My little guy is turning 3 on Friday (expect a big post later about all the cutesy details that makes up his um, celebration, as I'm calling it). So today, I decided to ask him what he wanted to be when he grows up. Well, after a few moments of looking at me like I was completely wasting his time, he responded by telling me "Mommy". Let's face it...I've trained my almost-3-year old that the answer to all of my silly questions, Who is your favorite person?, Who makes the best brownies? Who has the best hair?...is Mommy. When I let him know I wanted a REAL answer, he got more aggitated and told me that he doesn't know, but he will go to work and I can come with him, and he is probably going to buy a car from where Daddy works. As any mother would, I go into oh-no-my-child-hasn't-chosen-a-life-path mode and instantly tried to talk to him about all sorts of wonderful career paths he can choose from. At one moment I may have mentioned the term engineering. To a child enjoying his last days as a 2 year old. Let's just get it together, Mrs. Jones. It made me giggle (yes, I giggle) to think of this little boy growing up. Good grief, I remember this child's first day of life and the long nine months before then. Mr. Jones and I picked out Graham's name when I was watching the movie "The Holiday" and we both mentioned that we liked Jude Law's character's name, Graham. So, when I picture Graham grown up, I picture him looking like Jude Law...hopefully not acting like him, hence the let's-explore-our-career-options-at-age-3 discussion. Then I giggled even harder when I thought about what I would say if he asked me what I wanted to be when I grow up (which he didn't, because I was WAY more into this conversation than he was). Well, the first thought that popped into my head was Kate Middleton (my brain INSTANTLY screamed GET REAL) and my immediate next thought was Meryl Streep. I mean, how calm, cool, and collected is Meryl Streep? Yes, most definitely sticking with that one. So there you have it, I will one day be Meryl and Graham, Jude Law. As for Mr. Jones and Oliver, they have decided that too much growing up is unnecessary, and I'm not going to argue with them. It would be so un-Meryl of me.
PS-Speaking of someone I want to be when I grow up, take a look at our recent family night...Pioneer Woman themed. Mr. Jones did a dramatic reading of The Pioneer Woman's book Charlie the Ranch Dog (Graham is obsessed with this book) and I made a mean batch of
Sour Cream Enchiladas courtesy of The Pioneer Woman.
PPS-As of June 6th, Oliver is finally saying Mommy!! Yes! Now I can ask him silly questions...
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