Chattin' with Mr. D...

Drake is just getting to that age where he is starting to say some pretty hilarious things, things that must be remembered! So in true copycat fashion, I'm going to follow my cousin's blog series, and write them here.

I present-

Chattin' with Mr. D...

AUGUST

We got in the car and I handed Drake a granola bar.

Me: Here I brought you a snack.

Drake: Awww, that was so nice!

We were driving to Tremonton and pulled off the Tremonton exit.

Drake: Look, we're at Grandma's house!

Me: We're almost to Grandma's house. This is Tremonton.

Drake: (in complete excitement over his new realization) Yeah! Because there's a TREE and there's a MOUNTAIN! (Tree Mountain= Tremonton if you don't get it)

SEPTEMBER

On the airplane flying to Colorado, we were taking off and Drake shut the window.

Rob: Hey, leave that open, so we can look out the window.

Drake: No Dad, we gotta shut it so we don't get sunburned!

In the airplane restroom Drake was sitting on the toilet doing his business and someone walked into the stall next to him and shut the door.

Drake: Who is that? 

Me: I don't know, just a lady.

Drake: Well, what's her name?

Me: (trying to whisper) I don't know who it is, just a stranger.

Drake: (loudly) Should I go say hi to the stranger?!

On the airplane flying home as we were taking off,

Drake: WOAH! This is like a rocket ship!

We were in the car leaving the grocery store where Drake had been really naughty.

Me: Drake, Mommy is not happy with you for the way you acted in the grocery store.

Drake: (in all seriousness) Oh...Can I give you a hug?

He's too smart for his own good... 

His favorite phrase-

"Darn it!"

Drake was running around naked after his bath, stopped suddenly, and said:

"Do you want to see me do cheering, dancing, or TRICKS!!!??"

OCTOBER

I've been trying to explain to Drake that we are moving.

Me: In a couple weeks, we are going to leave our house in Brigham City and move to our house in California and we won't live by Grandma & Grandpa anymore (tearing up). Do you understand?

Drake: (sighs) Oh, dear... (It was hilarious the way he said it)

Every time he sees a flag-

"A flag! Hand on heart!"

I tried to make a game out of putting all of Drake's DVDs for the long road-trip to CA into a DVD case. I showed him how to do it and told him it was a game, then started unloading the groceries.

Drake: I don't want to do this game anymore.

Me: Why not?

Drake: Well, because it's a "yittle" bit boring.

Drake walked into his room after I'd boxed up all of his books from his bookcase.

Drake: NO MOM! I want those books! Don't throw them away! (Mr. attitude there)

Me: Drake, I'm not throwing them away. I'm putting them in a box for California.

Drake: (laughing) Oh....ok! 

Then walks out of the room...

Drake is a stinker about going to bed lately, always trying to find an excuse to get out of bed so I get irritated fast. After our bed-time routine, turning on music, getting him a drink of water, AND getting him Buzz & Woody, I snap "Goodnight!" at him and walk out of the room.

Drake: Mommy? I love you...

Yeah, you can imagine just how quickly my heart melted and I turned right back around to give him a giant snuggle. Kids are so dang awesome!

 

NOVEMBER

Runs into my room and pulls me into the family room-

"Mom, I need you to come look at this thing out the window. It's small and like a circle (traces a circle in the air with his finger) or like money. I think it's a frog."

 

Runs and sits on a bench (that was short and small) at the park-

"Mom, this is a bench for little buddies like me to sit on."

Lunch-time-

Me: Drake, what do you want for lunch?

Drake: Ketchup, with hot dog on it!

 

For days and days after we got his bike-

"Mom!!! I really really really want to go on a bike ride with you!" 

(Each day just added more "really, really, really's")

 

Sitting in sacrament meeting and Drake toots!

Rob: What was that?

Drake: (whispers) A bear!

Making breakfast one morning-

Me: Drake, go push your highchair into the family room while I make your breakfast. (he likes to eat breakfast and watch Mickey)

Drake: No, Mom, it says right here (pointing to a random spot on highchair) "Moms have to push little boys in high chair to family room"

Me: Where does it say that silly?

Drake: Right here! I read it.