Pressure

Nicholas was playing his Star Wars game today and asking me a million questions about how he could get past this one bad guy. So I was trying to tell him how to do it when all of a sudden he turns around and says "MOM! Stop pressuring me. You are pressuring me. I can't do it with all this pressure!" He then started crying. So I said I was sorry and stayed quiet for the rest of the game. Who knew the force was so important.

Butterfly Field Trip

Nicholas had a fantastic time on the field trip to MOSI. There weren't any butterfly incidents, he enjoyed them this time. The best part was that our class was the only class in the hands on section for kids. In the past, there have been lots of kids and it was hard for Nicholas to get to try things. This time, no one else was there and all the kids had a blast. I love to listen to Nicholas explain the life cycle of the butterfly, it amazes me how much he knows already. He's just so smart and perfect!

Tricky Questions

Nicholas - "You don't like dad do you mom?"
Me - "I like dad. What do you mean?"
Nicholas - "You don't love him."
Me - "No, I don't love dad anymore but I do like him. We are friends."
Nicholas - "So you like dad but you aren't going to kiss him anymore, right?"
Me - "No, I am not going to kiss him, but I like him and we are friends."
Nicholas - "Like me and Bash are friends, right?"
Me - "Right."

Did we really just have this conversation?

Butterflies

Nicholas' class is studying butterflies and their life cycle. It absolutely amazes me how much Nicholas learns in just one day. He came home talking about the chrysalis, the egg, the butterfly, what changes happen when. I can't believe how much he remembers and how much he loves learning! All he can talk about is the field trip they are going to take to Mosi to learn more about it and to go inside the garden where the butterflies can land on you. I reminded him of the time we went to one in Connecticut with Aunt Wendy and Aunt Flippy. He has decided that butterflies landed his nose and Aunt Flippy's nose and that they both hated it. So, we'll see what happens with our next butterfly experience . . .

Another Inspiring Boy Conversation

Bash - "Hey, Miss Trisha, I didn't like it when Anastasia said that I wasn't her friend. So, I said I don't like that and I walked away."
Me - "I am very proud of you Bash, that was the right thing to do."
Nicholas - "Mom, Mom, if someone told me that they didn't like me I would say that I didn't like that and walk away, too."
Me - "That is a great idea, I am proud of you. We should just walk away and not tattle or argue."
Bash - "Nicholas, if a stranger is trying to get you I know what you should do. You should kick them in the balls. That way they will get hurt and you can run away."
Nicholas - "I will kick them, but I am going to kick them in the penis. That way they will fall over and I can run away."
Me - "That's a good idea boys, you should kick them and run away."
Nicholas - "My poppy knows a short cut to the skating rink so we can get there fast."
Bash - "So does my poppy. And one time, I was drinking water and my dad came up behind me and started making chicken noises. It scared the heck out of me! Can you believe it Miss Trisha?"

All of this in the 10 minute car ride to drop Sebastien off at Patty's.