No Colorado Here

Philip and I drove to Beatrice yesterday. We took the delivery truck so we could drop off our old grill to my brother-in-law. So Philip was sitting in the front next to me and could actually SEE out the window.

He asked me where the mountains were.

I told him they were in Colorado but we were in Nebraska so we couldn't see them.

So at least twice on the trip, he remarked, "Nope. No Colorado here."

I knew the mountains were addictive, but I didn't realize someone so young would be affected.

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He can say Meredith, but he also calls her "Ruff."

Bob? or Bill?

Phil's got a new thing...

The other day we were out driving and he started talking about "Bill the Bob-der."

Pretty sure he was talking about Bob the Builder but it offends him if you try to correct him. So for the past few days we've been hearing about Bill the Bobder.

He Loves His Mommy (& Bob)

My little boy came up to me the other day and said, "I loves you."

He also tells me, "It's so nice to have you back!" and "I had a fun day today."

And he tells me many many stories about "Bob" (the Lego robot(s)). Most of these stories include "Bob broke" and "I fixed him" or "Bob's dead."

The other night he brought two of his "Bobs" to bed and one fell apart so I put him back together. I'll never do that again. Apparently, I did it wrong and my poor little Philip was crying and trying to put Bob back together right. It took him 5 minutes.

Moral: Never EVER fix a "Bob" unless you are a trained professional. (i.e. a 3-year-old.)

On Robots and Ladybugs

What's Philip been up to lately?

He's been building robots.

Out of Legos.

And naming them 'Bob.'

They're all named Bob - apparently, that is the 'in' name for robots these days.

Then he insists on taking them to bed with him.

Yes, he takes a Lego robot to bed with him.

He says, "Bob's broken, Mom. Can you fix him?"

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Thursday night, the kids had a VBS program at church.

Philip found a dead ladybug beneath the pew cushion.

"Can you fix him, Mom? He's broken."

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Yesterday, I was working and John came down to help me.

Before he left the apartment, he called all the kids together to let them know he was going downstairs and they needed to be good.

He said, "I'm putting you in charge today Philip. Do you think you can handle it?"

Philip said, "I keep an eye on them."

Say

First thing the little guy said to me today. . .

"I want to say you something. . . Mmmm. . . I was sleeping in my bed and then Daddy waked up and then Hayden waked up. "



I love it! - "I want to say you something."

Look who's 3!

Opening presents

Dragon Cake

Picture from his actual birthday - at Hayden's baseball game.

Fry Guy