Boys will be boys...

First, I have to apologize for the recent posts that are, well, gross. But I live with boys. What else would you expect?

Having three (well, four, I guess) boys in the home I rarely get a day where I'm not totally grossed out. Boys are seriously gross. I can't compare them to girls in general, but compared to me and my habits, boys are gross. And this makes them so funny.

A PERFECT example of what a typical day holds for me can be seen in the following conversation I just had with Bryce (who is three).

I'm in making my bed. My parents are coming over for Cinco de Mayo and I want the house to at least look like civilized people live here. Bryce comes in with a Nerf sword in hand and says "Mom, my underwear is in my bum." He looks slightly perplexed, which is humorous because he also looks slightly intimidating with his sword. This "underwear in the bum" thing he is referring to must not happen often.

I ask "It is? That's too bad. Do you know what that is called?" Now I'm not asking him this question because I want to increase his already "three-year-old-potty-mouth" vocabulary. I asked him this because there is a movie preview for Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel where Alvin jumps up and yells "It's wedgie-time!" and my kids have, for months, been yelling that in the privacy of our home and, unfortunately, when we are out in public.

Bryce thinks for a minute about my question and then says "Hot Sauce?" Really? You think your underwear in your bum is called hot sauce? What does he think Bryan is putting on his food all the time? I laughed. Poor guy didn't know what was so funny. This whole matter is very serious to him. I also found it funny that for months he's been yelling "It's wedgie-time!" and really had no idea what he was yelling about.

I laughed and told him what is was called. He smiled, like "Oh, yeah, I know what that word is now." I could see the stars aligning in his head.

Then he asks me, in all seriousness, "Mom, can you get my bum out of my underwear?" Poor guy, he is having a serious issue, and all I can do is laugh at him!