The "Yeah's" Have It

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Oops, this was dated May 19th. Appears I never got around to posting it....

Sometimes you wonder how much Duke understands, especially because he answers most everything with the affirmative. As Darrell pointed out, he is kind of like a foreigner in that regard.


Tonight I was putting his pajamas on and told the dogs to get out of the room. I had my back to them, but Duke was facing them. "Dogs obeying" he says. I asked if the dogs were obeying and was given the standard "yeah" reply. I turn around and sure enough, the dogs are headed out of the room.


So, he has now proven himself to be fully responsible for "obeying" since he's made it clear that he knows what it means.

A Lesson in Realistic Goal Setting

Darrell asked Duke what he wanted to be when he grew up. Seeing as how he was playing with his Doctor Kit, I kind of thought that would be the answer. Nope.

"A big boy" was his response. When asked again, he replied, "A big boy, have a little sister."

Well kiddo, I think we can make that happen for you. How does it feel to have achieved your life goals at the young age of 2?

Let There be Life

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

"Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being"- Genesis 2:7

This is why boys love dirt so much; it's part of their makeup.

Best Big Brother

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Duke was singing one of the little songs Darrell had made up, "Grease up the Pig" for lotion-ing after tubby. He was asking to see Baby Lilly and feel her.
"Are you going to be a good big brother?"
"Yeah."
"Will you teach the Grease up the Pig song to Baby Lilly? I'm sure she'll love it."
He lifted up my shirt and sang the song to my belly.
Too cute!

A Whale of a Tale

Friday, May 1, 2009

Fishermen are born, not bred.

This morning, Duke was playing with a little felt fishing pole that has velcro on the end. I showed him how to "hook" a little stuffed blue fish (maybe 3 inches long) on the end. He proudly carried it around saying "caught a whale on the fishing pole!".

Now he's ready to tell about the one that got away!