Connor asked if he could see it so I gave it to him. The first thing he did was hug the picture. It was so adorable! He's going to be such a good big brother someday.

a welcome - Connor style

There is a new assistant director at Connor's school. On her first day there he decided he would welcome her in the way that only he can. he dazzled her with his charm, then when she wasn't looking, he dumped a handful of bark down the back of her pants.

tired of chocolate

This morning was Connor's easter egg hunt/breakfast at his school. After his easter egg hunt, he was sitting down going through his eggs and systematically eating all the candy in them. He ended up getting a few eggs in a row that had chocolate in them. He ate a couple, then gave me one, but when he opened up the next one and it, too, had chocolate in it, he says with a sigh, "I'm tired of this kind." and shoves it in my hands.

i guess he's can only take so much chocolate.

understanding food

Matt was reading with Connor last night and they came to a picture of a chicken. Connor says, "We eat these. We cut them here (points to just above one foot), here (points to just above the other foot) and here (points to the neck)....and sometimes there are strawberries."

Not something you hear everyday

Sabrina, as she's picking out clothes for Connor to wear today: "Hey, quit putting stuff in your dresser drawers that aren't clothes. Not uncooked spaghetti noodles, not car decals, not toys, just clothes."

sneaky snake

For St. Patty's Day, I made these cool rainbow cupcakes. Then one morning, I get Connor up to get ready for school and sit him down with breakfast. While I'm getting ready, I hear my bedroom door quietly close. I smiled to myself thinking that Cana had gotten up and was tending to Connor so Matt would be able to sleep. After I was done, I opened my door and saw Connor sitting on the countertop where I had left the cupcakes. What once looked like this....



...now looked like this....




I did my best to not bust up laughing. There he was, sitting on the counter by the stove, swinging his legs just enjoying the cupcake. And he was doing pretty well with it considering he hardly had any frosting on his face.

...and Cana was still sound asleep.

yay!

We've been working with Connor this weekend on listening the first time since it seems to be a problem for him. When he doesn't listen the first time ask/say something, he has to sit in his room. He'd been through a few of these Sunday morning so he knew what it was about when I put him in his room.

After a few mins, I went in there and made him tell me why he'd been sent to his room, then had him apologize for not listening. Very solemnly, he apologized to me. Then when I said he could come out of his room, he jumped up in he air with his arm above his head and yelled, Yay! I get to come out of my room!" You'd think we just gave him some awesome new toy. lol

"what'd you say to me?"

Connor has picked up this new phrase that he uses when he didn't catch what someone said, "what'd you say to me?" and every time he says it, it cracks me up because i hear it as an adult would say with attitude, even though he has no attitude at all when he says it.

Yesterday we were in the kitchen cooking while Matt was in the bedroom on his laptop and Matt said something to me, to which I replied "shut up, matt". Connor looks up at me and says, "What'd you say to my dad?" I lost it; I was doubled over busting up laughing, while Matt was in the bedroom doing the same.

rocks

matt is sitting in the living room telling cana how she used to bring rocks home all the time. while i'm in the bathroom tending to connor's bath, he asks me about a bowl rocks that we used to have on the washer. i told him i don't remember a bowl, but i do remember a lot of rocks coming through the wash. connor pipes in and says, "nu uh, rocks come from planet earth!"

song

so Connor is a huge fan of the song "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by Charlie Daniels Band. This morning, while we were listening to it in the car, Connor says, "I'm gonna take that devil went down to georgia to school." so i asked him how he was going to do that. He tells me that he's going to take my ipod and give it to one of the teachers so they can play it.

It cracks me up to hear him be so logical and for him to understand how things work at such a young age.

story

so there's this story that Connor keeps telling over and over and over and over again. it goes like this:

"One time i hold my flower and my flower flied out of my hand and it make some flowers."

loves his mommy

yesterday, i was reading on the couch and asked Connor to come give me a kiss. He was playing so he tells me"No, not right now." So Matt comes over and gives me a kiss and tells me that he loves me. Connor got all mad and hit Matt in the leg, saying "You don't do that" (angry face and all) and then, with a 180 degree attitude change, he leans over and gives me a kiss and says oh so sweetly, "i love you mommy."

imagination puppy

the other night Matt was reading with Connor before bedtime. When they came to a picture of a dalmatian, Matt asked Connor "What kind of dog is this?" Connor replied, "that's an imagination puppy."

when showed a picture of a turkey, Connor said "that's a turkey. we eat turkey. we cut it up into turkey and give it to grandma."

Super Heroes Require Cheese Popcorn

Yard Work

eating breakfast

mom: would you like some cereal for breakfast?
connor: no, i don't want to eat this morning.
mom: would you like a piece of toast?
connor: no, toast is eating

Thirsty Beast

(driving around in the truck)

Connor: Can I have some water?

Dad: I'll get you some when we stop.

Connor: I'm thirsty.

Dad: You can wait till we stop.

Connor: No, I can't wait.

Dad: Yes, you can.

Connor: [continuous whining for a minute or so] ... I'm sick of this.

Dad: [laughing] You're what?

Connor: I'm sick of this.

Dad: [laughing]

Connor: Don't laugh. Its not funny.

Dad: Yeah, it is.

Connor: No, it isn't. We're not playing a funny game.

Dad: I think we are.