Waiter

Graham has always loved the play kitchen, everything about it. I have to be careful not let him leave sippy cups in the fridge - it has happened and it is nasty! Last night he was so adorably working in the kitchen and then setting the table over and over again. At one point Paul and Ethan were the dining patrons, they got bored and decided to play cars.

Now that Graham has a grocery cart and hopefully the play food he will get for Christmas (wink wink Meema), we can work on the shopping part of it!

Strong Arm of the Law

Ethan wears his cowboy boots every single day without fail; unless I force him into other shoes. Really, I think it is adorable. Yesterday we were going to run errands and he insisted on wearing his holster/belt/guns! He looked so cute in his boots and shirt...why not let him and add the hat. The only rule was he was not allowed to shoot them in the store, and he obeyed (VICTORY!).


As we were putting Ethan's garb on, Graham decided he needed to do the same. Well he came out with a belt that Paul helped him partially loop in his pants. He proudly wore it the whole day as well. They were so cute. I love those cowboys.

Placebo

Tonight Ethan kept crying that his mouth hurt. We finally narrowed it down to one of those sore bumps on your tongue. He could not fall asleep, and told us that he needed some medicine. Paul said, "Ok", and proceeded to get him some. My thoughts, what in the world would Paul be giving him for a sore bump on his tongue! He comes back into Ethan's bedroom with a medicine dropper full of blue medicine - Ethan's favorite color. Gives it to him and Ethan falls peacefully to sleep.

I asked Paul what he put in the dropper. His reply, "Pixie stix mixed with water!" (sly grin) I must hand it to the man: inventive, yummy, and got Ethan to sleep without another peep!

Happy Halloween

COWBOYS!!! My cowboys are the bravest and most handsome. We went to Trick or Treat at our friends in the neighborhood, then went to church for the Fall Festival. Pony rides, bounce houses, petting zoo, games, candy, cupcakes, big slides, candy, candy, candy. We were all exhausted when we got home. But a fun evening overall.

Tagged

MAN TAG:
1. Who is your man? Paul
2. How long have you been married? 7 years
3. How long dated? Met in Dec. '98, started dating Apr '99, engaged March 2000
4. How old is your man? 36
5. Who eats more? Paul, unless it's cookies
6. Who said "I love you" first? Me.
7. Who is taller? Paul. He's 6'2" ft, I'm 5'5"
8. Who sings better? Me
9. Who is smarter? Paul
10. Whose temper is worse? mine
11. Who does the laundry? Me, I don't like Paul doing it.
12. Who takes out the garbage? I put it at the back door, Paul takes it from there.
13. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Paul
14. Who pays the bills? What a funny question...Paul
15. Who is better with the computer? How many of you know us? Paul, naturally.
16. Who mows the lawn? Paul
17. Who cooks dinner? ME. Paul used to cook on special occasions...what happened here!
18. Who drives when you are together? Paul. I am very good abt telling him is going the wrong way and to park "here" or "there."
19. Who pays when you go out? Usually me, I control the weekly enevelopes.
20. Who is most stubborn? Both of us in different ways.
21. Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? pretty even on that one.
22. Whose parents do you see the most? Almost equal amounts of each.
23. Who kissed who first? Paul, while we were watching Ever After. How sweet!
24. Who asked who out? Paul. We went to Terilli's and played putt putt. I schooled him!
25. Who proposed? Paul. We were on a carriage ride downtown.
26. Who is more sensitive? We are both sensitive in different ways.
27. Who has more friends? Me.
28. Who has more siblings? Me, one older/one younger brother. Paul, one sister
29. Who wears the pants in the family? Such a great question. Paul, but they are mine. (I'll make this short as possible) Seriously, one day many years ago Paul came home from work and I was hanging his pants up for him...they were MINE! Never in our entire history have I been thinner or taller than him. You would have thought he'd notice. He wanted me to promise never to tell anyone...6 years and hundreds of people later...I would not promise. It is just too funny. For real, Paul wears the "pants."

All Dressed Up

After naptime I was trying some dress shoes on Graham that we received from a friend. I put one on him and decided it fit. I took it off and put it back in the bag. He was not real pleased with this action. He got off my lap and picked up both shoes, got back on my lap so I could put them both on him. Aside from his obsession with keys and phones, shoes fall into 3rd place; I just forget he likes them. Graham spent the afternoon all dressed up with no place to go...

Feeding Franken

So tonight Ethan and Paul caught 2 crickets on the patio to feed to Franken. (Ethan and Meema named the spider Frankenstein, and Franken is what came from Ethan) So, I am holding Graham, Ethan is almost on top of the counter, and Paul is trying to put to fists of crickets in the box. NATURALLY, one would escape and land right on the front of me. I squealed, and started flipping my arm everywhere to make sure it was not on me or Graham - you know, since crickets are dangerous! All the boys just laughed at me. Such the life of being the Mom. Finally, we got them in there plus a big fat grasshopper. As much good food as Franken has been getting, we are either going to have to get a bigger home for him, or free him back to the "wild."