Hide and Go Seek

The other day my 2 1/2 year old vanished. It took a while for us to notice but when you don't hear anything loud and he's not right under foot, it's time to start worrying. We looked up and down, no sign of the little tyke. I looked over and noticed the cat sitting intensely focused on the closed cabinet door under our TV, his tail twitching back and forth. Hmm...I wondered. I opened the cupboard to find my little devil, face glowing in the light of Ethan's "DS", volume turned down so as not to alert us, content as can be. This is a definite no-no in our house. This small child is not allowed to play with the "DS" but his ability to hide and do it so well was something to be applauded. We couldn't help ourselves, laughing and cheering his indiscretion. He must have hid out quietly for at least 15 minutes or more. Probably the best 15 minutes of his little life!

Warm Hearts and Hands

The other day we were out running errands. Ava announced from the back seat, "Mom. I'm going to be nice to Andrew all day!"
"That's great! It should be a good day then," I said as I looked back through my rear view mirror. And there they were, little brother and big sister, holding hands in the space between their car seats. My heart felt instantly warmer.

Green Boogers...

I know kids pick their boogers. I've seen it, I've done it (oh come on...you know you did too!!) But I've never had a kid quite like Andrew. Don't you usually discreetly wipe them on something...eat them...you know, dispose of them so that no one knows or sees? "Mom! Mom! Boogie. Need tissue." There is rarely a day that goes by that I am not asked to dispose of the green booger on the tip of Andrew's pointer finger. Oh well, at least I know they aren't hiding under my throw pillows!

Hair Did...

Boy, did this one need a haircut! Though I'm a sucker for the whole Matthew McConaughey look...or maybe it's the Owen Wilson...whatever, it only works if you get haircuts and this was too long and too out of hand. His head looked at least 3 sizes too big!

So as they say in Wonderland...."off with his head!" (what?)

And there you have it...the new and improved Andrew! (I think this time I was ready for it!)

No Promises

It's been forever. My last entry was in August. It's now December. I've simply been too busy. Ok, probably not, but you know, when you write a blog, you read lots and lots of blogs. I would sit down to write but I would first have to read. By the time I was done reading, there was no more time to write. So I stopped blogging. I told myself it didn't matter, that I was wasting time I could be spending on more important things. After all, I began the blog to keep the grandparents informed about their grand kids and they don't even read it. So, I moved on without guilt. What I didn't expect was that while I was no longer "wasting" my time writing, I was still reading! And to make matters worse, I wasn't taking the time to appreciate all the small stuff that happens all around me each day. Things I used to look for so that I could write something I'd appreciate later. I wasn't writing anything! And for that matter, I wasn't remembering anything either.

So, here I go again, no promises but I'm going to try. This time I'm going to worry less about being interesting and having good pictures to post and more about just doing it. I mean seriously, who reads this anyway? What audience I did have has probably grown tired of my lack of updates (sorry you three!). So here's to the small stuff that make up the memories I will one day treasure!