Today when I was taking a shower I heard Davis in his room beginning to cry. I stuck my head out of the shower and said, “What’s wrong buddy?” He walked into the bathroom naked, holding two pairs of underwear. He replied, “None of these underwear work with my Spiderman costume.” I told him to more…
We were stopped in our tracks twice by snakes on the walking path at Middleton Place. Below is my haiku about snakes.
surreptitious snakes slide by
silent slitherers
serpentine symbols of spring
Tracy and Davis are playing trains in the living room floor. Davis is Thomas of course. Tracy is playing a police man. Thomas is going way too fast. The police man stops Thomas and asks him, “What’s the hurry?” Thomas replies, “Please, please let me go.” The policeman then tells Thomas that he is getting more…
Today Davis met a little girl at the park named Brooke. When Tracy got home and asked Davis what he did today, he responded, “I played with Brookgreen Gardens.”
In the car on the way to Middleton Place, Davis says, “Mommy I love you.” In the very next breath he says, “I’m gonna cut you down Daddy!” Tracy chooses to believe that it was his way of saying a manly “I love you!”
Davis loves popcorn – especially at the movies. On Monday night, we took Davis to see How to Train a Dragon. He was accompanied by his friend Ayden. Before we went, I diligently popped Davis some “clean” organic popcorn, placed it in a ziploc bag, and stuffed it into the largest purse I could find. more…
Davis has been potty trained for approximately 9 months now. He even sleeps through the night without accidents. However, upon starting his new school in the fall, Davis refused to use their potty. I explained to his teacher that he could be stubborn. She explained to me that he was more than stubborn, he was more…
The other day, Davis and I were talking about names. I questioned, “Davis, what is your last name?” to which he responded, “Kirkland Floyd.” I asked, “Well, what is your first name?” to which he responded, “Superman.”
Each morning when I leave for work, I give Davis a kiss, tell him I love him, and to have a good day. His response – Guacamole Mommy!
Last night we went to dinner at Fontinello’s, a really delicious Italian restaurant. Davis ordered grilled chicken with some pasta. When the chicken arrived it was covered in sauce. Nana told Davis it was ketchup. Davis looked at her and said, “No, Nana, it’s menorah.”