So Shoe Me

Morning rainbows . . . fight about rainbows, that is.

Overheard in the boys room as they were waking up.

Antonio: Blue

Harris: Yellow

Lawrence: Red 

[I walk in...]

Harris:  Mommy - we're playing a rainbow game, we each take a turn and name the next color in the rainbow.

[heart melts]

Lawrence: Purple

Harris: [walks over to Lawrence's bed stands over him and yells] NO!!! It's not time for purple!

Lawrence: no no no no no... i'm not saying it's next, I'm just saying don't forget purple.  It's Mima's favorite. 

Scenes from an evening. Three year old style.

Sitting outside on the lawn, eating snacks with the boys, watching them play between snacks...

Antonio: I have an idea! I'm going inside for ice cream.

Me: No.  We don't need ice cream

Antonio:  I'll just go check

Me: No, we don't even have any.

Antonio: Maybe I check for popsicles.

Me: No, we don't have any and we are outside right now.

Antonio: [opens door to house... starts to go inside]

Me: Antonio. What are you doing?

Antonio: I doing nothing. [continues opening door to house]

Me: No you need to come here, not going inside right now.

Antonio: Umm.... [continues to go inside and shut door slowly] I'll be right back

Me: No.  we are not going inside. Why do you want to go inside...

Antonio: I just need to see something.  

Me: What?

Antonio: ummmm [closes door]

Me: Antonio?

Antonio: Ice cream?

[REPEAT UNTIL BEDTIME]