Packing up

I'm taking a break from packing up for our 6.5 hour flight tomorrow (GAH!) to share some pics from our awesome east coast visit.

Grammie makes the best monster truck ramps/slides

Grampy planned Jake's dream day - we went to the Mayflower and then to Edaville Railroad

Jake's observations about Mass: "Walls are made of rocks, people put stars on their houses, and the trees are broken." (stone walls, decorative stars that everyone does seem to put on their house now, snowstorm of 10/11)

It was so warm we could even take Chase and Kyle's powerwheels for a spin!

Cousins are the best. And no holiday is complete without a photo of children on mom's awesome floral sofa. 

Gold help me

T minus a few hours until we board the red eye for Boston. 'Tangled' is loaded on the iPhones, Cheez its and baby mum mums are packed in the diaper bag, and Jake's backpack has new toys in it. We also have antibiotics, Motrin, and Benadryl for two little sick kids (and one sick mom). Nervous as all hell but I'd be so much worse if Auntie Jeanne wasn't here to help! Will these x-country flights ever get easier??

10 months old!

Will turned 10 months old at 1:11 on 11.11.11. (No, I will not shut up about his birth date and time.) He looks underwhelmed because he was home with me all day and I have no idea how to care for my own child so he hasn't really napped. As for Jake, lately his hand is either up his nose or down his pants so it's hard to grab a picture of him not doing something rude - sorry.

Honesty is Jake's policy

I darkened my hair yesterday (main purpose: go longer between pricey hair appointments without 3 inches of roots showing). I honestly didn't think it was all that noticeable. But then Jake saw me, stopped dead in his tracks, and said "Your hair's brown. I don't like it. I like it when it has lots of yellow stripes in it." I can always count on my little buddy to tell it like it is!

Hair cute

We went and got that much-needed hair cut tonight. When we got home, Jake asked "Why did you say 'Jesus' to the lady?" Why? Because it really irks me when you sigh in frustration, roll your eyes, and snap at my three-year-old who is trying his best to stay still on a freaking HORSE-chair while you use clippers on his ticklish little neck... then I say "JESUS, maybe you shouldn't work at 'Kids Salon' if you have such a problem with kids!" That's why, Jake.

Hey bitchy Kids Salon hair cutter - no tip (and scathing Yelp review) for you.

Christmas card photo fail

If you're looking forward to our Christmas card this year, don't hold your breath. (Yeah, I know Jake needs a haircut... but do you see that's the least of my worries?)

Boo!

Happy Halloween from my little chicken and astronaut! We had a great time trick-or-treating in our prime trick-or-treating neighborhood. I've become one of those people that gives the stink eye to the people that come, park, and take up all the room on our sidewalk and STEAL the candy bowls off of the Murphy's front porch. Hmph.

My little (sweaty) chicken

He's an astronaut, people... not a "space man" 

Brothers!

A bee, astronaut, firewoman, and a chicken in a car

Eli ("Bob the Builder"), Jake, & Will.
Any tips for getting 3 year old boys to smile normal?

Jake was a little shy at first - thanks to our neighbors who came out to him!