Sweet Brother

Sure, Kyler and Myelle have their differences - they sometimes fight like brother and sister. Totally normal. But they also have a great deal of concern for one another, particularly Kyler for Myelle. He has always gotten upset when she cries and he begs us not to discipline her in any way when she's naughty. But one night in a hotel, we walked into the room after they fell asleep and saw them sleeping like this:

Myelle had been coughing in her sleep and I think Kyler put his hand on her to help calm her or make sure she was okay. He is such a sweetheart and melts my heart. I hope he stays this way with his concern for others. Makes me proud!

A New Pet

Kyler has been obsessed with snakes and other reptiles. He has been begging us to let him get a corn snake as a pet. "They make really good pets, Mom!" I was able to convince him otherwise by telling him that they eat mice, and I don't want mice in my house.

Well, the other weekend his uncle Brent came by with a baby turtle in a glass aquarium. Before I knew it, Brent had left but the turtle remained. Kyler informed me that it was a red-eared slider turtle and Brent gave it to him. Great, a new pet to care for. Just a tip to all you uncles with no kids of your own... before gifting a pet to your nephews and nieces you should probably check with their mom and dad first.

Anyway, meet Bob:

Dirty House?

Grandma Debbie swept her floor today and showed our little scientist, Kyler, her dust pan full of dirt. She said, "Boy, my house is dirty!" Kyler acted like it was okay and it wasn't her fault. He said, "Grandma, that's because of gravity." I have no idea how where he came up with this but I like it. It's going to be my new excuse for everything.

Breakfast Pizza

I made a pretty good breakfast pizza this morning (sausage and gravy covered with scrambled eggs and cheese as toppings) and Kyler asked if I got the breakfast somewhere or made it. I told him I made it and asked if he thought I had made it or gotten it from somewhere. He replied, "I thought you got it somewhere like McDonald's." Quite the compliment...

Hankees

Kyler: "I wish the Hankee's didn't win. I think they play better at Hankee Stadium and the Royals play better at the K."

Mama couldn't get herself to tell him they are the Yankee's. It's just too funny (plus, it's the Yankee's).

5th Birthday

Kyler celebrated his fifth birthday a couple of days early since his cousins, Holden and Ally, were in Kansas. We had a mini party at their grandparents house since Mama and Dada were on their way back home from a trip to Mexico. He got lots of fun gifts and we had dinosaur ice cream cake from Dairy Queen.

On his actual birthday, Mama threw together a quick and easy "construction" cake (good thing since the cakes broke coming out of the pans). Grandma and Papa came over to help celebrate.

Before his birthday, he wasn't very excited about being 5 and going to kindergarten. He's a little sad about growing up.

Questions for Kyler - Age 5

Here are the twenty questions I have asked Kyler on his birthday each year... my favorite answers are #3 and #20. Enjoy!

1. What is your favorite color? purple
2. What is your favorite toy? Lightning McQueen
3. What is your favorite place to go? to the bar
4. What is your favorite TV show? Curious George
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for dinner? stromboli and bierocks
6. What is your favorite thing to wear? my Ninja Turtle shirt that you were pretending it was my birthday with (we had a birthday party a couple days before his actual birthday - hence "pretending")
7. What is your favorite game? playing dinosaurs on Trey's phone
8. What is your favorite snack? my favorite snack for cookie is monster cookie
9. What is your favorite animal? dinosaur animal - T-rex
10. What is your favorite song? a Ninja Turtle song (one that he made up)
11. What is your favorite book? Curious George
12. Who is your best friend? Logan and Vince
13. What is your favorite cereal? Fruit Loops and the kind that have white on them (Frosted Mini Wheats)
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? ride my tractor and play baseball
15. What is your favorite drink? orange juice
16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? toys - my puppy and the other puppy and Clifford
18. What scares you? nothing
19. What is your favorite car? Lightning McQueen
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? I don't know, I'll figure it out when I grow up

The Thinker

Kyler has recently had some questions and thoughts that we found pretty amazing for a four-year-old.

He was talking with Myelle about people having babies in their tummies. He said that we all came from somebody's tummy. Then he immediately turned to me and said, "all babies come from tummies but where did the first baby come from?" And so we got the bible out.

Later in the week he was over at my parents' house and my dad had his boat hooked up to his truck on the driveway. He looked at one side, then walked over and looked at the other side of the boat. He said to my dad, "Papa, when you unhook your boat, it will tip with only two wheels on the trailer."

He has told us before that his brain just never stops. We agree.

Sidewalk Chalk City

The snow is almost melted and Kyler is ready to be outside. He had days of fun with this sidewalk chalk city.

No Markers Allowed

Kyler saw this sign and said, "You're not supposed to bring markers in here!" We love his innocence.