I just saw Lightening McQueen

Joshua became acquainted with the characters from the movie Cars by wearing Pull-ups. Lighten McQueen and Mater are featured on each Pull-up and were loved and talked about long before Joshua knew there was a movie they belonged to. He received the movie for Christmas and now identifies every red car on the road as Lightening McQueen. It matters not the make, model or state of disrepair the car is in, if it is red, then it is the trophy-winning race car from the movie. Last week Dave spotted Lightening McQueen and Mater mock-ups in the parking lot of a towing company just outside Meridian. So naturally we made a U-turn and he and Joshua posed for pictures in the rain.

Joshua could not believe we had seen the real Mater and McQueen.

Life really doesn't get much better than this!

ps...I was finally able to complete last week's blog post, check it out.

Complete Report on Coach Camp 2012

Coach Camp means several days away from mom and dad spent with Coach and Nana.

Coach Camp means playing with toys that stay at Coach and Nana's house.

Coach Camp means piling up in Coach and Nana's bed to watch cartoons with Abigail.

Coach Camp means getting to go to the Children's Museum and learning new things and dressing up as a pirate with Princess Abigail.

Coach Camp means going to Bass Pro Shop (or the indoor zoo) and "driving the boats and 4-wheelers".

Coach Camp means eating blueberry donuts each morning and coming home with a dozen to eat for the next 12 mornings.

Coach Camp means mom and dad got a few nights of good rest.

"I hope I can go to Coach Camp again!" -Joshua Nolen, age 3

Say Cheese!

Joshua and I stayed home together the other day for a "rest day" as we haven't been feeling well for a little while. You know it is a good day when pajamas are still on at 4:00 in the afternoon! Joshua had been enjoying a time of coloring when I noticed the marker smeared on his face. He agreed to pose for a picture and these are the results...

Say Cheese!

What's Your Power?

(Note: The names have been abbreviated in this story to protect the innocent.)

On the way home from school last week Joshua reported the following about his day:

J: Mom, I am Superman, O is the Green Lantern, R is Batman and K is Supergirl. We have powers.
A: Really? Wow! What kind of powers?
J: Powers to change things.
A: Oh, well Superman, what powers do you have?
J: I flash bugs away with my flash saber like Luke Skywalker.
A: Amazing! What about O?
J: You mean Green Lantern? Well O's power is to take big spiders away with his new wing. But R has bad powers.
A: Bad powers? Goodness gracious. What kind of bad powers does he have?
J: R has bad powers. He takes lots of houses away. Like little houses. And I do SHA POW (spoken in a very loud voice) to big houses.
A: (trying not to wreck the car while writing this down and stifling laughter) My goodness Joshua! What about K?
J: K has tools on her belt to fix stuff...hammer, saw, wrench, screwdriver and a hammer. And G tries to take away rain clouds by yelling at them.
A: G? Well if you are Superman, O is Green Lantern, R is Batman and K is Supergirl, who is G?
J: She is Supergirl too.
A: Did you play super heroes with your friends today?
J: No.
A: Did you tell your friends which super hero they are and what power they have?
J: No. I just tell you what I think. I'm finished talking about it now.
A: Ok. Well what else did you do at school today?
J: Nothing.

Sound Bites and Snap Shots

Translation:

J: Knock Knock

A: Who's there?

J: Amos

A: Amos who?

J: a mosquito just bit me!

Saturday after Joshua woke from his nap he joined me in watching some college hoops.

The conversation:

J: Why are those basketball mans sitting down on those stools?

A: Because it is a timeout.

J: They are in timeout? The basketball mans have timeout? What they do?

A: They have timeout so their coach can tell them what he wants them to do.

J: Why they in timeout? The basketball mans disobey?

A: No, timeout in basketball is different than at school. It is so they can talk to their coach and get something to drink.

J: Timeout is nose in the corner. Basketball mans are in trouble?

A: They aren't in trouble they are just taking a short rest from playing the game.

J: Why are they in trouble?

A: I don't know. I guess they disobeyed.

J: Oh, ok.

racing a truck down the slide

Translation:

J: Knock Knock

A: Who's there?

J: Norma Lee

A: Norma Lee who?

J: Normally I don't knock on people's doors but would you like to buy a pizza?