Tuesday, October 25th...

have i mentioned how much i love having a boy around? it is a total hoot and a half. recently we have been letting anderson bring his tricycle inside and ride it on the hard wood floors. we have the perfect "loop". this accomplishes two things.. gets his energy out and keeps him close by so i can keep an eye on him. he has not passed the "unattended outside" test... he is super attached to his bike. he rides it everywhere. he wants to nap on it, eat on it, color on it, etc.. etc.. he has found it to be irreplaceable. his most recent usage for it is a step ladder to wash his hands on.

as you can tell from the picture above he really dislikes clothing. he prefers the natural man look...

his language continues to explode and so does his two and a half year old temper :)

besides when katie was little, anderson has stuck the closest to my side. especially when it comes to being in the kitchen. just today i was making lunch and he pulled up his ladder and said, " mama, i need to mix it because i am the mixing man!"

if you ever have seen he and mark interact you'll agree it's such a shame they don't adore one another.. (sarcasm)

he has the best laugh.ever.

every morning when we drop katie off he insists that she actually kiss him before she leaves the car. air kisses don't work. trust me, we've tried and ended up pulling away from the school with him wailing in his seat...

today could be our last warm day for a while. we are trying to spend every second outside. tomorrow will be 30 degrees colder.

we have not really discussed halloween costumes yet. i've learned to ask one day in advance, and at that point you don't get to change your mind. theoretically.

two nights ago i was awakened three separate times by 3 different children... seriously! and i don't even have an infant in the house :) anderson climbs on the bed leans his head over and with lots of air whispers in my ear, "mama, mama.. are you swweeeping?" i am convinced even if mark slept right inside the door and i slept on the other side of the planet, they would step over mark and come find me.

today we saw a buffalo at the petting zoo. anderson said, "that buffalo is cranky he needs food!" to which julia said, "yeah, just like daddy!" i laughed. HARD!

well, random as it might be hope all is well on this tuesday!
~s