Ah, the Children's Museum.... where you can:
1)splash random children in the water area
2) throw recycled rubber chips in the construction area because other children are doing it and not getting yelled at
3) forget to go to the bathroom (accident ensued.... daddy found a pair of pants in the car- but he ended up going commando and wearing his dry sock on the other foot because his other foot, sock, and shoe were... um... wet. But we didn't just spend $8 per person to leave after 20 mins....)
4) Paint your face with as much face paint as you want (mom controlled this one REAL quick!)
5) Have a fun afternoon (even though a nap was severely needed...by parents and said toddler) :)

Working Out

So Ivan and I have been working out pretty regularly this past year.... ok, Ivan much more than me. Anyways, it's almost always one of us staying home with Soy and one goes to work out. Last Thursday, Sawyer and I were on the way home from work/school and Sawyer asked if daddy was home now. I said "Yes he is. He didn't have to work today. But he was going to go out and go running." Reply from Soy: "Running where mommy?" Me: "Running to Albertsons I think." Response from toddler..... "SILLY DADDY! No RUN to store! Take CAR!" *sigh* All our healthy intentions just flew out the window......

Bad Doggy

After coercing Sawyer to eat one freaking bite of chicken and a piece of broccoli (lovingly called 'Dinosaur Trees') we decided to go have TCBY for dessert. I love TCBY- they always have a sugar-free option for me and 'blue' ice cream for Soy. Ivan usually gets his White Chocolate Macadamia Nut. So we left. We also left Bosco at home, which isn't unusual. I ran in to TCBY and got the ice creams and since we were going to eat them in the car on the way home- Sawyer got vanilla with sprinkles (images of blue, pink, and yellow ice cream on the car seat prompted this!), I got sugar-free chocolate, and Ivan, of course his usual. None of this is really important to the story, just thought you should have the background information (and possibly make you want ice cream....) We get home and walk in..... scraps of dog cookie and cat cookie packaging.... all over the floor.... everywhere.... Apparently Bosco, feeling left out about going to get ice cream, decided to help himself to the pantry and get out his cookies as well as the cat's and eat them. Soy walked him, took one look at the floor, looked at Bosco and said "BAD BAD BOSCO! NO MESS MY HOUSE!!!!" Ivan and I had to try so hard not to laugh out loud! Sawyer then proceeded to tell Bosco that again while picking up the cookie packaging remains. Ironic when the toddler (who makes most of the mess in the house) is telling the dog not to mess his house. :)

Christmas Time

So, now Sawyer knows "Jingle Bells", "Away in a Manger", a few words of "Do You See What I See", and now... "Frosty The Snowman." It really is just "Frosty the Snowman, really happy soul" followed by a bunch of made up words. But cute nonetheless. I don't have a video up yet, but I'm working on it. I will say that most of the shoppers with me at the mall last Friday got a front seat view as he was singing them (one right after the other) pretty much at the top of his lungs! One lady laughed- I told her that at least he wasn't crying! (which is usually how the shopping trips go- especially if he is confined in the stroller or at Kohl's). Tonight we went to see Santa- rather Santa Don, as we call him. We love Santa Don- he attends our church, his wife (Mrs. Claus) is our church secretary. Ivan and I decided that we would dress up on the thought that we might have to be in the pic, but were hopeful we wouldn't. All week long, Sawyer has been talking about Santa and telling us what he was going to ask Santa for. We thought "Right on- we'll be ok...." Yeah.... no. Sawyer RAN in to the mall, so excited to see Santa: "I see Santa now, I see Santa now!" Right up to Santa- then stopped dead in his tracks. So, as you can see- it was a family picture with Santa this year. Last year, no picture due to snow. Perhaps, next year a Sawyer alone with Santa pic??

Jingle Bell Stripper

It's Christmas time- and that means Christmas music. And if your child is attending 2 preschools, it means 2 different Christmas performances- complete with different Christmas music. Apparently Noah's Place (his Monday preschool) is singing Jingle Bells (I remember this now as they sent home the words and CD in OCTOBER.... I just don't remember where I left it....) So now Sawyer is loving the song and sings it every single time he hears the tune. Did you know that a lot of Christmas radio and TV advertisements have Jingle Bells as their tune??? We were in Tucson last week and while it wasn't 'warm' by their definition (mid-60's), it was warm enough for us to wear capris and shorts (with a light sweatshirt, just in case!) I guess Sawyer got accustomed to that weather and is having difficulty with adjusting back to this weather. Around 7:30 every night so far that we have been home, he has stripped off his shirt. He thinks it's hilarious to not have a shirt on.... I laugh cause he looks ridiculous. Then I wonder if we need to turn the heat down a degree or two? This video is him singing Jingle Bells at about that 7:30 pm mark. I originally took the camera out to video him rearranging the snowman- he would change one part, then step back, cross his arms, and say "hmmmm." Then he would step back and change it again and do the whole process over and over. I was laughing so hard at it and figured I HAD to get that on camera.... you can see what I captured instead :)

Vacation

Well, we're in Tucson for Thanksgiving and a 10 day vacation. We're excited to be away from Oregon, but at the same time.... missing it a little more each day. I'm missing Sawyer not sleeping... I'm really missing that.... For example- the kid was awake Thanksgiving morning at 4:30 am (our plane took off at 6:30) didn't take a nap at all and went to bed around 8:30/9. Next morning he's up at 7... seriously. There's hope that this is just a phase while we are here in Tucson... right? But I do like the cuddles at 6 this morning.... that I love. :)

Crying Rain

Today we headed to IKEA for a new TV stand. On the way, it rained..... buckets.... flooding highways.... we were stopped in traffic and the big raindrops from the bridge above were hitting the roof of our car heavily. Sawyer asked what that was he heard. I told him it was the rain. He said (in the usual new fashion) Why rain? (Why is it raining?) I told him the clouds were sad and they were crying. He replied: "No sad clouds mommy- happy." So tonight when it had stopped raining, he said "Oh! Happy clouds now." :)
The picture is from our lunch at Wild Buffalo Wings near IKEA. His hat says "Wild One"- a fitting hat for him. Taken with my phone, so it's not a great pic (sorry) :)