Learning (Guessing) to Read

Deacon is learning to read and sometimes he gets ahead of himself and just guesses based on the first letter of a word. For example, I had just written the following on a box of stuff that I packed up:

-DVD Screens
-Baby Monitor
-Helicopter
-Fart Machine


(For the record, the fart machine was Nathan's favorite birthday gift ever. It even comes with a remote control so you can make noises from across the room Ü).

 Anyway, Deacon wanted to know what I had just written on the box so I told him to sound it out. He very quickly rattled off:

-DVD Sell
-Bad Moles
-Hunt
-For Mom

Words of Wisdom

Some recent words of wisdom from Deacon include:

"It is hard to bounce on your tail like a kangaroo if you don't have a tail!"

"Do you know what is stronger than a bear hug? A kangaroo hug!"

I was feeding Roslynn some applesauce and he said, "You should make your own baby food. It is healthier. Baby food has been around since 1982."   what???? where does he get this stuff???
He also went on to say, "Plus, baby food is cute. You know, how Roslynn is cute. So cute you grab her cheeks? That's how cute baby food is."

First Tooth!

Well, it seems a little too soon for this, but Deacon has lost his first tooth! Among his main concerns right after it came out (beside the blood and pain), he asked me:

-How will the tooth fairy know which pillow the tooth is under? He has two pillows on his bed right now and I told him she would check under both Ü

-Should he address the envelope with his tooth: "To: The Tooth Fairy/ From: Deacon" --OR-- "From: Deacon/ To: The Tooth Fairy"    (we went with the former)

-Also, he wanted me to address the envelope since he was concerned she wouldn't be able to read his writing and she might leave it behind.


Apparently it all worked out because she came last night and left him $1. He knows his cousin Charlie got $2 so I explained that in Nevada they don't pay state sales tax so she netted more Ü

Pictures soon!

Oh yes, an I totally lost the tooth! He was in such a dither after I pulled it out that I set it on a plate on the counter real quick and followed him to the bathroom. Then I loaded up all the dishes in the dishwasher without even thinking about it. Right before bed he asked where his tooth was! I freaked out and was feeling all over the bottom of the dishwasher (ewww) and it wasn't there! Luckily I had not started the dishwasher yet and the tooth was actually still stuck to the plate by the drool/blood (ewww). So crisis averted! Otherwise I would have thrown a pebble in the envelope and sealed it because he never really asked to see the tooth. Just kept touching it through the envelope.

Deacon Says....

"Okay, if the quarter lands on heads or tails, we get to go to Disneyland for our staycation."

Haha, sounds like a win-win proposition to me!

P.S. We've been talking a lot about our "stay"cation we're doing in Phoenix this week, but I don't think Deacon quite understands the concept if he thinks Disneyland is a possibility ;)

Deacon just came to me with a worried look on his face, "Mom, what if Roslynn grows up and speaks Spanish or anything??"

Tender

Deacon is soooo tender with Roslynn. He has always had a special love for babies in general, but he really loves his RoRo. I have a hard time pulling him off of her when she trying to sleep and he just wants to snuggle and stroke her and "teach her things".

 

 

Deacon in April 2012

Turned 5! Went to Red Robin with the family!

 Easter was in April this year. Deacon inspecting his loot.

 Not happy in the picture above for Easter Sunday.
But he makes up for it below:

 Opening presents!

 Cake with the family.

 This shot below is hilarious. We were shooting rockets and Deacon looked so enthralled as I watched him. I wished I had a picture of it, but we had shot the last rocket. So I asked Deacon to "recreate" it. I said, "Look at the sky and pretend you are amazed with the rocket up there". I have to say he nailed it!

He likes to wear his shirts backwards (still does a year later as I am writing this Ü)

Tball game at Estrella Hills Park

T-ball game at the BIG field where Spring Training is for the big leagues!

March 2012

Getting ready to go to the dentist. Every picture I take now, they insist on doing a silly picture after:

Homemade stilts with empty food storage cans

Deacon started T-ball this month! He is on the Padres. Kind of hilarious to watch a bunch of 4-5 year olds play

His leprechaun trap (with Skittles as bait)

Magic Trick

 

 

 

Reading to Adelaide because I was way too pregnant to get down on the floor with them!

This is actually kind of amazing. Not sure how he managed to draw this on himself. Especially the "Deacon" part. He wrote his name twice. We think he did it while looking in the mirror because one of the 'Deacons' is written backward.

 

 

First spring training game for the kids!

They have a kids area where you can practice batting and pitching.

 

 

One last outing as a family! This was on Monday and Roslynn was born on Thursday!

 

Tea Party

Deacon grabbed our empty water pitcher off the table and asks me, "Can I use this for a tea party?" I was curious so I asked him, "What's a tea party?" He laughed at me and said, "You know. It where you set your toys up at the table and pour them tea." Then I *swear* I heard him quoting Toy Story...."Would you like some more tea, Mrs. Nesbitt?"

February 2012

This is so hilarious. We have these foam things that go to a play house (they're the stepping stones to the front door). Deacon lays them out on the ground and then calls me over saying, "Look mom! I am thinking." Then he starts stroking his chin and scratching his head like he has an idea.

 

Last day of preschool. His teacher ended a few months early. I'm fine having him all to myself for a few more months until kindergarted. Anyway, he likes wearing his shirt backwards now.

 

Once again, I forget what his invention was in this picture (two golf clubs at his side, a foam paint brush down the front). I'm just lucky if I can grab my camera before he moves on to his next project.

Discussing the latest Lego magazine issue with dad.

I was sorting through baby clothes, getting ready for our new addition and Deacon had to put on EVERY SINGLE bib that we own. He called himself Mr. Bibman Superhero!

 

Mouse Trap

I opened our fridge to get some milk out and right there in front of me is a huge block of cheese out of its wrapper with a chunk taken out of it. Next to it is a butter knife. I call out, "Who did what to the cheese?" and Deacon yells back, "I used some for my mousetrap" (we recently checked out Ratatouille from the library Ü). So I asked him how he made a mouse trap and he said out of a hanger and a hammer and some cheese. I asked him to show it to me. He said he already took it apart. I asked him where the cheese was now...."Oh, I ate it!"

Happy Feet vs. Madagascar

The first (of many times) my son looks at me like I know nothing:




He wanted penguin fruit snacks from the Happy Feet movie.
I bought these.
He informs me that is NOT Happy Feet, but Madagascar. Geez mom!