Two Year Olds

You know they sure are funny sometimes.  I often wonder how in the world Ethan thinks up some of the things that he does.  

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The other day, we bought Ethan a little baby pool.  Well, we decided to let him try it out that evening (which has become our ritual now).  Well, Ethan loved it!  But, he didn't want to wear his bathing suit.  I didn't think anything of it, and let him play in it naked. 

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Two days ago, I decide that we are going to go play in the baby pool.  I get my suit on, I put sunscreen on Ethan, and strip him down to nothing.  I told him he could pick his bathing suit.  Did he want the orange one, or the purple one.  (oh and his suits from last year, still fit! YES! They are actually a little big on him.  He has no baby fat anywhere anymore!)  He picked the purple one (his new favorite color), so I get it and start to try and put it on him.  He loses it!  He starts to run around naked, screaming, crying, and yelling "NO PURPLE ONE!"  

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Okay, I think, maybe he wanted the orange one.  Nope.  More running, crying, and screaming "NO ROUGE!!!"  (that's orange by the way)  I'm just standing there dumbfounded.  I mean what do I do?  LOL I couldn't even catch him to put his diaper back on.  I chase him for a few  minutes, he's still screaming and crying that he wants to go in the pool.  Then he does it.  He pees.  Of course he's going to pee.  Want to know what he peed on?  My cooking magazines, our Ensign, and Our Little Lutheran Magazine.  Lovely.  

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After I finish cleaning that up, I go looking for my now quiet boy.  He's in the cat room playing with Chip, still naked of course.  He sees me and says "purple one mama".  So I put the purple on him, no problem.  

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We go outside, start playing in the pool.  Things are going well until he remembers. He didn't want to wear a swimsuit.  He starts pulling at his suit trying to take it off, crying yet again!  He keeps on and on.  So finally, I take him out, take him inside, wrestle a diaper on him, and he runs around crying about the "ool, the ool".  

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I turn on The Land Before Time, our saving grace, and all is good again.  He hasn't had a problem with his swimsuit since then.  So I have no idea what was the big deal.  You know, you don't know what they are thinking.  I was exhausted after that episode and we took a nap together! 

The picture at the top, is of Ethan in his "purple one".