orange ninja

Today Dennis told me "I am a Lego artist" as he showed me a submarine and a helicopter that he built. He's right. He's making increasingly elaborate creations all on his own. I'm so proud! I'm also proud that he earned his new rank tonight--he's now an orange belt! He celebrated by swimming at the gym (after the dinner ceremony at the gym) with Gran & Pop.

Tonight on the way home, I tried to call David. Dennis told me "Mama, you're not following the law of the road. You are not supposed to make any phone calls while you are in a car and driving. And you should never yell real loud in a car because that might distract the driver!". He's right. But the road was blocked on the way home by an accident, and I wanted to make sure David had made it home from the gym earlier. Dennis said "he's probably home sleeping. Or maybe he isn't answering the phone because he's busy building you a love present and he wants it to be a surprise." If only... But we were happy to discover him safely home when we arrived. And then I was able to yell at him for the infraction Dennis told me about in the car as he was buckling his seatbelt. He said "I couldn't get my seatbelt to buckle on the way here, and I told Daddy but he wouldn't help me--he just told me to be really still." Grrrr. Bad anytime, but ESPECIALLY today when the roads were covered in water from heavy rain. Thank goodness nothing happened. It still doesn't diminish my irritation that he couldn't take one minute to help Dennis get safely strapped in. It made me wish I'd brought him to work at the gym with me instead of letting him come later with David. He's too precious to take chances like that!