In a couple of whiles....

Sometimes kids just say the cutest things, and if you don't write them down, I've found you easily forget them (even though you swear you won't!). Now that Landon can fully converse with Grady (this has been happening for quite a while now!), I love listening to their little conversations. During bath time tonight, this is the conversation they had:

- Grady: "Landon, can I have that blue cup you have?" (This is the cup we use to rinse their hair.)
- Landon: "Not right now. You can have it in a couple of whiles."
- Grady: "How long is a couple of whiles?"
- Landon: "3 minutes."

Landon always hears us say things like, "in a little while..." or "in a couple of minutes." So, I guess he decided to combine the two! Of course they then proceeded to get into an argument about how long "a couple of whiles" actually is. (And if you're wondering what the drawings are on the bathtub....Kelly and Louis got the boys bath crayons for Christmas, which the boys love!)

 We went to see the Gustafer Yellowgold show at The ArtsCenter this past weekend, and  after the show they were handing out little tattoos. The boys were so excited because they were going to put "stamps" on just like Daddy! (They call Brandon's tattoo his "stamp.")

Since I kind of began this post with cute stories, here's another one.... Tonight when Brandon was saying goodnight to Grady, this was the conversation they had:

Background: Grady and Landon always say that Brandon has a "crunchy beard," which basically means he has stubble.  So, when Brandon kissed him goodnight tonight, it sparked this conversation. :)

Grady:  "Daddy, did you have a beard when you were little?"
Brandon: "No, that's something that you get when you're bigger. Then you end up shaving it off!"
Grady: "When you shave it off, does it make you little again?"
Brandon: "No, but I wish it did."
Grady: "If you were 4, we could go to preschool together."

So sweet.

And totally switching gears here....Brandon and I were able to have a weekend to ourselves thanks to Mimi and Popeye! Kind of at the last minute, we asked them to watch the boys for a weekend in mid January so we could get some things done around the house (and get a couple of nights out!). The boys had a great time, and the best part is it kind of broke the horrible sleep pattern Landon was in. Yay! Here is a picture of them warming up by the fire after their baths. (According to my parents, bringing in firewood was one of their favorite activities while they were there!)

I know I'm kind of all over the place with this post, but I took this picture a couple of days ago. There is just something so sweet about boys playing with trucks. It's like they don't need any other toy in the world when they're in "truck mode." These trucks are extra special because they were Brandon's when he was little.

And of course playing doctor is fun too....Grady is wrapping Landon's ankle. Can you tell these two are best friends?! :)