A Rare Diet

• Isaac's Aunt Jen is about to have a baby. One morning we were looking at her blog, and she had posted a picture of herself looking down at her bare belly. Isaac asked me what she was doing, and I told him that she was looking at her belly because there was a baby in there. I could tell he was a little confused, because the next thing he asked me was, "Did she eat that baby?"

Ugly Guys

• Isaac was having an "off" night, and we were talking about what happens when you're naughty. I told him that if he was naughty at school, he would have to go to the principal's office. His eyes got real big and he said, "Are there ugly guys in there?" I found this especially funny since my dad is a high school vice principal.

Finally. . .

I'm finally posting a few new Isaac stories here! I've been absent for a long time, I know. I'll try to be better about sharing stories. I love to go back and read them, and it is a great way to preserve these moments that make us laugh!

Isaac the Great!

• The book fair is coming to Isaac's school, so we told him we were giving him $5 to spend at the book fair tomorrow. Isaac's response: "You mean like 5 dollar foot long?"

• Isaac was playing on the floor with Oliver, and Oliver sneezed. Isaac looked at me and said, "Mommy! Oliver rained on me!"

• We've been reading Bible stories (from a children's Bible) to Isaac every night at bedtime. Each story has a theme such as patience, obedience, honoring your parents, etc. . . that we also talk about. The story of Jonah's theme was obedience. We talked a lot about how you should obey your parents and obey God. A few nights later we read a story about honoring your parents and how Jesus honored his parents by leaving the temple when they asked him to. We had not discussed Jonah at all this night. . . As I was leaving Isaac's room he said, "Hey Mommy! Jonah did NOT honor his parents!" Oh, and by the way, I now threaten attack via whale/big fish for disobeying.

• Isaac likes to pray at meals. It is ALWAYS the same prayer. . . one that he has come up with: "God is great, God is good. You just know about your friends and food and day and night. Amen." On Thanksgiving, Isaac wanted to pray. His prayer went like this: "God is great, God is good. You just know about your friends and food and day and night. And Santa Claus is coming to town tomorrow. Amen!"

Oh, Isaac!

*The other day Isaac was playing with his blocks and he told me, "I'm God, Mommy!" I said, "Oh no, that's not a good thing to say." And he replied, "But Mommy. I'm just pretending I'm God!" Quite honestly, I had no idea what to say to him at this point!

*Isaac often pokes around in the morning and takes forever to get into his car seat when we're getting ready for school. However, Thursday morning he hustled and got into his seat nicely. I praised him, saying, "Great job, Isaac!" His response: "Why do you always call me Isaac?" I wish you could hear the tone of his voice. . . it was priceless!

*We were shopping last night, and Isaac, of course, had to go potty. So I took him to the restroom while Nate pushed the stroller around the store. When we were done in the restroom, we were having trouble finding Nate and were looking around for him for awhile. Isaac had a great idea, though! He looked at me and said, "Maybe we should split up!"

*And the moment I've been dreading since becoming a mother: Isaac called to me from the bathroom the other day, crying a little bit. . . "Mommy! My poop is stuck!" I seriously have been dreading this moment for years. . . luckily he was able to overcome his problem on his own! Thank goodness!

My Great Dad

Isaac made a book about his Daddy for Father's Day. He drew pictures to go with each of the "questions" he had to answer about his Daddy. We thought it turned out pretty cute.

1. My daddy is 26 years old.
2. My dad loves to cook food.
3. His favorite food is pickles.
4. It makes him happy when he plays with me.
5. I really love it when my dad eats with me.

Recent Isaac-isms. . .

The other day we were all in the car, and Isaac was talking and talking AND talking. Sometimes this child does not stop talking! Nate was getting a little tired of it and said, "Isaac. Zip it!" There was a (brief) pause, and then Isaac, in all seriousness, said, "I don't have a zipper, Daddy!"

This is kind of gross, but I'll share it anyway. . . the other day Isaac was going potty. He still needs some help when he goes #2, so he called me in to help him out. I got him off of the potty and said, "Whoa, Isaac. That's a lot of poop!" And then he told me, "I was just trying to fill it up!"

Isaac can get a little demanding at times. We are working on using "May I?" rather than "I need" when he makes his requests. Well, the other day, he was telling me all of the things he was needing, and I said, "Yes, your highness," sarcastically. Then he said, "Mommy, I'm not a majesty."

Caroline was watching the kids the other night, and Isaac was telling her all about something (a bug, I think), obviously using his very wild imagination. Caroline said, "Isaac, are you pretending?" His response: "No, I'm for real-ing."

"My Mom is Special!"

Isaac completed this worksheet at school. I thought I'd share it because I got quite a few laughs out of it!
1. My Mom is special because: "She is my helper!"
2. I like it when my Mom: "Plays with me!"
3. My Mom can do many things! I think she's best at: "Being silly and making me oatmeal!"
4. My Mom has a pretty smile! I like to make her smile by: "Eating a little bit and giving her a hug."
5. My Mom is as pretty as a: "Book."
6. My Mom is smart! She even knows: "How to make words and to make the day."

Daddy's Fault

The other day when I got home from work, the kids were playing outside. So, I just parked the van on the road instead of pulling it into the garage. I turned off the van and left the keys in the ignition, not thinking it would be a problem. . . as it turned out, it ran the battery down.

Nate and I were talking about it later and I said something like, "I know. It's my fault."

Isaac wasn't really paying attention to us, but he heard me say those few words, and said, "No it's not, Mommy. It's all Daddy's fault!"

They say to teach them while they're young. . .

Open-and-Shut

We have two computers - a desktop that is in the office and a laptop. Lately, Isaac has been playing some games on the computer. He asks to play the computer A LOT. The other day he asked to play, and so I told him to go out into the office and I'd get it ready for him.

He said, "No! Not the office! I want the open and shut one!"

(He was talking about the laptop. . . )

Broken-Hearted

The other morning, Isaac came up to me and said, "Mommy, I think my heart is broken."

I said sympathetically, "Oh, why?"

Isaac's response: "Because I have the hiccups!"

AND HE WAS COMPLETELY SERIOUS. . .

So sweet!

Feeling the Spirit. . .

Story #1:

The other day I was getting Isaac ready for bed. It was supposed to storm that night, so I wanted to let him know he may hear the wind and the rain and the thunder when he went to bed.

Mommy: "There is going to be wind tonight. And it may rain and thunder, too."
Isaac: "Why?"
Mommy: "God makes it rains so the grass and the flowers will grow and so that farmers can grow food for us."
Isaac: "Jesus will stop the rain."

He has recently learned about Jesus calming the stormy seas at church. So cute!

Story #2:

Isaac talks NON-STOP. The child is never quiet. He always "has to tell you something," as he puts it. The other night at dinner, Nate looked at Isaac and said, "You talk all of the time! I don't know where you got that from!"

Isaac looked right at Nate and said, "From God!"

Knock-Knock

Last night after church, we were eating dinner. Isaac decided to tell a joke.

Here goes:

Isaac: Knock-Knock
Mommy: Who's there?
Isaac, giggling: Toilet!
Mommy: Toilet, who?
Isaac, big giggles now: Toilet in the house!

We all laughed and told him that was a "good one." Then I asked him where he learned this joke.

And he told me. . .

CHURCH!

HUH?!

Amazing Naps

The other night, we went over to Chili's for dinner. It's about a 20 minute ride from our house, and Isaac dozed off. When we got inside, I teased him, "Isaac, YOU fell asleep in the car, didn't you?" He smiled at me and said, "Yes, and it was AMAZING!"

Isaacism

My favorite new word that Isaac uses: LASTERDAY!

I love it and totally think it deserves a place in the next update of the dictionary!

"My dog, BOY!"

My sister has been taking care of her fiance's dog, Lady, while he is serving our country in Afghanistan. Isaac LOVES to play with Lady. Over Christmas, we were up at my parents' house in Syracuse, and my sister was there with Lady. Lady has to be on a leash when she goes outside because she'll run. Isaac was playing with the leash. He brought it to Caroline so she could "put it on his dog." (He has quite the imagination). When we asked him what his dog's name was, Isaac paused and said, "Um. . . Boy!"