Our camera battery is dead, so there are no adorable pictures, but I thought I'd share a few of Aiden's funnier moments this weekend.
I guess it all started with Aiden demonstratively declaring there were 4 things we were going to do this weekend. "Oh, really?" I said. "Yes, Daddy... Number one, we will go see sea lions. Number two, we will go to the 'fire' restaurant (actual name Awakenings in PG--one of our favorites with fire pits outside for those familiar cool Central Coast mornings). number 3, we will watch Georgia. and Number 4, pumpkin patch." So, it was actually a decent plan for the weekend and we did all these things, mostly in order. So, after waking up at 430 AM (both kids up, and then we discover Herschel has diarrhea), we managed to get out the door for some breakfast, hot chocolate and coffee at the 'fire' restaurant, then we watched the Dawgs beat Vandy, and finally that afternoon we headed out to find a pumpkin at the pumpkin patch/fall festival being held at Earthbound Organic Farm in Carmel Valley. On our short drive down Hwy 1 this interesting conversation occurred:
Daniel: "Aiden, do you want to go to the pumpkin patch or a park?"
Aiden: "TO THE PUMPKIN PATCH"
Daniel: "Aiden, would you rather go to McDonald's or to the pumpkin patch?"
Aiden: "PUMPKIN PATCH!!!"
Daniel: "Would you rather fly to the moon in a rocket or go to the pumpkin patch?"
Aiden: "PUMPKIN PATCH"
(Editor's note: you may see a pattern developing)
...Continued...
Daniel: "Aiden, would you rather fly on an airplane or go to the pumpkin patch?"
Aiden: "PUMPKIN PATCH!!!"
Daniel: "Would you rather eat cookies or go to a pumpkin patch?"
Aiden: "PUMPKIN PATCH!!!"
Daniel: "Would you rather watch Kung Fu Panda in a theater with Daddy or go to a pumpkin patch?"
Aiden: "PUMPKIN PATCH!!!"
Daniel: "Would you rather go to the pool or the pumpkin patch?"
Aiden: "PUMPKIN PATCH!!!"
(Highly amused, but sensing that this would never come to an end, I moved in for the kill, knowing of course just the thing he would rather do than the pumpkin patch)
Daniel: "Aiden, would you rather be Batman, or go to a pumpkin patch?"
Check his response...
Aiden: "BATMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Long pause)...After we go to the pumpkin patch." (Aiden smiling)
Lastly, as we had a lovely breakfast at Pino's Italian Cafe by the waterfront this chilly morning, Aiden reminded us how any amusing things we have him say in the privacy of our home can and will be repeated in public. So, we're sitting outside sipping our hot drinks, waiting for our omelletes. Finally the waitress comes, a lovely young woman, and when she hands Aiden his milk in a glass, he looks at her and exclaims with a broad smile: "Thanks, hot stuff."
And in other news, Aiden wants to go to the Naval Academy and be an astronaut. A little bird told him that is where you need to go to be one (Don't know who). We were walking down the Coast Guard pier today and I asked him whether he was going to play for the Dawgs or go to the Naval Academy like Daddy. He responds, "I want to be an astronaut." "Well, Aiden...then you should definitely go the Naval Academy." "Ok, daddy. But I think we're going to need an airplane to get there. It's far away...but not today. I'm still little." "Not today, buddy. Not today."
He's growing up too fast.
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Best from Joy and the kids.
For the Hancocks,
Daniel
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