Kansas Buffalo

Alex is putting on a puppet show.  Cutie.

He sponge painted and cut out the Buffalo this week to celebrate Kansas' Sesquicentennial!

I'm not 5

So, it's a snow day here.  The snow is deep, the sun is bright.  It's a good day.

Alex and I are watching MythBusters, the one about the exploding jawbreaker candy... they've tried everything, then decide to just blow it up, like it had been tampered with by "a 5 year old evil genius".  I took the opportunity to ask Alex - are you a 5 year old evil genius?

His response?  "I'm not 5."

Hahahaha.  So funny.  I told him that was a good answer.

Conversations from the back seat

"Our house is as big as a squid. But a squid is a little longer. Remember snakes are the biggest worms. Snakes are giant worms. Snakes are really bad. And they have bones.  Like us. Some of our food has bones.  Like chickens. When you put a chicken over steam you cook it and it turns into a turkey and when it hits the ground it says Gobble-Gobble and turns back into a chicken. "

Close enough.

Making Muffins

Flonapon

Alex invented a new instrument. And here he demonstrates how to hold it.

First trip to the Dentist

Alex did such an awesome job at his first dental cleaning! The staff couldn't stop complimenting what a good patient he was. I am so proud of Alex!

Romp in the Leaves

We spent some time with Grammy and Grandpa yesterday afternoon. Alex helped Grandpa fix the legs on the kitchen table, then we went for a walk-ride (I walk, he rides his bike). I want to wax some of these lovely fall leaves, to make a garland, so a Leaf Hunt ensued and Alex was quickly enamored with the crunching sound the leaves made under his feet.
One thing led to another, and in about as much time as it took to find some rakes, he was neck-deep in a pile of leaves, with Stan happily snapping away.  Note the running start he had to get on the pile, so cute since he practically comes to a stop before hopping into the pile.  At Grandpa's mention, we suggested to Alex he run diagonally in the yard to get a really good, long head start (and a really good, long sleep that night). 




I have a soft spot for the pumpkin picture though, he's getting so big:

 















Reminds me of this one: