Justus Makes Me Smile

You know how kids say the cutest, silliest, funniest and most adorable things.  Well Justus is no exception and I just had to record some things he’s said.

Like this past week when he asked , "Can we have some Haagen Dogs?" (ice cream, should have been Haagen Dazs) 

Driving down the road several months ago, Justus asked me to give him some math questions.  "Okay," I said.  "You have 1 frog and mommy gives you 1 more.  How many do you have?"

"That’s puny.  I mean questions like 6+6."

That same trip Justus seemed like he was going to vomit.  Thinking he was going to and knowing it would be a big mess since he had no bag to throw up in I said, "Lord, have mercy."  Later on he asked me, "Can you die from throwing up?"

I said, "No."

"Then why did you say ‘Lord have mercy’?

For awhile every time he saw a cemetery he immediately thought a battle must have been fought there. Russell has talked quite a bit about the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and our founding fathers to the children and he’s always listening.

On this particular occasion he saw the graves in a town we were travelling through and he said, "Oh, dad.  I bet a big battle was fought there."

"Yes, son, a big battle."

"Do you think George Washington was buried there or fought here?"

He hasn’t asked about cemetery’s and battlefields lately.  Maybe he’s past that stage now.  He’s growing so fast.  Turning 6, learning to read.  We’re still his world right now and I find it a precious time.

Cowboy Justus will be celebrating his 6th birthday Saturday with a cowboy party.    Stop in on Monday and see how it went. Y’all hear?

 

 

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