Driving And Talking

Over the last couple of weeks, Nathan has begun a small obsession with healthy food. He constantly wants to know if things are healthy (he pronounces it with an 'f' instead of the 'th'). So whenever he eats we hear, "Are (insert whatever we're eating here) healthy?" And then we reply whether it is or not. If it's unhealthy, we tell him that it's not really good for our bodies and we shouldn't eat a whole lot of it, but it sure tastes yummy. Pete let Nathan try some cream soda last weekend and after getting his question answered that cream soda is definitely not healthy, Nathan said "But it sure is yummy!" He now knows the basic idea of whether things are healthy to eat or not, but he still asks every time. We were driving with my mom yesterday past Mac's, and he said "Grandma, we get a slurpee? Slurpees are not healthy, but I like them. Slurpees are yummy!" And Nathan's pronounciation of the words "Sur-pees" and "Hew-feee" are the most adorable part.

We were driving to Edmonton yesterday in my mom's car, and my mom and I were listening to the boys talking in the back seat. I couldn't even handle the cuteness.
Z - Grandma, you know who I'm going to marry? Christie Lee from my sunday school class.
N - And I going to marry Allison (a girl from class, too)...
(Pause)
N - Zack, are you going to miss me when I marry Allison?
Z - (Sadly) Yeah... (Long pause)
N - (Excitedly) You could come WITH me!
Z - Yeah!

Turning A Corner

The last two weeks have been the start of a change in my boys. They are getting older, more independent, asking deeper questions, and becoming their own little people. The change is so big in Nathan especially. Although he's a pretty crazy kid, Nathan has changed to 2 different "gears" in his playing. He's got his usual running and being busy, but now he has this independent and focused side. He is TOTALLY into Lego (the small stuff) now. He spends hours building things and playing with the people. Our day usually starts with him begging me repeatedly to get it all out for him. Then he asks me to build a house for him. Once I'm done (after many times repeating, "Are you DONE my house?"), he goes for it. He adds things on, he makes the little Lego people live in the house and talk to eachother. For hours all is quiet except for his adorable little whispering of the conversations in his world. It's the same for his cars and trucks - they all talk to eachother too. And then we go play outside and he is back to his busy, loud, active self. I must say I am LOVING this new stage of his life - it allows me to be a part of his play more. It's great.