Crazy Eyes

This is why I never have decent pictures of both children. I'd really love to hire a photographer to do beautiful portraits of my children, but I worry "stink eye" and "the sprinter" would make it impossible. Sigh.



Notice Molly's new hair cut. It was sad to see her sweet little curls gone, but her hair was sort of out of control. Her new bob is sweet, but makes her look older. She was a champ during the haircut, no screaming and no barfing (unlike Patrick at that age). Phew!

Walking In My Shoes

Patrick has discovered the joys of walking in mom's shoes. Tom is not as amused as I am.

What Are You Looking At?

We don't get the paper so my mom will sometimes save a few ads for me (especially my favorite, Target). Last week she saved the Target ad for me along with the Toys R Us Big Book that comes out every year before Christmas. As a kid I loved reading through it over and over again, fantasizing about what toys Santa will bring (Easy Bake Oven? Barbie Dream House? Snoopy Snow Cone Machine?). When Patrick saw it he immediately wanted to look at it and he's been "reading" it all week. He'll sit on my lap and we'll go through it together, or he'll sit quietly on the couch and look through it and the Target ad. This afternoon he was reading the Target ad and staring intently at one page...



I asked him to flip the ad around so I could take another picture. Guess what it was he had been staring at?



Oh dear.

Clothes Don't Make The Man

This is why I do not let Patrick dress himself...



You will notice that the boots (mine) are two different colors. And he is not wearing any pants. Or anything else under there.

And for good measure, a picture of Molly. We're thinking her hair is going to be curly. When it's wet it is wild, just like mine. Poor child.

Little Martha

Has anyone else been watching Martha Stewart's new show? My Mom and I are already hooked (of course I was a fan before), Martha is actually very funny. A few months ago when Martha was released from prison she wore a crocheted poncho a fellow inmate made for her and it created a little buzz. My Mom found the pattern online and had been testing her crochet skills. Today on Martha's show everyone in the audience wore the same poncho, including Martha's dogs, the crew, and the guests (even Elmo!). In honor of Martha, Patrick tried on the poncho tonight...



And I've mentioned if before, but Patrick is REALLY into Elmo right now (as are several babies in his playgroup). Today he was being sweet and hugging Elmo while mugging for the camera (notice the cowboy boot slippers are making another appearance).



What a cutie pie!

Shower Scene

Today we went shopping for sinks, faucets and a toilet. Patrick was in heaven in a store with lots of toilets and loved "helping" me pick things out. And by "help", I mean that he lifted the lids and seats of every toilet he could find and explored inside the bowl. Thankfully, showroom toilets do not have any water in them and do not really flush. Patrick also helped by holding my purse, this picture was snapped as he played in a showroom shower.