This morning, as I was lying in bed, waking up, I heard Todd chattering in the kitchen over his breakfast, as he does every day. This morning, however, I could swear it sounded like he was saying "bulls**t! bulls**t!" over and over again. At first I thought I was just mishearing him, since I was on the other side of the house.
But no, Daddy, who was right next to him, wondered too. To Daddy, it sounded like Todd was saying "squirrel s**t!".
Daddy: What did you say?
Todd: Squirrel s**t!
Daddy: What!?
Todd: Squish.... it!
Ooooohhhhh!!!
And here I thought that maybe Todd had picked up a few choice things from the parade hecklers a couple weeks ago!
Todd the Shepherd
Christmas performance at school tonight! They told the story of the birth of Jesus through song and music-- some hand chimes and mostly the choir singing. Here is Todd dressed up as one of the shepherds:
Trouble at School
Todd sometimes gets into a wee bit of trouble at school, for talking. He'll occasionally get "talking tickets" for talking in class when he's not supposed to, but other than a bit of rambunctiousness that's natural for boys his age, he's been pretty well-behaved at school.
Well, today, when Daddy went to pick him up right after school for karate, his teacher had to tell him about an incident at school today.
Todd was sitting (eating?) with one of his classmates, D, when a 1st-grade boy, G, came up and joined them. As grade-school boys are prone to do, the conversation quickly turned to the direction of "potty humor". One of the first things out of D's mouth? Telling G that "your mom walks around the house naked". This devolved into the 3 boys coming up with other statements having to do with the word "naked". Three boys enjoying a bit of crass humor.
Evidently, when G got home, he relayed the "mom walks around naked" statement to his parents. His dad got mad, and talked to Todd and D's teacher about it.
Obviously, there are two sides to every story, but from what Todd told us, it didn't sound like he and D were actually making fun of G, all three were partaking of toilet humor, and it's likely that G's dad simply blew it out of proportion because he didn't want his little boy talking about people being "naked".
We warned Todd to think about the things he says and gauge them against 1) would he like it if someone said that to him? and 2) would it upset their parents if they told them about it?
Prime time for the "WWJD?" lesson we've been learning with the book I've been reading him at night!
Well, today, when Daddy went to pick him up right after school for karate, his teacher had to tell him about an incident at school today.
Todd was sitting (eating?) with one of his classmates, D, when a 1st-grade boy, G, came up and joined them. As grade-school boys are prone to do, the conversation quickly turned to the direction of "potty humor". One of the first things out of D's mouth? Telling G that "your mom walks around the house naked". This devolved into the 3 boys coming up with other statements having to do with the word "naked". Three boys enjoying a bit of crass humor.
Evidently, when G got home, he relayed the "mom walks around naked" statement to his parents. His dad got mad, and talked to Todd and D's teacher about it.
Obviously, there are two sides to every story, but from what Todd told us, it didn't sound like he and D were actually making fun of G, all three were partaking of toilet humor, and it's likely that G's dad simply blew it out of proportion because he didn't want his little boy talking about people being "naked".
We warned Todd to think about the things he says and gauge them against 1) would he like it if someone said that to him? and 2) would it upset their parents if they told them about it?
Prime time for the "WWJD?" lesson we've been learning with the book I've been reading him at night!
Snow Day at the Zoo
This is the 3rd year we've been to the zoo on their annual Snow Day. The first year, we met up with my high school friend Amal, and got to meet her family. The second year, it was just the 3 of us, enjoying a sunny day at the zoo. This year, Todd and I went by ourselves, since the zoo decided to hold Snow Day on a Sunday instead of the usual Saturday, and Allan had to help out at church. The boy and I enjoyed the usual antics of throwing snowballs and building snowmen (I even built a snow turtle!). This year, the zoo added something new: an iceless skating rink!
Todd has never even rollerskated before, much less ice skated, but here he is, giving the it a try, with sunny green trees and mountains in the backdrop :-)
Todd has never even rollerskated before, much less ice skated, but here he is, giving the it a try, with sunny green trees and mountains in the backdrop :-)
Holiday Parade
The kids in Todd's class got to ride a float and sing in this year's holiday parade! They were all decked out in the cutest little tuxedo shirts, purple bow ties and purple cummerbunds:
Such a bright and happy and smiling face!
Unfortunately, by the end of the parade, that smile was gone, thanks to an uncouth crowd along the parade route. Read more about what happened here: http://heckledtrio.blogspot.com/2011/12/holiday-parade-gone-awry.html
Such a bright and happy and smiling face!
Unfortunately, by the end of the parade, that smile was gone, thanks to an uncouth crowd along the parade route. Read more about what happened here: http://heckledtrio.blogspot.com/2011/12/holiday-parade-gone-awry.html
