Landis, being the wild, active, crazy kid he is, has never been a big fan of bedtime. From early infancy, he would do everything in his power to keep from falling asleep. Lately, his strategies have evolved - he asks for just one more story, one more sip of water, one more hug, and tries to put off the inevitable for as long as possible. A few nights ago, he tried a different tactic.

I had just finished reading him a story and turned out the lights. He turned to look at me and proclaimed, "Monni, I don't need to go to bed anymore. I will be noc-turtle." (AKA nocturnal.)

"Landis," I asked, "won't you get tired if you don't sleep all night?"

"Don't worry, Monni," he reassured me. "I have a way to keep myself from getting tired- see!" With that, he jumped up and started spinning in circles on his bed. "Now I'm not tired!"

♥

Here they are - the two cutest little boys ever!

Please ignore the nerf darts, dinosaurs and army men littering the floor.

Child Lock

Our car has a child lock that can be used on the back doors of the car, so that the door cannot be opened from the inside. Since I don't quite trust Landis' impulse control, I use the child lock on the door next to his car seat. Sometimes, Aaron Scott or Josh or Caleb ride in the car with us, and sometimes their door is child locked as well. Lands has learned that the child means that the person in the back seat can't get out by themselves.

Landis usually doesn't nap, but it really helps him to be his usually happy self if he has a little bit of downtime after lunch. Today, I put him in his bed, read him a few books, told some stories and snuggled him for a few minutes. Then, I told him I needed to go to the kitchen to clean up from lunch. He was not happy with that idea, so he threw his arms around my neck, interlocked his fingers and said "You are child locked, Monni!"

In the last few months, I've been more active in providing Landis activities for "homeschool preschool." We've been working on adding. He really enjoys playing on ixl.com as well as adding objects around the house.

Today at lunchtime, we were eating cauliflower. I finished mine and asked Landis if I could have a bite of his. That was fine with him. He looked up at me after I had finished the bite and said, "That makes 3 bites."

"What do you mean, Landis?"

He held up 3 fingers to show me. "I ate two bites, then you ate one bite. That makes 3 bites all together."

I think he understands!

Gainesville pics :)

Landis and came up to Gainesville for the weekend. We had a blast today at a state park with Paul, Josh, Caleb and Scruffy!

We climbed the largest oak tree in Florida, took turns running around with Scruff and relaxed in a hammock.

It was a very fun day!

Kisses

Landis and I were playing a silly game where I pretend I don't want any kisses and tickle him every time he gives me a kiss, and then he pretends he doesn't want any kisses and tickles me every time I give him a kiss.

After a while, Landis said, "Let's play a part of that game where we don't kiss anybody and we don't tickle anybody.

"OK," I agreed, and unsuspectingly snuggled up beside him.

*Muah* Landis kissed my cheek and ran, giggling, yelling behind him, "I tricked you, Monni!"

All Dressed Up

... and ready to go shopping at Sam's Club?? Landis has the weirdest uncles!

Anatomy Lessons with Landis

Landis: Paul are you a boy?

Paul: What do you mean, Landis?

Landis: Do you have a penis Paul?

Paul: Umm, yes.

Landis: I have a penis too. Monni is a girl. She does NOT have a penis. Nonni, are you a girl?

Nonni: Yes, I'm an old girl.

Landis: (Nodding head in agreement.) Paul, Nonni is an old girl. She does not have a penis either.

I almost died of laughter.

Old Family Picture

Goat, Aaron Scott, Landis and me at Landis' first birthday! Landis and Aaron Scott have grown sooo much in just 2 years.

My new favorite Landis-ism

Overalls = Rover-ralls