Me: Do you remember why you climbed into our bed last night and proceeded to push me off the bed? Ben: Yeah. I was afraid of spiders. Me: We don’t have any spiders. Ben: But I am afraid of the Brazilian Wandering Spider. Me: We don’t live in Brazil. Ben: Dad, they can WANDER!
Ben Loves This Joke
So I keep trying to trip him up with it. Today I failed again… Me: He that would enter this office must answer me these questions three… Ben: Go on, ask your questions. I’m not afraid! Me: What is your name? Ben: Ben! Me: What is your quest? Ben: I seek the Holy Grail! Me:…
The Difference
We are awaiting Snowmaggedon Part II… Ben: I wish that we had the whole day off instead of just an early release. Me: Bah! We NEVER had “snow days” when I was growing up. Ben: Why not? Me: Because I grew up in Colorado and Utah. If they had closed schools for a few inches…
T-Rex Trying
Ben: Look, I’m a T-Rex! (arms pulled up to the elbows into his shirt) Me: Stop mocking me. Ben: Dad, please don’t be mocked when I am making fun of you…
The Lessons of Life
Ben: Dad, I hate school, but I just pretend to like it and go anyway. Me: Well.. you’ve basically learned everything that school can teach you then…
Orcas
Ben: Killer Whales are very intelligent, but we are smarter. We have been to the moon. Cami: Killer Whales have even been on Star Trek! Me: No, they haven’t. Cami: Yes, in the movie… Me: Those were Humpback Whales. Cami: Why would they be Humpbacks? Me: Are you seriously questioning my Star Trek knowledge? Ben:…
Mollusk
Mom: Your Dad is a mollusk Ben: No he’s not! Mom: Yes, he is! Ben: He doesn’t have a hard shell, so he cannot be a mollusk. Mom: He’s a cuttlefish.
The Bed Discussion
Mom: You are NOT sleeping in our bed tonight. Ben: But sleeping on the floor is bad for me. It could throw my back out. It’s happened once before and it was bad.
STEAM Night 1 (3rd Grade)
“Wait, I don’t want to measure this in inches, I want to use centimeters…” I
Honey Badger Don’t Care
That Ben thinks that a Murder of Crows is funny…
Concert
Tonight Ben performed his first Recorder Concert. The critics were impressed by his delivery and the range of his performance.
