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Limitations

Eitan was in his car seat. Suddenly we hear him yell out “I can’t see my own nose!”

I turned around. His eyes were crossed, and his face was screwed up in concentration. Some things are just too difficult, I guess.

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Stickers

Eitan recently received some stickers than he really enjoyed…

I’m keeping these stickers till I don’t like trucks anymore, which is when I’m a hundred.

Stickers and trucks for life. What could be better?

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Bodies

One evening, Eitan delighted us with the depth of his human anatomy knowledge:

I know how bodies work. There are teeth in your tummy that go CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP… and then you can run.

Yeah, that pretty much nails it.

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New Havdalah Candle

I just put in a new Havdalah candle. During our first time using it, Eitan burst out: “The skyscraper is on fire!”

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Lots of Playing

Eitan: “When am I going to be 100?”

Mama: “In about 96 years”

Eitan: “Wow that’s a lot of playing to do!”

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Never Been to a Wedding

I was cleaning out a closet and came across the glass Rich broke at our wedding. I showed it to Eitan.

Mama: “Eitan, this is the glass Dada broke at our wedding!”

Eitan: “On no!”

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How to Open a Snack

Now you’re getting the hang of it, Nana!

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Ice Cream Recipe

Mama: “So how do you make ice cream?”

Eitan: “First you cut up apple and banana real small and mix them up. mix mix mix. then you mush them down and mix.” *accompanied by hand motions of mixing*

Mama: “What next?”

Eitan: “Add cold flavor”

Mama: “Mmm, that sounds yummy. Then what?”

Eitan: “Flour?”

Mama: “You mean sugar?”

Eitan: “Yes, sugar”

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Murder

Mama: “We need to put Neosporin on your cut to kill the bacteria”

Eitan: “But Mama, killing is bad.”

#doublestandard

The next day:

Eitan: “I want to break your bones!”

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Turning four

Eitan: “I four?”

Mama: “Yes, you turned four at 2 o’clock this morning.”

Eitan: “hmmm, I didn’t notice.”