Alexisms – January 2012
Jan 09"
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.”
Alexisms
Nov 22Posting on Facebook is fine for the short term, but I have doubts that the timeline will keep everyting, so I need to start posting here for a longer diary. I got all these bits so far.
“I’m just a little bit 5. When I’m big 5, I’ll be in kindergarten”
There’s a bulletin board at his school where a teacher wrote down the kids’ answers to the question: “What are you thankful for?” Alex was the only one out of 20 who answered: “My dad.”
“When I’m 5, I’ll play kindergarten t-ball. And when I’m 10, I’ll play big t-ball. And when I’m 100, I’ll play big baseball!”
“The question mark holds our spot.” me: “You mean bookmark?”
“Am I 5 already? … Am I going to be in Kindergarten?” me: “Well not on Monday…”
“Daddy, guess what I’m dreaming about? Pianano”
Story Time
Jul 08
I was reading this story to Alex last night about a boy who keeps pleading with his mom to let him stay up 5 more minutes. But Alex looked at this picture and asked me “Who’s the grandma?”
I guess that’s the outfit grandmas wear?
Really need to start exercising
May 11“Daddy, why do you have a big tummy?”
“Cause I love food.”
“I love food too! See my big tummy!?”
**Sigh**
I also don’t exercise like you do, kid… Plus your metabolism… And then there’s all that beer….
I’m a Soccer Man!
Aug 05Alex pulled his socks up to his knees and boldy proclaimed: “I’m a soccer man!”
Alexisms of the week
Aug 02“I’m a cat … hisssss …. meow.”
Yes, he hissed at me.
“That’s the biggest tree I’ve ever seen my whole life!”
Guess he forgot the trip to Yosemite and the big redwood trees.
“It’s really dangerous. Only for Alex and Daddy. Not you mommy”
“I’m like a pirate. Captain Hook!”
“I want to see the White Sox hit a home run.”
2 pitches later, Andruw Jones hits one over the fence.
Me: “Whoa!” I switch back to the Cubs game (which had been in commercial) “Do that again!” I say.
It doesn’t work.
