Our funny boy

Boo-Boo is definitely the clown in this family. You might label it "middle-child syndrome" or something else. I don't know what it is, but he is one of a kind! Lately, he's been coming out with things that make me laugh! and laugh! I wish I were better about writing them down right away because I know I have forgotten several things that he said just within the last few days. But I did manage to remember two things, so here they are:

I was getting Elsa ready for her bath and had her sitting on my knee wearing only her diaper. She started spitting up and it was dribbling down her belly and down my pantleg onto the floor. Boo-Boo stood watching and then said, "That is so gross!!" with a very disgusted look on his face.

Yesterday we were looking at some pictures of his grandfather who passed away before the boys were born. Boo-Boo said, "We're going to die?" (Earlier in the day, we had been talking about how everybody will die unless Jesus returns to the earth first.) So I said, "Yes, we're all going to die someday." Boo-Boo looked at me with a puzzled, slightly horrified look on his face and said, "Why are we all going to die on Sunday?"

He also seems to have a hearing problem. Well, he'd like us to think so, I believe. One of his most commonly uttered words is: "Say?" which is short for "What did you say?" And he asks this even when he knows very well what we've said...which is very obvious when he can repeat what we've said when asked to do so.

Three is such a fun age, and I'm really enjoying the opportunities for learning (him and me!!). Now that Mr. Blue-Eyes has started T-ball, I've been realizing how little one-on-one time I get to spend with Boo-Boo. It's been so fun to have uninterrupted conversations with him during practice times and games. What an imagination he's got! We were using 6" long sticks to shoot deer during the game last evening. I can tell that he really likes having Mom all to himself (well, mostly) during these times too. And he's happy to cheer on his big brother...content to wait another few years before wanting to be part of the team too.