So I completely love being a dad...still. At 12-48 months, Oliver has been simply adorable, sweet, clever, fascinating, fun, hilarious, and--we hope and it seems--on a lifelong pathway toward God.
My beautiful bride captures many of his moments on video. So I wanted to record a bunch of his phrases so that we don't forget them. His baby book has space for his first word, which certainly was memorable. But what he has communicated since then has often caused much admiration and / or laughter.
These are in no special order. But he has said nearly all of them multiple times -- whether recently or months ago. ALL CAPS indicate his own pronunciations. I will write what he says followed by the translation. Oh, and I may update this from time to time. :)
(As of his fourth birthday, I will begin a new post of Oliver-isms.)
WORDS:
cow
tracTOR = tractor - possibly his favorite thing in 2014
Goggy = Lamby - his ultimate stuffed animal friend from about 6 months onward, necessary for sleep and owwies
kee-kee = kitty
DAA-dee = Daddy
Ma-MAA = Mama
Oh-we = Ole
yuck = truck
kitchup = pickup
choo-choot = train
yucker = sucker
boagol = bagel
buu-dee = birdie
beep-beeP = beep, beep (car noise)
hay-hay-hay (with head and voice shaking heavily) = neigh
pease = please
yucky = bug / garbage
hay-yo = hello (he says this whenever he plays with a telephone...and every time he sees the scoreboard at the baseball field, as if it's a phone, too)
aay-men = amen (said loudly, with a rising tone and his face lifting higher and higher on "aaaa" and down sharply on "men" -- most frequently follows an adult praying "in Jesus' name")
cow = moon (he had a round white cow clock in his room in Doha, plus he loved the cow jumping over the moon picture in "Goodnight Moon"; he and I would go back and forth, saying cow, moon, cow, moon, when we saw the moon in the sky -- second half of 2013)
HAnim = M&Ms (mid-2014)
Gamma = Grandma
Gampa = Grampa
yay-yer = 4-wheeler / ATV
Nay-Nay = Uncle Nathan
buffaffo = buffalo
yo-yo = radio
bee = bottle / sippy cup (2013 and 2014)
tee = tree
oFF = off (he emphasizes the "f" sound loud, long, and with a great facial expression)
nosy = noisy (many, many things are noisy for him, and get the semi-serious critique quickly!)
sisasaur = dinosaur
'gen = again (said whenever he wants to hear or see or experience something again...which is often!)
fan = the famous clock in the Old Faithful Inn
self / Ole's self = referring to himself -- often in an insisting or frustrated tone because he wants to show that he can do things by himself (mid-2014)
[Mommy] Do you need a spanking? [Oliver] Yeah!
baboon = balloon
ni-night = goodnight (can also be said to the Sun or Moon when they go behind mountains or clouds)
big = from 18 months onward, he uses the word "big" with intense and hilarious intonation
gun shooters = nerf bullets for his first little dart gun
copcorn = popcorn
PHRASES:
Bye-bye the Mama = bye-bye Mama
Airs-za Daddy = there's the Daddy
Hi the kee-kee = hi kitty
Ear-za car = here's the car
Wa wu = I love you
da potty = the potty
My beautiful bride captures many of his moments on video. So I wanted to record a bunch of his phrases so that we don't forget them. His baby book has space for his first word, which certainly was memorable. But what he has communicated since then has often caused much admiration and / or laughter.
These are in no special order. But he has said nearly all of them multiple times -- whether recently or months ago. ALL CAPS indicate his own pronunciations. I will write what he says followed by the translation. Oh, and I may update this from time to time. :)
(As of his fourth birthday, I will begin a new post of Oliver-isms.)
WORDS:
cow
tracTOR = tractor - possibly his favorite thing in 2014
Goggy = Lamby - his ultimate stuffed animal friend from about 6 months onward, necessary for sleep and owwies
kee-kee = kitty
DAA-dee = Daddy
Ma-MAA = Mama
Oh-we = Ole
yuck = truck
kitchup = pickup
choo-choot = train
yucker = sucker
boagol = bagel
buu-dee = birdie
beep-beeP = beep, beep (car noise)
hay-hay-hay (with head and voice shaking heavily) = neigh
pease = please
yucky = bug / garbage
hay-yo = hello (he says this whenever he plays with a telephone...and every time he sees the scoreboard at the baseball field, as if it's a phone, too)
aay-men = amen (said loudly, with a rising tone and his face lifting higher and higher on "aaaa" and down sharply on "men" -- most frequently follows an adult praying "in Jesus' name")
cow = moon (he had a round white cow clock in his room in Doha, plus he loved the cow jumping over the moon picture in "Goodnight Moon"; he and I would go back and forth, saying cow, moon, cow, moon, when we saw the moon in the sky -- second half of 2013)
HAnim = M&Ms (mid-2014)
Gamma = Grandma
Gampa = Grampa
yay-yer = 4-wheeler / ATV
Nay-Nay = Uncle Nathan
buffaffo = buffalo
yo-yo = radio
bee = bottle / sippy cup (2013 and 2014)
tee = tree
oFF = off (he emphasizes the "f" sound loud, long, and with a great facial expression)
nosy = noisy (many, many things are noisy for him, and get the semi-serious critique quickly!)
sisasaur = dinosaur
'gen = again (said whenever he wants to hear or see or experience something again...which is often!)
fan = the famous clock in the Old Faithful Inn
self / Ole's self = referring to himself -- often in an insisting or frustrated tone because he wants to show that he can do things by himself (mid-2014)
[Mommy] Do you need a spanking? [Oliver] Yeah!
baboon = balloon
ni-night = goodnight (can also be said to the Sun or Moon when they go behind mountains or clouds)
big = from 18 months onward, he uses the word "big" with intense and hilarious intonation
gun shooters = nerf bullets for his first little dart gun
copcorn = popcorn
PHRASES:
Bye-bye the Mama = bye-bye Mama
Airs-za Daddy = there's the Daddy
Hi the kee-kee = hi kitty
Ear-za car = here's the car
Wa wu = I love you
da potty = the potty
Kee-kyu = thank you
Ezaat? = what's that?
Amen! = let's pray (often several times per meal, and he usually wants to hold hands, and wants everyone to sit down; sometimes he prays softly out loud for everyone, starting with the words "Dear God" and then we cannot understand until "aay-men!")
Prayer update: by 2.5-3 years old, we can understand much of Ole's prayers. It sounds something like "Dear God...babble...doggy...babble...Mommy...babble...Esus' house...babble...tractor...babble...mac and cheese...umm...truck...babble...etc.
Prayer update: by 2.5-3 years old, we can understand much of Ole's prayers. It sounds something like "Dear God...babble...doggy...babble...Mommy...babble...Esus' house...babble...tractor...babble...mac and cheese...umm...truck...babble...etc.
E-sus = Pastor Bryan
E-sus' house = church
E-sus' house = church
two, tree, tree, treeee = counting to three
two, tree, twooo = counting to three
Oh wooow = oh wow
Daddy, be hush = Daddy, be quiet (usually with emphasis!)
Oh wooow = oh wow
Daddy, be hush = Daddy, be quiet (usually with emphasis!)
buttons = Post Office -- which has automatic doors operated by pressing buttons
Take a picture. = I just gave him a bath, and wrapped him up in his favorite tiger towel. This time he requested a picture -- knowing that he himself is so cute!
Look at meeeee! = Multiple times when he's naked after changing clothes or whatever.
Last night / Last year = any event in the past, whether three hours ago, "last night," or three months ago
Oliver always sings songs. Sometimes with a few discernable words, other times with just singing sounds. He often sings whatever song over and over again in the span of 5-10 minutes, alternating words or volume, but not the tune or the beat -- which, by the way, he usually gets quite accurately!
Jesus' house pants/shirt = Church clothes (usually his, but sometimes he mentions it for Mommy or Daddy's clothes, too)
Ole can't [x] because Ole can't, because Ole can't.
I want to not to have.../I want to not to go... = I don't want to have/go (he always says these words rapidly and with determination)
No, it's not pretty. It's bad! = Mommy sang a song in the car purposefully off-key or out of rhythm or something, then she asked Oliver if he thought it was pretty; he gave her more of an answer than she wanted -- though all three of us were laughing.
When's my next birthday? (first time he asked anything so specifically about his birthday -- at 3 years 5 months)
Ole: It's ok Ole has a skittle please? (Daddy: No, not right now.) Ole: Why? (Daddy: Because.) Ole: I can brush my teeth first.
Ole addressed Mommy as "Miss Faye" (his preschool teacher), and burst out laughing.
God's in heaven, God's in heaven; praise His name, praise His name. Thank You for my food, thank You for my food. Amen, Amen. = Song / Prayer Miss Faye taught Ole, and that he taught Daddy on our little boys' weekend trip to the Lewis and Clark Caverns (tent camping) and then Virginia City the next day -- Mommy was in Toronto at her cousin Brittanie's wedding.
My brain hurts / My brain is not on.
Mommy: Bite or bed, bite or bed, bite or bed!
You can sit next to me. / You can play anything whatever you want / You can play with me. etc. (Just him being sweet.)
Mommy, are you pooping? / Daddy, what is that? (in a public bathroom stall!)
Daddy / Mommy, I love you! (All of us always say "I love you" in response to each others' "I love you," And Ole initiates that more than us -- conviction?! -- and usually several times a day.)
Daddy / Mommy, I forgot to give you a hug. (Also frequent and seemingly unprompted -- and convicting.)
She's so, so pretty. = Usually refers to Mommy, but can be other things / people.
Mommy: Are you excited to show [your cousin] Caleb your room tonight? Ole - without hesitation: He's not going to get my [stuffed animal] cow, is he?
Soccer bubbles = bubbles he makes in the bath from tooting
I don't been there in a long time / I don't remember this book in a long time / etc -- or "a long, long, long, long, long, long, long time." Sometimes it was an hour or a day ago, otherwise it was weeks or months ago, and other times it has never happened at all!
This book is too long, because I don't want to read it. (Ole says this sort of thing all the time -- he knows the meaning of "because," but he nearly always says it in the wrong order.)
It looks like a dinosaur. = Four-weeks pregnant Mommy had just shown Ole a picture of what baby looks like in her tummy.
It's a little bit not dark outside. = Ole wanting to come out of his room at first light in the morning.
Uncle Rachel
Ozzie = Adventures in Odyssey
Alldone = all done (he says it so fast it sounds like one word)
Ole laughed and laughed one day when we tried to get him to say "mountains."
Sisasaur nosy, sisasaur nosy = Noisy dinosaur, noisy dinosaur
a, c, d, x = His abc's
one, two, four, six, seven, eight, seveeeeen = counting to eight (or maybe ten)
Kiss...better = I want a kiss...it feels better (he often wants a kiss where he has an owee -- often amid tears -- then his tears end and he quickly informs us that he feels better...yes, it really does work!)
Alldone = all done (he says it so fast it sounds like one word)
Ole laughed and laughed one day when we tried to get him to say "mountains."
Sisasaur nosy, sisasaur nosy = Noisy dinosaur, noisy dinosaur
a, c, d, x = His abc's
one, two, four, six, seven, eight, seveeeeen = counting to eight (or maybe ten)
Kiss...better = I want a kiss...it feels better (he often wants a kiss where he has an owee -- often amid tears -- then his tears end and he quickly informs us that he feels better...yes, it really does work!)
Deers...beep = he sees deer (with an "s" added), and wants me to honk at them...even if we're walking through the woods
Paisey no! = Paisley, no! (Ole often tells our dog no for no reason -- even when she's not in the same location or even the same state!)
Paisey come! = He also tells Paisley to come; this can follow right after "Paisey no!"
Paisey ok? = Checking sweetly to see if Paisley is ok when she whines in the back of the car
Buffaffo come! = He wants a very close buffalo to come to us in Yellowstone, when we accidentally come upon it while walking in the woods!
Moon on / off = The moon is visible / invisible (as in behind clouds)
Oh-we's turn = Telling Mommy and / or Daddy that it is Ole's turn to go down the stairs by himself, turn off the light, shut the door, etc.
Daddy sit! Paisey sit! = Telling Daddy and Paisley (the dog) to sit down before we pray at dinner
Dear God, thank you asdf Daddy, asdf Paisey, asdf eggs, asdf Daddy, asdf, Amen! = Praying before dinner one night (asdf ~ words I didn't understand)
Ar, ar, ar! = Bang, bang, bang! (Ole shooting a toy gun.)
Hap Birdday to you! = Happy Birthday to you!
Ride horsey, Daddy...dis fun! = Him wanting to be a horsey for Daddy, then he says we're having fun
Rub da back a yittle more = Rub my back a little more (typically in bed at night, after I have already given him a back rub and then try to stop and say goodnight)
Ole often says or does something, then immediately tells us what he just said or did.
Oh, my Paisley! (with great intonation)
Berry owwie = Very painful
Yes, but no, but yes! = Often when he's trying to decide something; often just as a joke
Ole: Hey Mommy, you splashed me! Mommy: Oh, I'm sorry. Ole: Do it again!
You're Nik? = (usually with a grin, to Daddy)
Dear God, Thank You for Mommy and toast and Mommy's coffee...and Ole's not going ni-night. In E-sus' name, Amen.
Dear God, Thank You for Mommy and Daddy's toast, and Paisey, and lots of grandmas, and Ole's toast. In E-sus' name, Amen.
A yittle tiny, tiny more. = Often spoken when he's almost done with his sippy or his medicine
Daddy, where's Mommy go? = With a big smirk, when Mommy is right in front of him or next to him.
Paisey come! = He also tells Paisley to come; this can follow right after "Paisey no!"
Paisey ok? = Checking sweetly to see if Paisley is ok when she whines in the back of the car
Buffaffo come! = He wants a very close buffalo to come to us in Yellowstone, when we accidentally come upon it while walking in the woods!
Moon on / off = The moon is visible / invisible (as in behind clouds)
Oh-we's turn = Telling Mommy and / or Daddy that it is Ole's turn to go down the stairs by himself, turn off the light, shut the door, etc.
Daddy sit! Paisey sit! = Telling Daddy and Paisley (the dog) to sit down before we pray at dinner
Dear God, thank you asdf Daddy, asdf Paisey, asdf eggs, asdf Daddy, asdf, Amen! = Praying before dinner one night (asdf ~ words I didn't understand)
Ar, ar, ar! = Bang, bang, bang! (Ole shooting a toy gun.)
Hap Birdday to you! = Happy Birthday to you!
Ride horsey, Daddy...dis fun! = Him wanting to be a horsey for Daddy, then he says we're having fun
Rub da back a yittle more = Rub my back a little more (typically in bed at night, after I have already given him a back rub and then try to stop and say goodnight)
Ole often says or does something, then immediately tells us what he just said or did.
Oh, my Paisley! (with great intonation)
Berry owwie = Very painful
Yes, but no, but yes! = Often when he's trying to decide something; often just as a joke
Ole: Hey Mommy, you splashed me! Mommy: Oh, I'm sorry. Ole: Do it again!
You're Nik? = (usually with a grin, to Daddy)
Dear God, Thank You for Mommy and toast and Mommy's coffee...and Ole's not going ni-night. In E-sus' name, Amen.
Dear God, Thank You for Mommy and Daddy's toast, and Paisey, and lots of grandmas, and Ole's toast. In E-sus' name, Amen.
A yittle tiny, tiny more. = Often spoken when he's almost done with his sippy or his medicine
Daddy, where's Mommy go? = With a big smirk, when Mommy is right in front of him or next to him.
Take a picture. = I just gave him a bath, and wrapped him up in his favorite tiger towel. This time he requested a picture -- knowing that he himself is so cute!
Look at meeeee! = Multiple times when he's naked after changing clothes or whatever.
Last night / Last year = any event in the past, whether three hours ago, "last night," or three months ago
Oliver always sings songs. Sometimes with a few discernable words, other times with just singing sounds. He often sings whatever song over and over again in the span of 5-10 minutes, alternating words or volume, but not the tune or the beat -- which, by the way, he usually gets quite accurately!
Jesus' house pants/shirt = Church clothes (usually his, but sometimes he mentions it for Mommy or Daddy's clothes, too)
Ole can't [x] because Ole can't, because Ole can't.
I want to not to have.../I want to not to go... = I don't want to have/go (he always says these words rapidly and with determination)
No, it's not pretty. It's bad! = Mommy sang a song in the car purposefully off-key or out of rhythm or something, then she asked Oliver if he thought it was pretty; he gave her more of an answer than she wanted -- though all three of us were laughing.
When's my next birthday? (first time he asked anything so specifically about his birthday -- at 3 years 5 months)
Ole: It's ok Ole has a skittle please? (Daddy: No, not right now.) Ole: Why? (Daddy: Because.) Ole: I can brush my teeth first.
Ole addressed Mommy as "Miss Faye" (his preschool teacher), and burst out laughing.
God's in heaven, God's in heaven; praise His name, praise His name. Thank You for my food, thank You for my food. Amen, Amen. = Song / Prayer Miss Faye taught Ole, and that he taught Daddy on our little boys' weekend trip to the Lewis and Clark Caverns (tent camping) and then Virginia City the next day -- Mommy was in Toronto at her cousin Brittanie's wedding.
My brain hurts / My brain is not on.
Mommy: Bite or bed, bite or bed, bite or bed!
You can sit next to me. / You can play anything whatever you want / You can play with me. etc. (Just him being sweet.)
Mommy, are you pooping? / Daddy, what is that? (in a public bathroom stall!)
Daddy / Mommy, I love you! (All of us always say "I love you" in response to each others' "I love you," And Ole initiates that more than us -- conviction?! -- and usually several times a day.)
Daddy / Mommy, I forgot to give you a hug. (Also frequent and seemingly unprompted -- and convicting.)
She's so, so pretty. = Usually refers to Mommy, but can be other things / people.
Mommy: Are you excited to show [your cousin] Caleb your room tonight? Ole - without hesitation: He's not going to get my [stuffed animal] cow, is he?
Soccer bubbles = bubbles he makes in the bath from tooting
I don't been there in a long time / I don't remember this book in a long time / etc -- or "a long, long, long, long, long, long, long time." Sometimes it was an hour or a day ago, otherwise it was weeks or months ago, and other times it has never happened at all!
This book is too long, because I don't want to read it. (Ole says this sort of thing all the time -- he knows the meaning of "because," but he nearly always says it in the wrong order.)
It looks like a dinosaur. = Four-weeks pregnant Mommy had just shown Ole a picture of what baby looks like in her tummy.
It's a little bit not dark outside. = Ole wanting to come out of his room at first light in the morning.
Uncle Rachel
Give you stuck hug = Ole's nearly nightly ritual -- all his own idea -- of announcing the kind of hug he is giving at bedtime. He locks his fingers around your neck, often tells me to "go night-night," and then insists that you kiss or tickle him until he can no longer hold on.
Daddy, I want you to meet me in Heaven.
It's ok I...? = His frequent, and polite, way of asking permission.
Store clerk to Ole: "See you later alligator." Ole to Daddy as we walk out of the store, somewhat concerned: "Ole's not a alligator. Ole's just Ole."
Mommy told Ole he could learn how to change a flat tire with Daddy because that's what a man does. Ole's response: I'm not a man. I'm a little boy. I'm a little person.
Yes, I am! / Yes, I did! (Often a cheerful response to a compliment like "Ole, you did a great job hiking today," or "Ole, you are being so nice to Mommy!" The tone isn't arrogant, even though coming from an adult the words might seem so.)
It's ok, Mommy. (In the sweetest possible voice, Ole often tries to comfort Mommy if she's upset.)
Mommy, be nice to my daddy! (or vice versa -- This can come during conflict or even during teasing between Mommy and Daddy)
After Daddy explained what a fire hydrant was, and why one was by the edge of the city park, I asked Ole, "You wouldn't want a fire in a car, would you?" He replied, "No, because it would be hot."
As Daddy drove Mommy's car down a steep hill, Ole reminded me not to fall off..."because Mommy would punish you."
"Dear God, Thank You for our food, and hands, and coffee, and all our body, and apples, and Baby Elliot (in Mommy's tummy), Baby Moses (10 Commandments), and pictures, and spoons. In Jesus' name, Amen."
(At our supper table on a normal night...i.e., not going anywhere.) Mommy: Ole, where did you get that blood on your thumb? Ole: It was from a big rock. Daddy: Maybe you can go wipe your hands off. Ole: Yes, and then I can get my pjs on and we can go to the big hotel with a clock way up high.
I smiled at you. (and / or) I gave you a kiss. = Ole often tells us what he just did or told us. This seems particularly important (and precious) when he is going to bed, and we leave his room with the door cracked open, and he wants to be sure we know he just gave us one more little love offering.
Ole: Mommy, my feelings got hurt. Mommy: Oh no, I'm so sorry. Ole: Yeah. (His sighing "yeah" face is adorable!) Mommy took a shot in the dark: Where are your feelings? Ole: Right here, behind the ankle (pointing to his knee). They got hurt when I was sitting for so long.
Ole: Is that calf still dead? Daddy: Yes, it's still dead. Ole: I hope it goes to heaven. Daddy: Me too; that would be nice. Ole: Maybe a lion or a bear or a dinosaur killed it.
Ole: Daddy, I want to show you my owwee. Daddy: Ok. Ole: Let me find it (as he looks up and down both arms).
I found an injured owl on the ranch one day, and named it "Jacob." We dropped it off at the vet, then Ole asked, "Why did we leave Jacob there?" I said, "Because he had an owwee." Ole replied, "Is that why he couldn't talk?" I laughed and said, "No, that's why he couldn't fly."
Let's go walk to space. It's going to be a long walk. Let's go find it! And we need our rain hats, and when I see rain we need to put them on. And when I see thunderclouds, we need to put our thunder hats on. Let's go; you're taking a little long time (as I'm typing these exact words). Daddy, Daddy, can you come, please. (repeated, and singing nicely)
I dreamed about dinosaurs, lions, and hoteeeeels -- my hotel -- and about mountains, and more lions, and Boppa, and Mommy. That's all I dreamed about.
On 3/31/16, the day before his fourth birthday, which we celebrated last night in the La Quinta hotel in Billings with kid water slides and pools, rather than doing presents...I told Ole he is four years old now, and I said Daddy is thirty-four years old. Ole's response: I'm almost your age!
Thank You, God, for my wonderful boy...and for letting me be one of Your boys -- despite all my Nik-isms!Daddy, I want you to meet me in Heaven.
It's ok I...? = His frequent, and polite, way of asking permission.
Store clerk to Ole: "See you later alligator." Ole to Daddy as we walk out of the store, somewhat concerned: "Ole's not a alligator. Ole's just Ole."
Mommy told Ole he could learn how to change a flat tire with Daddy because that's what a man does. Ole's response: I'm not a man. I'm a little boy. I'm a little person.
Yes, I am! / Yes, I did! (Often a cheerful response to a compliment like "Ole, you did a great job hiking today," or "Ole, you are being so nice to Mommy!" The tone isn't arrogant, even though coming from an adult the words might seem so.)
It's ok, Mommy. (In the sweetest possible voice, Ole often tries to comfort Mommy if she's upset.)
Mommy, be nice to my daddy! (or vice versa -- This can come during conflict or even during teasing between Mommy and Daddy)
After Daddy explained what a fire hydrant was, and why one was by the edge of the city park, I asked Ole, "You wouldn't want a fire in a car, would you?" He replied, "No, because it would be hot."
As Daddy drove Mommy's car down a steep hill, Ole reminded me not to fall off..."because Mommy would punish you."
"Dear God, Thank You for our food, and hands, and coffee, and all our body, and apples, and Baby Elliot (in Mommy's tummy), Baby Moses (10 Commandments), and pictures, and spoons. In Jesus' name, Amen."
(At our supper table on a normal night...i.e., not going anywhere.) Mommy: Ole, where did you get that blood on your thumb? Ole: It was from a big rock. Daddy: Maybe you can go wipe your hands off. Ole: Yes, and then I can get my pjs on and we can go to the big hotel with a clock way up high.
I smiled at you. (and / or) I gave you a kiss. = Ole often tells us what he just did or told us. This seems particularly important (and precious) when he is going to bed, and we leave his room with the door cracked open, and he wants to be sure we know he just gave us one more little love offering.
Ole: Mommy, my feelings got hurt. Mommy: Oh no, I'm so sorry. Ole: Yeah. (His sighing "yeah" face is adorable!) Mommy took a shot in the dark: Where are your feelings? Ole: Right here, behind the ankle (pointing to his knee). They got hurt when I was sitting for so long.
Ole: Is that calf still dead? Daddy: Yes, it's still dead. Ole: I hope it goes to heaven. Daddy: Me too; that would be nice. Ole: Maybe a lion or a bear or a dinosaur killed it.
Ole: Daddy, I want to show you my owwee. Daddy: Ok. Ole: Let me find it (as he looks up and down both arms).
I found an injured owl on the ranch one day, and named it "Jacob." We dropped it off at the vet, then Ole asked, "Why did we leave Jacob there?" I said, "Because he had an owwee." Ole replied, "Is that why he couldn't talk?" I laughed and said, "No, that's why he couldn't fly."
Let's go walk to space. It's going to be a long walk. Let's go find it! And we need our rain hats, and when I see rain we need to put them on. And when I see thunderclouds, we need to put our thunder hats on. Let's go; you're taking a little long time (as I'm typing these exact words). Daddy, Daddy, can you come, please. (repeated, and singing nicely)
I dreamed about dinosaurs, lions, and hoteeeeels -- my hotel -- and about mountains, and more lions, and Boppa, and Mommy. That's all I dreamed about.
On 3/31/16, the day before his fourth birthday, which we celebrated last night in the La Quinta hotel in Billings with kid water slides and pools, rather than doing presents...I told Ole he is four years old now, and I said Daddy is thirty-four years old. Ole's response: I'm almost your age!
