Random kid notes fall/winter 2011

I feel like there are so many random things that happen each day, or random things that Will says or does that I want to document but never end of doing.  So I'm going to try something new and attempt to write a little something here and there to document memorable moments of the kids.

Back in October, Will and I headed to Jumbos farm with Mom and Alyssa to get some Halloween decorations.  Will was beyond excited when we got there and wanted to buy everything they had so he could decorate the house.  We ended up settling in some small pumpkins for his and Alyssa's room, pumpkins and gordes for the mantle, and some ghosts on a stick to decorate our plant in the kitchen.  When we came home he started jumping up and down when I said that we could get all the Partylite stuff from downstairs.  He helped me clear the mantle off, unpack the Halloween boxes from downstairs, helped carry everything up, and then decided how it should all be arranged on the mantle.  He was quite happy with himself when it was finished, and has been telling people all week about his "spooky" house.  That kid cracks me up!

A few months ago Will started to understand what sarcasm meant... and also started to recognize when someone was in fact being sarcastic.  Now whenever I say something in the car sarcastically... I hear this little giggle from the backseat and his little voice says "Mommy, you're being sarcastic aren't you!"  and most of the time... he's right!

Will... you still call elevators alligators... please don't ever stop doing that!!  Love, Mommy

Two weeks ago, while his class was busy practicing for their Christmas play, Will informed me that he was going to be a "wild shepherd" in the nativity play they were doing.  When I asked him what a wild shepherd was he responded... you know mom, like in the song.... "wild shepherds watched their flocks by night"   Man I love this kid!  His teachers thought this was hysterical and I think have told the story to everyone at the preschool.  :)

This year I decided to tell you that Santa filled your advent train each night.  I didn't think it was a big deal until one morning you woke up and told me that you had to go potty in your own bathroom in the middle of the night because you were afraid if you left your room, Santa would see you and not leave you a present in the train  :/  Poor guy!  I convinced you that you could in fact leave your room to come potty in my room (so you didn't wake up your sister) and Santa wouldn't mind because he'd be downstairs.  You still remind me every single night to tell Santa that you might have to go potty and might be leaving your room.  You told me to tell him to hide  :)