Scrappy, A Magic Apple, Paci's and Babies!!

The  other day I had told Scrappy that we were going to do some school, would he get the other boys. He is so kind to help out. He walks to the end or beginning of the hall depending on your perspective :O) and yells..."It's arts and craps time!!"  I just shook my head and decided that we would chalk that up to a speech issue!!

Wednesday night we went to a corny little "holiday magic" show. Being a grown up, I thought the show was  a bit silly...but being a mom of many children, acted all excited and thrilled at each trick. I am no respecter of magic tricks...whether by clown or dog or guy in a really bad tux with a sparklie dickie!!

I will let you think on that for a minute....(cue the thinking music)

Done yet? 

Was it as scary a sight in your mind as it was in person?? 

Anyway..While the show is going on the guy in the bad tux asks for a helper from the audience. And my boys being the shy introverts that they are...almost fell over each other to get the guys attention. Also sitting smack in the middle of the walk way didn't hurt their chances of being picked either!

Scar was chosen and went to assume the magic assistant position- along with a cute little girl. The guy cores and apple...makes the girl draw a picture...wraps up the cored apple gives it to Scar to hold...says a few magic words and then the picture the little girl drew jumped from her hands to the wrapped apple that Cooper was holding. Freaked Scar out to open that apple and pull out that little girls drawing!! It was priceless. He talked all the way home. He and Riley spent quite a while trying to figure that one out. Scar kept saying.."I held that apple real tight, mom!!"

Skeeter, who will be 3 in January still uses a paci. Yes, I know he is too big but he is my last one...cut me so me slack!! He decided on Tuesday to see what happens when you use scissors on a paci. Now, all you 'been there done that with the paci' parents might say, well great...let him use the "broken" paci and he will not want it anymore...end of the paci story.

Not so fast there buckeroo! He seems just fine with the broken paci. See, he knows that it is the last one. He knows that I am not buying any others...so broken or not..he's using it...even as we speak, that sweet baby with incredible tiny dimples on his cheeks...is sound asleep with  a broken paci in his mouth!!( okay, I will probably go get him another one cause I can't stand the thought of him using a broken paci!!) I like to talk big..I am really a big baby!! Don't judge me!!

Skipper was having a deep discussion with me today. He wanted to know how people get babies.

Did you hear what I just said...he wanted to know about babies!! 

Ok...I really needed a lead up question to that. No one is allowed to just walk in and ask that!! I need warining!!

So after a brief panic attack and the kids getting the smelling salts down and me regaining consciousness( not really..but I should have done it just to buy me some thinking time) I told him the truth. We order them off the internet. They are delivered a few days leter in a box from the baby store.

HA HA HA...no I didn't tell him that!! 

However had I been thinking clearly...maybe I would have. Here is my real problem with that question. I have other kids. Younger kids and Riley CAN NOT keep things to himself. I do not want to give more information than is completely necessary...cause the 4 year old will, at a large family gathering, announce to the whole family that he is fact the foremost living expert on where babies come from!! And then great grandma kills over I am am charged with intent to commit murder and conspiracy!

So I told him that mommies and daddies sleep together and they they pray for God to give them a baby. ( Thank you Christie for allowing me to steal your answer...but it was all I could think of...next time, I will have him call you directly!!)

Then I ran out of the room and got a glass of tea and avoided him.

Happy Weekend!!