Kid Pics

Since we actually took some pictures and downloaded them, here are a few from the past month:

Happy Sunday

We had a long weekend with Karri hard at work. We went to the zoo twice (once because Ethan was on the happy list on Friday and once with PEPS). Saturday was in the rain. Sunday was nice (picture attached is of Willa climbing on the lion statue).

Fun weekend activity, Willa peed on the potty for the first time and told us she had to go before doing so. I don't have a picture of it, but here is a picture of Ethan on the potty - note that he is reading on the potty like a good Lapin man.

Taking advantage of corporate donations

I love being able to turn what I already do - buying Cheerios - into something good.

Help - O - Bot

"I am a help-o-bot, take me to your leader!"

Today is Wacky Wednesday and I built Ethan a robot costume out of a cardboard box and duct tape (which is great for everything but ducts); took me over an hour. I was hoping he'd love it and become a "help-o-bot", but the minute he saw it this morning he burst into tears and said something to the effect of "that's not right, that's not what I wanted." It was hard for him to explain the problem while crying and hard for me to understand what he was saying through his tears. However, I spent a half hour this morning trying to make it fit him better - especially the head opening (which was too small and may have scratched him a little).

Interesting that something can go on relatively easily, but then be really difficult to get off.

Karri was publicly supportive of the robot costume, but was right when she went to bed saying, "this isn't going to work."

Hopefully, he will enjoy wacky Wednesday, but it didn't start out too well.

PS: If it makes it home, we'll try to get some pictures.

PPS: Off topic - note the intersection (not the intersect) of two of my favorite economists.

Word on the Street...

Residue!

I used residue in a sentence this morning and Ethan asked what it meant. I told him it is schmutz, stuff left behind. Then we identified residue - melted cheese on the bottom of the toaster and, my favorite, jam on Ethan's face after eating toast, waffles, or pancakes.

He then used it two or three times this morning.

I am so proud.