I heart Saturday nights

Lazy nights when school is back in session are possibly my biggest and most coveted luxury. Seriously.

Marc went to the Texans game, and it was just me and the little boys, cozy and LAZY.

Grayson and I spent some time on the porch trying to identify a preying mantis with the help of his insect encyclopedia. For a little boy obsessed with all things Chinese you can imagine his delight when we realized that our porch visitor was indeed a Chinese Praying Mantis.

Merritt is walking - and dancing. Lots of dancing. He loves music and bounces anytime he hears a beat. Hysterical. Looks like a little fat drunk man.

Grayson asked me the following tonight:

Grayson: Mom, are there trash cans in space?
Me: I don't think so, why?
Grayson: Well, are satellites controlled from the earth of from space?
Me: Um, from the earth.
Grayson: What happens if a meteor crashes into a satellite? Where does the trash go from the satellite?

I had NO answer for the boy - he amazes me with his thought process and the things he comes up with. I hope he is always this curious.

Happy Saturday night.

PS - Grayson has officially begun decorating the house for Halloween. I have little hand drawn pumpkins sprinkled throughout the house and duck-taped to the walls. Gorgeous.

Grandma & Pepaw's Monster Jam

Grandma submitted this lovely from their recent road trip to Corpus for Monster Jam:

Grandma, maybe you better sit in the back seat of the car with me.

Why, are you lonely?

No, it's safer and if we're in a crash, you won't get hurt.

What about Pepaw?

No response from him.

Wii

We now have the best thing ever invented...Netflix on Wii. It's awesome - for $10 a month Grayson can pick nearly any movie in the world and it plays instantly thru the Wii.

Even better than the convenience of this little gem is hearing things like this:

Grayson: Mom can I watch the bed ha?
Me: The what?
Grayson: The bed ha?
Me: Spell it
Grayson: t-h-e b-u-d-d-h-a
Me: Ahhh, the Buddha.

This should be fun.

Grayson's Sweet Side

Why he thinks he should get dessert before he finishes his dinner:

"In my belly I have a healthy side and a sweet side. The healthy side is stuffed and the sweet side is totally empty."