Kids/Robot Game

Everyone knows that Weston loves to rock the guitar.

Weston also loves balloons.

And thanks to Uncle Travis, Weston's getting into the sports.

I know what you're thinking. What do these things have to do with each other? I'm glad you asked...

Weston has invented a new game. Sadly, we did not film the first few rounds, which included much more yelling of, "I got it, I got it."

He first told us it was called "kids game" but then said that it was, "robot game." It's a bit of a golf/hockey hybrid, but played with a guitar and a balloon. And there's no goal. Or out of bounds, unless you get it on the dining room table. In which case someone tall has to get it for you (but that's not really out of bounds). Really, we should go to the video:





Please note that kicking the balloon is illegal. It's, like, a major rule. You can totally pick the balloon up with your hands though. Smashing your guitar Pete Townsend-style is discouraged.

What do you do with a seed?

Weston is clearly benefiting from his pre-school education. Each class at his school has planted a garden. They water and care for their plants. Weston has streamlined the "farm-to-plate" model of food production in favor of "farm-to-mouth" as he picks lettuce and radishes and eats them straight from the ground.

As Weston's mom has never really grown any plant successfully, you know he did not learn this from me. But as I was cutting an orange for him last night, I said, "Wow, this one has a lot of seeds." He said, "you can put them in the ground."

The Garbage Truck Song

Several blog posts have addressed Weston's love of song...

Many times specific song requests are accommodated by inserting requested item into Old MacDonald.
Example:
WV: Sing the cat song
Mommy: How does it go?
WV: Old MacDonald had a cat...

And although this trick would likely have worked for garbage "truck"... instead we made one up!

The garbage truck rolls
All over the town, over the town, over the town,
The garbage rolls all over the town
Picking up the garbage cans and dumpin' 'em out.

The people in the town say
"Thank you very much, thank you very much, thank you very much"
The people in the town say "Thank you very much" for
Picking up the garbage cans and dumpin' 'em out.

Tune: Wheels on the Bus
(Copyright 2011 Stefanie Leacock)

You owe me 5 cents every time you sing it to your child!

Look, I made a castle!

He announced in the kitchen after dinner.

I honestly don't know where he learned about castles, but everything that he builds he calls a castle now.