Date Night

I took Luke to see Disney on Ice.
Let me stop right there to clear up a couple of things.  First, there were TONS of little boys there and not all of them were babies with older sisters (and we wouldn't have cared even if Luke was the only boy there!).  And second, the finale of the show was all Tangled and you know we love that.  And third, Rapunzel waved at him.  Best. Disney on Ice.  Ever!
Here's the funny part though...  It's our conversation on the way back out to the car:

Me:  Thanks for going on a date with me, Luke!!
Luke:  What?  This was a date?
M: Yep!
L: But all we did was watch a show.  Is that a date?
M:  Sure.  When Daddy and I go on a date, we usually just eat dinner and then see a movie.
L: Well I didn't get dinner.

Never mind the fact that I had made him dinner before we left.  I do have to give the kid credit though.  He did not beg for the $12 snow cone (no lie - $12!) or the $10 popcorn!!  He was happy with the apple I had in my purse.  For that he earned a Flynn Rider sword.
And he was completely freaked out by the midway at the Fair, so I think I don't need to be concerned he'll end up as a fair carny!!

Musical Tragedy

My iPod died and Luke and I were forced to listen to the radio in the car.  As I searched through the radio stations for a song that we could both enjoy, he said, "Mommy the radio isn't working right.  It's skipping."

She's Too Young for Him

Happy 5th Birthday, Luke!!!

Today I went to his school for his birthday party and saw a cute little girl.  I asked him about her and he told me her name.  I said I thought she was cute and he replied, "Yeah.  But she's only four."

Song Titles by Luke

Luke doesn't always know the names of songs but he knows what he likes. The other day he asked if he could listen to "turn me up when you feel low" on my iPod. Funny thing is, I knew exactly what song he wanted!

Wardrobe Based Employment

Luke just came to me and said, "I want to be a diver when I grow up so I can wear a speedo!"

Indy

This is one of those things that you may not find funny but I never want to forget how Luke pronounces some words. Today he mentioned "Adio Jones" which is one of my favorites! Translation? Indiana Jones!

Oh, the Irony!

Luke had his first chapel at school this week.  I asked how it was and he said they sang songs but couldn't remember anything else.

When Ryan and Andrew got home I asked them about it and this must have triggered Luke's memory because he started squealing saying something funny happened.

He said, "Mr. Brown got on the stage to talk to us.  And guess what?  He is NOT BROWN AT ALL!!"

Is That French?

There is a song in Tangled where a guy yells "Thank You"! Luke always sings it as "Hup Too"!
We've argued over it every time we've watched the movie (10,000 times) and every time we've listened to the song on my iPod (20,000 times).
After all of these times he finally said, "Did you know that Hup Too means thank you??"

Dr. Ryan Stout

There were a ton of bees swarming all around the karate building tonight.  We all made a run for it to the van and when Ryan jumped in he yelled, "Whew!  Just made it.  Good thing because aren't I allergic to bees?"
I explained that we didn't know since he had never been stung, but there's a pretty good chance of it since Don is allergic.
He replied, "I know I'm allergic.  I get a really weird feeling whenever a bee is around me."

PreK for Sharks

School started today for Luke! Last night he asked, "Mommy, you mind if I could tell kids my name is Sharkey?"

When he got home today I asked if he had done that and he said, "Yeah but just to one kid and he already knew my other name."

Deep Thoughts with Luke

A couple of good quotes from Luke today...

"My birthday is in one monk!!"

"Chocolate milk is the exact same as regular milk except it is brown and tastes different."

Not Employee of the Month

Luke just came to me sobbing. I finally figured out what he was saying... "Ryan and Andrew said I was fired!"
Not sure what job he held but I guess a new job search starts this afternoon...

Cheesy

Like most people right now, we have a bad case of Olympic fever.  So yesterday we had our own version of a swimming relay.  Ryan was swimming the first leg and Luke, Andrew and I were on the deck cheering until it was our turn.  Andrew and I were yelling things like "Go USA!" and "Watch out - here comes the French team!"  when Luke started yelling, "Go Cheeseburger!!"
He yelled it a hundred times and Ryan finally stopped swimming to ask what he was saying.  When he realized it, he told Luke, "You know I don't like cheeseburgers!"
So Luke started yelling, "Go Grilled Cheese!"

This reminds me of something funny from last year at school.  Mind you this is last year so Ryan was in 3rd grade.  He said he wanted to eat lunch at school that day and they were having cheeseburgers.  I'd never questioned it before but for some reason that day I thought about it and asked why he liked school cheeseburgers and wouldn't eat them anywhere else.  He replied, "I don't eat the meat."  Glad to know his lunch money for three years was well-spent.

Kitty Soft Paws

Question from Luke today... "Where did we take Harry to get his sharp paws off?"
(FYI - Harry is our declawed cat!)

I'll Just Get That Out of Petty Cash

The boys are in a bit of shock since Directv has lost a few channels.  One being Nick which shows Spongebob.  No Spongebob is apparently to them like no Diet Coke would be to me.Andrew read the notice that Directv has scrolling on the old channel that says something to the effect of Viacom wants an additional $3 billion for the channels and they are negotiating with them. 
He looked at me and said, "Well.  Looks like WE will pay 3 BILLION dollars.  Probably worth it for Spongebob."
Next summer homework session needs to involve some money concepts...

Just a Touch of Girl Power

We drove by Mercy and I said that we found out Luke was a boy at the doctor there.
Andrew said, "Well I really wanted a sister. I always wanted a teensy tinsy bit of girl stuff in our house."
Um. My stuff doesn't count? Or how about all of Luke's Tangled paraphernalia?

I Guess He Should Hope for a Full Moon?

We were watching a weight-loss show and Andrew asked how someone would get so heavy (the guy was close to 500 pounds).
I told him that as long as he exercised he probably wouldn't need to worry about it.
He replied, "I do like to ride my bike and that's exercise. But I don't like to ride it when it's sunny. That hurts my eyes. And I don't like to ride when it's cloudy. I'm afraid it will rain."

Robbery 101

Luke saw this book today and said, "Hey - I'd like the Bank Robbery Book!"
Boy, it's a bit scary to think that's what he sees in this picture!

He Might Not Marry Me After All

I was talking with Luke about his previous daycare teachers. I said, "First there was Tammy, then Tiffany and the me. Who was your favorite?"
I know I always set myself up for these things but was hoping he'd say me. Nope. His response was, "Um I'd have to say Tiffany!!"

Didn't help that later in the day he told me that the little girl he played with at the ballpark was "a lot prettier" than me!

Riddle Me This

Andrew read us a riddle off of a Laffy Taffy wrapper. None of us knew the answer so he said, "Ok if you give up, the answer is... Answer under flap! Ha!"
If you've never eaten Laffy Taffy (shame on you!!), you may not realize that they print the answer under the flap to make it more fun. Like Laffy Taffy needs any help being fun.
The best part was it took us a while to get him to realize that he hadn't read the actual answer but he thought the joke was still funny!