Guitar Hero

We got Guitar Hero a couple weeks ago and have had a blast playing it. Thomas enjoys trying it. I'm better than Thomas. And David is the master. When Dale and Wanda were here Super Bowl weekend, Thomas wanted to show them how good he was at Guitar Hero. So he tried playing a song and quickly got booed off the stage. Then I played a song. Wanda told Thomas, "Your Mommy is pretty good." Thomas said, "Yeah, but my Daddy's better."

Earlier this week, we went to Chuck E. Cheese and while we were there "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" started playing in the background. Thomas got very excited and yelled, "Mommy! This is the song from Guitar Hero!!!" It reminds me of my teenage years, but reminds him of a video game. :-)

Holey Jeans

We ate dinner at Cheddar's the other night. As we were leaving, Thomas started climbing on the rocks out front. He was doing really well, until he said, "Hey look how good I can do this!" and then promptly fell down. He tore a big hole in his jeans, the first time that's ever happened. I thought he must have really hurt himself because how can you tear a hole that big in your pants and not bleed? So I tried looking through the hole and couldn't find any blood so I ripped it little more to get a better view since it was dark outside. And he didn't injure himself. Just ruined his jeans. After he got over crying and realized he was ok, he got very excited. "Mommy, I can't believe I tore a hole in my jeans! James had a hole in his pants the other day at school and now I do!!!" And then later, telling David about it, "Daddy, can you believe I got my first hole and then Mommy made it bigger!!"

Funerals

Our friend, Chris', dad passed away on Monday. I talked to Thomas about it told him that Mommy and Daddy would be going to the funeral. We talked about how funerals are celebration of someone's life and that people who loved them attend. I went to the viewing last night and my dad kept the boys so Mom could go with me since David was still working. They spent the night last night so David and I could go out for a Valentine's Day meal when he got home. I tell you that so you'll know why Mom was at our house this morning before school. So, she gets a phone call this morning, from Dad I think, and she was telling him that I was going to the funeral today. Thomas heard her saying that and came running into the bathroom where I was brushing my hair. He said, "Another funeral? Who else is dying?" I explained that they were both for Evie's grandpa. That tickled me but not as much as Evie asking if her grandpa was going to be buried or laminated.

Happy Loser

Jonathan and I went to Thomas' Valentine's Party today at school. The last activity of the party was a version of the game Hot Potato using a heart pillow, we'll just call it Heart Potato. The kids had never played it before and were so cute. Once they got the hang of passing it quickly from person to person, the music was cut off and the child holding the pillow got a heart sticker and was out of the game. Well, wouldn't you know it, my sensitive child was the first one out. It melted my heart, and cracked Lisa up, when Thomas came running up to me excitedly saying, "Mommy, can you believe I'm the first person to win?!?" And the rest of the kids were excited too. As each person ended up with the pillow, received their heart sticker, and got out of the circle, they clapped madly and cheered for the "winner" before the music started again.

Dandelion Fun

Took this one of Thomas last night as I was trying to get the dandelion pic on my Pics By Kim blog. Cute huh?

First Trip to Dentist

Thomas went to the dentist for the first time on Monday. This sign greeted him as we entered the office (it's a cell phone picture but that's all I had with me). He went to a pediatric dentist that came highly recommended. After our experience, we agree. To help him get ready, I downloaded a book from their web site about what to expect during your visit. After we read it for the first time, he said, "Oh, so they're just going to clean my teeth and not pull one out?" On Monday, he wanted to take his book with him to the dentist so he could check off each page as it happened: play in the play area, wait for them to call your name, get tooth pictures taken, etc. As they called his name to go back, he stopped, got his pen out and checked off that page before going with her. He went back by himself and came out 45 minutes later proud of how well he did. They said they'd never had another child bring their book with them and thought that was really cute. He asked them to show me his "tooth pictures" and everything looked great. He's got a good bite and no sign of cavities. He couldn't wait to go to school afterwards to tell everyone about it.

Map Confusion

Thomas is going to a birthday party tomorrow for a friend from school. On the way home today, he asked me where Aiden lived. I told him he lived in the north part of our city and we lived in the south part. He said, "Huh?" So I drew a map in the air and said, "Aiden lives up here and we live down here." He then said, "Oh, you mean he lives up in the sky and we live down on the ground?"

DVR Guru

Ever since we got a DVR 9 months ago, our TV viewing habits have dramatically changed. And as much as David and I have enjoyed it, we were a little surprised how much Thomas has enjoyed it. He loves recording his favorite shows so he can watch them whenever he wants instead of waiting for them to come on. He loves fast-forwarding through the commercials, and sometimes scary parts, so he can keep watching his show uninterrupted. He likes that so much that he's disappointed when he's watching live TV and he can't fast-forward. And then today at lunch, we were in the kitchen eating but he could still hear the television in the other room. He said, "Mommy, I'm going to go pause my show so I don't have to keep worrying about what I'm missing."

Spelling

Tonight at bedtime, Thomas and I were reading Dr. Seuss' One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. Thomas was spelling the words for me. He went: "O-N-E-F-I-S-H." Sensing a teachable moment, I decided to take this opportunity to explain the pause we use between words and that he needed to take a small pause after spelling one word before going onto the next so the listener will know it's two different words. So he tried again, "O-N-E" (a long pause) "I paused Mommy. F-I-S-H."