Little Boys

Typically we find Sanjay wandering through the house, looking for something to beat on. It's not out of the ordinary to find him playing drums on the recliner chair, the carpet, our bed or even one of his good friends. Well, this evening I'm getting dressed in the bathroom and I hear the oh-so-familiar muffled beating that assures me Sanjay is somewhere near, followed by Priya's warnings... "Sanjay, don't do that, it's disrespectful". I walk out to find Sanjay with Priya's stuffed cheetah in his hand beating it senseless into the carpet, one blow after the next. Just last week we lost Texas Longhorn to this same treatment, so I threatened him, "If that cheetah gets a hole in it, YOU are buying Priya a new one with your OWN money".

He has an immediate reply. I'm thinking he's about to tell me that he doesn't have any money (which he doesn't) or that he doesn't know how to count money (he doesn't even recognize all the letters of the alphabet, how can I expect him to know difference between a nickel and a dime?) or something along these lines. Instead, he says very seriously, "But Mom, I don't know how to drive!".

Where does he come up with this stuff? I guess the emphasis on YOU threw him off and he thought the responsibility of replacing cheetah was squarely on him, or just maybe he's secretly hoping that I'll let him behind the wheel of something other than a matchbox car.

Overheard in the Bathroom

Recently, I was very worried when I heard this from Sanjay in the bathroom...

"I'm gonna go a dangerous way. Look it, Mom... how dangerous this is."

Dangerous? I gotta see what he's talking about. When I look over at him standing by the potty, I see that he has not lifted the seat. He's attempting to stand up and aim the yellow stream over the seat and down into the water without even a droplet misplaced. I'm nervous, but watching carefully I see that he's well-trained. He manages with no drips.

You gotta give it to him though. Being already sports-minded like his Daddy, he's turning this into a competition. Each time trying to outdo himself. A couple of days later, he wanted me to see the new challenge... "even more dangerous" he called it. This time with the seat down AND no hands to help aim. What do you know... every little drop landed where it was supposed to. Now, if he could only have this kind of control over the water in his cup at the dinner table.

Taste of Colorado

Thanks to a good friend we have found a new festival to attend annually. We will add the Taste of Colorado to our list of events-not-to-miss which already includes the Pueblo Chile Festival, Halloween with the Horses, Colorado Balloon Classic and Territory Days.



The Taste of Colorado is a huge event in a very lovely park in downtown Denver. Sanjay walked away with a dinosaur-shaped balloon made by a well-dressed clown. Well, it lasted all of about 10 minutes before his rough playing caused body parts to randomly fall off until we had to throw the whole thing in the trash. Priya made a cute patriotic headband, which I think she left in the car last night. And Mommy and Daddy loaded up on free samples of ice cream, blue cheese dip, organic crackers, toothpaste and a paper towel, then purchased food from a couple of local restaurants. We walked away with full bellies and the desire to return again next year.



If you're interested in seeing more pictures from the festival, click here for the KodakGallery album.