Independence

Aiden and Chase start kindergarten in the fall. They're soooo excited! We went to the charter school they'll be attending for a tour and to watch the kindergarten spring program. The cute kids showed off some of the knowledge they'd gained over the school year. Pretty impressive. One thing they learned was about the Declaration of Independence. The teacher asked, "What did the United States tell England?" The students replied (in unison, pointing their fingers) "You're not going to be the boss of us anymore.

My parents were out of town that week, so I wasn't surprised when the boys excitedly told them all about their "new" school when they returned. I was quite amused to realize what Chase took from the program when he got up really close to Grandma and whispered in her ear, "My mom's not going to be the boss of us anymore!"

Ha, ha! I had no idea that's what he thought. He'd kept it secret quite well, considering how excited he was about it!

It's a bird... it's a plane... it's...

"Look Mom, it's Jesus!"

"I think it's Jesus!"

"A girl Jesus!"

(Or maybe just our friend Becca in her graduation gown!)

Gotta love my Aiden! Never know what's going through their heads, right?! :)

Your roots are showing...

I think my cute little Aiden is going to be brilliant someday. As with lots of brainiacs, I sometimes wonder about his common sense. ;) For example, we went somewhere the other day. We were all getting out of the car, but Aiden started to cry and claimed to be "stuck"! I calmly suggested that he take his jacket off so he could free himself from the seatbelt underneath it! :) Problem solved!

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Today on our way to the previously mentioned freezing soccer game, Aiden put a plate on his head that had streamers on it. (It was a rainbow windsock he made at storytime yesterday.) The streamers hung down over his face and he exclaimed, "Mom, I'm BLONDE! I can't see!" I think you mean "blind", buddy, but then again... ha ha

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We went to PenRad yesterday to get x-rays on Chase's leg because he's been having some pains and difficulty running. He insisted that he needed his brother by his side. We walked into the lobby and there in the corner was a clear, large glass "cup" proudly displayed with a plaque identifying it as an award for excellence. Aiden was sooooo proud of the employees when he saw it. With a thrilled voice Aiden proclaimed, "MOM! They won the Piston Cup!" (Any Cars fans out there?) He insisted on getting a picture of it! In my defense, I DID try to tell him what it really was, but there was just no convincing him!