Moe Brokey

Moe's recent streak of destruction (a partial list):

• Popped a dozen keys off laptop keyboard.
• Ripped countless pages from paperback and board books.
• Painted clothes, hands, legs and Robey's bedroom carpet with craft paint.
• Tore sheets off crib mattress and threw all crib contents on floor.
• Painted face with waterproof lipstick.
• Removed and un-sorted socks from sock drawer.
• Permanently pushed out TV on/off button.
• Lost batteries from two remotes.
• Emptied entire toy box all over floor.
• Tore border off Mardi Gras puzzle.
• Emptied and trashed contents of Robey's backpack.
• Ripped plastic covers off countless DVD cases.

Comments

[Marcy]

Sounds like Max. I remember when he tore the chair rail off his bedroom wall at about Moe's age. He also flipped a table upside down and removed the legs, we had to start taking everything out of his room at (what we liked to call) naptime! Just wait untill Moe climbs out of his crib, he'll have so much fun destroying things when you think he's napping!

[stan]

I love Moe. He's fun.

[Rachel]

Is the sheer fact that he's so dang cute the only thing saving his life right now? Because he definitely has that working for him.......

[Erika]

Wow. Boys sound destructive!

[Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah]

There's our Crapper!

[karen]

You'll definitely have a lot to tell him about this phase in his life when he's around 10 or so.

I don't remember my son, Zach- doing things like that, but then- God gave me Maeve. She's the artist in our family. Our walls are all scribbled upon. She's almost five and still breaking things. Maybe it's an "M" thing- Maeve Breaky?

I'll have to send you a picture or two- so you can see who we are:0).

[jen]

I love Moe's craziness. That innocent face -- he could ALMOST persuade me that he didn't do those things.

[Mich]

Stan read this to me out loud and for some reason, I thought he said that Robey did all these things. I was like, "Oh my God! What is wrong with him? What happened? Maybe he had an allergic reaction or something!" And then he said it was Moe, and I was like, "OH GOOD."

[Rick/Dad]

Then Moe has this side.

Grandpa Rick was in his office in the basement and the TV just happened to be tuned to American Idol. Moe was in the next room playing with his toys. I heard him talking to himself about Cookie Monster, as he looked at a toy. I asked him to show me Cookie. He got up and came to me with his toy. As he passed the TV he paused a couple of feet from me, turned and listened to this young woman singing a Celine Dion hit. He stood transfixed as the young singer belted out the last few bars of the song. When she finished her performance, Moe placed the Cookie Monster toy on the stool near me and clapped his hands in approval. I was speechless. As I often am, when with the grandchildren.

[Kristy]

Moe is as sweet as he is ornery! I love that little guy!