Resume? Uh... ok.

While practicing math addition Sawyer says
My arms are losing strength can we should resume later? Are you
picking me up tonight?

Yes.

We can resume then.

Resume? Goodness! That's the neat thing about the menus of games using
better words than "stop" and "start".

Space

Sawyer told me yesterday

I wish we had enough money to go to space.

Me too kid! Me too. :-)

Mouth Wash!

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"Good dental hygiene. #nighttimeroutine #loveourteeth #picstitch"

Gum Scents

That gum grabbed my nose again.
That's called Sawyer nose heaven.

That is what Sawyer says about the "blue gum" (Trident original) we
bought at Costco yesterday as he smells it from its storage place. :-)

The Logic of Reverse

Our flat screen TV has recently started turning off by itself.  We don't know why it does this but we think it has to do with over heating or a faulty power supply.

I asked Sawyer to turn on the TV and put on a Baby Einstein for Dempsey.  As he was doing this for me he asked...

"Do you think it we left the TV off for the whole time it would turn on by itself?  Because if we leave it on too long it turns off by itself so if we left it off would it turn on?"

I love the way he thinks!!!

Frasier

We watch an episode of Frasier at either lunch or dinner. Sawyer has
grown accustomed to this. So much so that he just went to the bathroom
and yelled "Don't start the next one without me!" We said "ok" and he
said "You promise?" "Yes!"

Fruit Toast

That's the sugar in fruit. :-)

Fruc-tose

Texts w/ Sawyer

These are the texts I had w/ my Sawyer tonight as I am on retreat in
Big Bear. I love my Monster!! Such a great kid.

His Teacher's Reaction

Below is the body of an email I sent to Sawyer's teacher.  Below the line is her response to me.  Love this!

Laura (Mrs. Meno),

I had it told to me twice yesterday that our Sawyer touched you w/  some things he said. I would love to bear about them, if you can  recall, so I can add them to his blog.

He had a good first Friday School and I'm certain they will only get better and better. We look forward to getting to know you and we are enjoying this home schooling journey so far.

Sawyer is the sweetest kid I've ever known and I'm not just saying that because I'm his mom. There is something super unique and splendidly special about our Sawyer. God really outdid himself. Should you ever need a laugh or a reason to believe in humanity again Sawyer's blog is http://sawyerupdates.blogspot.com. We had to start a log of his sayings and thoughts because they are priceless. Hopefully Dempsey will have a similar blog one day.

Cheers and blessings upon you as you give of yourself and your time to pour into these wonderful children.

_________________________________________________________

In the future I will be writing some of the things he says down.  I wasn't ready for him on Friday.  I can't even remember what he shared because the things he said were so.........different.  I do remember him telling me I was brilliant, and he said something about teaching me some things.   I can't wait for next week!    He is a treasure!

Oh, and he looked concerned because all the kids wanted all of his skittles he won in the assembly.  I told him that if he like to share a few he could but he didn't have to share them all.  He could just put them away and save them for later, and he said he liked that answer.

Kindergarten Picture | Professional

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"Sawyer's Kindergarten picture. Such a sweet boy! We are so blessed and proud."

Sincerity

Last night was one of THEE roughest nights I (mommy) had w/ little
brother Dempsey. So, it was no surprise that I wanted and needed to
take a nap. After lunch I laid down on the couch as Sawyer was setting
up to play Indiana Jones Lego on the Wii.

I told him I was going to lay down because I was tired due to a bad
night w/ Dempsey. His first response was "I'm sorry to hear that." the
to e in his voice is what made it priceless and sweet.

He is so special.

First Day of Friday School

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"Sawyer's FIRST Friday School @ WCSP. #soproud #sawyer #homeschool #praisegod #picstitch"

Morning Chit Chat

S: I like having Dempsey around. ...he doesn't cause all the trouble.


S: I'm attracted to light.  When I wake up in the morning I look for the light because then I know you're awake and I find you.  There are some animals that are attracted to light too.  Can I tell you what they are?  Wasps... June bugs... what other animals are attracted to light? ... are moths a type of species? [oh the tangents!]


S: I'll let Dempsey do a lot more than what you let him do.  I'm a good big brother and I love him.

Say What?

Sawyer and Jake were talking. Jake was explaining their exercise
challenges and Sawyer interrupted. Jake said "Let me finish my
sentence." Sawyer replied, "Oh, I'm sorry I interjected."

Tall Drink of Water

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"Sawyer just looked at me and said, "Mom, you're a tall drink of water." I said, "Well thank you." He looked surprised. I don't think he realized that's a compliment. :-)"

The Ceiling? Sure!

Mom can I tell you something cool God can do?

Sure.

He can walk on ceilings!

He sure can, Sawyer.

I love how when Sawyer think of something cool it involved walking on the ceiling.

Food

"Mom, when you're done can I have Cheez-its?"

Me: I recounted what he's eaten this morning- Cheerios w/ raspberries,
water, a sucker...

"I've had sugar, but Cheez-its aren't sugary... they're salty. I try
to eat all kinds of food."

Ah... the Internet

We're hearing a lot of this lately...

"Dad, can you check on the internet how to pass this level?"

Jake follows up with "No.  I think you can pass this level all by yourself.  I believe in you."

Sawyer's common retort is "Ugh!" Or sometimes a dramatic sigh.

Another life lesson to be applied here: taking the easy way 1. robs you of some fun (also some trial and error) and 2. is NOT the answer.  We celebrate a little louder when he passes the level without the wisdom of the internet to hopefully show that making your way is ultimately better.

Sawyer On Sunflowers

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"Sawyer's entry about our sunflowers: I like the ones that are bigger than ever. They're growing well, and I hope they grow better. They are green right. They will be yellow. They are growing outside, in the back, and the roots are making them grow. We water them two times a day. Once in the day and once dark. Do they make any food? I thank you God for helping it grow. (This post was worded by Sawyer and typed verbatim by Mommy.)"

Laser Pen Fun

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"#laserpen fun with #sawyer!"

Good Morning Sawyer

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"Morning Sawyer. :-) #picstitch"