I almost almost love you

Garak's new thing is to be "almost almost" ready or "almost almost" finished w/things. So today he comes and gives me a big hug and declares wholeheartedly, "Mommy, I almost almost love you!" He said the same thing to Glama Brlimer at dinner tonight!  Also at dinner he hugged gramma's hand to one side of his face and my hand to the other side and asserted, "I love eeeeverybody at my house!"

Also after a particularly dramatic (on Hayden's part only) time out today, Garak welcomed Hayden back into good standing by asking enthusiastically, "Are you ready to be nice boy? okay COME! play w/me!"

So today we are driving along and I see a woodchuck walking near the side of the road and so I ask the boys, "How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?" and Hayden immediately pretends that he sees a turkey out the window and {in the same rhythm as the woodchuck tongue-twister} says "turkey turkey turkey turkey turkey turkey turkey!" soooo funny!  I love how he plays with language! he is so verbal and "gets" a lot of jokes and funny things.  btw he had never heard that tongue twister before to my knowledge.