Roan: Mama, it was my thought to go poop. I thought and I thought and I thought.

Roan: Dada, I’m gonna pretend to be a friend. And you can talk to me.

Roan (to Lavina and Casey): Let’s pretend we’re kids.

Lavina: I think you owe me an apology. Roan: I’m sorry Mama TOOT! (his word for “fart”) Lavina: Please say sorry in a nice way. Roan: I’m DASH sorry Mama DASH! Lavina: Try again. Roan (muffled by his hand over his mouth): I’m sthhorrry. Lavina: I couldn’t hear you with your hand over your mouth. … Continue reading →

Roan: Where’s Case? Lavina: Dada can’t have breakfast with us because he has to leave early for work. Roan: Well, maybe I can DASH him with a trash truck and pour sand on him and dress him up like Spiderman!

Roan: I came out of the volcano with Spiderman. And then we rode on a train together to go on vacation. Spiderman was the best driver on the train.

Roan: Hey Dada do you wanna watch a hotdog go down my throat? (swallows hard, thrusts chin down, and traces path of hot dog down his chest with his finger)

Lavina to Roan: I think you were having a hard time following the rules because you were so tired. Roan: Well, I wanna break the rules and there will be no rules forever!

Roan: Juice is my favorite breakfast I ever eat in America.

Roan, introducing Casey to a neighbor: This is my son Dada.

Roan: Are you happy I went pee pee? Lavina: We’re happy when you cooperate with trying. It’s ok if no pee pee comes out. Casey: Hitting and kicking me while you’re sitting on the potty is NOT cooperating. Lavina: Going pee pee on the floor on purpose is NOT cooperating. Casey: Fighting with us and … Continue reading →

Roan, showing his babysitter a blister on his hand: Emily look! I got a buster from drumming SO hard.

Roan, showing Alphie the Buzz Lightyear compass she got him for his birthday, worn on his wrist: Amma, ask me where I got my watch. Alphie: Where did you get your watch? Roan: Whole Foods. Alphie: Whole Foods? Roan: No, actually I got it from Babies To Us.

Lavina, in the car: Oh no! Roan: What happened Ma? Lavina: Traffic is bad on the highway. Roan, very concerned: What happened! Lavina: There are too many cars going slow because of the rain. Roan, in an angry wish to get even with the cars: Well, a train is going to CRASH into the cars! … Continue reading →

Roan, announcing to a neighbor in the parking lot: I’m gonna cooperate and go potty and then watch a movie! Neighbor: That sounds great. Enjoy your movie. Roan, running away: Enjoy your self!

Lavina: Shhh! Roan please stop asking me things. I need peace and quiet for 5 minutes. Roan: Am I driving you nuts?

Casey: Roan, what did you do today with Mama? Roan (who at age 3 has never skateboarded): I was practicing my skateboard. Do you know what is the name of the store where I got my skateboard? – “Skateboard and Skateboard!”

Roan: Dada, can we have love? Do you have love? (meaning he wants a hug and kiss – he’s a big snuggler) Casey: Yes, I always have love for you. Roan: Dada, can we play instead of having love?

Casey: We’re going to the beach. Roan: Yay! Can I be like a crocodile and try to snap everyone?

Roan: Dada look. I have a nail on my finger. Casey: Yes, you have nails on all your fingers. Roan: Can you take it off? Casey: No, our nails don’t come off. Roan: Take it off! (biting off a piece of his fingernail) Look, see? There, I took it off.

Roan: Dada, where do you work? Do you have art projects there? Are you going to paint everything like a real kid?

Roan (shouting from the bathroom): I went poo-poo!! It’s like a big volcano!! Lavina (to Casey): It’s your turn.

Roan rode a big yellow bus to school for the first time this morning. He got on kicking and screaming at 8am but returned home smiling 2 1/2 hrs later (see before and after photos below). For weeks, Roan talked bravely and enthusiastically about riding the bus (“the bus driver is going to pull a … Continue reading →

Roan (in the process of waking Casey up): Look Dada, I didn’t hit you or bite you!

Roan: Mama, tie me up. Tie me up! Will you please tie me up? (laying down on the floor wearing Casey’s motorcycle boots, pretending to be the giant in Gulliver’s Travels for the 1000th time). Lavina (thinking): I hope he doesn’t ever make this request in public.

Roan (to Casey): I like you Mister Dada.