Adventures in Bennionland

Will, Eric and I are sitting in the front room. Will just got out of bed and Eric is getting ready to leave for work.

Will is telling Eric about Clifford. He mentions to Eric that Clifford went to Shangra-Large. Of course neither Eric or I really understand what he is saying – not because of clarity but because we’d never heard Shangra-Large before. And so the conversation goes…

Eric – You mean Shangra-La?
Will – No. They went to Shangra-Large.
Eric – Oh, Shangra- LODGE.
Will – No. Shagra-Large. Like large.
Eric – Oh. Large like big.
Will – Large, like a large Diet Coke.

Today was the last day of Will’s K.I.D.S program through our community center. It has been one of the best things for him as he learned to make friends and have time without Mom and Walker around.

Of course I was emotional about it – though I couldn’t decide if I was sad (a) because it was over and it’s such a wonderful thing for him or (b) because it’s over for me and it’s been a good thing for me Will was actually apathetic about the whole thing – when I asked him if he was going to miss it he remarked simply “No.”. Well ok.

He made some cute things over the course of his preschool. I think I’m going to save a couple of them and then scan the rest. With the digital age there is just no need to store everything on hand. So having a couple of digital copies of his crafts will be good enough for us.

One of the things he made over the last few months that we (parents) got on the last day was a book set to the story of Down on Grandpa’s Farm. He had cut out shapes to make a scarecrow, barns, and different animals. It is more than adorable. The best part is the “about the illustrator” page. The teachers asked each kid to tell about themselves and the teachers wrote it down. Here is Will’s:

“Will is four. He lives in California with Papa, KK, and Mommy and Daddy. They have a black and white dog. Will likes the color white. His favorite food is crispy white cheese. He likes to play with propellers. He loves to visit the Jelly Belly Factory. When Will grows up he would like to be a builder.”

Don’t ask me what crispy white cheese is – I’m still trying to figure it out! It’s the cutest thing and fortunately Walker doesn’t realize he got kicked out of the house.

When I finally did get him to tell me what he’d miss about preschool, his answer was ‘Ryan, the helper’. He really bonded with Ryan especially because in the Fall, while we were traveling back and forth to see Grandpa Bob, Will wasn’t comfortable with being in class and sat with Ryan.

All of his teachers were fantastic and we appreciate the nine months of learning they’ve helped to give Will.

Mrs. Jackson

Mrs. Weidman

Ryan

This morning I left the boys at the breakfast table while I ran in to make my bed.

This conversation followed:

Will: “You want me to be the boss?”
Walker: “No, I’m is the boss.”
Will: “NO I’M THE BOSS!”
(So I decide to participate, yelling from the bedroom)
Me: “No I’m the boss.”
Walker: “Mommy said she’s the boss.”
Will: “No I’m the boss.”
Walker: “No I wanna be boss.”
Me: “Walker, you be the boss of you and Will you be the boss of yourself.”
Walker: “Ok. I’m is the boss of Walker.”
Will: “No I am the boss of EVERYONE.”