Alex in Action

Chick-Fil-A

Chriminy it’s April already. Well, the good thing is that a new Chick-Fil-A opened in Lombard this past weekend, so we went there for dinner. The cow mascot was out waving at cars – which Alex was fascinated by. But only from afar.

While we were eating, the cow came in to take a break. I asked Alex if he wanted to get a picture with it, he said no. The cow walked towards the back. In the alcove for the restrooms were 3 doors – Men’s Room, Women’s Room and the back storage room for the store. We couldn’t see which door the cow went in, so Alex asked where’d he go. I said he must have gone to the bathroom.

Periodically throughout dinner, Alex would look back and check the doors. When we were done eating, he wanted to play in the kids play area, but we told him he had to wash his hands first. So Alex and I headed towards the bathroom, but Alex was very cautious and hesitant. I opened the door and Alex checked it out from way back to make sure the cow wasn’t in there.

Finally I got him to go into the bathroom and realizing the cow wasn’t in there, he said to me, “I think it’s a girl cow!”

A little while later, the cow did come out again, but Alex did not want to get close. The cow waved at him as he shied behind Sara, but that was about it. Oh well. Hopefully he won’t be scared of Disney characters this fall.

Posted by Marc on Apr 3, 2012 in Alex | 1 comment

Alexisms

Dad! I need some coffee. Because when I wake up I feel like my eyes are going to close.

Alex: “See dad? No bumps! That means I’m not cold.” On noting he wasn’t getting goose bumps while not wearing a jacket this afternoon. And I had to convince him he didn’t need to wear his winter parka today.

Alex: “I’m a monkey. ‘Cause monkeys love bananas … and brownies.”

Just overheard him playing football with grandma: “ow! My tenders!”

Do you want to start making a Christmas list so Santa knows what to bring you?

Alex: No, Santa is going to surprise me.

Alex, @ 1am, walking out of his room, holding as many stuffed animals in his arms as he could: “Daddy, I’m not sleepy anymore.”

Right…..

Posted by Marc on Apr 2, 2012 in Alexisms | 0 comments

Alexisms

Time to collate those Facebook posts again.

Alex: “I got a cut.”
me: “I’m sorry.”
Alex: “Why? It was the notebook, not you.”

me: “What are you doing?”
Alex: “I’m practicing my throws so I get better!”

me: “There’s no monsters here. Monsters live in Oaklahoma.”
Alex: “Dad, can we go to Oaklahoma?”

Me: “Is that a Little Lambs song?”
Alex: “Nope. My brain made me do it.”

Looking at some house decorations:
Alex: “They have a santa and a knucklehead!”
Me: “You mean a nutcracker?”

Overheard: “He’s the world champion of the first round!”

At Home Depot, pushing Alex in those shopping carts with the 2-kid-seater add-ons at the back. Alex: “I wish Nate was here to ride with me. And Cailey can ride up front”

“Dad, did you see that girl sitting next to me? She’s my friend.”
me: “Yea? What’s her name?”
Alex: “I don’t know. The girl with the big teeth.”

Alex describing the new book our small group is studying this quarter: “See daddy? This book has words in it about the Bible.”

Posted by Marc on Jan 9, 2012 in Alexisms | 0 comments

Test photo

Just testing the capabilities of this phone taking pictures, voice texting this post, and uploading it to my blog.

Posted by Marc on Dec 17, 2011 in Ramblings | 0 comments

Changes a coming

I got a new phone today. Early Christmas present. It’s the newest phone from Google – the Nexus Prime. A super phone. The capabilities of this thing are amazing. Technology is awesome.

But I’m not posting this to brag. I’m hopeful this device will enable me to post things more often. In shorter posts. In fact I’m writing this post on my phone now. I hope to get more pictures and videos shot with this and quickly posted. I’m looking forward to really getting used to this machine and to use it quickly. Should be fun!

Posted by Marc on Dec 15, 2011 in Ramblings | 0 comments