Beckett's Musings

Beckett is quite the character, and never ceases to amaze and amuse me with what he says.  If I had a better memory I could probably share a bunch of his comments, but these will have to do for now. 

Much to the horror of my sister, Rissa, my family frequents Wal-Mart.  Why?  Because they always have low prices.  Always.  Because I can get my groceries and household items in one spot.  Because their apparel for my age is not cute so I don't have to worry about making impulse purchases like I do at Target.  Because their carts hold Liam's carseat carrier better than HyVee's.  Several months ago I took Beckett with me to run a few errands.  When we pulled in to the parking lot Beckett yelled "Yay Wal-Mart!"  As much as I like Wal-Mart I failed as a parent because my two-year-old child 1) could recognize Wal-Mart and 2) was so darn excited about it.  And earlier this week as we were returning books and DVDs to the library Beckett suggested that we "go to Wal-Mart and buy some Pull-Ups."  *sigh*

Beckett redeemed himself on Sunday. We were in Tea checking out his new school (daycare) and decided to have dinner at Pizza Ranch.  In the middle of eating Beckett put down his pizza, looked around adoringly and proclaimed to us "I love this place!"  Me too, bud.  Me too. 

Last Friday morning we received a substantial amount of rain in a short amount of time.  When we woke up and looked in our backyard this is what we saw:

Beckett stated the obvious.  "Mommy, we need a boat." 

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Sometimes I'm not sure if Beckett comes up with these things on his own, or mimics them from someone else.  I was sitting with him in the bathroom while he tried to poop before going to bed.  Our conversation went something like this:

Me:  Tell me when you're finished trying, OK?

Beckett:  OK.  When I go, I go 3....2.....1..... poop!

Me:  Who told you to say that?

Beckett:   That was just me.

While that line may have been his, Beckett's latest are definitely not his own creation, rather lines from his favorite movie Cars.  When Beckett is upset with me he will use lines that Lightning McQueen uses when he is mad.  "OK Mr. One Man Show!" and "I'm SO not taking you to dinner" are two of his favorites.  I have to turn away when he says these because they still make me laugh!  And he's so smart venting his anger like that!  Beckett Russell, I am so lucky to be your mommy!