Lyman Wit

Lyman is our favorite, and smartest "boy that is the oldest" in our family.  He is always thinking and it is always amusing when he shares those thoughts with us.

For example, whenever he tastes something he really likes - a dinner I make, dessert or candy he fancies - whatever, he will say afterwards in only the way he can how much he liked that food.  He paints a picture of the ultimate in living when it comes to that food.  He says "I wish I had a house made of this."  Because we all know that if something is really good, you want to surround yourself with it and in the little working gears of his mind having a house made of Lemon Creme cake would be the best thing in the world.

On Saturday, Andy and I were lazying around in bed at the degenerate hour of 8 am!  Our kids were pestering us to get our of bed and we were happily ignoring them - relishing in having no real reason to get up yet.  Lyman said something how we should get up because it was already 8 o'clock!  Andy said we didn't need to because it was Saturday.  I told him that when you are a parent you can do anything you want.  Lyman responds "Like eat as much candy as you want?"  Softly chuckling to ourselves we responded in the affirmative.   After a moments consideration Lyman said "When I am a parent I am going to get up at midnight and go downstairs to play in the basement, if I have one."  This is where we outright laughed.  I love the way his mind seems to imagine life as an adult in terms of childhood desires.