Breakfast in Bed

I wanted to show my husband how grateful I was to him for taking care of me this weekend. I made him some french toast and strawberries to be eaten in bed, alone. I needed Mike's help opening the baby gates and bedroom door so I could bring the tray up to Erik. I said to Michael,"Wake up Daddy quietly and gently.

"HEY DADDY, WAKE UP, BREAKFAST IN BED!!!.".

Mike said, "Mom I am going to stay up here and keep Daddy company ok?".
"Hey Daddy I can pour your syrup for you?".
"Hey Daddy can I smell your coffee?".

I brought them the S.F. Chronicle and they went through the electronics ads and comics together. And yes that is a SpongeBob Squarepants towel on my bed I was worried about getting syrup and coffee on my down comforter. Especially since Mike was wiggling around next to Erik.

I am really enjoying this 5 year old stage. They are still small enough to be cute and the stuff Mike comes up with sometimes just cracks me up!!

Mike is old enough now to figure out that his grandma isn't married to his grandpa. I had my mom in the van with us the other day when he figured it out. My mom and I looked at each other and she confirmed that her and Grandpa Rankin were no longer married (for 35 years but we didnt' tell him that) and then she gushed on about how wonderful Grandma Cherie is. That's my beloved step-mom and she is wonderful and her and my Dad have been married for over 20 years. To top off that conversation Mike burped and said, "Yummy donuts!". Which had me and my mom laughing hysterically because the last time Mike had donuts was 3 hours ago, gross! Only a 5 year old would think it's yummy to burp up 3 hour old donuts.

I thought this conversation was over but as we drove home hours later, Mike suddenly blurts out,
"Hey Mom?"
"Yes"
"Grandpa dumped Grandma?"
I swear to G-d I swerved. I was laughing so hard I almost had to pull over, especially since I was driving over Highway 17, a very dangerous 2 lane mountain freeway.
"No! Grandpa didn't dump Grandma! They just weren't best friends anymore."

Dumped?! I can't believe he used the word dumped in a sentence regarding his grandparents' divorce. Hilarious.