“Can we play in the park at that castle?” Some of the houses in our neighborhood are quite grand and some of those grand house have pretty epic play structures in their backyards. Ivan is more than interested in trespassing.

A: We’re gonna have a good time. (sung)
i: No, that’s the Beatles.

Ivan was not interested in going to bathtime at all until Eric introduced the game “Does it sink or float?” Now, we find a plastic toy or kitchen utensil or other household item to test for buoyancy and Ivan gets into bath with no issues to test his theory. If we could just come up with a scientific test that he would need to don his pajamas to perform.

A: Ivan, why are you surly?
i: No, I’m Mike. You’re Sully.

“Ring around the table. Pockets full of bagel. Xylophone Xylophone – we all dive in.” Ivan likes adapting lyrics – this version of Ring Around the Rosie sure beats his oft repeated “Scooby Dooby Doo, where are poo?” Poo remains hilarious for Ivan.

Today while strollering through the neighborhood we learned that Ivan and I can recite the entirety of Knufflebunny by Mo Willems verbatim. Ivan’s “wumpy flappy” and “snurp” are too cute.

Ivan is having trouble transitioning his wardrobe to warmer weather. It took several weeks before he would give up his mittens and hat when leaving the house. Now, he is very wary of shorts or wearing short sleeved shirts. Then he just sweats and looks pink in his long sleeves. We’ll make the transition, but he remains certain that he wants long sleeves and pants.

Anytime someone in the family says, “Me too!” Ivan will say “Me three!”
Mostly it goes a little like this:
i: Peeps are my favorite!
e: Me too.
i: Me three.