“Mom!” said Bean. “I LOVE MY TREAT CUP!”
“I’m so glad, Beanie!”
“I just love my treat cup so much!”
“Good, Beanie! That’s so great! You’re such a big boy!”
“See? I just stick my hand in there and – BAM! – I pull out a Goldfish!”
“Here, I’ll bring it over to you and show you how it works…”
“Whooooooaaa! I’m going down! I’m going down!”
“Geez, Mom,” said Beanie. “You’re not even gonna put down the camera?”
“I think you got it,” I said. “I have faith in you.”
“My life just flashed before my eyes, Dude.”
“Oh, but look!” said Bean. “A Goldfish fell out!”
“Oh, hey, Lucy,” said Bean. “Do you want a Goldfish?”
“No, Beanie,” I said. “We don’t give food to the dogs.”
“Don’t be such a Debbie Downer, Mom,” said Bean. “Here Lucy!”
“Bean!” I shouted. “I said NO, SIR!”
“BEAN! NO!” I shouted. “We do NOT feed the dogs!”
“Geez, Mom…” said Bean. “Don’t get your panties in a wad!”
“Pssstt…here Lucy,” Bean whispered.
“That’s it, Beanie,” I said. “I’m taking your treat cup away now.”
“But it wasn’t even my fault!” Bean whined.
“Well, whose fault was it?”
“It was Lucy’s fault!”
“Well, I’ll just hold on to this treat cup and then neither of you will be tempted,” I said.
“Oh, Mom,” said Bean. “Can I please have my cup back? Pu-pu-pu-please?”
“No, buddy,” I said.
“What if I get up in your face and make cute noises and blubber into your neck and bat my eyelashes at you? Can I have it back then?”
“No.”
“You’re cold, Mom. Real cold.”
1) Kendra: HAHA! I love your conversations with Bean. (07.02.2010 09:31am)
2) Diana @ A Little Bit of Life: Does this same technique work on husband's that sneak the dog spicy pork rinds and Tabasco Slim Jim's? (07.02.2010 09:34am)
3) Jordan: oh bean! My neighbors son (similar age) loves to sit by the dog bowl and feed their lab 1 piece of kibble at at time. He's so cute and happy while doing it! But based on what I've heard about Lucy's weight issue and love of food I have a feeling she may bite someone's hand off if it got between her and her kibble. (07.02.2010 09:35am)
4) Alyssa: I love Bean's smile as he is feeding Lucy. You've got a sneaky one n your hands ;) (07.02.2010 09:40am)
5) Katy @ MonsterProof: Hahaha! You caused inappropriate laughter in my office. Thanks! (07.02.2010 09:41am)
6) Tiffany: Tee hee. One of my favorite Bean-versations yet! (07.02.2010 09:45am)
7) Erin: That is adorable! I love it even more because my beautiful 14 month old niece (she and bean should meet, it'd be puppy luv at first site), is in town visiting and my sister says NO Ma'am to her all the time just like you say NO, SIR! <3 it! (07.02.2010 09:47am)
8) Maybelline: I loooove the last part of the conversation!!!!! and the pic just made it ery clear!!!! (07.02.2010 10:04am)
9) Maybelline: very clear is what I wanted to write (07.02.2010 10:04am)
10) courtney: My two miniature dachsunds have both gained about 4 lbs since my son turned 1 almost 2 years ago. That may not seem like a lot unless you're only supposed to weigh 12 lbs and it's 1/3 of your total weight that you gained. Needless to say they are both (supposed to be) on a diet. Yeah, we'll see how that goes :) (07.02.2010 10:05am)
11) Lori @ I Can Grow People: Porter hasn't started feeding our cats yet. He likes food too much, I think. Aren't those treat cups the greatest thing?! (07.02.2010 10:06am)
12) Melissa: I love when you have conversations with Bean to go along with his pictures! (07.02.2010 10:20am)
13) Lee Ann: Don't you hope you have this much insight into his thought process as he grows into his adolescent and teen years? (Hmmm... or maybe not?) (07.02.2010 10:28am)
14) Robin: These are my favorite posts! Love to hear about the "conversations" you and Bean have during the day. That kid can talk! :-) (07.02.2010 11:08am)
15) Tressa: To stinkin cute!!! Haven't heard that one in a while...."don't get your panties in a wad" LOL But his face seriously looks like that's what he is thinking!! LOVE IT (07.02.2010 11:46am)
16) Tabitha (From Single to Married): Aren't kids great? Right now I'm having a hard time keeping our dog, Oscar, from licking our little four month old. But I have a feeling that in a few short months, I'll be telling our baby to leave the dog alone. Funny how that works! (07.02.2010 01:45pm)
17) Abby @ They Lend Me Their Hearts: HAHAHAHA! I love those posts!! I think they're my favorite! I started cracking up at the first 2 pictures:o) (07.02.2010 02:23pm)
18) Jen at Cabin Fever: Haha. Too cute! Love the little story. Must be tough to resist that little guy! Cabin Fever in Vermont (07.02.2010 03:08pm)
19) Alaina: ha, I love the look on his face with the first few pictures...too funny! (07.02.2010 03:34pm)
20) Kathleen: You are so great with dialogue. These are my favorite entries, when you write these convo's between you and Bean. These and when you are super brave and honest about what you're going through. you rock. xoxo (07.02.2010 03:48pm)
21) Mendi McCormick: We loved those little treat cups in the beginning...now Palmer knows how to push the flaps back and dump everything on the floor :( Silly kids! (07.02.2010 05:23pm)
22) Jess: I love the posts that Bean "narrates." You can`t beat that for cuteness! (07.02.2010 10:59pm)
23) Mindee@ourfrontdoor: I love it when you do this. :) (07.03.2010 09:26am)
24) Megan: HILARIOUS!! And it gives me some deja vu! Q-Tip is doing the EXACT same thing with Dolly out of the exact same cup and hold on to your hat...with goldfish!! lol... Megan http://reddirtandcrazy.blogspot.com/ (07.05.2010 03:15pm)
25) Amy: Where did you buy that snack cup and what is the brand? I've been trying to find something that would work well for my just turned 1 year old son. I use those formula dispensers, but he lifts the cap and dumps them all out, and then I have a gold fish aquarium on my carpets. I'm hoping I'd have better luck with something like you have for Bean. (07.06.2010 08:14am)
26) Katie: We use the Munchkin brand from Target. Like Mindy commented, Bean knows how to hold the flaps back and dump everything out of them, so they either require supervision or lots of patience! But he's getting better at not dumping things out. I think he likes the obstacle of trying to pull out the snack, so that keeps him busy. They are about $5 for 2 snack traps. (07.06.2010 12:25pm)
27) memyselfandi: You are made of sterner stuff than I am. I would have given back the cup and smothered him in kisses. (07.09.2010 12:35am)