Henry-isms

Some recent highlights from the world of Henry:
- Henry likes to pretend to be a kitty, and does so frequently. Often, in the middle of a conversation, he'll start mrowing. "And you're the mama kitty, and Dad is the daddy kitty, and I'm the boy kitty." When he's a kitty, he insists that you refer to his hands as paws.
- Henry and his classmates at preschool are pretty inventive when it comes to making up games, which led to the following conversation recently:
Henry: "And I was being Velma."
Me [figures out the kids were playing Scooby-Doo]: "Oh. And who was Scooby-Doo?"
Henry: "Holden." [Further discussion on what kids were what characters, and what Holden as Scooby-Doo was doing.]
Me: "So what was Velma doing?"
Henry: "Velma was running around the playground." [This is pretty much what Henry does outside.]
Me: "Oh, so just running around?"
Henry (suddenly serious): "Velma has very IMPORTANT work to do!"
Me: "Yeah, she has to solve the mystery, right?"
Henry: "YES!"

- I was getting ready to take Henry out for pancakes on our Friday off together, and as usual, he was being EXTREMELY poky getting ready.
Me: "Come on, Henry, those pancakes aren't going to eat themselves!"
Henry: "Yeah, 'cause they don't have mouths!"

- A sweet moment before bed:
Henry: "Mom, if you go somewhere without me....I'll miss you."

- Henry is having some Angry Birds gummi candies for dessert. I tell him he can have five. There are different kinds - red bird, black bird, blue bird, yellow bird, and a green piggie.
Me [counts out 4 gummi candies]: "Okay, you can have one more. Which kind do you want?"
Henry says nothing, but looks at me and holds up his index finger.
Me: "Henry? Which kind do you want?"
Henry: "Mom, that was my blue bird finger."