September 2 – I found a game on my computer that Daniel wanted to play on his computer. I was left speechless when on his own he just copied the URL and IM’ed it to himself.

September 5 – Was in the car with Daniel and told him we were headed north. I asked him which way was east, west, and south and he got them all correct. I think he learned that from a Disney Junior game.

September 5 – At a restaurant at lunch there was a little Italian boy probably just shy of two that Daniel interacted with. Tonight I was having him tell his Papa about it. I asked if he knew what language the boy was speaking. Daniel chuckled at me like I was so silly. “He was speaking English but you can’t understand him because he’s a baby.”

September 5 – The bedtime routine took a little longer than usual tonight because Daniel needed a full scientific explanation of lightning.

September 6 – “When we go up to God, will we still have tickle spots?”

September 6 – Just had a typical conversation with Daniel while watching PBS on TV –
Daniel: “Do you think Word World has games?”
Me: “I’m sure they do. Do you want me to look that up on your computer?”
Daniel: “Look it up on your computer and send it to me.”
Me: “E-mail or IM?”
Daniel: “Send it to my IM.””

September 8 – “I dreamed there was a parade but you wouldn’t let me join it. You told me they just needed to do it themselves. Then I drank my sippy cup and said, ‘Yuck. What is in this?’ When we got home we found sand in it. And that was all my dream.”

September 11 – Daniel was pointing out that his hair is long and bothering him. I told him he had an appointment to get it cut soon. “I’ll tell you one thing, is that her velcro itches.”

September 11 – Performing for the Walgreens security camera.

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September 12 – Making “Pa’s soup”

September 13 – Daniel wanted to know the meaning of the word “flash” on his phone. He did a pretty good job of writing it.

September 14 – Daniel was breaking up vegetables to put them in the crock pot and starts singing “I’ve been working on the railroad.”

September 14 – “I will tell you all the creatures in the ocean. This is a dolphin. This is a whale. And this is undefined.”

September 14 – “Give me a great big tickle. Put an exclamation point at the end of it.”

September 16 – Pointing to switches on the hood of the stove: “I know which is the fan and which is the light. I have a sequence in my brain.”

September 16 – “Let’s play dodge ball. Now how you play dodge ball is you have to avoid the ball.”

September 17 – Daniel is always getting these temporary tattoos out of vending machines and we don’t know what to do with them. We finally found a good place.

September 18 – Identifying the Sweetgum tree by the seed pod found in the Target parking lot.

September 18 – Looking at the picture of today’s groundhog sighting: “He’s cute. I just want to tickle him.”

September 19 – Sporting a new much needed haircut.

September 19 – Ordered food at the counter at a restaurant and they hand us the little order number sign for our table with 7 on it. Daniel shows his geeky side by saying, “That says 7. That’s like Windows 7.”

September 21 – “If you know your party’s extention you may dial it at any time.”

September 22 – Daniel asked if when the Israelites crossed the Red Sea on their escape from Egypt if they could drink from the walls of water on the sides if they were thirsty.

September 23 – Friday Daniel planted one of the seed keys from one of our ash trees in the front yard. This morning he pops out of bed and runs to the front door. “I’m going to see if my tree has growed [sic]. I prayed about it.” Right after that, speaking of our neighbor he says, “Mr Denny has big trees. That’s because he is old.”

September 23 – Daniel was reading the word “gnat” and thought it should be pronounced “gat”. I explained the silent g and he says, “So it’s just there for decoration?”

September 24 – “Don’t love on me. LOVE on me! Love on me for ages.”

September 24 – The three of us sang Row Row Row Your Boat in round and nailed it!

September 29 – At Toys’R’Us