More things he says

Why?:
Ivor is firmly in the 'why' phase of childhood and some of his questions sure are doozies! I have no idea how long this phase lasts, but for now we are cracking up at some the complexities of life, human behaviour and relationships. Seriously- you try explaining etiquette to a folder. Why is it polite to set the table a certain way? Why can't you dip your fork in your own glass of milk?

Dreams:
One morning we were chatting on the train and I asked, "Did you have any dreams last night, Ivor?" He replied, "Yes, Mommy."
"What did you dream about?"
"I dreamed about Grandma."
"Which Grandma?"
"Grandma Elizabeth."
"Oh. What did Grandma say in your dream?"
"She didn't say anything. She was just kissing me!"

Thoughts on social media:
Ivor caught me looking at Facebook during snack time. He looked over my shoulder as I scrolled through my newsfeed and then said, 'Mommy, is this just about babies?' (You know you are clearly in the middle of the child-rearing phase of life when the entire world of social media is filled with picture of bumps, babies, stories about potty training and ads for baby products... )

The difficulties of finding a wife:
We were talking about husbands and wives recently and Ivor declared, "I want to marry Mommy." Ross explained that Mommy was already taken. Ivor thought for a moment and then said, "Then I will marry Mariam." Mariam is the mother of Ivor's best buddy, Nathan. We explained that she too was taken. He looked defeated and said, "Ooh, but everyone is taken! I can't get a wife!"

Pretending to be Mommy:
One of Ivor's favourite games is to swap roles and pretend that he is the mom and I am the child.
"Mommy- you are Ivor and I am mommy. Okay?"
"Okay."
"So Ivor you are just so cute. Here is food. You just eat that vegetable and then I will give you a chocolate button, but I will not buy you a toy. Only Grandma buys toys. Okay?"
"Mommy, can I have some juice with my food."
"No. You are only little. You just drink this milk nicely."

Spiritual concerns:
Yesterday, after reading a Bible story about Jesus ascending to heaven, Ivor told me that he couldn't take a nap because he was 'too busy waiting for Jesus to come back!' He was sincere, but I managed to get him to go to sleep by promising that he would be woken up straight away if Jesus did return during his nap.

Weather woes:
After a long spell of cold wet weather, we enjoyed a few days of beautiful bright dry weather over mother's day weekend. It gave us all the taste of Spring we'd been craving, but the nice weather had blown over by Monday. When we walked out the door on Monday, Ivor was dismayed to see the clouds and rain were back. He said,
"Oh no, some one turned the rain on again! But I thought I was done with that!"