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.

I'm Training Him Early

Oddly he doesn't look too happy about it.

Dinner for 11?

The other night was hectic around our house. I broke a plate. We will have been married for 4 years this coming anniversary and I have managed to keep all of our plates, fine china and otherwise, intact. Until yesterday. I knew it was inevitable but it still made me sad. That means that I can no longer have a casual dinner party for 12 people. Someone will have to come dateless or eat off of a salad plate. To add to my despair about the broken plate, Grady, who gets free reign of the kitchen when I am trying to cook, wreaked havoc on the dogs room.

Can you count how many things are amiss with this picture? Lets start with the banana muffin mix in the water bowl. The dogs don't think its safe to go back in until Grady has left. Then they just dodge the debris and try to get comfy on their beds.

I heard Dewars crunching on a little piece of plate but I think I got it all out of his mouth before he swallowed.

I must say I cooked a pretty yummy dinner though.