Fingers in the Sugar Box

Yesterday we rearranged the kitchen and did some deep cleaning. I moved the sugar within AJ's reach and it did not go unnoticed. In the evening I walked into the kitchen and caught him with his fingers in the sugar box. He looked at me with big guilty eyes and after a gentle scolding (and a hidden giggle), he wiped his fingers off with a napkin. He already had plenty of candy with Daddy and he knew it.

This morning after a big smiling hug for me, he notified me that he needed to make sure all the ingredients for his birthday cake are in the cupboard. Honey, sugar, icing, and red sprinkles. All there. The day can now go on.

Happy Boy Genius

After letting AJ play on the computer last night - following two days of me saying he couldn't because I was too "busy" working on it - he said:

"Mom, I Love You.

You make me feel happy because you make me feel special."

Then he gave me his treasured keys as a present.

So adorable.

Saturday Morning

Ajs wake up call with daddy:

Dad: Hi Ayin. Are you going to watch Noggin today?
(His favorite pre-school cartoon channel)

Aj: I'm watching right now.
(And passes phone back to mom. Conversation is over.)


Last night we went to a friend's birthday party.

Ayin gave away his treasured princess doll that he keeps in his pocket to the birthday girl. This was a big deal because he loved that princess, but he gave it as a gift. He even cleared it with mom first. He let me know this was serious.

And when she put the princess down, he picked it up and handed it back to her - three times. He really wanted her to have it :) She thought it was adorable.

He entertained many of his "elders" at the party with inventing a new game at the pool table. He had a few adults yelling together "yah" and made lots of friends.

Music

Mom, I wanna get a:
- xylophone
- violin
- trumpet

These three things, okay mom?

After school request

"Let's go home and get some of my circle monies to go to the movie store and then play DS at my house".

Kiss My Cheek

Ayin thinks he's very clever right now and tries to trick me, non-stop, with the same trick. But I can't get enough of it, so we keep it going...

He says, "Hey mom, kiss my cheek!" Then as I move in to kiss his cheek, he quickly turns and kisses me on the lips - then cracks up. Sometimes he'll do it several times in a row.

The cutest. Oh, how I treasure these moments :)

My Cheese

Today, AJ says,


"Mom, you can be the cheese in my hamburger."