Muscles

Dear Caden,

"Momma! Look! These are my muscles!"

"Oh how nice, you must be really strong!"

"Yeah! I bought them when I turned four!"

...WELL...if I had only known it was so easy to get muscles...

Love,
Mommy

Look! I have big muscles! 

Big muscles make you wanna DANCE

Littering

Dear Jacob,


You have learned a new trick - You pop your leg up on the window button and finagle your heel to roll down your window. While this is cute and funny to watch, what is NOT cute and funny is the look on Mommy's face when she gets pulled over by an officer for littering because you decided to throw your daily daycare sheet out the window. Thankfully the officer had little ones too and understood. Too bad you don't clean your playroom as well as you clean the car.


Love,
Mommy

Tinker Tales

Dear Caden,

We are getting ready for bed and you decide that you need to go to the restroom. I sit across from you and wait while you do your business when suddenly you say, "Momma! Watch this!"
My eyes can never unsee what you decided to show me. Let me just tell you now that your tinker is not:
a pretzel : be a contortionist with your entire body not just one part
a rubber band : I don't care that it can stretch to the other side of the room, it shouldn't
a bouncy ball : there is no need to shake it like a polaroid picture
finger-like appendage : you don't need to use it to wave to me and please don't touch me, or anyone else with it. Or lay it on your brother's leg.
Also, just like pulling it isn't nice, don't push it in either. Even if it doesn't hurt you, it hurts me.  And it's gross.

Love,
Mommy