Henry will be: A Politician, A Philosopher, or a Lawyer

Today, Henry, who has begun the filthy habit of fibbing, surprised me with a little philosophy. He had been in his room during naptime, but not napping. Mostly just saying "Mommy, come in here, I don't want to nap." Knowing that he really needed a nap due to being up most of the past two nights, I kept going in there and saying, "Nope, you can't come out until you've had a nap. You at least have to go to sleep." Then, I would go back to my computer and listen on the baby monitor. I could hear him the whole time - singing, coughing, etc. So, I knew he had not actually gone to sleep. He finally kept calling for me. So, I asked him "Henry did you go to sleep?" Yes, he insisted. I could tell from his little smile and the way he was acting (and because I knew the actual truth) that he was lying! I said,
"Henry, is that the truth?"
"What does truth mean?"
"Well, truth is when you are saying what really happened. It's the real thing. It's not making things up."
I ellaborated a bit more on definitions and he asked a few more questions.
Finally I said, "Henry, tell me the real truth. Did you go to sleep and take a nap or no? I know you did not. You aren't telling me the truth."
Then, he replied, "Mommy, I'm telling my truth and you are telling your truth."

At that, I couldn't help but crack up laughing. Mommy: 0, Henry 1

Henry Va a Mexico

We all went to Mexico this past week with Rose, Adam, and Eliana Koransky. The beach was beautiful, the water perfect, the weather amazing, the food spectacular, the company excellent, and in general relaxing. However, we all got sick with pretty bad colds, and Henry spent some down time with fever; But all in all, it was a great time. Henry learned tons of new Spanish words, and really loved getting some good quality time with his best little cute friend, Eliana. Ben earned a new nickname "Whiskers" which all of the street vendors called him. Rose showed us the best spots in town to eat and was the best tour guide one could hope for. Adam and I discovered a mutual love for solitaire and Yahtzee. And, we all discovered that it's best to generally stick to Tequila instead of Mexican water. Rose and Adam (and Sandra & Crash), thanks for being such great hosts!

See all of our pics at: http://www.creativepickle.com/mexico/