Peyton Gives a Talk

Peyton got asked to give a talk in Primary (Sunday school for kids). We practiced a few times at home and I knew he was going to do just great. If there is one thing that doesn't seem to scare that kid it is getting up in front of people. I actually think he thrives on it. Well just as we suspected he got up, and talked right into the mic (with me whispering in his ear of course) like he had done this a hundred times before, no problem. We finish up and he said the last part by himself....... "In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen". Ahhhhh we were finished, I walked back to sit down and noticed that Peyton wasn't following me. Just then he steps back up to the mic and says "aaaaaaa, I didn't hear any Amens???" I think my face turned bright red. Everyone just started laughing.......it was SUCH a Peyton moment.


OK just one more while I am thinking of Peyton stories in Primary. Before Christmas the kids were learning about the birth of Jesus and they acted out the nativity. Peyton was chosen to be a shepherd (the leader according to him:) We got to the part where they were talking about Mary riding to Bethlehem and the gal teaching said "Who knows what Mary rode all of the way to Bethlehem". My darling son who I swear knows this story because we read it all of the time yells out (before she can call on anyone with their hands up). "A GOAT". Trying not to smile the teacher said "no not a goat", "was it a SHEEP?" Peyton asks with his little nose turned up. By this point all of the leaders just couldn't hold it in any more and everyone was busting up. A DONKEY son it was a donkey..........(that last part was just in my head:)

Seriously......got to LOVE that kid!

"Hey Girls Look at This!"

As I was dropping Peyton off at Preschool the other day. His teacher popped her head back in my van and said "I have to tell you"........ This is the phrase that now makes my heart skip a beat, and I just hope that it is something good, not bad or totally embarrassing!

During play time the other day, she said all of the girls were over playing with the doll house and barbies. Up walks Mr. Peyton and says "Hey girls look at this!" With one arm up and flexing. "And look at this one too!" Putting up the other one......she said he had his little legs bent posing too! Her and the other teacher were watching this whole scene unfold (without the kids knowing) and they thought they were going to die laughing! She said they are sure he is going to be a comedian.........or a womanizer, not sure which! Where he came up with that I truly don't know. Probably his favorite cartoon lately Tom and Jerry!

Ponderings on Life by a 4 year old

Peyton and I have been having some pretty deep conversations lately about life and growing up.

Peyton got up one morning and proceeded to tell me this (me fresh out of bed too).
"Mom when I grow up and I have a son, and when I go work with dad you are going to have to take really good care of my son OK?" "OK honey I will" "And when he tries to sneak into those cookies you just get really mad at him OK?" "OK I won't let him get into those cookies."
Then he left, just wanted to make sure to give me that memo:)

A few days later as I was putting him to bed.....
"Mom when I grow up I am going up to Alaska, and I am going to find a boat and learn how to drive it. Then I am going to catch fish just like daddy." "Really" I said "that's a long way from Utah." "Yeah maybe I will just stay here."

Few days after that.....
"MOM guess what?" "What honey." "When I grow up I am going to live with you and daddy with my son.....are you so excited?" "Yes, but what about your wife?" "Well, I just don't need a wife." "Really well then where are you going to get a son without a wife?" He thinks for a second and then said "I will just have to go find myself a son." "OK" I say "but most people have a wife to help them take care of a son, do you think she will want to live with us too?" "Well mom, I don't know about that."

Last night.......
"I know mom, when I grow up YOU can be my wife!" "Well honey you can't marry mommy, besides I am already daddy's wife." "OK." "I know, I can marry Addison" I could just see how perfectly this idea was working in his mind, because he knows that SHE won't have any problems living with us forever.....seemed like the perfect idea! "Well honey you can't marry your sister either, it will probably be someone that you don't even know yet." "But like who mom?" Trying to find an example that would suffice him I said "like Ashton" (the little girl down the street who is his friend Carters sister). He looks at me with a smile and said "you can't marry SISTERS silly!"

This morning.......
"Mom when I grow up and have a wife, guess what!" "What honey." "She IS going to want to live here with you and daddy FOREVER AND EVER!" I just smiled, what could I say to that?


Oh the other really cute thing he randomly came up and told me the other day.
"Mom when you have another baby, you are going to have to grow another arm!" "Really, why?" "Well, you have one arm for me and one arm for Addison, so you are going to need another arm!" EXACTLY!

The Funnies!

IS THAT BOY A GIRL?

So Peyton and I were at Lowes in April before we left to come to Alaska. We were waiting in line and the kid working was African American and had both ears pierced with huge diamond studs.......Peyton was just staring at him and I was starting to get nervous of what was going to say. Well just before our turn he says to me "Mom, is that boy a GIRL?" I was dying....I said trying to be very quiet "nope that boy is a boy". "Well why is that boy wearing earrings?" I said "well some boys just like to." Talk about wanting to crawl into a hole, by this time the poor kid was listening to everything.....luckily kind of laughing about it.

BIG BAD WOLF!

We were in the store next door the other day and Peyton talked me into giving him a quarter for the candy machine, well they about all fell out all over the floor so the lady working gave him a little bag for his candy. He thought that was pretty cool and was swinging it around as we were walking around. Then this guy passed us......Yeah had gray hair and really long gray eyebrows, and a mustache, well Peyton thought he had a "mean" look on his face and he said "Mom that big bad wolf wanted to take my candy away!" I was dying.....the guy kind of turned around and looked at us. I don't know if he heard him or not! But after we left Katy and I had a good laugh about the big bad wolf. Peyton was actually kind of right he did look a little big bad wolfish!

There is a good and a bad thing about kids growing up and gaining their independence.......they so want to do everything on their own and prove to you they can do it. The down side is that they don't want any help from you and get very frustrated say when they can't do up their own pants. I love that Peyton wants to do things on his own.....even though it seems like it can soooo long. The other day he insisted on getting himself dressed. So with both legs in one side of his undies, and his shirt and pants on backwards here he is like nothing at all is wrong!!

I have been trying to explain to Peyton how important it is for him to listen to his body when he needs to use the rest-room, instead of waiting until the last minute and having an accident. So he said back to me "mom what does my bum say?" I said "your body tries to tell you when it is time to go potty". "My bum talks?" he says. So a few days later I see him dancing around obviously he needs to pee. I said "Peyton your body is trying to tell you it needs to go potty". And as he was running to the bathroom with his head turned looking at his bottom I heard him saying "o.k. bum I am coming I am coming".

What do you want to be when you grow up?
This is what Peyton asked me the other day. I thought about it for a second and said "a famous singer (my childhood dream). "I don't think you are going to be a famous singer mom, how about a princess?" Works for me!

I wanted to make a post that will help me remember all of the funny things that Peyton (and some day Addy) says and does. If you can think of anything that I have left off please remind me! I will be adding to this post as they come along so check it every once in a while.

BUSTED!

After about 3 (or was it 10) attempts to put Peyton down for a nap he finally gave up (or so I thought). I went down stairs to do some office work and had to make a few phone calls. Well after being on hold for what felt like forever I finally got a real live person, miracles do happen. About 3 minutes into our conversation I hear little feet running around over my head and down the stairs he comes. "Good Morning"(what he says no matter what time of day it is:). "No Peyton you didn't nap yet, go back upstairs and go to BED", he just looked at me and with this little grin said "ok mom". Little turkey knew that I couldn't make him nap right now. A few minutes later I hear the back door slam shut....(he is so busted when I get off this phone) was running through my head. When I finally got off the phone I went upstairs all set to give him a good scolding....well I looked out the door and he was chasing Stella with his shovel, with one cowboy boot and one flip-flop with his sock on. Well the one with the flip-flop was barely staying on so he was running really funny to keep it on. How could I be mad? I just started laughing and grabbed my camera.


Just RELAX mom!

One of Peyton's favorite things to do is to "help me with the dishes". Even if there are no dirty dishes he loves to get a bunch of water and wash my clean ones. It usually involves about a half a bottle of dish soap, and an inch of water over everything. One day I left him "doing dishes" by himself for a little too long and came in and said something like "oh mercy look at this mess Peyton, there is water all over the place." He looked at me with his eyebrows furrowed and said "just RELAX mom, just calm down". Out of the mouths of babes......that was the first time he had told me that, but have to say it was pretty good advice.

I have a Button?

The other day Peyton and I were working out of a preschool book my mother-in-law gave me. We were looking at a group of things that go together, the first object was a needle and Peyton had to tell me what went with it a tree or a spool of thread. Well this whole needle and thread idea was new to Peyton so I was trying to explain to him the concept of sewing. I said see this button on your shirt? Someone took a needle and thread and put it on there. He just got this gleam in his eyes and said "I have a button?" I said "yeah right there see?" "Well can I push my button like Buzz Lightyear?" It was so hilarious, he was very disappointed to find out that his button didn't really do much. I catch him by himself a lot lately talking into his arm like Buzz Lightyear. On our way home the other night I saw heard him say to his arm "Dad this is Buzz Lightyear we are on our way cracks me up!