Ian's Dreamhouse

I really need to scan the picture in for full effect, but here are the things included in Ian's dream house that he randomly decided to draw:

1) Pool
2) Gim (better known as Gym)
3) Garog (not a mythical creature - a place to park your cars)
4) Dionsor and  Fossils room
5) Trap door (hidden under a chair) to laboratory basement
6) Rocks room
I have to look again, but I'm not sure there was a bedroom or a kitchen.  Priorities...

Pronunciations

upslide down  (Ian age 4) = upside down

hangaburger (Alec age 3) = hamburger

Just gwait! (Alec age 4) =  Just great! (apply worldweary voice and heavy sarcasm when saying this - up on the just, and down on the gwait)

biolynn (Alec age 4) = violin

frump room (Ian through age 7) = front room (aka our living room at the front of the house)

wook (Alec age 4) = look

berry powaful (Alec age 4) = very powerful

Explanation

So my very wise friend told me when I first had kids that I should write things down, because I wouldn't remember them and I would want to.  And I thought, wow, that is such a great idea.  I also thought, how could I possibly forget that?  But eight years into parenting, and I find friends and loved ones telling me little things that I had completely forgotten, stories about my kids that were so dear, or cute, or obnoxious, that they really needed to be documented.  So in a very self-indulgent moment, I decided to start a blog. 

This morning was the inspiration.  My two boys, Ian (8 years old) and Alec (almost 5) were getting ready for their day.  My husband had asked Alec to get his shoes out.  Ian decided that he would help him get them on, so he sat Alec on the bed and started.  As I was walking past the door, I heard Ian talking in an announcers voice.
 "And here he is, ladies and gentleman, getting ready to kick another goal with his left foot right into his sock - he shoots - he scores!  The crowd goes wild.  Now he's up at the goal again, kicking into the sock for his right foot - another goal!"

When I'm old, I hope I will remember that Alec has the nicest big brother in the world.  I hope he remembers it too.