Calum Says....

The things Calum says really crack us up!  Yesterday when we were out and about in Vulcan the wind was blowing so hard, when I put Lily and Calum in the van I asked if my hair was crazy, Lily said yes with a sinister little giggle, and Calum said, "You hair bootiful Mom!"

We are always telling Calum not to jump on the couches because they belong to Grandma and she would be really sad if we wore them out before she even got a chance to enjoy them.  Well, he very matter of factly said, "They not Gandma's couches, they ours!"  We had to explain that this is Grandma's house and she is letting us use her things until our house is all finished.  He was very adamant that this is our house!  When Myrna and I were making fondant the other day Calum was acting completely nuts, he was just into everything, truly like a little tornado going from room to room wreaking havoc!  I told him he had to settle down and be careful with Grandma's things so he didn't wreak anything, I reminded him that we are in Grandma's house and we need to be respectful of her things.  He said that it was Grandma's house, I was shocked by his answer since he is always saying that it isn't Grandma's house!  But when I continued to listen to his story I had to laugh to myself!  He said, "Up here is Gandma's house, down dere is our house!"  Little kids are way more insightful than we give them credit for!

His biggest thing is, "I not liddle, I bigger!"  He also is calling things funny names, a game is "Nomunom!", and when he wants to play Super Mario Bros. he says, "Nomunom Brudders!", and when he wants fire power he says, "Nomunom Power!"

He makes his d sounds a g sound, so for drink he says, "Grink", and he also makes his p sounds an f sound, when he says please, it comes out as "Fleese!", and when he says play it comes out as "Flay!"  But when we have him make a d sound he can do it, just not in a word, same with the p sound!  It is hard to correct him when it sounds so cute, we are pretty sure he will get it eventually but for now we will enjoy the cute little words he says before he grows up too much!

When he asks for something he is usually quite gruff with his demands, we always tell him to use his manners, so he will rephrase his demand saying, "Can I have a grink, manners?"  Sometimes he will put his little hands together and put them under his chin!  How can we resist?!

He used to call Emry, Emmy, now he calls her Emry, but he really enunciates his r, almost like he is rolling it!  He is a little chatter box, but I love it!  Emry is a chatter box too!  I really love listening to the things they have to say, and the things they come up with!

When I give Calum a kiss, he very quickly wipes it away but tells me it is still there!  When I was in the kitchen the other day he was sitting at the island playing playdough, and out of the blue he said that Grandma was grouchy!  She was just around the corner and over heard him, so she confronts him on it.  He gives a little evil laugh and says, "You is grouchy!"  She chases him and tickles him until he tells her he loves her!  He finally will, but as soon as he is free he says, "No I don't love you!" and runs away!  He makes everyone smile, and can brighten the gloomiest day!

He sings songs to Armin in the van if Armin is crying, his words usually are, "Armin, you my best friend!" over and over and over again!

Today when we went to Vulcan to have lunch with Jared he made Jared's boss laugh, a man I haven't seen smile in the 6 months Jared has worked at John Deere (not that he is grumpy, he just doesn't smile a lot!)  Anyway, I took the boys into the shop to get Jared.  Calum did his routine hand wash with Daddy in the bathroom (you have to step on a pedal to make the water come on in a trough style sink), the entire time Jared and Calum were washing their hands Calum was making little grunting like sounds because he thinks it is the coolest thing ever!  Just as we were about to leave the shop Calum went through the door into the showroom and I reminded Jared to punch out, the door closed and Calum was on the other side.  Did I mention that on the other side of that door is all the toy tractors?!  Well, after Jared punched out and we went through the door we caught a glimpse of Calum high tailing it to the door outside, and this is when we heard Jared's boss laughing!  Calum had clutched tightly to his little body a toy combine in the box!  Jared caught him and asked him where he was planning on going!  It was hilarious because he really thought he could get away with it if he could just get outside!  We then had to have a talk about stealing!!

His antics are so funny, and also so innocent!  I don't honestly think he does or says the things he does because he knows it will get a rise out of us, I truly believe it is just the way he is, and I wouldn't change one thing about him!