"Xx"-tra Long Bedtime Stories

Let me begin by saying that it is always a privilege to read a bedtime story to the C-monster. Sometimes privileges can be tiresome though. At the end of the day all you need is a long bedtime story with tiny font. Did you know there are three naughty trains that say no before "The Little Engine That Could" finally says yes? Besides being a lot of rejection for a little kid to handle, that is a long story.

That is why it is always a little disheartening to open a book to find a gigantic "Aa" on the first page. I know the alphabet well and know there are 25 letters that follow "Aa." Ultimately, that makes for a long bedtime story. Sometimes that forces mommy and daddy to cheat a little. There is a little part of me that worries Cayden will get to the first grade and discover that there are letters between "Dd" and "Pp."

Perhaps the saving grace of such a book is waiting to see what the author choose to do with "Xx." I have seen an "Ii"ce cream truck and I have seen a "Ff"ire truck, but I have never seen an "Xx"-ray truck. Really? An X-ray truck--is that the best they can think of. And eXcited starts with and "Ee" not an "Xx."

Check out my GUSSELS!

Well, it doesn't get much cuter than this. The C-Monster is now about 3 weeks into his P90x training, and the results speak for themselves. Just check out these before and after pictures!

The C-monster does not always get his syllables right. As a result, he is showing off his gussels here (muscles.)