Ducktails and Bubbles

A few days ago I was trying to get Nicholas to stop touching a plant in the house, but he just kept on touching it. Lisa heard my dilemma and said, "Nicholas, duck tails." He immediately placed his hands behind his back, which of course meant he was no longer touching the plant. "What was that??," I asked Lisa. She told me it was something they said at school.

Yesterday I was driving Nicholas to the store and I could see him in the mirror trying to grab the side window shade. I asked him a few times to stop touching it, but he kept on touching it...then I blurted out, "DUCK TAILS!" He immediately put his hands to his sides and stopped touching the auto shade!

This evening I finally remembered to ask Lisa to explain the whole Duck Tail phenomena.

While the three of us were sitting on the couch, Lisa said, "Nicholas, duck tails and bubbles." This caused Nicholas to place his hands behind his back and close his mouth while puffing out his cheeks ever so slightly. Lisa explained that this was the phrase used at school when his class walks outside of the classroom. She also said it is very cute to see his whole class holding their hands behind their backs as if they were duck tails and their mouths closed with their cheeks puffed out.

Someday I will tell Nicholas about the game I invented while in high school, ironically named, "Duck tail!" In fact, I invented two games...the other one is called, "Turtle Dove." Ask me about them sometime, if you really want to know...

The Frog and the Bus

May 3, 2010.....when I came home from work, Nicholas told me he got to touch a frog at school. Lisa then told me that Nicholas nearly "touched" the frog to death with his iron grip and uncertainty of the powerfulness of his squeezing ability. Luckily Lisa was able to rescue the frog before it was too late. Nicholas also told me that frogs eat "CRICKETS." He later tried to convince me that Nicholas eats crickets too, but I didn't fall for it.

May 4, 2010....Nicholas took the school bus to school for the first time! Since he currently goes to school each day from 11:55 am to 2:55 pm, the bus picks him up around 11:20am. At 11:14 and 38 seconds, Lisa went outside with Nicholas to wait for the bus. She told him that he would be taking a bus to school and the she would pick him up, as usual, after school. As the bus approached the house Nicholas began saying, "Is that? Is that? Is that?" (His version of 'What is that?) When Lisa told him it was his school bus, he responded...."On it, on it, Nicholas." Needless to say, he was very excited to be going on the bus.

Last week I had the day off and was hoping to get a picture of Nicholas boarding the bus...here he is ready to go outside to wait for the bus.

Here he is walking around with Mommy in our front yard......but, as luck would have it...through various mix-ups, the bus did not show up so we had to take him to school. He was disappointed and I was denied a photo opportunity. Maybe next time...

The Elmo Collection

Talking Elmo standing in Nicholas' new treasure chest.

Squeezing Elmo's nose....HONK-HONK

The old "Knock Elmo to the ground, place a foot in his crotch and squeeze his nose" move....a very difficult maneuver to master for such a young boy..

Talking Elmo has pushed Puppet Elmo into the sunlight to "help him tan," so he can get some more "face time" with the Boy.

Talking Elmo agreeing to "Go do, that voodoo, that you do, SO WELL."

Both Elmo's taking a nap under the watchful eyes of Nicholas....

Talking Elmo nicely nibbling on the nose of Nicholas...

A big hug from his best friend!