"Dylan's wild!" is one of Abbey's favorite comments, especially since we recently checked out Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendack) from our library.
Sometimes she uses it as an explanation for his frustrated tantrums, but sometimes she uses it as her highest compliment, such as when they're playing together, and he's crawling after her at warp speed and laughing like crazy. During those moments, between giggles, she might interject: "WE'RE wild!"
Demonstrating his true place amongst the Wild Things, Abbey gleefully pointed out that Dylan, "has a horn like Max! Max has two, but Dylan has only one horn!" I didn't have the heart to tell her that Max's "horns" are really just the ears on his wolf costume. Or that Dylan's horn is just a symptom of a bad hair day.
I'm not going to contradict a Wild Thing.
she's drawing a picture of "Wild Dylan"
he's waiting for me to turn around so he can eat the dry-erase crayon
seriously, Mommy, I won't eat it, I promise
"he's waiting for me to turn around so he can eat the dry-erase crayon"
ReplyDeleteSo funny! And so much like my Kalea too. I'll have to pull out that book soon too! :)
oooh my heart just melted!!!!!! So cute.
ReplyDeleteRight now Daddy is trying to help them learn to share :) Not so heart-melting!
ReplyDeleteSuch troublemakers we have :)
ReplyDeleteYes, I remember some older kids seeing my son at a get together and they mumbled under their breath, he's crazy! I was fearful that my son truly was going to be a wild man, but most "older" kids think little ones are crazy!
ReplyDeleteI love that "wild" has 2 connotations with her! I wonder how long this nickname will last.
ReplyDeleteOkay, that's it. We MUST get our kids together!
ReplyDeleteYour babies are precious.
Your wild children are very adorable. My 1-year-old has never tried a dry-erase crayon. On his menu tonight was chalk. :) Janae
ReplyDeleteI would love to! I think of Matthew a lot lately, because Dylan's little boy hair is getting long in the back, and haircuts have been mentioned :)
ReplyDeleteThat's funny, though, since the older ones are usually only a couple of years removed from being wild themselves!
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