Say what? Birthday wishes

"Corin, what do you want for your birthday?"

"I think I have too many toys so until I get those cleaned up, I just want those things that hold up books."

"You want bookends. For your birthday."

"Yes! Those!"

Expander

Braces phase one has begun. We are expanding his top palate to allow a bit more room for his adult teeth. It's removable so he doesn't have restrictions on eating which is nice. Plus, it's nice practice for having his expander. 

Own the bad ideas

We got over 13" of snow on Monday. On Tuesday, you got home from school and came inside covered to the knees in snow. Your hands were red, wet and ice cold. You had snow on your front. It was ridiculous. 

Me:"What happened?"

C:"I tried to get the mail the stupid way."

Me:"Which was?"

C:"I went from the back instead of from the street. Ryanne had to dig me out."

Normally, we would have a talk about how it wasn't necessarily stupid especially if you learned something, but I could only laugh and nod my head at that point. Thankfully, you were laughing, too. 

Colors

You love color. The brighter the better, in your book. Rainbows are awesome. Orange. 

I got you a shirt that said colors are for everyone when you were talking boy colors and girl colors (and acting a little sad that pink wasn't a boy color). You believe that colors are gender neutral to your core at this point. 

Nevertheless, we shuddered when you said you wanted to paint your pinewood derby car pink and purple. Given that you still won't wear a My Little Pony shirt (even if it's not a glittery Rainbow Dash shirt), we didn't want to risk you hating the pinewood derby because some kid teased you about your car. 

I decided to talk. You moved to pink, purple and red. Draw me a picture of what that looks like, I asked. You drew a microscopic car and got frustrated that you couldn't get the colors right. 

What are you trying to make it look like, I prodded. "The lapis lazuli block in Minecraft!"

Understanding. We googled the block. Pictures were found. You were surprised that it didn't have pink like you remembered. 

Now, you want to swirl three colors of paint together to make this amazing looking thing. http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Lapis_Lazuli_Block I don't think Chrys knows how to do this. Maybe we should have stuck with pink and purple. ;)

Summer's lament

Tonight was the meltdown. I've seen it coming, I've wondered when it would hit. Tonight, with just us home, daddy out, you cried. The tears of the end of a summer. You'll miss the fun things we do. You'll miss the cuddles. The lament of 200 days of school without me.

It breaks my heart and warms my heart all at the same time. I love spending these days with you. I love the unpredictability, I love the adventures. At the same time, I think that part of the fun is that they are unique. 

You love school. You love your friends. We have breaks and weekends and new adventures within school to look forward to.

I love you so very, very much. I cannot wait for next summer. I also cannot wait for the routine of the school year and seeing what you learn and grow to experience next.