Wagon Ride-$2

For the cost of a box of cheerios, Grady will gladly make room for another passenger. Favorite stops are the playground and front yard. Cupholder available with advance registration.

Toilet Paper

The next person to use this bathroom is going to have a BIG problem...

Fripp Island

Time Out

This morning we visited Dr. Trey for a look at whether our boy is still "normal" in the eyes of the medical professionals. Rest assured, he is still skinny and kinda tall with a huge head. In other words, he is a lollipop.
Did you know that 15 month old children are ready to begin training for time out? I think the many questions that followed our "time out lesson" along with a bunch of very quizzical and doubtful looks cast in Dr. Trey's direction led him to believe we would be having this discussion again at 18 months. I will give it a try, I don't want a 2 year old that becomes the bad kid that never gets invited to birthday parties or play groups. I mean that would be horrendous for our social life.

So tonight, when he grabs the remote for the zillionth time, I will firmly say no, sit him in the corner and turn away. I would say that I will video tape it but I think a camera will suffice, seeing as I don't think he will be still in the corner for more than 2 seconds.

A Play By Play

In Case You Were Wondering

Yes, we do the same thing every night. And it never gets old.

Oh To Nap Like A Baby

15 Month Birthday At Last

He wasn't in the mood to sit next to Patrick so his 15 month old photo is a standing one.

I'm A Terrible Mom

I forgot to post a 15 month old birthday picture with Patrick. I will update later today so you can see how much he has grown in relation to his monsterous puppy friend. We did have some tasty chocolate cake and ice cream last night though. Just for fun, here he is 5 months ago:

'Nilla Wafers

The dogs and Grady wiped clean our entire stock of 'Nilla Wafers last night. We are going to be forced to eat take out from now on because this is what happens when I try to cook a real dinner.

Look What I Found At The Door

Grady's Easter Basket was FULL

What could be more perfect for the boy who loves to slide?

If A Chamelion Climbs On Your Butt...

Does he try to blend in? No.

I don't think he was too threatened by Grady though.

Afternoonlife

Obviously the term "nightlife" doesn't really fit into our vocabulary anymore so the most exciting time of the year for us is when the Vista After 5 begins. 10 weeks of afternoon concerts that are kid friendly and adult fun. Last year, our afternoons looked something like this:

Our entourage consisted of one bald headed little boy who was a feather in our arms and enjoyed napping in his stroller to the tunes from the stage. This year, not quite the same.

He ate cheerios off the ground, turned his pretty yellow shirt red with fruit punch, splashed a little on daddy, made a game of dropping his graham crackers in my drink, went from me to Dale to the stroller to me to Dale to the stroller to me to Dale to the stroller (get it?) and played with an empty cup that I am sure at least one person thought was still filled with beer and had their cell phone out calling DSS. He did a little dancing too but was much more interested in the goings on around him than the band on the stage. This was the look that meant it was time to head on home for the night:

So we obliged.

Who's Hungry?

Tonight for dinner we are featuring Grady stew, dirty socks and all. Accompanying that will be apple juice a la sippy cup. If you make it through your meal, after dinner entertainment will be in the form of dinosaur books. Enjoy!

How Does He Do It?

He must need a lot of protein to keep up these high paced workouts. Where could he possibly get enough energy to walk back and forth from daddy to the chair as much as he does?

Butt's Up?

I know that is a terrible pun but when it popped in my head I laughed out loud every time I repeated it. I want to learn to sleep like him, it looks incredibly comfy.

How Do You Fix A Bumped Head?

With Krispy Kreme of course.