Bath Time with Thomas

Silly, cute boy in the bathtub. Before Walker gets in the tub, I always ask him, "Walker? Do you need to go potty?" And his answer is (almost) always "no." Then I'll say, "Are you sure?" And he'll reply with "no" again...clearly having no idea what I mean by those words. :) Now, if his sister needs to go potty before getting in the bathtub, he'll argue with her about who gets to go first because suddenly he needs to go "so so bad." :)

And of course, we have Thomas with us. As I've mentioned before, he's very particular about the Thomases he likes. He always refers to his favorites as "other Thomas" - either "big" or "small" - they are the Thomases that are the most loved. The one he has in this picture is actually the "other Thomas" that his friend Brayden let him borrow (for keeps). It's the only "big Thomas" that he plays with now. This "big Thomas" doesn't have any stickers on his sides anymore and doesn't run on batteries because he's been in the water too often and, well, he's just been loved. A lot. Walker's "small Thomas" has lost almost all of his black paint and lots of his blue paint and his plain wooden body is visible in many, many places. That train has stuck with Walker for a long, long time. So, while the boy has about ten "small Thomas" trains and two "big Thomas" trains, he specifically requests "other Thomas" - either "big" or "small" - and thankfully I know exactly which one he wants. 

Ever since Brayden let Walker "borrow" Thomas, Walker has requested to "buy" (he means "borrow") things from other friends' houses. This doesn't go over so well with other kids, and it's hard trying to explain that my son is throwing a fit because he can't take a toy from someone's house. :-/

At one point I let out some of the water in the tub, and Walker cupped his hand to his ear and said, "Who burpin'?" :)

My favorite picture of the cutie pie. He's a stinker; don't let that smile fool you. :) He tried to convince me at the store the other day that the wording on the front of a Hot Wheels package said, "Take this toy home to your house today." Um, I don't think so. Good try, Buddy. He said that the cars go "super duper super duper super super super duper super duper super duper super super super duper fast." (And yes, about halfway through I start to wonder how many "supers" and "dupers" he's gonna throw in there. It's always a lot!)