Cuddles

Part of Caleb's routine for bed includes "cuddles." Mark generally gets to go first while I nurse Ainsley and put her down to sleep, then I go in for my turn.

Me: "Can I get some Caleb cuddles?"
Caleb: "Sure!"

*a moments pause*

Caleb: "After Caleb cuddles, can I get some Mommy cuddles?"

Can't turn that down!

Buggle Gum, Buggle Gum

Caleb chose to read "Buggle Gum, Buggle Gum" (Bubble Gum, Bubble Gum, by Lisa Wheeler) before his nap yesterday. It starts out like this,

"Bubble gum, Bubble gum
Chewy - gooey bubble gum
Icky - sticky bubble gum
melting in the road.

Along comes a toad.
A fine, fat toad.
A fine, fat, wild - SPLAT - wart-backed toad.

Ew! Yuck! The toad got stuck!

Sticky toad, sticky toad,
Bumpy-icky-sticky toad,
Lumpy, grumpy, sticky toad
Sitting in the goo.

Along comes a shrew...a goose...a bee...a crow...

(and) a truck...
A big, blue truck,
A big, blue
- COMIN' THROUGH!-
Honk-Honk truck!"

In order to avoid being hit by this truck, the animals chew the gum and blow a big bubble that,

"Floats them toward the sky as the truck zooms by"

Caleb's comment?

"It's a good thing they moved the buggle gum so the truck didn't get stuck!"

Yes indeed.