Toni, the A/C Guy 4-20-11

Hudson,

You think the A/C guy, Toni, is way cool. He has a head lamp, a great bag of tools and has to go in the attic. That's all world for you. He was here last week and you thought he was cool then and you followed him into the attic to tell him a pterodactylus was up there. He totally played along and you liked him. So, he came back to our house today to finish working on our A/C and you followed him everywhere - not kidding! It was hilarious. I kept saying, "I am sorry. I hope he is not bothering you." Then, I kept trying to get you away from him and give him space, and you were like, "Mamma, No! I am helping the man." You finally called him Toni after awhile, and he said, "So, I get a name now." He was such a good sport and so patient. I kept telling him that I was sure he doesn't usually have a three year old following him everywhere and watching every move he makes. He said it was fine and that it added excitement to his day. I mean the guy's trying to work on the A/C in the attic and you are right over his shoulders. Hudson, I had to laugh. It was funny. You were such a little man too, such a conversationalist you are. He couldn't believe how well you could talk and told me how articulate you were. You were just having these full on conversations with the guy. You followed him into the attic and said, "This is going to be a disaster." I am not kidding! It was so funny Hudson. You are a total comedian at times. He kind of chuckled and said, "A disaster. I hope not. I have had a long day." I also heard you tell him, "You have a cool bag of tools." Then you told him all about how you got easter eggs at school today and that the Easter bunny left them for you. Too much Hudson! At one point, he asked you, "How old are you again?" You held up three fingers, and said, "Three." He says, "You have a better vocabulary than some of the guys I work with."

I love you my sweet boy, Mamma

There's a Pterodactylus in our House! 3-1-11

Dino Hudson,

Presently, you are super into dinosaurs. I am not sure it will last, maybe, maybe not, but I think it is great. You know the names of all these different dinosaurs. You are teaching me! It's crazy to me being that you are not even 3. You are very into this television show, "Dino Dan", which I have written about before. We were watching it and you tell me afterward, "A Pterodactylus and a T-Rex are the same thing." I said, "That's right baby. They are both dinosaurs." You gave me a huge smile and said, "I get it. I get it." Whoa. Ok, a Pterodactylus, and you said it with no problem.

In that particular episode, there was a baby Pterodactylus stuck in Dino Dan's attic. He searched for it, found it and led it out the front door. After the show, I taped a small light to your construction hat (Dino Dan wears hat with a head lamp) and we searched for the Pterodactylus for two hours in the house and in the attic. We left it food in the kitchen and it flew all over the house. You had a blast. We get creative my love. You have a wonderful imagination. Never lose it.

I love you my Paleontologist, Mamma


Your Dino Dan hat with a small light on top.

Factoid - A Pterodactylus is actually the first to be named and identified as a flying reptile. It lived during the Jurassic period about 150 million years ago - wow!