Phases

I think all kids go through phases. They have periods of time where they are stuck on certain food, or activities. Lately Colby has been cracking me up with some of his. Well, some of them. He is in a HUGE brat stage. He knows exactly what he is doing when he is being a total punk. It's so bad that he does everything he can not to laugh as we are all shouting at him to return, or walk away from, certain things. I think when they are in stages like this, the baby brat stage, they have to do other really cute things so you remember how dang cute they are. Everytime I ask Colby to do anything, or I tell him no, he slaps his thigh and says, "Oh dang!" with emphasis on the dang. It is so funny. "Mom, can I have some peanut butter?" Me: No "Oh dang!" "Mom, can I go outside to play?" Me: No "Oh dang!" "Mom, can I have cookies for breakfast?" Me: No "Oh dang!" Me: Colby, can you please pick up your shoes? "Oh dang! (and remember the slap of the thigh)" It's so funny. He says it about 25 times a day. I love it!

We are also having problems with the boys not wanting to shower (GROSS!!! Boys stink, they need showers!) so we have told them that they are showering EVERY day, no exceptions. They can shower at night, but if they do not, then they are showering in the morning. Since it has been cold outside, the boys come in from playing, and want to shower to warm up, always scattered throughout the night. Every time a boy gets in the shower, Colbs strips down and runs his naked butt into the bathroom. He gets so excited as he is stripping off his clothes as fast as he can. He takes about 4 showers a day on average. It is so cute! Just love that baby brat!