Our Family

Already decided what to ask Santa for

Ilya randomly mentioned this morning that he plans to ask Santa for "more candy corn...since daddy ate it all." 

Insert neutral third party opinion- daddy and Ilya ate equal shares :) 

F-teen jet

In all his fascination with airplanes, Ilya is not satisfied if you simple call a plane "a plane".  He knows there is more to it.  It might be a prop plane, bi-plane, Air Force One (yes, we occasionally see it fly overhead on it's way to the base), etc.  His latest toy plane is a replica of an F-15.  This one is inseparable from Ilya.  He sleeps with it, plays with it, eats with it parked nearby and even takes it everytime he gets in the car.  The problem with it....is in the pronunciation of the words F-fifteen jet.  In three year old speak, F-fifteen jet some times is pronounced, F-teen jet and others...times it's pronounced...f-ing jet.  Hum..., that's precisely what I called it last time I stepped on those sharp wings!  

What I want to be when I grow up

Ilya has announced that he wants to be a police office.  "Great," we replied.  And then asked, "What made you decide to be a police officer?"  Ilya's response, "You have to be a police office to turn on the siren and go zum, zum, zum fast in the police car.  I want to go zum, zum, zum in police car (said complete with hand motions showing how the car drives), I be a police office."  There you have it...

Crying???

Earlier I found Ilya in his room with hands covering his eyes and crying.  I was shocked.  I stopped and started to ask why he was crying.  Ilya stops crying immediately, turns to me and says, "I practice cry."  He then threw himself on the floor and started "practicing" again!  This went on for a few more minutes.  Then he announced, "All done practice crying." and went on with his day.  Broadway...here we come!

What do you do when you are REALLY hungry?

As I was making oatmeal for breakfast, I asked Ilya to set the table with spoons.  He get me a typical spoon but got the absolute largest serving spoon we own for his setting.  When I asked why, he told me, "I'm REALLY, REALLY hungry today."  Clearly, the larger the hunger...the larger the spoon that is needed!

The new words keep coming...

Today's new word is "Mis-got".  When we asked Ilya, "Exactly was is a mis-got."  His reply, "When you make a mistake and forget." I have to say, it is easier to say "mis-got".  We definitely have a creative one on our hands here.   

Ilya-ism: Merriam-Webster take note- No more use of the word "because"

Ilya does not like bees but he does like T-Rex.  Therefore, he has decided that the word "because" needs to be reworked.  He now says "tecause".  This is not just a mispronunciation by a three year old.  This is a well thought out rework of the word.  It came with a full explanation this morning including this announcement.

Ilya: No more say because.

Me: What will you say?

Ilya:  Tecause.

Me: That's interesting why the change.

Ilya: (looking at his Toy Story 3 dominos, finding the T-Rex/T-Rex domino, holding it up, smiling broadly) Tecause 

Raising a child in 2010

After Ilya got an organic granola bar from the cabinet and realized it was the last one in the box, he asked me if he should put the box in recycling.  I told him ,"yes".  After recycling the box, he brought me my reuseable shopping bag and told me we should go to Target and get more...

Ilya-ism

So what is an "Ilya-ism"...it's a cute saying or comment that I want to remember.  Or simply something he said that I hope makes you smile a little like it made me smile :)

Tonight after eating most everything on his plate (and eating rather quickly), Ilya stopped, put his spoon down, wiped the back of his hand across his forehead, then placed he head in his hand and said, "Wheeeewwwww.  Spoon is VERY tired.  Spoon take a break." To get the full effect---make sure you add A LOT of drama in the voice!