
Random holiday fun with a toddler
December 29, 2008A smattering of fun from the last week.
Besh has taken to telling us he likes something by saying “This is very special for me.” Example, some toy car keys a friend from school gave him (after he tries to take the mom’s car keys every day after school), when he opened the package his eyes got wide and he said “These car keys are very special for me!”
Sara’s always been great about telling Besh the plan. As in, “Here’s the plan, Besh. We’ll get dressed, get some breakfast, then go to school!” He has integrated this and now proudly tells us, “Okay, here’s the plan: go downstairs, get a moo moo (Beshese for smoothie), then watch Wiggles.”
Last night we watched Hairspray up in the theater. Besh’s favorite movie, and I picked it up on a Blu-Ray sale, so we all watched upstairs. I think it’s the longest he’s sat still for a movie ever, which maybe means it’s time to try a real movie.
At the end, as the credits started to roll, I told Besh it was time for bed (incredibly late, but his schedule has been off from a fever and no school). He sat and started clapping to the music playing over the credits and said, “No, I’m not ready yet. I be ready later.”
[...] has to do with Hairspray. I believe I’ve mentioned a few times (like here and here and here) about how much Besh loves the musical version of Hairspray. It started with the movie, but then [...]