Labor day thunder storms

The curl in my hair was predicting a thunder storm. 

And boy, did we get a doozy. 

See? The hair knows all. Henry, I think you may have inherited my weather-predicting super power. But no luck for you Lucy since your hair is curly all the time.

Talking with Henry

Here are a few things coming out of this mouth...

Brum (v) = vehicular movement and sound as in "Mommy, brum this" or "I'm jus' bruming this truck."

Do dat to me = any kind of physical play with mom or dad. Be it lifting, twirling, dumping or what not. You want in on the action.

Watch dis = any kind of physical play without mom or dad. Like Lucy, you are fond of positive feedback.

Isn't dat good idea? = Usually said after some idea about going to the park or Mexico.

Chitty Bang Bang = Flying car like in the movie. You to pretend your cars and trucks can Chitty Bang Bang.

Henwy got novus at the dentist = you like to talk about our recent trip to the dentist when - yes, got very nervous. You sure surprise others around us when you use words like this. Your vocabulary is beyond impressive for your age.

I jus' wan pull hair = Your mood around crowds these days. You actually say this and "I jus' wan hit" and you mean it. Especially kids your size and looking you in the eye. Other moms nod and say it's just a phase and I sure hope they are right. Until it passes, we'll be playing in seclusion with trucks and dirt and away from the crowded train table.

♫ It's Log, It's Log ♪

Once upon a time, the Simpsons aired a Ren and Stimpy farce commercial about the ***NEW COOLEST TOY*** being a log. The lyrics:

It's log, it's log,
It's big, it's heavy, it's wood.
It's log, it's log, it's better than bad, it's good.

Everyone wants a log
You're gonna love it, log
Come on and get your log
Everyone needs a log
log log log

And now, I am happy to say that we have enough footage to film our own commercial about the
***NEW COOLEST TOY***

And it is the...

Wait for it...

!!! LAUNDRY BASKET !!!

No really. We have had significantly more play out of this thing than any toy in the house. It's been a helicopter (spinning), a riding horse (on top of), a truck (scooting along), a jail (over the head), a fort (blanket over), and a bed (pillow inside).

Sometimes you both have your own boat in the sea of the living room...

And and other times (like tonight) you both tuck your sweet, little bodies into one twirling tornado...

Great fun and so much easier to clean up than the box of legos.

Hair cut

Before:

After:

I am not sure why I dare to cut your hair since I really don't know what I'm doing - but it looks great. And you are looking way too grown up!

Home again home again riggety jig jig

Back to our small family. Back to school and life on foot about the neighborhood. Back to playing games in the curtains.

It's nice to be home. And nicer still to bring home so many great memories.

See photos from our trip.

Mother's Day

Most of all the other beautiful things in life come by twos and threes by dozens and hundreds. Plenty of roses, stars, sunsets, rainbows, brothers, and sisters, aunts and cousins, but only one mother in the whole world.

~ Kate Douglas Wiggin

Me and my mom: the world would not be the same without her.