Big And Strong!

In our house, we have this ever-expanding list of things that will make us "Big And Strong."  I have no idea where it started, but Sebastian really caught the Big And Strong bug and we just ran with it.  He needs to finish his breakfast, because that will make him Big And Strong.  He has to eat all of his vegetables because it will make him Big And Strong.  He should have an apple instead of a piece of chocolate because that will make him Big And Strong.  Audrey's in on it too, but that figures: she has secret dreams of towering over everyone and b-slapping them at her whim.  We're all going to be the little faceless city residents and Audrey will be Godzilla in a princess dress with a Hulk mask.  If vegetables can make that happen, she's all for it.

Sebastian found our list incomplete and has made it his mission to educate us on things that can help us to grow bigger and stronger.  Here are some, in no particular order:
Hot Dogs
Butter
Cake (all kinds)
Cool Whip
Nerds
Ketchup
Cadbury Cream Eggs
Soda (aka "Spice")
Fruit Snacks (Ice Age, Avengers, and Brave varieties so far)
Mayonnaise
Popsicles (pronounced "pocksible")
Ice Cream

He's also recognizing the value of activities that will make you Big And Strong, like:
Playing Trumpet
Coloring with Sidewalk Chalk
Brushing Your Teeth (good one!)
Throwing the Dog's Ball Over the Fence So a Grown-up Has to Go Get It
Watering Plants (I like it...)
Using the Hose in General, Especially with the Spray Nozzle
Watching Mom Do the Laundry

By the way, Picking Up Your Toys is an activity that has been specifically noted to NOT make you Big And Strong.  And even if two parents say this and get Audrey to nod along, it's really not going to change Sebastian's Facts.

It's an ongoing adventure, and I get a little exhausted keeping track.  I took a little break from Being Watched Doing The Laundry (which makes Moms Big And Strong) and sat in our recliner, which still had a back massager set up and plugged in from the other night when Aaron had a little back pain.  I sat and closed my eyes.

Suddenly, the chair started vibrating at full-force - the seat, the lower back, and the upper back.  I opened my eyes in surprise to find Sebastian holding the remote control with a big grin on his face.  He switched the controls at random, increasing and decreasing the vibration, and then dropped the remote on the floor.  My butt and upper back were going strong, but the lower back was completely off, and the heat function was just starting to make itself known.  I struggled to maneuver out of the shaking seat to find the remote control.

"There Mom!  The seat is shaking your heiny!  Does that feel GREAT?  When the SEAT shakes your HEINY, THAT's when you grow BIG AND STRONG!"

Thanks Kid.  When I stop shaking, I'll add it to the list.