2011-03-31: Go Fast Like... (Part Three)

The going fast saga continues. Dad and Nigel were driving in the new car. Dad asked Nigel if they should go fast. Nigel said, "Dad, go fast like a boy!" Dad asked, "Do girls go fast, too?" Nigel thought for a moment, and at first said, "No," but quickly changed his answer to, "Yes." Then he said, "Dad, go fast like a boy and a girl!"

2011-03: Words and Saying

At home one afternoon, Mom was eating a few animal crackers. Nigel saw this, came over to grab them, and said, "Mom, I am confiscating these crackers."

Words and sayings
"Diga-diga"
"Ninga-ninga"
"Sack"
"Actually,..."
"Don't you dare..."
"Pasghetti"
"Binoculators"

2011-03-29: Go Fast Like... (Part Two)

In the car, on the way to Danna's house for the day.
Nigel: "Dad, go fast like a turtle."
Dad: "Do turtles go fast?"
Nigel: "No, they go slowly. Dad, go fast like a boy!"

2011-03-21: Go Fast Like... (Part One)

While driving home from Grammy's house, Nigel was a bit disappointed to not see any fire at the refineries this evening.

Dad asked something about going fast, and Nigel replied, "No, go slow like a bird, go fast like a truck!"

2011-03-19: Dad and Nigel Weekend

Dad and Nigel had the whole weekend together, as Mom was working both Saturday and Sunday.

2011-03-08: Helping Mom at Home

Nigel has been helping Mom at home. Today, he put her to bed to take a nap. Then, he asked her if she needed to pee in the potty. What a great helper!

After Nigel peed in the potty, he said, "I need a sticker, but first I need to wash my hands."

2011-03-03: The Beginning of Pizza Thursdays

Nigel goes to IHC daycare each Thursday. Afterward, Dad comes to pick him up, and they go get dinner together. Dad began asking Nigel what he wanted to get for dinner. After just one week of getting pizza, Nigel has begun insisting on pizza every week after school. He used to ask for pineapple on his pizza, but now consistently requests mushrooms, olives and spinach. He prefers to go to Big Daddy's Pizza, and likes to look at the soda pop bottles, and two big, old dough mixers, while waiting for the pizza to cook.

2011-10 Update: Nigel still prefers Thursday nights to be pizza nights. Mom has successfully talked him into sitting in the trolley car at the Old Spaghetti Factory once, and into going to the State Fair once. Those are believed to have been the only two exceptions in the several months since this began.

2011-03-02: Morning Circle Times at Home

Nigel and Dad have been having fun reading words during circle time, which they have been doing in the mornings before Dad leaves for work. Lately, they have been making phrases and sentences, like "Nigel is jumping", or "The cat is white". Nigel is good at identifying the words "Nigel" and "eggs", among others. They always sing at least one song during circle time, which Nigel also enjoys. Sometimes Dad sings. Other times, Nigel wants to sing the song himself. They have sung "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes", "The Green Grass Grows All Around", "The Circle Song", and many others.