A Good Sense of Smell?

My last day in Texas a couple weeks ago, Shelby took the kids to Chick Fil-A for lunch at the mall. As soon as they got into the car Lennon said "Ummmm, I can already smell Chick Fil-A!"

Later that same day as soon as they pulled up at the airport he announced "I can already smell Mommy!" When they relayed that story to me at baggage claim, I asked, "What do I smell like Lennon?" And without missing a beat he declared "Potatoes." Well, of course.

Chef Lennon Makes Some Soup

Yes, Your Majesty

"Mommy, I want a snack." Said Lennon

"How bout we make smoothies?" Mommy suggested

"Yeah! Smoothies!" Both kids cheered

Ten minutes later. Smoothies are devoured.

"Mommy," Complained Lennon. "Mommy. A smoothie is a drink. I said I wanted a snack."

Mia chimed in, "Well, I do agree with Lennon, but they smoothie was very refreshing. And good."

Sir Daddy saves the day with a bowl full of crackers. Is that a proper snack?

Fly Me To The Moon

Ever since potty training, Lennon has been pulling some bedtime shenanigans with us over suddenly needing to "go potty on the potty." Or sometimes he has already peed and needs his diaper changed even though when you bring him the new diaper, there is just barely evidence of a single drop of urine in the old diaper.

I've been trying to combat this by talking through it with him the last couple of nights before he goes to bed.

"Okay, Lennon. Don't drink too much water, it's just in your bed for taking sips if you need them. If you drink too much you'll have to pee and I don't want you to pee until you get up in the morning and pee on the toilet." I obviously don't care if he pees once he's asleep, I just don't want him to pee before he goes to sleep. He usually just says something like "okay."

Tonight was a little different.

Me: Okay, Lennon. Are you going to pee in your diaper tonight or wait until the sun comes up and pee in the toilet?

Lennon: I'm just going to pee on the moon.

Me: What?

Lennon: I just need to pee on the moon.

Me: Well, you're only supposed to pee in the potty.

Lennon: If we want to, we can get on an airplane, fly to China, build a big staircase, climb way way way way up it - and pee on the moon. That's what I'm going to do.

Oh my. BTW- Anderson is leaving on Thursday to go to China, hence the reference to China by Lennon.

The Owl and The Moth

Lennon's current favorite bedtime story is a Winnie The Pooh story where the whole crew goes searching for Christopher Robin, who they think is captured in a place called - skull. At one point the book says..."but before Owl saw them off, he gave them a very special map." At which point Lennon always asks about "the moth" that Owl saw.

"No, bud. Owl didn't see a moth. He SAW THEM Off."

"What moth did he see?"

"He didn't see a moth. He, um...well, he watched them leave."

"When did he see the moth?"

No matter how much I explain he just doesn't believe me. Tonight he was looking at the page wondering where the moth was that Owl saw. "Where is the moth Owl saw?"

I think it's a lost cause.