product placement candy man, dinosaurs, reading

happy easter. i saved easter for myself, barely. i heard mommy mention to dad that we were going to just skip easter because, "what's the point--he's only 3"or some such garbage. easter was never one of the big holidays to mommy or daddy when they were little, like christmas or birthdays. and mommy doesn't like me to eat sugar. because they give me cavities. and mommy let me what a video on the computer and there was a commercial and she said commercials are like cavities for your brain and covered her hand over the screen so i wouldn't see it, but i made her move it and now i really want a honda. so, back to easter. look. i go to school. i am smart. i learn about important things like easter. you know what happens at easter? i'll tell you what: CANDY! so, i made sure i told mommy that easter was my favorite holiday because of the candy. so....i know when i wake up the candy man will have come. and of course, i know i have church that day too.

(insert by mommy: yes, he is right. we were going to skip it. but since he learned that easter--the CANDY holiday-- is coming in that fool school of his, the easter bunny--which he does not know of yet--will have come. cleverly, the easter bunny will have left a trail of colored eggs and little chocolate candies from his bedroom, thru the hall leading to his easter basket. hopefully he will find it the way i want him to and not just break his leg on a chocolate carrot. also, we colored easter eggs today. that was a super fun 5 minutes.)

so it has really been a cool weekend ("cool" is my new word. i think it will catch on) well, for one thing, i went to my very first movie in a movie theatre! they have a very very very very very very very big tv. and we sat way way way way way up high, by the projector. and i got to eat popcorn, which i cannot do when i watch movies at home (no eating in the living room). we saw "horton hears a who" and there was an elephant and a mayor. mommy and daddy were very happy because i behaved and we all had a very good time. i am very good at concentrating on things for a long time when i want to, so i concentrated on watching the movie and behaving.

also, we went to the store in the mall that has escalators (one of my favorite things) and daddy was looking at vacuum cleaners (another one of my favorite things). you wouldn't believe they had a grownup version of the same exact toy vacuum i have! that is so cool that they do that! daddy calls it product placing for kids and i'll tell you--it's okay with me! i got to play with the real version of my toy vacuum. when i grow up i am going to buy it! (hoover wind tunnel--yay)

then today after the mall, there was a fair in the parking lot. it had a lot of rides that looked too scary. but i went on some rides that were very fun. i didn't play any games because mommy said the people who want you to play the games are naughty and want to take your money.

now, a few moments of my genius. or at least, a few moments of things i do that get my parents all excited and serious and saying things like "no really, maybe he should get TESTED" they are so freaking weird i can't believe i am related to them. i drew a dinosaur with a long neck eating leaves off a high tree. and he had 2 legs and 2 feet. and imagine that--it LOOKED like a dinosaur with a long neck eating leaves off a high tree. so they are all excited and put it in the fridge of honor

so, then i tried to "f" with their mind a little more. we were out at a restaurant and they give me crayons and i said, "i think i will draw the letter L" and lo and behold, i drew the same thing i drew for dinosaur legs. and of course, they got all wiggy on me, which is always awesome to see.

but i am really really into learning my letters and trying to read. i know all my letters and i know what sound they all make. i don't know about reading, but i know i like to pick out letters when we go out and say what sound they make --like if we pass a fedex truck--i like those. so we;ll see everyone ha to lean to read sometime, right?

next week i start going to my new big kid class. i am happy about it, but i will miss christina and she she and beverly. i am a little nervous because i don't know how to draw a square.