The Best Train Video!

The best train video on You Tube! Anders could watch this all day!!

If you have a small boy in your house this will be a hit. Anders calls this the "monorail video". Although it is all about trains.  Have fun!

Ricey Hordy!

Anders love horsey rides (riding on Chris' or my back). The best part about them is when he asks for a "Ricey Hordy"....  Who could say no to that!

I Am Second

I just had to share this amazing link. There is an add campaign in North Texas with the words "I am second". This is spreading and the website is worth taking a look at. It's compelling, moving and I couldn't not share it.

Here is the link.

The last couple of days I have been decompressing from a fantastically fun sleepover with my friend Rachel and her two little ones.  It was wild but worth it! 

Anders and 4 year old Jett spent a lot of the time sliding down the hill in front of our apartment and getting filthy. Did I ever mention that I have a hard time letting Anders get muddy? Well, yes I do and it probably has something to do with having light carpet. It was all very therapeutic.

  I was also able to observe the vast difference between boys and girls when 2 and a half year old Liberty wanted to quietly play inside or push her stroller around while the boys tore it up. So different!

I had to include a few pictures of the event. 

10 Things That Make Me Squirm

1. Being called "Suzy Homemaker". It's usually used as a compliment but there is a ring of sarcasm attached to the title. (I don't consider myself the above title but have been called that once or twice when discussing some recipe or other "homey" thing I've done.)

2. Rereading posts and finding words that spell check didn't find because it was spelled right but was the wrong spelling for the meaning.... i.e. "Passed" vs. "Past". (I usually post at night when I am least functional.)

3. Hangnails

4. Tucked in sheets. They make me feel claustrophobic.

5. Being told what to do. This is a bit of a character flaw on my account. Growing up one of my favorite phrases when one of my parents tried to give some valuable instruction was "I KNOW-A!" I now know how little I "know-a".

6. This relates to number five. Reading the word "explain" in a book. I used to skip over this word intentionally due to my dislike of it but would revel in the word "exclaim". Especially if it was followed with an exclamation mark.

7. Unpacked boxes

8. Claymation (although it's less detestable to me now that I have a child.)

9. Pilly old blankets with cartoon characters on them hanging in windows like a curtain.

10. Intricate technological jargon.

WWF Toddler Smackdown

Gus and Anders had a pretty serious wrestling match the other night. It was the most fun Anders has had for a while although he ended up with a big scratch on his neck and Gus had a slight black eye the next morning. Neither of them complained. 

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