Dog Poo, part deux

So, after the "incident" with Gavin picking up some of Buddy's poo, both Ryan and I have been extremely cautious to scoop it up as we head outside. Gavin caught onto our routine about a day later...

Dad! Look right here...

Really Dad, I found another *pile* ...

See Daddy! I told you ;)

Mmm, you need any help with that?

*High Five* You're welcome Daddy.

Don't worry Mom, I'm looking for more...



Nah, you're the coolest!



The Elusive Leaf Bug

I have always been a sucker for a good animated family film-- and very close to the top of that list would be, 

 Horton Hears a Who

If you haven't seen it, you totally should-- entertaining for everyone. One of my favorite scenes is at the beginning when Horton the elephant is showing his class, a leaf bug. The leaf bug has disguised himself so well, that after some tugging and pulling, Horton decides that he must have been mistaken. It was just a real leaf and there are in fact no leaf bugs. Cue 2 seconds later, and about 100 leaf bugs are all over him.

So imagine my surprise when we found this guy hanging on our window this morning...

Pretty cool, eh? I'm not sure that he picked the best place to pull off his disguise, but it certainly gave us a great vantage point.

And just for good measure, I added some of my favorite quotes from the movie:

Horton: All right, I gotta get this speck up to the top of Mount Nool A.S.A.P, whatever that means, probably 'act swiftly, awesome pachyderm'!

Horton: I said what I meant, and I meant what I said. An elephant is faithful 100%.

Epilogue: And so, all ended well for both Horton and Who's, and for all in the jungle, even kangaroos. So let that be a lesson to one and to all; a person is a person, no matter how small.

Tug-of-War (toddler style)

Danger, Danger Will Robinson!

This attractive and stylish, oil-rubbed bronze door handle was (I thought) going to be the perfect style handle for ALL the doors in our house... Although attractive, it is sadly NOT ideal for tall toddlers. We definitely have an escape artist on our hands.

Fortunately, we've got dead-bolts on all the doors leading to the outside...

Ha! Your plan has been foiled!

Unfortunately, we don't have them on the other doors -- AND Daddy frequently forgets to use the dead-bolt (which will no longer be fail-safe after 2 more inches of growth... any recommendations??)

So, as a cautionary tale to all the soon-to-be Mommy of toddlers, invest in the slightly more complicated and far less modern round-style door handle :)

...And a few photos from before learning how to open doors

I know you're in there...

I'll give BIG kisses if you let me in...

C'mon Ma, it's hot out here!

Just a little bit of bragging...

Bryson has rolled over a few times for us, starting from that first week we had him home from the hospital. It's probably just a passing super-strong infant phase. But somewhat comical, as we had to wait a LONG time for Gavin to finally roll over. Still kinda wild though, huh? Or maybe lots newborns roll over and I just had no idea :)

Playing a little catch up...

Life is good! Can't complain too much, my one (obvious) request would be some more sleep-- but even that isn't too shabby.

We've had a few visitors since Bryson came into our world, first up- Grandma & Grandpa Goodlin

The Grandparent requirement (spoiling) continues, they brought up a very cool sand box complete with beach toys!

Love those toes!

For those who, didn't see my post on facebook, I got Gavin (and Ryan) a Transformer. His name is Stratosphere, and he actually transforms into a cargo plane, that looks pretty similar to the C-17.

I had looked for a cargo-plane toy for Gavin for a while, and this was the closest I could find. It's actually pretty perfect, Transfomers 2 was Gavin's first movie... at 2 weeks old.

 "Look how cool Mommy!"

Okay, so maybe it's a slightly advanced toy for a 16 month old -- but super-cool toys know no age limit, right?

Then we had my brother and his family up, to include my nieces - Victoria & Katherine.

Some pretty good genes, if I say so myself ;)

During our stay in Dallas last weekend for my 6 week follow up appointment, we discovered a pretty innovative park smack-dab between both sets of Grandparents (who live about 3 miles from each other).

Ms. Victoria having a blast...

 Yeah, Gavin does NOT like to swing. Which is sad, because swinging is awesome... I'm hoping this is a phase-- but I feel like he's the only kid I know, who isn't into it.

 This slide was for either VERY brave children or risk-taking adults. I'm not sure you can tell in this photo, but Ryan's butt barely fits on it, and there is NOTHING to hold you on-- and it turns!

Angela (my SIL) made it to the top - Queen of the Mountain!

Overall I am happy for the cooler weather, but a little sad that this summer is coming to a close.

I must admit, time is flying a little too fast for my liking.

Ryan now has his "I turned my head for 2 seconds AND..." story!

This morning, Ryan was playing outside with Gavin and Buddy- when he turned his head just long enough for Gavin to pick up some of Buddy's fresh dog poo in the backyard and place it into his water table :) where he then mashed it around... Eeeeewwwww!!!! I can't tell you how thankful I am that this happened on his watch, and not mine!

Do you have a "I turned my head for 2 seconds AND..." story?