A boy and his toys

Greyson turns 4 today.  (He turned 3 a year ago too, despite never getting a post up about it.  It's hard when your birthday is in the middle of your mom's annual blogging slump...)  I can't believe how much he's grown in the past year and how wonderful he is.... most of the time, I can't keep my mom-pride from beaming when he is around.  I am holding on to these days when he will still sit close and hold my hand.   He's loving pre-school and "hot pizza" (rather than the cold pizza that Mom likes).  He is VERY observant (always has been), which comes in handy for his mom and sister who are NOT.   He helps us find the things that we have misplaced all the time.  He is very smart and has a problem solving mind ("mom, what happens when the money is all used up?").  Yes, he's also a boundary pusher and forgets/ignores the "house rules" often, but he is as cute as a button and keeps me laughing and smiling.  What more can I ask of a 4-yr-old, right?

And man!  Did Greyson hit the toy JACKPOT this year!  It is amazing!  He has enough to keep him busy for days (months) on end!  He is set for those long inside winter days, for which I am very grateful!!  And he loves ALL of them!  The Batman stuff, the Buzz Lightyear, the Thomas train bridge, the marble tracks, the toy cars, the glowdoodle, the ninja motorcycle, and the monopoly junior game..... WOW, like I said, JACKPOT!  As for the toy quota in our house though - it looks like an old toy purge is in the cards.  I think the toys are overtaking the house!

There will be pictures added later.  Right now, it almost trick-or-treat time and that waits for nothing!

Unexpected

I decided we would clean the bathroom as a three-some (mom and kids) and after telling Madelyn that her part of cleaning the bathroom was the toilet. It was her first time and, of course, she balked.  I took a moment to show her the finer points of toilet cleaning and then went to work on cleaning the tub with Greyson.  After a minute, here's our converastion -

Madelyn:  "Mom, I like cleaning the toilet.  Can I do it every time?" 
Me: "Yes, of course." 
Madelyn:  "Mom, is lunch soon?"
Me: "yes, but we have to finish cleaning the bathroom first."
Madelyn: "good, I'm gonna clean the toilet again."

I turn away before she catches my shocked look.... It WILL be nice to not have to clean a toilet  for awhile.