Monsters

For some reason Alex & Zachary love talking about monsters. Maybe it's a boy thing. They fight imaginary monsters, pretend that they (or mom or dad) are monsters, and just talk about them in general alot. We do have one movie about monsters, Monsters Inc., but those monsters are nice for the most part. Luckily, all this monster talk doesn't keep them awake at night but......Zachary does ask about monsters getting him quite often when he's in his bed ready for nap or nighttime. He doesn't seem really scared but he asks about them. I've started telling him that he doesn't have to worry about monsters because mom & dad take care of them and they can't get in the house. This seems to make him pretty happy. But then, what exactly does mom do to keep the monsters out? You can't just have a simple answer and leave it at that. Well......mom gives the monsters a hi-ya! kick, or a one-two punch, or I put them in a headlock and give them a knuckle sandwich (they love talking about knuckle sandwiches too). I never thought I'd been having conversations like that with my kids but it's kinda cute and it makes them happy.