A 3-Year-Old Thanksgiving (PART II)

A couple of years ago I had Carson (who was 3 at the time) tell me what she was thankful for. (http://www.toddstwocents.com/2009/11/what-im-thankful-for-from-our-3-year.html)

Today, I thought I would do the same thing with our current 3-year-old, Jadd. Since he's a boy and Carson is a girl, that means this will be very different. And superheroes will be a big part of it. So here you go...

"Jadd, tell me what you're thankful for."

"Superman."

"Big Batman."

I caught on quickly to what he was doing.

"Buddy, this isn't what you want for Christmas. This is what you're thankful for. Do you know what being thankful means?"

"Yes. It means being happy for stuff you have. I'm thankful for...."

"Superman."

"Batman."

"Those slingy swords."

"Car."

"Whose car?"

"The Target car." (I have no idea what that is.)

"And our car."

"Are you thankful for mommy and daddy?"

"Yes. But I'm thankful for...."

"Spiderman toy."

"Toy Story toys."

"I'm thankful for....."

(He then repeated this line approximately 36 times, so I tried to help refocus his attention.)

"Who are people in your life you love?"

"I love mommy and daddy."

"I love Rachel." (she was sitting next to him)

"I love Hannah." (also next to him)

"I love Capo." (Hannah's dog who was sniffing his leg)

"I love Grammy." (my mom who was not sniffing his leg)

"I love Poppy."

"I love Carson and Avery."

"I love Mommy." (again)

"I love Transformers."

"What about your house?"

"I love MY HOUSE!"

"I love Miss Sherry." (his preschool teacher)

"I love Coppe and Estee." (girls in his preschool class)

"I love Gavin."

"What about Jesus?"

"Yeah. He is true...true...true...true...What did you ask me again?"

At this point, he was more interested in watching HGTV with his aunts than talk to me. So I had to ask him a couple of final questions to get him back on track.

"Jadd, why do we celebrate Thanksgiving?"

"Because it's so awesome!"

"What are you going to eat for dinner tonight?"

"Turkey...and pizza."

"What happened to your eye?"

"I was playing the crack the egg game on the trampoline today. Daddy bounced me and I hurt it on the side of the trampoline." (Not a shining moment for me as a parent.)

"Ok, Jadd. What else do you want to say?"

"Umm...Captain America."

That's code for Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!