Snapshots

Asher's recent words (they seem few compared to Owen, but maybe I've forgotten timelines of these things):
*stuck (said this morning in Sunday school as his leg got jammed between another kid's chair and his)...duk! duk! duk!
*uh-oh...said perfectly and anytime something falls on the floor.  VERY cute.
*Owen...sounds like 'oowah'
*Mommy...mimi
*Daddy....dadAA!!!
*more...moh!
*lots of animal noises...baa, moo, quack, roar, tweet, fish face, meow, arf, squeak
*up...ah!
*bAY-bee
*Mommy Owen is smothering me and I don't want any more of this right now....screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeam!

Owen:  Mommy, I am doing a GREAT job at keeping my underwear dry all day all the time
Me:  Yep, Owen, as long as you remember to take breaks for going to the potty you do a great job!
Owen:  Yes, I am really growing and growing into a grownup now.

Me:  Guys, that is a no-no.  You are not allowed to open that drawer and play with those things.
Owen:  Sometimes we know we aren't allowed to but we like to do it anyway.
Me:  Well, that is disobeying, and we don't disobey in our house!
Owen:  Mommy, Asher and I do really like to disobey.

Owen:  [sucking a long asparagus spear into his mouth]  I love to smook asparagus.
Me:  Smook?
Owen:  Yes, smooking things is SO much fun.  I like to smook green beans too, and noodles.
Me:  Do you mean 'smoke' them? [not knowing where he might have encountered this concept]
Owen:  No, SMOOKING.  It is so much fun.  I made that up.

Owen: [frustrated, searching for a certain song on a particular musical toy he got for Christmas] Mommy, I can't find the right music!  Where is that other music?  This is not the right kind!
Me:  [searching through different tunes]  Is this it?
Owen:  Oh YES!  That's the turkelly one.
Me:  Turkelly?  What's turkelly?
Owen:  That's the turkelly music.  I like how it sounds all turkelly.

Asher is totally in love with music.  We are taking a new music class, and he is something else to watch.  He ran into the room the first day and was ON FIRE from the get go.  No sitting in my lap taking in the new scene...running, giggling, sitting in other moms' laps, climbing on the teacher's back while she's hunched over doing motions to a song.  He is the class clown and star of the show :}  He also dances and moves very energetically and rhythmically and the mood of his dancing matches the mood of the music.  Owen enjoys the class plenty too, but has a lot to learn from little bro in the rhythym department!!  

Owen:  Mommy, I want more asparagus. [eats it all]
Owen:  Mommy, I want MORE asparagus. [eats what's left in the steamer]
Owen:  Mommy, from now on, I am only eating green food.
Me:  OK, Owen, I think that sounds great.  You'll be a healthy boy for sure!
next meal...
Owen: [with a plateful of food including broccoli]  Mommy I want more broccoli.  You will have to give me lots more broccoli than this because I'm not eating this other food and I am only eating green food.
WILL WONDERS NEVER CEASE??

Here's the only story to blow that one out of the water...
Owen:  Goodnight mommy. [rolling over and cuddling into his blankets]  I like to go right to sleep as soon as you and Daddy leave my room.  See you in the morning.

That's all she wrote!