A Waterfall of Giggles

No one else makes this little guy laugh as much as his brother does.

Nocturnal

"Mom, how do the drivers of airplanes stay up all night? Are they nocturnal?"

"No. But your brother seems to be."

Reason #754 I Will Not Receive "Mother of the Year" Award...

Baby toddles over to me chewing something. The rest is in his hand. I scream and swoop it out of his mouth. It looks like cat food. Regurgitated cat food.

Yes. My baby ate cat puke.

I will end this post here so you can take a moment to throw up a little in your mouth.

But hey, if my cousin's kid can survive licking a dumpster, what's a little cat puke going to hurt?

Room

We are no longer sleeping on mattresses on the floor, sprawled about like animals. We have a real live bed courtesy of IKEA. And real live curtains. And the boys are sleeping in their own beds. Hooray!

Used Car Sales, Line One

I was a receptionist at a car dealership when I was in college. I spent all day saying, "Good afternoon, Viking Olds, Nissan, Volvo, GMC."

When I saw how Matt dressed Elliott on Monday, the only thing I could say was, "Rick Utley, Line One please. Rick, Line One."

Springtime at Our House

Our sweet neighbor & her little dog, Luna

Whoa. Whoa! Somebody stop me...

Mr. Will, 14 years old & my constant companion

You must turn your head sideways to watch this movie...

And Now We Are One...

Sitting around a friend's campfire the other night, Elliott was on Matt's lap. I was holding Oliver a few chairs down. Suddenly I heard a little voice call, "Mama! Mama!" Elliott was leaned forward and waving his whole arm in a stiff little circle at me, flashing his "ain't I clever" little grin. It was the first time he called out to me, and it was just to see me smile...