Knock Knock

Me: Who's there?
Anderson: Walker who.
Me: Walker who who.
Anderson: Walker who hand.

Anderson: Knock knock.
Me: Who's there?
Anderson: Hoo Hoo.
Me: Hoo Hoo who?
Anderson: Hoo Hoo Hand.

I had Walker and Ellie sorting laundry the other night ('cause I'm super smart like that).
Anderson: I want to play work.
Me: They're not playing work, they're doing work.
Anderson: I want to play doing work.

Our Little Comedian

Anderson continues to provide comic relief for our family every day. Here are the names he has come up with for himself and each of his siblings. I'm not sure how, but he lovingly and comicly refers to everyone by these names often!

"Walker Peanu-Jelly"
"Ellie Boba-Chanie"
"Anderson Bad Boy"
"Caroline Piggy"

When Anderson was helping me put potatoes in a big pot the other day (for mashed potatoes), he turned, looked at me lovingly, and said, "Mommy, you're such a good helper." I love that kid.

Yet another one of our conversations that I don't want to quickly forget:

A - Mommy, what's that? (holding a puzzle peice)
C - It's a tuba.
A - No, it's not a tuba.
C - Yes, Anderson, it is a tuba.
A - No, it's not a tuba.
C - Yes it is. It's a big tuba.
A - No, it is NOT a tuba.
C - OK, it's a horn. (exasperated)
A - OK, mommy, it's a horn . . . (turns around and comes back) NO, I CANT listen to you (pause) because. It's just a thing. You've got to be kidding me. (He walks out, and I'm left cracking up in the kitchen all by myself!)

What's new with the Kandel kids

Ellie: She's a shopping diva! Somehow, she manages to go on a shopping trip every week, whether it's with one of her aunts, mommy, or grandma. She loves coloring and wants to be an artist when she grows up - specifically, a "painting artist." Her favorite food is juicy, pink steak! She certainly makes her daddy proud.

Funny Quote: On a recent shopping adventure with Aunt Lisa and Mommy she was intensely combing the clearance shoes aisles at Sears looking for size 11 shoes for next year. She had a few boxes picked out and was looking for more when she looked up with a serious face and said, "Don't worry, I really know what I'm doing!"

Caroline: She's a chubba-bubba. She now eats rice cereal, laughs out loud, and is the cutest baby ever! She nurses 5-6 times a day, sleeps through the night well (anywhere from 8-12 hours), takes 3 naps a day, has mastered falling alseep on her own without a pacifier, being rocked, etc. She is, by far, our most content baby, and she is a true joy to have! The older kids adore her and make her laugh and smile constantly.

Funny Quote: "Geeeee."

Anderson: Has a great imagination for a 2-year-old. He loves his GeoTrax trains, Thomas trains, Ellie's play kitchen, and his ride-on dump truck. The other day, he packed his McQueen and Mater lunch box and drove to work on his dump truck to fix rocks. Along the way, he got in a crash and had Mater tow him out.

Funny Quote: "I wanna play with my camoose!"

Walker: Nothing new, he's still a sports MANIAC! He is also turning into quite a good little reader! He's currently playing b-ball at the YMCA and is looking forward to baseball. If he's not watching sports, he's playing (or wishing to be playing) Wii. Somehow, he's also become insanely interested in Star Wars.

Funny Quote: "Hey dad, do you have any of that thin gingerale?" (At a wedding a few weeks ago, Kurt got some gingerale, but is was really flat. Walker tried it and really liked it b/c he said it tasted like iced tea!?)

More from the mouth of Anderson

I thought it might be fun to make this into a guessing game. I'll post the answers in a few days.

1. If Anderson wants to give you a "catch up" what occupation is he pretending to be?
2. What famous movie star is "Lipen Naqueen?"
3. If Anderson says "chinx" to you what do you have to do?
4. What is a "chicken-munk?"

We'll just do those 4 for now. On one final note, I was making Christmas candy while Ellie and Walker were at school the other day. Anderson kept sneaking out to the kitchen and coming right up next to me (and the candy cooling on the counter) saying in his sweetest voice, "Mommy, I looooove chocolate. I need some lickens." :) In case you got any of that candy, don't worry, he didn't get any "lickens."

Anderson quick hitters

Anderson was splashing in the bathtub last night and Carla said something like, "wow, those are big splashes." Anderson said "I use my buscles."

Also, he and Ellie sometimes get in a clothes basket with wooden spoons and pretend like they're rowing a boat. Well, tonight, Anderson sat on his big dump truck and rowed it with a teaspoon for a while. He didn't get too far.

Anderson's Big Turkey Birthday

Me: Anderson, you're a big two year old now!
Anderson: It's my big turkey birthday! Gobble Gobble!
What did he have for his birthday breakfast? Lellow keggs and tancakes, of course.
What did he get for presents? Trucks. Lots and lots of trucks. Also . . . Croup. He and Ellie both.

I was giving Caroline her pacifier and she was just sort of crying around it and Ellie said "you have to rub it in, Dad." Then she said, "You know," and wiggled her hand back and forth. It worked, wiggling it. I just would have never considered it "rubbing it in."

Headaches, clean up, and prayers

Monday night I came home from class with a migrane. Carla had no sympathy, though, 'cause she had one, too. We both sat/slept on the couch for nearly an hour while the kids did whatever kids do with no parental supervision. So here's what they did:
Walker made a bed for himself on the floor and fell asleep. Sweet, no problems there.
Ellie dumped out all her dress up clothes all over her room and walked on them like a path while singing a song that she made up as she went. You know, sort of 4-year-old-white-girl free style rapping. A little mess but no major problem.
Anderson, Anderson, Anderson. He came down the steps and woke me up by proudly announcing, "I washed the potty!" Uh-oh. I picked him up and realized that he was soaking wet, head to toe. It turns out that he cleaned the toilet with toilet paper and toilet water. Big mess there. Oh well, no blood or anything so I can't complain too much.

Anderson's been really talkative lately and really animated, too. His latest favorites are "Lellow Keggs" for breakfast and his "Lellow Tot" to suck on when he goes to bed. He also puts his arms out/back like a jet and yells "Zoom!" whenever he runs somewhere. He says prayers all by himself before he eats now, too: "Je-SUS! Hank you for. AMEN!" He also loves his little sister "Canowine" who, on her 1 month checkup weighs 10 lbs even. I think now we have a chubs and a chubette.

The other night I put Walker to bed and after prayers I said "Have good dreams, I love you." He said "Be careful going down the steps, I love you, too."