Last week, Gavin was playing in the closet while Doug got ready for work. He came across a toy that was still in the box that we had packed away. (I almost decided against sharing this story because the toy was a gift and since we already had one, we had it stashed away in order to "regift"... LOL sorry Kattie!) Anyway... Gavin found this box with a brand new toy hammer inside. He begged and begged and asked and asked for us to open the box. I made him wait until after we finished breakfast. The whole time he ate, he stared at the box. He made a few comments about the toy hammer and all the ways he was going to use it.

After breakfast, I followed through with my promise and handed him the toy hammer after prying it out of all of the stupid packaging. He turned the button to 'ON' and started banging away. The annoying and animated banging sounds came on immediately. Gavin looked at me sadly and said, "Why didn't the words come out?"





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Since Gavin was about 2 he has been obsessed with tools. All kind, shapes, and varieties. This has entitled us to a number of quotable moments.

Gavin loves to watch us build things, be it bunk beds, bookshelves, or installing batteries. He will pull up a seat and eagerly wait for us to ask for favors like holding a screw or or instructions. On this occassion, I was simply putting in a few new AA batteries in a toy of his, but had to unscrew and replace the plastic panel to do so. Gavin sits down in my lap and says, "Mom, I am just going to sit here and watch you screw this up." Ahhh... How quickly they learn!

The second was just this morning. Gavin was playing with his tool set and was pretending to fix a chair. He decided that he needed to use a couple of screws to take care of the problem. He held up two screws, one in each hand, and asked me, "Which one should I use, Mom? Cinco or Cilantro?" I assumed they were names from Handy Manny or something that I just hadn't picked up on. I googled it and found nothing about any "Cinco or Cilantro". Can anyone help me here or did my son just come up with the very odd, obscure, and appropriately paired Latino nicknames for screws?


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I thought it would be fun to start a Mr. Linky posting opportunity each Thursday! If you have kids, see kids, teach kids, are related to kids, or were once a kid, we have all heard some of the funniest things come out of kids' mouths. Starting this week, I am going to ask you to share some of the most hysterical, most profound, most unusual things you have heard come out of the mouths of children. Post them on your blog and link up below! Please grab the Your Kid Said What??? button or link back in your post if you are participating. This is going to be fun!


<img src=”https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQkST19tufkg-VjE4oR5N7RcYxrRpZQeQg1s2GBOENTDbzgXNjr68X25NIqtfimqMkOWuQHhRgEYBH-49mOMMUEBV9BzyhrjadAUEyb1zUZcdbCdqWXneNckV5WHt3hPFZQzJeh0CvVbc/”/><div style=”width: 200px; height: 200px; overflow: auto; border: 1px solid #666666;”><a href="http://lifelossandotherthings.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQkST19tufkg-VjE4oR5N7RcYxrRpZQeQg1s2GBOENTDbzgXNjr68X25NIqtfimqMkOWuQHhRgEYBH-49mOMMUEBV9BzyhrjadAUEyb1zUZcdbCdqWXneNckV5WHt3hPFZQzJeh0CvVbc/" width="200" height="200" /></a></div>When Long before marriage and motherhood, I was a special education teacher. My first year my class was made up of 5 full time first graders who were all boys. This could certainly be a post for a different day, while they were all diagnosed Developmentally Handicapped, I think they should have been diagnosed with "Spongebob Square Pants taught me everything I know until my parents didn't pay the cable bill so Bart Simpson took care of the rest" syndrome. I loved those kids. They were so cute and innocent and eager to learn.

I had a lesson prepared for the day that involved being blindfolded, pulling tactile letters out of a bag, feeling it and then guessing what letter it was. But, per my usual, I forgot to bring the blindfold. So, I explained the lesson to the boys and told them that they would have to be on their honor to keep their eyes closed. To be sure that they understood, I asked them, "Do you know what it means to be on your honor?" They sat quietly for a few seconds and then a hand shot up into the air waving eagerly. I called the boys name and asked him what it meant. He jumped up and down as he smiled and said, "It's like... Judge Judy!"


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I thought it would be fun to start a Mr. Linky posting opportunity each Thursday! If you have kids, see kids, teach kids, are related to kids, or were once a kid, we have all heard some of the funniest things come out of kids' mouths. Starting this week, I am going to ask you to share some of the most hysterical, most profound, most unusual things you have heard come out of the mouths of children. Post them on your blog and link up below! Please grab the Your Kid Said What??? button or link back in your post if you are participating. This is going to be fun!



<img src=”https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQkST19tufkg-VjE4oR5N7RcYxrRpZQeQg1s2GBOENTDbzgXNjr68X25NIqtfimqMkOWuQHhRgEYBH-49mOMMUEBV9BzyhrjadAUEyb1zUZcdbCdqWXneNckV5WHt3hPFZQzJeh0CvVbc/”/><div style=”width: 200px; height: 200px; overflow: auto; border: 1px solid #666666;”><a href="http://lifelossandotherthings.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQkST19tufkg-VjE4oR5N7RcYxrRpZQeQg1s2GBOENTDbzgXNjr68X25NIqtfimqMkOWuQHhRgEYBH-49mOMMUEBV9BzyhrjadAUEyb1zUZcdbCdqWXneNckV5WHt3hPFZQzJeh0CvVbc/" width="200" height="200" /></a></div>
This video is of Gavin finally saying what Doug had hoped would be his first word. It wasn't his first but we think it is pretty awesome that at 3 years old, he can say it. He is getting better at enunciating. Antidisestablishmentarianism


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