Aunt Again

Hooray! Baby Finnegan was born! I love being an aunt. We went down to Dallas last weekend to see the new little bundle of joy. The trip was not super-fantastic since we had to make it there & back in one day, but of course it was worth it to see our new little nephew.

We were a little busy wrangling our own two kiddos, so I didn't get very many pictures. This is the best picture I have to share - the proud uncle and Mr. Finn. He is a little cutie. I expected him to look like Alex and Gage, but he looks just like his Daddy, Jonathan. He is a chubby little thing for a newborn and has lots of hair.

We love you little Finn!

Supply and Demand

When supply is high, demand is low; when supply is low, demand is high. I learned this idea over and over in college in my Principles of Economics or Macroeconomics class or whatever it was called. It was the most boring class EVER, and if I'd managed to stay awake or stop flirting long enough, I may not have missed it if the professor explained that this principle applied to bribery and potty training. Maybe he never made that connection, but maybe he did and I just missed it.

So, people have been asking me, "How's potty training going?".

When Daddy has a supply of brand new dinosaurs he's holding onto, Alex can manage to do ANYTHING and EVERYTHING potty training related that Daddy demands to get a "sharptooth" (Land Before Time reference). However, when Alex already has been supplied with the stash of dinosaurs, he doesn't feel it necessary to use the potty at any cost, no matter how much we demand it.

On the up-side, isn't he cute sleeping with his dinosaurs? He just couldn't part with the dinosaurs that first night.

Portraits!

Okay, More Pictures of Baby Gage

No more picures Mom!

I've been told that the number of pictures of Gage on this blog are unacceptable. I will do better. Gage will be hiding from the camera if I take any more pictures.

Wuined My Wife

This morning I have lived long enough to become a nuisance to my child.

Alex went out to play right after breakfast. He swam, he played in the sandbox, he had a great time.

Finally, he decided it was time to go inside...he wanted a bath. I made the mistake of believing he wanted to get CLEAN while he was there. After he'd played in the bathtub for about 15 minutes, I said, "Alex, let's wash your back and your hair."

He replies with "Mom! You've wuined my wife!"

Translation: "Mom! You've ruined my life!"

Where does he even learn phrases like that? I know what you're thinking, and I promise, I have not been making him watch Days of Our Lives with me. Quite frankly, after 25 years of watching that show, I think I'll be ill if Bo and Hope marry each other a 7th time. And I really can't handle any more of the Days of Our Lives melodrama.

Apparently, there is quite enough melodrama spewing from my precious 3-year-old's little mouth these days.

Crackin' Up

My kids have absolutely the best laughs. It doesn't matter that some people's kids might possibly be smarter (maybe) or cuter (doubtful). I can always, always hold onto the FACT that my kids have the best laughs of any kids in the world.

Last week in our Young Married's Bible Class Gage became a complete distraction by deciding that David was the funniest thing he'd ever seen. Now, I wish I had that on video.

Since we didn't happen to catch that on tape, you'll have to settle for this video. My Dad was reading Alex "Calvin and Hobbes" cartoons (editted for age-appropriateness). Alex was absolutely cracking up. He has good taste in cartoons. I stand by my motto that cartoonists are the most talented people on the face of the earth. And again, my kids have the best laughs.