Don't Flush Daddy

Just a quick post about a couple of random funny moments...I'm trying to laugh after a rough day of regression. I think the boys are understanding that major changes are afoot. We've told them we're moving soon, but they haven't seen the new place yet. We're taking them tomorrow afternoon. They also know that we are going to the U.S. in two weeks, and of course they notice my growing belly. We've had more than the usual share of bad behavior from these two - tantrums, sassy back-talk, fighting, spitting, not listening. You know, three-year-old acting up stuff, just more of it. Liam has also had a few pee accidents. So, in an effort to forget all that, here are the funnies:

The boys play hide-and-seek with Sean upstairs before bath time. Sean is pretty creative with his limited hiding place options in our room, the boys' room, and the guest room. G and L, on the other hand, will tell you where they are going to hide on their way, and/or come out giggling just as Sean finishes counting. They did figure out a good hiding place in the sink cabinet in their bathroom. Liam calls this the "bathroom box" and loves to sit in there now. Unfortunately, he peed inside there this morning. Not funny. What is hilarious, though, is that while looking for Sean one night, Liam actually lifted the guest bathroom toilet seat to see if he was hiding in the toilet. I laughed for quite some time, and Sean joined in after the boys found him in the shower.

Liam and Graeme were playing with their Mega blocks a few weeks ago, and Liam pulled out one of the two eyeballs in the set. The eyeballs are included so kids can make animals, monsters, etc. out of the blocks. Liam stuck the eyeball on top of a tall tower and said, "I'm the eyeball master, and Graeme is a pair of pale green pants". Now that is an interesting statement. We've been reading a collection of Dr. Seuss stories which includes a story called "What Was I Scared Of?", in which a pair of pale green pants is a character. I had never heard of this story until we were given the story collection, but I can say it's definitely different and one of my favorites now. Obviously it made an impression on Liam. Liam has continued his use of "master" also. G and L received a game called Pop-Up Pirate for their birthday, in which each player sticks plastic swords into a barrel containing a pirate. One sword will trigger the pirate to pop out of the barrel, and the sword slot changes with every game. The first day we played the game (many, many times), Liam won the vast majority of the games. After noting that he was the one winning almost all the time, Liam correctly named himself the "pirate master".

Birthday post coming in a few days - I'm busy going through my house to organize and see what I can give away before the move, planning what I'm packing for our long trip, and filing insurance claims. Yay! Random aside: I'm feeling the baby move now. Non-sarcastic yay!