Peek-a-Boo - Moose Style

Julie had the kids recently when she visited her sister in Idaho falls. While the group was setting off 4th of July fireworks, Julie was playing peek-a-boo with Moose with a blanket they had.

"Where's Moose?" Julie would say, then find him under the blanket.

When it was Moose's turn to "find mommy," Julie hid under the blanket and Moose asked, "Where is that stinkin' old lady?"

I'm afraid Moose had played peek-a-boo with mommy for the last time.

Moose Learns a Money Lesson

Today we went to the dollar store where Moose found a mylar balloon he really wanted. I told him we were not there to get a balloon, but Moose protested and said he would pay for it.

I asked him, "How are you going to pay for it?"

Moose replied, "I just need a credit card, Dad."

Excited for Super Mario Galaxy 2

I think this video speaks for itself. We got Super Mario Galaxy 2 in the mail yesterday.

I don't want to go to church!

Every Sunday we go through the same ritual, and I'm not talking about what happens behind the chapel doors.

Once Moose sees us get his church clothes out of his drawer, he goes into fight mode. Today his battle plan evolved, which, up-to-now has been simply - to battle.

Julie got out his shirt and immediately Moose started to hold his nose. Julie was concerned that he might have a nosebleed so she got a tissue, but his nose was fine - not even runny. Julie asked what the problem is. Moose's reply: "This shirt makes me stinky." Guess he thought that was a good enough reason to stay home from church.

After Julie wrestled his clothes on (stinky and all), Moose switched to Plan B.

"Mom, I don't feel good!" said Moose in the most pathetic voice he could muster.

Ahhh, now we might be on to something.

Tonight as I was putting Moose to bed, I was asking him about some of his favorite things. When he got tired of being questioned, he started asking me about my favorites. Instead of asking me about favorite colors and foods, he wanted to know things such as:

What's your favorite pillow to sleep on?

What's your favorite hat to wear?

What's your favorite door to close?

I admit I had to think about that last one.

Yesterday while attending the showcase of what all the acting classes learned this semester at Hale Centre Theatre, Moose was making some noise with his chair during the performances.

I put my hand on his seat to stop the chair from snapping back and Moose informed me, "Jesus wants you to keep your hands to yourself!"

Moose's Team

The other day while washing his hands, Moose let me know who he wants on his team.

Moose's team members will include Batman, Spiderman, Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Bakugan, and Fluffy Dog.