M:  Oh, cwap!

A:  What?  What did you say? Did you say “clap,” like “clap your hands”?

M:  No, cwap.

A:  Oh.  Um…okay.

M:  (making a pinching gesture).  You know, cwap.  Like in the ocean?

{this moment (with special thanks to Darah)} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment.

We were at a Mexican restaurant that had cool decorative fish on the wall, and before we got our food, Miles had been having fun running up to look at them.  After our dinners came, he sat down to eat.

M:  I want Mommy to say, “Do you want to go see the fish?”

A:  Do you want to go see the fish?

M:  After I finish my rice.

He ate more rice then got down to see the fish.

A:  Did you have a poopy, honey?

M:  It smells like one…

Miles has been really into maraschino cherries lately.

A:  Would you like any cherries on your ice cream?

M:  Yeah!

A:  How many do you want?

M:  It starts with F.  Ffff…fff…fff…fwee!

In his sleep, early one morning…

M:  (sounding perturbed) Cat…no, horsie.  E-I-E-I-O.

{this moment (with special thanks to Darah)} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment.

{this moment (with special thanks to Darah)} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment.

Mubby and Skittergramps are visiting.  Mubby was still asleep, and Miles and I were hanging out in the dining room with Skittergramps.  After playing for a while and having some breakfast, Miles got a pensive look about him.

M:  What about Skittergramps’s friend?

A:  … You mean Mubby?

M:  Yeah!

Earlier this afternoon, Miles and Denny were playing a game that involved Miles running around yelling, “Crazy, silly Daddy!”  When I was changing his diaper just now, Miles asked for Daddy.

A:  Do you want crazy, silly Daddy, or regular Daddy?

M: What regular Daddy?