Dylan's remake - jungle book

Flipagram - A Glimpse At Our Past Year '13

Along/Lawn

-Keenan: Dylan do you want to watch a movie with me?
-Dylan:  Sure
-Keenan: Really?  Okay I will get it ready! (walking out of the room) Dylan I wish we got along.
Dylan didn't respond to the sincere comment Keenan had just made.  After Keenan repeated himself one more time with no response from Dylan
Me:  Dylan did you hear your brother.
Dylan: Ya I told him I would watch the movie.
Keenan: Oh ya the movie.  But I do wish we got along. 
Dylan: A lawn, what lawn are you talking about weirdo.
Keenan:  No Dylan, along.
Dylan:  I heard you Keenan, but I don't know about any lawn.
Keenan: (long sigh) Dylan I mean you be nice to me, and I be nice to you...a-l-o-n-g.

That made my night.  Dylan couldn't understand Keenan's pronunciation of a word so Keenan explains the meaning of the word to him.   

Guess The Animal

Reminds Me of.....

 

KEENAN

DYLAN

Things I've Learned From Raising Little Boys

Batman lives forever. Boys, even at a young age, realize the importance of super powers. They want to be good and believe in the existence of ultimate good in the world. Boys sort out their identities in relation to the mythical characters they hear about. Both my sons are obsessed with superheroes. They wear full costumes, even to the grocery stores. What amazes me even more than their dedication to the superhero is how the deli worker or the guy hanging off the back of a garbage truck sees them and shouts, “Batman!”or "Superman"

Things I've Learned From Raising Little Boys

When in doubt, hug.
Boys seem to have a much harder time than girls verbalizing their problems. My 6-year-old will sometimes burst out into tears after seemingly trivial events. I know there is something deeper going on, but I am not going to get it out of him, at least not at that moment. So the solution is physical not verbal. I spend a lot of time just hugging my boys. I usually have no idea why. But as a default cure-all, it seems to work wonders. A minute later they are all patched up and ready to rumble again. I was once asked by a male friend of my "What does your Mom put in those?  There's some kind of magic in them."  He was talking about the hug he had received from her at a friends wake.  I couldn't agree more.  But that just proves to me that boys need hugs. 

Once Upon a Time

The Simple Joys Just Making a Cake

Daddy's Cake Friday night the boys and I made a cake for Daddy. On our drive home Thursday evening I was telling Keenan that it was Daddy's birthday on Sunday and he became sad and replied "I didn't even know, I didn't even tell him Happy Birthday" I assured him that his birthday hadn't happened yet and I would definetly tell him the day it was so he could make sure and tell him. Then I decided it would be a good idea to make a cake. Keenan was very excited about this. He said he wanted to put on his chef outfit (to which he does not have) and use a real oven.(Ha) The boys did a wonderful job making the cake and we had a great time doing so. Grandma had some aprons for the boys when they do crafts or finger painting. Luckily these were good enough chef outfits for Keenan since he is a master chef and all. Daddy was very surprised and judging by the amount of cake himself and the boys ate that night, it was GOOD.

Things I've Learned From Raising Little Boys

Boys Don't Stop Moving From the moment they come bouncing into your bed in the morning until they pass out at bedtime, boys go. Sometimes it seems like they have only two speeds -- fast and faster. This means that your toddler could be sitting on the floor playing with trucks one minute and when you turn your head, he will be skydiving off the dining room table. When he darts ahead on the sidewalk, you'll be terrified that he's going to run headlong into traffic and your heart will stop regularly as he nearly misses crashing into people and trees. This fear only rises as he becomes old enough to ride a bike, scooter, and skateboard. He may not ever slow down, but you will learn to pick up the pace...And when you have to completely different boys, your first born who played everything out in his head before acting and the second child is 100% balls to the wall, act now think later.....WOW. And we all know a 3 year old just isn't capable of doing everything that his 6 year old brother and friends are doing. Oh but that doesn't stop him from attempting these things. That is when the ER visits come into play. I see many in our future, and so did Keenan's Ortho doctor who politely stated that he thought he would be seeing a lot of this boy. God help us The past six years I have tried to enjoy/cherish every minute that has seemly traveled at the speed of light, just like little boys.