Kai's Quotes + Anecdotes

I've been keeping track of the things Malakai says and does on a piece of paper on the fridge, we've compiled nearly two pages over the past few months. We obviously don't get it all on there, but when we remember we jot them down so we can look back on them.

Just this past week he's had a couple sweet and funny moments that I wanted to share.

Over the weekend we were riding to Grandma + Grandpa Pottorf's house when Kai saw the moon.

Kai (shouting): "The MOON!"
Ben: "Good job, that's the moon."
Kai: "I blow on it!" proceeds to blow at the window.
        "I missed it!"
Ben + I: "try again"
Kai: more blowing. "I got it!"

Last night before bed I prayed with him. I finished with "In Jesus name, Amen." and he repeated it. Then he said "Jesus is a baby... God is a dad." I don't know where he got that, maybe Sunday school, but I was pleasantly surprised and so proud!

Today he was playing with some play-doh. He always wants us to take it out of the container. It's not my favorite thing to do because it gets under my fingernails and is a pain to get out so to help him do it himself I got out a measuring spoon. He proceeded to scoop out little pieces and put them into another bowl I gave him to play with. He started to stir and I asked him if he was cooking.

Kai: "Yeah, I'm cooking!"
Me: "What are you making?"
Kai: "play-doh!"

That one made me laugh because he has such a creative imagination, but he can also be so literal. This is such a fun age for silly quotes and funny behaviors. I'm so thankful for these moments, especially when they break the tension of some not-so-fun moments that are also prevalent at this age.

at this moment...

I just wish you could hear the conversation. Only to be interrupted by Malakai grabbing his Bible and asking "Jesus? Jesus?"

{melt my heart}

infectious laughter

I don't share a lot of videos here, mostly because they are just random snippets from my cellphone that don't transfer well. The sound gets lost for some reason, I haven't figured it out yet. I don't have a fancy smartphone. This one I captured with my laptop.

Anyway, here's a video of Kai from yesterday morning. We were watching one of his favorite scenes on Sesame Street when Elmo picks up an apple and the rest come tumbling down, causing him to trip. He asks me to play it "again" so we ended up watching about a dozen times before I had to put an end to it...

anecdotes

The more Malakai says and does, the more I want to document every little bit of it. These are the days where he'll say hilarious things and we can laugh without hurting his feelings. Most of the time he'll laugh with us...it's that whole "monkey see, monkey do" thing.

Exhibit A:

{fun with potato head accessories}

Wanting to record all of these things reminds me of when I was student teaching in a Kindergarten classroom and we kept "anecdotal records"as part of our assessment of each child's development over the year. Of course I keep track of some things here, but I really need a notebook of some sort to just jot down the little things quickly between running to the store, folding laundry and playing on the floor. 

One that I've seen is called "My Quotable Kid" which I found on pinterest, and a friend from college mentioned that she has one and loves it. Is there a way that you keep track of all the little things that your kids say and do that make you laugh, cringe, or even cry? (tears of joy I'd hope)...