2018-01-04: Docile Names

Nigel, with great humor, on being paired with players named "killer", "destroyer", and "monster", in an online battle in his new video game Splatoon 2:

"What a bunch of docile names."

2017-12-17: Nose Frog

While playfully tickle-wrestling with Mom today, Nigel called her "a big-footed nose frog". He has become even more playful lately, if that is possible. He is certainly more able to receive teasing in a playful way these days.

2017-12-10: Nigel's Best Joke Yet

Nigel has made up a new joke:
Why was the scientist so excited about pink?
He thought he had discovered cold fuchsia!

"I really know my pinks, Dad."

2017-12-05: Growing More Mature

Tonight, Nigel laughed his way through spelling, joking about having spelled "churches" as "chruches", and how that sounded like "truches", and spelling was noticeably easier for him, despite having some tough words this week. After spelling, he decided to grab his violin and composed a multi-minute song, freestyle. At bedtime, when Dad set his phone on Nigel's dresser, Nigel handed it back and said, "I want to keep my room clean."

Mom and Dad have both noticed a real step forward in Nigel's maturity recently.

2017-10-07: More Nigel Quotes

Nigel, on his stomach hurting since having eaten an entire box of Mac and Cheese for dinner, plus broccoli:
"We are not talking Yoda-quality decision-making here."

On rubber duck racing at Cornbelly's, with Calvin:
"Calvin, this is an excessive amount of ducks."

2017-09-23: Bread and Milk, Mom

With the family nearly ready to leave the house, Dad left the van to go back into the house to get something. After he left, Nigel said to Mom, "Sometimes I just don't get that guy; I mean bread and milk, Kelly, bread and milk."

2017-06-17: At Ivan's Yurt

The family took a trip down to Escalante to camp, and were invited to stop by Ivan's yurt in Teasdale to spend an evening with Ivan and his wife, Gabby. (Ivan is Mom's personal trainer.) Ivan and Gabby have a nice property there with an octagonal house in the center, which Ivan refers to as "the yurt".

While Mom and Dad primarily spent time talking with Ivan and Gabby, Nigel spent a good portion of the time roaming around the property to walk the entire fence line. Upon returning, he announced, "This place is so big you could put in a cemetery!"