The Friday Five

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Now for the Friday Five -5 funny things my son has said/done recently...

1. The other night we had 1 of our usual dinners- Taquitos and we usually have Mexican rice to go with it. Unfortunately when we were at the store they didn't have that kind or another kind we were looking for- So we got dirty rice. While we were eating dinner my daughter asked "What kind of rice is this?" We said "Dirty rice" Then my son didn't want to try it because - "It's dirty" We then called it - Clean rice ;)

2. My son and I were out in the backyard when he said he'd "be right back he had to get something" I thought he was getting a popsicle but he grabbed a metal spatula and said "I got a garden dig thing" I guess it did kinda look like a garden spade

3. We've still been trying to get my son all potty trained -he has been doing really good lately! But, he seems to alternate saying "I don't want to wear underwear -I don't want to be a big boy"

4. And sometimes he gets excited saying "I'm a big boy-I got underwear-See!"

5. And it's so cute/funny when he notices how other people or even pets go potty -In fact the other day my son said "Shadow a big boy- he went pee and poop in the cat potty!" Shadow being our pet cat of course. =D

And that's it for the Friday Five until next time...

The why stage...

Yep my son is in the who,what,when,where,and WHY stage! It's seems everyday there's lots of questions! For awhile it was where did this come from? And I'd answer from grandma,from whichever family member,or my favorite -From the store! -Because just about everything came from a store sometime-Right?!

Now it's why to EVERYTHING!
Take this conversation we had the other day :

DJ: "Where'd sissy go?"
Me: "Remember she went on the bus to go to school"
DJ: "Why?"
Me: "To go to school to learn"
DJ: "Why?"
Me: "So she can get smarter"
DJ: "Why?"
Me: "Because it's good to be smart"
DJ: "Why?"
Me: "It just is-Ok!" -Me getting a little pertubed about all the whys ;)

I know it's a normal stage and he's growing and learning. At times it's so cute but, other times it's a bit annoying =P -Just wanted to share.

The Friday Five...

For those that may not know- My birthday was yesterday and not just any birthday but my 30th Birthday!! And as part of the usual summer traditions my family had a small combined B-day party for me and my sis (her B-day is the end of July). So we had this little party a couple weeks ago. Not that we have to have a party or anything but, it is usually 1 of the last hurrahs for the summer -A little get together; have some party food and go swimming! So, Here's 5 things I got for my birthday (with pics)....

1. Birthday Cards -(Pic at top ^) I got 2 that play music. The 1 that says with sympathy for the loss of your 20's plays -Another 1 bites the dust =D And the Polar Bear;Penguins 1 plays -Can't touch this by MC Hammer ;)

2. Giftcards -Woohoo!

3. $ Money -Yay! I have already contributed some for back to school clothes shopping and got a few clothes for myself too. And hoping to keep a little $ for when I want something really bad ;) 4. Reusable Shopping bags - 5. Top Gun -Yes it's true I had a crush on Tom Cruise after that and some of his other movies were so popular "Back in the Day" and even though he can be a little crazy sometimes -I'm still a loyal drooling fan :)