Corn dog diet

On the way home from school today I asked the boys if they would mind if we stopped for pizza on the way home.  David yelled YES! at the same time Mason Moaned NO!  I asked Mason if he was okay with pizza and he said, "Nope.  I want corn dogs.  I told him we did not have any corn dogs, I had not made it to the store yet.  His response was, "Awww, well, I started my new diet and I can only have corn dogs tonight!"
He settled for pepperoni pizza tonight and the promise that we would get to the store this weekend to get him some corn dogs.

-Karen

Bedtime Excuses

David and Mason will use ANY excuse to get out of bed at lights out, anything to procrastinate falling asleep. If you have never experienced this with your own kids, lucky you, and don't rub it in. For the rest of you who have felt my pain, Mason's excuses escalated to the next level this week. If you have seen any of the previous blog pictures, you know Mason has a buzz cut hairstyle. We buzzed his head again last Sunday, then Monday night after we put the boys to bed they were a little wired, okay, Extremely wired. Mason was on the top bunk and David was on the bottom. SuperDave and I had already been back to their bedroom to tell them to quiet down three times and they were working hard to stifle their laughter. Then, Mason wandered out into the living room and after stalling while trying to think of a valid reason why he was out of bed, he said, "Mommy, ... (Stalling) ... Ummm ... David , Ummm... (more stalling) ... David pulled my hair." At this point I just stared at him and he stared back, trying not to laugh. My first question to him, trying not and he stared back, trying not to laugh. My first question to him, trying not to start with the obvious, was how did David reach his head while he was in bed on the top bunk? He started to think about my question, but I asked him to try to pull his own hair and he could not grasp any of it because his hair was too short. By this time he was grinning from ear to ear so I just shook my head and told him to go back to bed. There were no more excuses or noises for the rest of the night after that.
-Karen www.silasdak.com

Frustration and Sarcasm

A couple weeks ago the boys were folding their clothes and putting them away while Super Dave (Hubby) and I were talking about needing a new computer for home. Super Dave said when we get paid we'll get a new computer and Mason getting frustrated at the clothes started mumbling, "Next time we get paid... I'm going to DIE because I can't do this!" Then later that same day we were teasing Mason about what errands we were going to accomplish since we were both home on a Saturday together. Mason kept asking where we were going and Super Dave and I kept making up outlandish stories to answer him. Mason finally started getting frustrated and rolled his eyes and exclaimed, "You guys are just being pathetic!" I asked him if he meant 'sarcastic' and he said "Yeah, you guys are just being sarcastic! That's what I said." -Karen www.silasdak.com

Potato Spaghetti

Super Dave had a nurse stop by the house to draw some blood yesterday and the boys were very fascinated. Mason asked her why she had to take his blood, and the nurse explained it was to make sure dad was healthy. Mason thought for a few seconds and then said, "Oooh... because he eats spaghetti?" The nurse asked if spaghetti was good for you and he said, "yeah, because the sauce has potatoes in it." Karen www.silasdak.com

Only in preschool

Back in July the boys were staying at my parents' house, Grandpa picked them up from school. While in the backseat David bragged to Grandpa that he could count to 30. Mason said he could too and started counting. 1-20 went like they normally do, then it was, "21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 27, 29, 28, 26, 28,...UGH! It gets confusing cause there's so many numbers up there!" That same day once they got to Grandpa's house, the boys started to get into mischief. Grandpa found them in the bathroom putting hand soap in their hair to spike it up in a faux-hawk. Grandpa got on to them and explained that hand soap is not for hair and helped them wash it out while Mason mumbled, "I didn't know, I'm only in preschool!" Reminding him of this story Mason will assure you that now that he is a school-ager in kindergarten he knows how to count to 30 and knows better than to put hand soap in your hair. Have a good night all! Karen

Deep thoughts by David...

David was talking to Mason in the car this morning and said, "did you know I want to be a Soldier like daddy cause I like it when they throw their guns up and catch 'em."

Holy Lost Pants Batman!!!

Last night Mason fell asleep in the bedroom Super Dave and I were staying in at the lake. When we were headed to bed I had Mason go to the bathroom before putting him on his bed. He got his Batman pajamas wet in the process so I took them off him and put him to bed in his Batman shirt and underwear. I woke up in the morning to Mason going through his bag in our bedroom and finding a swimsuit to put on. When he caught me watching him he said, "I lost my pants while I was sleeping last night." Super Dave asked him if that happened a lot and he just shrugged and said, "no" and went on with his day. The picture is of Jillian, Gracie, DJ, Noah, and David all sitting on the couch at the condo we stayed at this weekend. We had a blast! Thanks Cindy and Stephen! -Karen

Enjoying a quiet rainy weekend at the lake... This weekend the kids and us decided to meet some friends at the Lake of the Ozarks to relax over the holiday weekend. Their daughter, Gracie, is four years old and LOVES having Jillian around. They were sitting on the floor playing a card game, or trying to play a card game with all the boys around, and Gracie tells Jillian, "Your my best friend, so I won't kill you." Apparently she has seen "Ahmed the Dead Terrorist" one too many times. We are having a great weekend so far, even with all the rain. David has taken their two year old son, Noah, under his wing and is being very protective over him. Definitely a different kind of chaos compared to the Bull Shoals Lake adventures we usually enjoy. Have a great weekend all! Karen P.S. For a detailed introduction to our family, check out our website at www.silasdak.com.