The 2 1/2 year old mind - part the first

We've been having some troubles getting Sam to sleep these days. It's not that he won't fall asleep once he decides it's time, it's that the "leaving his room" process is taking 40mins+. We've instituted a Star System; he gets a star when he's a good boy, and when he gets 5 stars, he gets a treat.

Bedtime tonight was his shot at his first gold star treat. Julie told him that, if he was good, he'd have a treat waiting first thing in the morning.

"It could be anything!" she told him.

He answered excitedly, "It could even be... umm... umm... sour cream!"

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Yesterday was Sam's first snow -- at least, the first snow that he was really aware enough to understand. He was hopping - literally - with excitement as we got him ready to go to daycare, and absolutely had to have his boots, snow pants, winter jacket, toque and mittens so that he was ready to play in the snow.

Total accumulation? About a quarter of an inch.

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Sam and I went to church for the third time (I thought about making that number bigger -- hi mom -- but I think you get in more trouble for lying about church) last weekend, and hoo boy...

After the Children's Liturgy, we rejoined the main congregation for the rest of mass. Just after the final prayer and before the dismissal there was a nice pregnant pause. (Can anybody see where this is going?)

"Daddy, do mans have boobies?"

Heaven help me...