2011-06-26: MarioKart with Dad

While playing MarioKart with Dad: "Dad, can we take our race cars to the farm?" Nigel loved the track that has trains, of course, too.

Nigel's current all-purpose word is "Sencho".

2011-06-24: More Quotes from Nigel

At a shopping mall with Mom: "This drink is telling me I need to go pee in the potty."

Mom: Where are you, Nigel?
Nigel: I am just dancing over here.

2011-06-16: Rubber Chicken Joke

Nigel: Dad, why did the rubber chicken cross the road?
Dad, wondering what sort of discussion this is going to lead to: I don't know, why?
Nigel: To get to the rubber side!
Dad, caught off-guard by the joke, starts laughing surprisedly.

2011-06-09: Rock and Roll Music

Dad picked Nigel up after pre-school at Dancing Moose this afternoon. Nigel had just had an accident - only his second accident in the six weeks he has been there - and was changing his clothes. One of Nigel's teachers, Miss Holly, told Dad how the class has lots of fun when Nigel is there. She said that when they go outside, he asks to turn on the radio and listen to "rock and roll music". (Apparently, they have some Chipmunks songs that are the "rock and roll" music.) (Editor's note: Miss Holly is one of our favorite teachers to date.)

While trying to decide where to get dinner that night, Dad had grown tired of going to Fat Cats and was ready for something different. He asked Nigel about Domino's, and Nigel agreed that was a good idea.

2011-06-08: Garden Soil

Nigel, Mom and Dad have been preparing a garden to grow vegetables. Cyruss and Dad built two large garden boxes (4' x 8'). That was a fun carpentry project, but it was very hot the first day they worked on them.

A big pile of soil was delivered to the side of the house, and then Mom, Dad and Nigel all worked to shovel the soil into a wheelbarrow and pour it into the garden boxes. Nigel liked helping with all of the jobs!

2011-06-08: Playing Soccer with Mom

Mom: Nigel is getting quite good at soccer. He just stole the ball from me while playing "the stopper".

2011-06-07: Cherry Pop

Nigel: Mom, you're my cherry. Dad, you're my pop.