Mo What?

First, let me start by saying that I love, love, love our sitters. Currently, I have two nursing students from the University who stay with the boys so I can work. Like right now - I'm being very productive. Anyway, they are both very smart, very attentive and very creative with the boys. They teach them all sorts of new things.

One of the most recent tidbits involves telling Ben that he had a faux-hawk instead of a mohawk. Ben really liked this. He now has one whenever his hair is wet. The other night, Ben was messing with Travis' hair and sculpting it to get the desired effect - a nice looking faux-hawk. And, like most things Ben says right now, he was turning it into a song. "Mohawk, mohawk, faux-hawk, faux-hawk". Then, just to mix it up, he added "mo-faux-hawk". Go ahead, say it aloud. Then, do as we instructed Ben and never say it again.

Okay, really going to get to work now.

Just Like this Picture

All About the Accessories

When it's too hot for clothes, it's important to play up what you've got.

Splish Splash

Ry No Eat Dog

But he will eat a sausage, wrapped in a bun, more commonly known as a "hot dog." Also, just for the record, Ry also no eat Monkey.

Baby Steps

Ry's never been a huge fan of the water. He doesn't particularly care for getting his face wet. I'm quietly reminded of this every time I wash his hair. He was pushed over the edge by the heat this weekend and finally embraced the summer goodness that is the pool.

Step One: Examine the pool - from the outside. Make sure toys are waterproof. Don't get swim trunks or shoes wet.

Step Two: Go to stranger's house and soak feet in their pool. No pics of this event, but apparently a pool at someone else's house is okay, especially when it's only 3" deep (it had a slow leak). Note: we attended a birthday party at the house of someone Travis works with, whom he does know, so it wasn't a random stranger.

Step Three: Building on improvements made in step two, check out home pool - from the inside this time. Again, inspect toys to make sure waterproof. Don't get too comfortable, and leave on your shirt. Offer up lots of different concoctions. House specialty - daddy coffee with nilla.

Step Four: Throw caution to wind and wear just swimtrunks in the pool. Walk around the pool without holding onto sides. Splash a little. Fall in face first. Cry, because after all, your face did get wet. Suck it up and make some more daddy coffee.

Step Five: Ask to go in pool at 9:30 in the morning.

Step Six: Ask to go in pool when it's raining and 60 degrees outside.

Step Seven: Still yell when your hair is washed just to remind people you don't like to get your face wet.

You're Cured!

Like a sweat dripper ...

This past weekend was really great in that the sun was shining for consecutive days. It was warm enough to wear shorts to school, so Ben was especially happy. It was, however, a tad on the hot side. We have since been punished for our complaining about the heat with a good dose of rain to remind us that it is still May in Oregon.

In the midst of all this heat, Ben commented, "I'm dripping sweat, like a, like a, like a sweat dripper!" Although admittedly a little odd, it certainly summed up how we were all feeling. We managed to survive with the help of a little pool and some frozen treats.