Stanley from the drain
1. Our first week here, Christian actually belted out in the middle of the grocery store, "The stars at night, are big and bright, (clap, clap, clap, clap) Deep in the heart of Texas!" He was pretty much a hit with the other patrons, which then embarrassed him to the point of anger. He didn't really think anyone was listening.
2. The other day as Christian and I were getting ready for bed (Eric had already gone to sleep), Christian said with a sweet sigh, "I'm so glad you're my mom." I said, "Ohh! I'm so glad you're my son!" Christian said, "Yeah..." and then, "I'm so glad the other guy is my dad too." It just sounded funny.
3. To preface this story, we still haven't moved our stuff in to our apartment since we are still deciding where to go permanently, and we can't stand to
move an extra time. It's getting really ridiculous as there is only a mattress on the floor, a card table, and whatever we could fit in the car here. So a few nights ago, Christian and I were driving home from the library where we saw "Bonkers the Clown" and Christian said, "I wish my grandma and grandpa were in Reno. I would give them a BIG hug, and we would lie on the black couch (it's really chocolate brown) and watch a movie." I said, "You mean Texas?" He said, "No! In Reno!" I said, "Wouldn't it be fun if we could see them in Texas?" He said, "No! There're no couches in Texas!"
4. Christian has just barely started attending a Spanish immersion preschool. He is a little resistant to the whole Spanish thing, since he can't easily understand what is going on yet. I was really worried before I took him there for the first time that he might say something rude to the teachers about not liking Spanish. This is what he actually said, "Even though I don't like your voices, I still love you."
Performing a pirate song and
dance at the botanical gardens
5. Christian has memorized all of the songs from two "Howdy Town" videos (I love those videos. I want to be in them.) They are about sharing and working hard and honesty and being kind to others who are different. It is hilarious to listen to him, because he knows them down to the background noises that are added in, every "Hoo! Hah!" At school his first day, they were singing a song about the days of the week that he didn't know. He didn't much care for the song I guess, probably because he didn't know it yet. He said, "I don't KNOW that song. I have a song about sharing. Wanna hear it?" No one paid attention to him, but he was honestly ready to belt out all 4 verses on his first day of school. The kid is a crack-up. He also goes around telling all the kids who have toys that he wants that "Sharing is part of being your best!!!"
6. My sister, Maren, is getting married in May. It was supposed to be in April, right after Easter, but they were waiting on a sealing clearance. Anyway, she's been building up the suits the boys would wear as a "missionary costume with a great tie". She knows Christian is a sucker for a costume. He's really been looking forward to the whole thing. In fact, on Easter Sunday, as we were driving to church, he said, "We're going to Maren's wedding!" I had to explain that we were just going to church. He said, but I'm wearing the green shirt!" It was supposed to be for her wedding too. Christian also wore a snappy new pastel plaid tie. He got a lot of compliments. One young guy said to him in the hall, "Nice tie, buddy!" He said, adamantly, "It's a great tie." Everyone who heard was laughing and saying, "If he does say so himself!"
7. I had an extensive discussion with Christian today after his nap where he told me that when Daddy, my husband, dies, that he will marry me and be my husband. I told him that I thought he would be a perfectly wonderful husband, but that he will probably marry someone who is his age. He said, "But when Daddy dies, who will be your husband?" He was really concerned that I would marry a bad husband. He said, "Sometimes husbands are wicked." I think that came from the book we had just read called, "Bubba, the Cowboy Prince." It was a fractured Cinderella tale with a wicked stepdaddy. I told him that I would never marry a wicked stepdaddy. He said, "But Daddy's going to get old and die. Who will be your husband?" I told him that I was actually as old as daddy, and that I would probably be old too. He looked at me like he was confused and said, "You're not old!" Actually, he says "oldth."
So he insisted that he was going to marry me and that he would be a good husband. I said, "Well, I would love that, because I want to see you every day!" He said, "I want to see you every day too, Mom!" Good to know I have something lined up.
What Christian would wear
if he always dressed himself
8. Did I ever write about the time Christian went to preschool in Reno, and his teacher Miss Danielle was making him clean up his lunch before he went to play? I guess he wasn't very happy about doing it. And then he said, "That's three minutes of my life I'll never get back."
Can you imagine? He actually got that from Veggie Tales, but knowing how to use it in context is all him. Miss Danielle said that she was rolling. She said, "He is seriously the funniest kid I have ever met!" I would have to agree. We have ourselves quite the character.
