Zane: (woke up after being asleep for 1/2 hour) Want my ball with the
ants in it.
Me: I had to throw it away because you bit it and popped it. It's in
the trash, remember?
Zane: (blank stare)
Zane: Want my blowfish.

3:45 am requests

Zane occasionally wakes up in the wee hours of the morning in need of something. Here are a few of his repeated requests...

"Want me rat and me pig" - this referred to a little black rubber rat (from Halloween) and a little pink rubber pig (from a crane game on the way to Corpus) that he was attached to and insisted on sleeping with and inevitably dropped one or both while sleeping. We would have to dig through sheets and stuffed animals to find them. He left the pig in a grocery cart seat and no longer is attached to the right. He can also now say "my."

"Want Guinness." - a stuffed guinea pig from Ikea. This was usually right in front of him but he was too sleepy to notice.

"Want blueberries." - self explanatory. These days he knows that blueberries aren't in season and are, therefore, too expensive.

This morning he requested his new toy: "Want my ball with ants in it." This is, frankly, one of the most disgusting things I've ever seen. It's a squeeze ball filled with life-size bugs (roaches, ants, flies, etc) that are covered with some kind of oil that makes them wiggle when they squeeze out. Ugh. Not something I want to see at 3:45 in the morning. He loves it so much that keeps telling us that he wants to "go in there!"

Thanks Buchanan's Native Plants. I love your new toy kiosk in the gift shop.

Today we decided to go to Buchanan's to look at flowers and fountains.

Zane: We'll drive down T.C. Jester, then turn on 11th St. then go a little ways and then Buchanan's will be right there!

Me: Uh...yep, that's right.

Jungle Love

Today we went to the zoo. Zane loves the reptile house and we always
go there as soon as possible. Today, in addition to reptiles, we saw
some birds and bees.

Zane: That snake has poop coming out.

Me: Mmm-hmm.

Zane: I have a tail? When I get a little bit older I'll have a tail.

Car Wash

Zane is "helping" John wash my car. It might be time to break out the
pool.