Reaganisms 2

Today marks 7 years since the birth of my first.

My Reagan. 7 years. Oh my.

So much has happened in his life throughout the last year: he learned to ride a bike without training wheels, started first grade, became a big brother again. I feel like he's grown up. He's not my preschool boy anymore. He's a real, bona fide boy with smelly feet, endless energy and an innate love of practical jokes (heaven help us). His current biggest life regret is that he still hasn't lost his first tooth, which he has been anxiously awaiting to happen since he turned 6, which you can read about in last year's birthday Post.

As always, I like to celebrate my kids' lives by looking back at some of my favorite sayings from the last year. Their brains are an amazing thing and if you listen closely you'll learn more from them than you ever thought possible, and find a good bit of comic relief in the process.

So without further ado, here's an excerpt of my favorite Reaganisms from the last 12 months:

I put a piece of steak in front of him for dinner, he looked at it, sighed contentedly, and said, "Yes. This is my destiny".

Reagan: Mom! Look at this! (reaches into pants pocket, pulls out small object)
Me: What is it?
Reagan: A shark tooth!
Me: That doesn't look like a shark tooth.
Reagan: Well, ok, it is a piece of my toenail, but it looks like a shark tooth so I am keeping it!

After spending the majority of an afternoon at the pool, he came home with an impressive tan. He glanced in the mirror while changing and exclaimed with alarm, "Mom! Why did the pool make my butt whiter??"

Explained to the kids why we have Memorial Day.
Reagan's response: "Mom, the war guys should have done a better job with some of the bad stuff... like all the snakes and robbers. We still have those."

Reagan: The girl I like at school, I know her name. It's Breanne.
Me: Is she your girlfriend?
Reagan: Yes.
Me: Does she know she's your girlfriend?
Reagan: Nope! (shrieks with laughter and puts shirt up over his head).

Reagan: um, dad, did you just say "idiot" to that car?
Brian: uh... Yes I did.
Reagan: Dad, don't cross over to the dark side.

I hope as his life continues he will know how much we love him. How proud we are of the little Man of God that he is, and how we desire to walk alongside this life with him. Happy 7th, little man.