When I Grow Up

The other day while driving...

Samuel: I could be a firefighter when I get big.
Daddy: Yes, you could.
Samuel: Or I could be a coffee-maker.
Daddy: You mean like the people at Starbucks or Barnes & Noble? Yeah, you could do that. Or you could be a teacher, like Mommy. Or maybe a software engineer, like Aaron [Brooks].
Samuel: Or I could drive a tractor.
Daddy: Yes, you could be a farmer, like Grandpa Duane.
Samuel: Yeah. I'll be a farmer. Instead of Spider-Man.
Daddy: Oh, you want to be Spider-Man?
Samuel: [exasperated at Daddy's absurdities] NO, I'll be a farmer INSTEAD OF Spider-Man.

Pants.

Now that Samuel is potty-training, we've loosened his waistbands so he can handle the process more independently. This makes him look like one of Jenn's teenaged students from time to time.

And sometimes there is an error on re-entry.

The vorpal blade goes snicker-snack

Yesterday Samuel and I played Wii for the first time in a while -- and I showed him the Swordplay games in Sports Resort. I think it was a hit...

Definitely a reasonable substitute for outdoor physical activity on a rainy day. :)

Dancing like Gene Kelly

We've watched Singin' In The Rain several times lately. Samuel is particularly impressed with Moses Supposes. Today during a skype video call with Grandma Susie and Grandpa Jim, Samuel showed off his hoofing skills.

The Walrus and the Carpenter and the Samuel

Samuel has been hearing either "The Walrus and the Carpenter" or "Jabberwocky" before bed each night. Tonight when I started, I realized he could fill in words... so I got out my phone and started over. This is the unedited, completely impromptu result. (...complete with some word swaps and other mistakes, him stopping to ask if he could "see" our recording on my phone (nope, just audio), bonking his teeth on his bed in the middle, and then giving up toward the end and just lying quietly to listen (despite my attempts to re-engage him.))

Here's the original text, and here's The Walrus and the Carpenter and the Samuel.

The fact that it's unedited also means it's too long and drags on a bit. Hey! Better uploaded then awaiting editing that'll never happen, right?

[EDIT: I updated the file from m4a to mp3, so it should work in your browser now, Mom. :)]

Another Haircut

This is the shortest we've had Samuel's hair cut.

Birthday Party

Samuel was invited to a birthday party at the Children's Discovery Museum in Acton, MA.