Simon says....

When we were thinking up a name for Simon, we were in distress. We couldn't agree on anything. Seth wanted Angus and I wanted to name him Cash. My mom actually picked out his name. A name that we'd not even considered but when I heard it, I fell in love. And so did Seth and so Simon was named Simon Patrick Mac Ingram. It was a different name, I didn't know any other kids with that name at that point in time but it was also "normal" and easy to spell and pronounce and people didn't say "Where'd you come up with that one?!?" when I told them his name. Shortly after naming him(but before he was born) I thought how much fun he'd have playing on the game-name of "Simon Says". Never in a million years thought I would be blogging about all the funny and crazy stuff that "Simon Says". I mean who thinks that they'd have more than one kid is a total show-out and loves to entertain?

Simon is now a month shy of 4 years old and he is, for lack of a better word...awesome. He's hilarious. Cate was this way at his age, I should have known that being raised with Seth Ingram as your Papa could only mean that you are raised to be a natural clown. Lately we've gotten used to it. He's just funny. He doesn't even mean to me funny but he is. SO funny!

Lisa: "Simon, are you busy on July 9th?"

Simon: "Nope"

Lisa: "Could you do me a favor and carry a pillow at mine and Uncle Jonathan's wedding?"

Simon: Nodding to say yes

Lisa: "You'll get to dress up..."

Simon "I'm gonna be BATMAN!!!!"

While at Grandma's, where I had dropped him and his siblings off so I could go grocery shopping, when I had returned and was ready to collect my kids and go home:

Me: "Simon get in the van right now"

Simon: Runs and 'hides' behind the basketball goal pole

Me: "Simon do you want a spanking?"

Simon: sticking his fingers in his ears "Lalalalala, I can't hear you....lalalala"

Me: Giving Simon a spanking.

Me: "Simon let's get ready for bed, baby."

Simon: "not now mama, I'm busy fighting the bad guys away..." Hee-yah! Hiiiiii-yah! Swoosh, swish, bing, bong, ching! uuugghhhh, ahhhh *sigh*......ok they're dead, did you get my dinosaur jammies?"

Simon: "Liam cannot play with my nerf gun, it is very dangerous and can kill people and it is NOT for babies."

Me: "Your nerf gun is not dangerous, it cannot kill people, and Liam can play with it because you were not playing it first"

Simon: "You are WRONG mama! It is very dangerous and he will kill you with it. You have to put it back in Papa's gun closet!"

Me: giving Simon another spanking for being a turd.

*we don't have a "gun closet" we have a gun cabinet that stays locked at all times in our bedroom where the children are not allowed*

Simon on Cate:

Simon: "Cate's being a brat."

Simon: "Cate's being a drama queen"

Simon: "Cate is impossible"

Simon: "Cate is ridiculous"

Simon: "Cate hates the world"

Simon: "Cate is my best friend"

Simon on Liam:

Simon: "Liam is a baby"

Simon: "Liam is a crybaby"

Simon: "Liam is gross"

Simon: "Liam did it"

Simon: "Liam is my best friend."

Simon on me:

Simon: "Mama, you crushed my heart."

Simon: "Mama you don't love me"

Simon: "Mama you are mean to me"

Simon: "Mama you are pretty today"

Simon: " Mama, you are my best friend"

Simon on Papa:

Simon: "I'm Papa's big helper"

Simon: "I'm almost as big as Papa!"

Simon: "I'm Papa's little buddy"

Simon: "Look at me, I can do exercise like Papa"

Simon: "Papa is gone, can we have ice cream for breakfast now?"

Simon: "Papa is my best friend"

Simon on himself:

Simon: "I'm Iron man"

Simon: "I'm Superman"

Simon: "I'm batman"

Simon: "I'm a rockstar"

Simon: "I'm a combine"

Simon: "I'm Awwwesome!!!!"

Simon also dances, among his many talents. This is his futterwacken....