Oliver

I babysit one of the sweetest little boys.
Oliver.
he's 4
and a genius
and so much fun

we usually spend our time talking about very complicated maters dealing with recycling, demolition, trucks, machinery, trains... you know all of those things I know nothing about, but Oliver knows everything.

he is so smart. and he should be with a scientist father and a creative, writer for a mother.
but he's not so smart that he's not cute you know... he talks soooo cute and says things so funny

and he's like a fish in the water.  we like to go to the pool a lot.  the other day after we had spent a day at the pool I asked him what his favorite part was and he said "hugging you" haha!
after he would swim the entire length of the pool I would be kinda be hovering over him to see if he needed help & he'd jump on me and give me a big bear hug :)

Here are some more adorable things he said recently :

Me - what is your Daddy's name??
O- daddy

Me - no his other name
O - oh, Dr. Sobering!

Me- are you excited about going to NYC for Christmas!?
O- yea.... but I'd really like to go to Paris.  (he was born in Paris, but hasn't been there since he was a baby... but talks about it alll the time!!)

I'm a dog! want to see me walk on 3 legs??

I'm starving cold!!!

Thanks Kelsey!! You're the best person ever!! (after I got him a truck off the top shelf)

O- How old is your husband Lee?
Me - 23
O- AND you're 23!! Mommies and Daddies are the same age!!

Kelsey, you're 23, and on your birthday you'll be 24.... that's not so old.

O- we're on an airplane
Me - where are we going??
O- Canada!
Me- really? where in Canada?
O- there's only 1 city in Canada Kelsey.

 

 we like to make stuff too

this is a trans steamer or something like that.

househusband

Lee and I are totally in the wrong roles.

 I should be the "breadwinner" for this family
and he should be home cooking and cleaning and probably raising our future children.

 Last Friday ended finals (yea!! and of course he did amazing)  so I am being thrown back in to the world of actually having a husband again... and it's great!!!

I have been babysitting everyday this week about 6 hours a day (at the pool and beach mostly so no complaints here... and we could use some money around Christmas)
While I'm out babysitting Lee has been home alllll day, because lets face it he'd rather never go anywhere.  He's been catching up on a few shoes and playing video games and basically giving his brain a much, much needed break

One day I came home to ALL the laundry washed and folded , dishes done, dinner cooked, AND he baked cookies!!  The man has never baked in his life.
maybe he was bored
but I don't care, I could get used to this!!

Unfortunately with his chosen career path I doubt he'll be helping out around the house quite as much in the future.
but that doesn't mean that I always have to stay home and deal with it either, right??
as soon as I'm not in a foreign country where I'm not allowed to work I will be getting a job & hiring a housekeeper.  or at least investing in a dishwasher and having some kids to take over the chores :)