Bath Time

After every bath, Andy likes to be wrapped in a towel. As he wanders the upstairs, he announces while shivering, "I'm soooo hot. Mommy, I'm soooo hot." Followed by a "burrrrrr."

He doesn't yet have his opposites totally worked out.

Football & Stitches

Alex has football! He loves it. He is football crazy. He makes plays, he punts, he tackles. He was made for this game.

At Thursday night's game, he starts off running in between a defensive line of kids just sort of milling around. Suddenly he's on the quarterback and the other kids realize, "Oh, we're supposed to..."

After forcing the quarterback to throw away. He then runs to his coach and announces, "I put pressure on him, Coach! I put pressure on him!"

Alex's team was winning by 4 touchdowns when the other team finally got a touchdown. After running the long way, the legnth of the field for naught, he walks back with his hands on his hips, shaking his head, clearly disappointed in the preformance of his team and himself.

Andy spent the game running up and down the hill with a 2 year old girl he met.

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This morning, we were going to go for a walk and distribute party invites for the kiddies on Pear Place. Just as I was about to get the babies out of the house, I hear screaming that won't stop. I finally realize its Alex, as I make my way outside, he comes in from the garage. One side of his face was covered in blood.

His young 2 year old brother threw a rock at him and took out a chunk of skin in his scalp. After cleaning him up, we went to the doctor's office where he needed 4 stitches. He was so 'brave' (He said, "I'm not really brave, but I'm trying REALLY hard to be brave."), he was given 2 extra prizes. Four stitches but no restrictions on football.

Andy's fish. 

Its hard to see, but Andy had a goldfish on his cheek and a snake on each arm. After he got the goldfish, he got back in line and asked for the snakes. After he got the snakes, he was looking up and down his body for another spot to put something. 

Alex sporting a very cool, skull and cross bones 'tat'. He got it at the Kids on the Move pool party. Very fun, rockets and inflatibles, games, and water. 

Ryan wasn't feeling well. His eye hurt, he had a ear infection and he wouldn't take his medicine. 

Yes, Sean thought he was in trouble. 

Sean found the pots and pans. 

Alex got a monster face. 

At a birthday party, the face painter gave Andy a spider for each hand. He was very proud of them. 

Alex was entertaining Ryan, until Ry found a book. 

This is what happens when you get too friendly with a Crayola marker. Sean.

Sean's reaching for a cherrio and holding Ryan's hand. 

They like each other a lot. 

Ryan is not so crazy about green beans. 

Two cute grins. Ryan is sitting, Sean is losing his grip. 

This was so funny to them. 

Oh, the hilarity! We found something we shouldn't have. Sean standing, Ryan is holding on for dear life. 

Sean in white, Ryan in yellow trying out bottles. 

Recent goings on

Last night, Ryan was laying on my bed with Sean sitting over him. A bit of Ryan's belly was exposed. Sean lifted Ryan's jammies and poked his belly button with his finger. This was very entertaining to Sean, who then proceeded to repeat the process three more times before Ryan rolled over and smiled at him.

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Alex is a very serious boy at times. He'll need to focus a lot on a task to complete it. He decided to make lunch for himself and Andy one day. Two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are about a twenty minute operation. So Andy was getting very anxious for his sandwich. "I help you, my Alex?"

"Do you want to be my personal assistant, Andrew?"

"Yes." HA HA HA "I help my Alex make jelly sandwiches for dinner!"

Alex and I then joined in the giggles.

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Andy's little friend Lucy (next door) returned home last week. He's very happy. They play well together. So well that they both disappeared twice, once were in his bedroom reading different books and once playing with the baby toys in the baby playroom.