July edition: The funny things they say

July 4th
Leighton: I feel so grown up now!
Roy: Why?
Leighton: Because you brought me to a baseball game.

July 4th
Riley was getting pretty tired at the baseball game, and one of the players fell down while running after a ball in the outfield.  From then on, she was very concerned about him and bothered by the fact that he fell down.  She couldn't let it go!  A while later (a long while later) we were trying to keep her occupied by drawing, and she asked, "Should I draw baseman fall?"

July 4th
Also during the phase when Riley was getting really tired at the baseball game, she started asking us "What Happened?" anytime there was a cheer, clap, silence, or any sort of noise form anyone in the stadium.  It was getting a bit tedious!

July 4th
At one point during the baseball game, a player stole a base.  It was clear that he was going to attempt it and the pitcher was watching him.  I could hear my Mom and Dad explaining it all to Leighton.  When he did it eventually, the crowd went a bit nuts.  Riley, of course, asked, "What happened?"  I told her that the 'baseman' stole a base.  She replied with, "Where did he put it?"

July 4th
There was a relief pitcher coming in and his last name started with a 'V'.  They were doing various 'V' things on the big screen and everyone in the stadium was using their two hands to make a V above their heads.  Leighton wondered why and we helped him make the connection with the player's last name.  He sat there thinking very deeply for a minute, and then looked at me and said, "Wouldn't it just be easier to do this?" and he made a 'V' with his index and middle finger of one hand and held it up by his forehead.  He had a point!

July 13th
At the splash pad, my skirt got completely soaked.  Riley looked at me and said, "That's ok.  It will dry."  Guess she's heard that a few times from me when she complains that her clothes are wet!

July 13th
Riley: Mommy please cute mine feet nails.

July 13th
Riley brought home some rocks in Leighton's pockets and he was taking them out when he remembered in the tv room. I said I would take them outside because they didn't need to be inside. Riley said she no wanted them outside - no want dog to eat them. I informed her that 1. we don't have a dog and 2. dogs don't eat rocks, so they were going outside.

July 18th
After swimming in the morning, I had thrown on some PJs while I decorated cakes all afternoon.  When we were getting ready to go to the event at Leighton's new school, he told me that I should wear something nice and not something boring like I was in just in case they took pictures again!

July 21st
Leighton: When you get older you will move to college.
Riley: Mine stay home.  Mine no go to college.

July 24th
When we were getting Riley to pronounce San Antonio, she keeps saying SAYnoTOEno.

July 25th
Leighton was laying on his belly on the little platform watching the dolphins and Roy was standing behind him helping keep him propped up.  Leighton started giggling and told Roy that he knew that he had just farted.  Roy informed Leighton that it was his phone vibrating on his hip against Leighton's leg and not a fart!

July 26th
Riley was a wee bit tired on our drive home from San Antonio.  Even when she isn't tired, she likes to boss Leighton around and do anything she can to drive him crazy.  He was doing something (I don't think it was even all that bothersome to her) and all of a sudden you hear her say, "Leighton do it again I throw you out the window.  That's it.  Sorry.  Throw you out the window now."

No specific date
Riley has taken to calling Roy by his first name when she is trying to get his attention.  Last week in San Antonio, Riley was trying to catch up to him so he could carry her and she was running and yelling, 'Rooooooooy, Rooooooooy, Roy!"  She's done it a few other times as well.  Very cute.

July 30th
Leighton was sitting on the edge of the bath while I cut his nails.  He turns to Roy and says, "Look Daddy, I can make a bat with my penis.  Want to see?" (To clarify, he meant a bat like the thing that flies around at night and not the item used in the sport of baseball.  He also meant that he was going to use his whole genital area in the making of said bat.)  It made me laugh because he did the EXACT same thing but called it a flying squirrel when he was a little younger than Riley is now!

last week of July
Leighton has started sulking off to his room and slamming his door every now and then when he is upset.  He usually ends up staying a while and reading or doing art or starts dressing up in costumes.  Of course, his little sister has started copying him and in the last couple of days has gotten upset and run from the room.  Then I hear her door slam.  Sometimes a couple of times.  But she's different than Leighton because she pretty much immediately comes back all happy.  I guess it works to get her anger and frustration out!

July 31st
I have a burn on my hand that isn't healing very quickly.  Riley has been very concerned about it and was asking about it again last night at dinner.  Leighton asked if it would ever go away.  I told him I doubt it and that I will likely always have a scar.   I showed him other burn marks form cooking over the years to prove it.  He then informed me that it would indeed actually go away when I die and become just bones and my skin goes away!