By the way

We let Aidan make the final decision tonight between sandwiches or pizza. He chose pizza. Here is a snippet of that conversation.

A: Oh yeah, I choose pizza. You know why? Cause I love pizza. That's the one thing you'll always remember about me when I'm not a kid anymore.

Me: Really? That's what I'm going to remember about you when you were a kid?

A: Yea, pretty much. By the way, I'm gonna live with you forever.

I wish I could freeze him in time, as he is right now. I love this age.

Dinosaurs and Jesus

Last night we saw Walking with Dinosaurs – the Arena Spectacular. Very cool. I’ll post some videos later today.

While at the show, I had some interesting conversations with Aidan. While watching a pteradon fly, Aidan told me that he would stay on Dinosaur Island.

A: Wait – it’s all dinosaur island.

[pauses for a minute]

A: Mom- am I correct that the entire planet was dinosaurs? (yes, he really said “am I correct?”)

Me: Yes, there were only dinosaurs at that time.

A: So there were dinosaurs… and then they died…. And then God made humans?

Me: Um….. Yes.

Decided to save the discussion of creationism vs evolution for another day J

During the show they also portrayed “the End” as a big asteroid hitting the Earth. Aidan said, “So an asteroid killed the dinosaurs?” I told him that it was one of the theories that people had about what happened to the dinosaurs.

A: Well, do you know what happened?

Me: No, nobody knows for sure what happened

A: Uh-huh, Jesus knows. He knows everything. He knows everybody’s names and when babies will be born.

Apparently watching Dinosaurs was a religious experience for Aidan. We had several more of these conversations throughout the show.

Aidan, the diplomat

Aidan was sitting behind me tonight and was having fun "spanking" me on my bottom. It was funny until he asked, "Why's your butt so 'move-y'?"

Aidan ism

More aidan-ism's:

Out of balance = Out of bounds

Give me a favor = Do me a favor

Aidan's book from Mother's Day Event at School

Aidan filled out a book at school about “my mom”; the highlights are:

My mom looks pretty when: she wears a dress [I never wear dresses, I own two…maybe]

For fun, my mom likes to: go to Sea World

My mom likes to shop at: H-E-B

If I had a million dollars, I would buy my mom: a dog

My mom is proud of me when I: listen

My mom cooks the best: cinnamon rolls [he spells Sinnamon Rools]

My mom’s favorite tv show is: the weather [this one cracks me up]

Two Snacks

Aidan just told me that because the bus was late, he needs two snacks – the bus was 10 minutes late but apparently it’s hard work waiting!

Another Aidan-ism

Aidan started calling cucumbers "chew-cumbers".

Conversations with Aidan

1) Upon hearing the ice cream truck aidan asked James "got any cash?"

2) After watching me sweep for a while, aidan asked "Whose birthday is it?". When I said that it wasn't anybody's birthday he asked me "then why are you cleaning?"

Crackers

A conversation between me, Aidan and Brandon


Me: Brandon, you crack me up.

Aidan: Am I a cracker up, too?

Another Aidan-ism

When flipping a quarter Aidan asks, heads or birds?

Look at an "old" quarter (not a state quarter) and you'll get it :)

Aidan-ism

Hand Sans-ma-tizer = hand sanitizer

Aidan isms

Lemo-lade = Lemonade

"Freshes" peanut butter cups = "Reese's" Peanut Butter Cups

Aidan-isms

Aidan is always coming up with "custom" words... these are a couple of the latest. I'm going to try to remember to post them here as they come up.

Chucky-Charms = Name for the cereal he found at Wal-greens which are essentially Chocolate-Lucky Charms.

Freakin' Stein = Aidan's pronunciation of Frankenstein.

Just keep swimming..

Aidan has become a little fish. He is doing great in the water and can swim very well all by himself.

He's even comfortable enough now to do tricks in the water.

Aidan says "about" instead of "without" so he calls this swimming "about" his lifejacket :)

So you think you can dance?

Conversation between me and Aidan:

Aidan: Mom (exasperated sigh) - the shrimp in Shark Tales are WAY better dancers than you.
Me: But, i wasn't even dancing.
Aidan: I know.

Missing Aidan

Aidan wants to go back to the little gym for another class. He informed me the other day that he thinks they miss him there :)

Thing-a-ma-bibber

Aidan has created a new word -- Thing-a-ma-bibber.

He'll even define it for you if you ask: "when I don't know what a thing is, i call it a thing-a-ma-bibber" :)

Aidan - 4 years old (and 358 days) July 2008