the answer is : "the result of a child licking the black icing off the freshly made pumpkin cookies and getting it up his nose, then waking up the next morning with a runny nose from the aforementioned black icing nostril"
the question is: "What are black boogers?" Do you see the black icing up his nostril? This was the night before, immediately post-cookie licking. Who could have predicted we would be greeted by black boogers in the morning?!
... seems like the new "do-it-or-you're-a-bad-parent" thing to do is a trip to the pumpkin patch before Halloween. Oh yeah, we went. With our 2-WEEK-OLD BABY! (actually, it went pretty well)
A visual (and slightly verbal) summary for your pleasure
what William did:
what Ryan did:
what William did:
(Ryan was sleeping on the hay ride)
what William did:
are you getting the picture that he ran around crazy for most of the time? it was hard to get a face-shot!
(Ryan was sleeping)
what William did:
who knew that climbing a small mountain of pumpkins could keep a kid entertained for 20 minutes?
(yeah, Ryan was still sleeping)
what William did:
finally, Ryan did something!:
the LAST thing William did:
Do we get our parenting prize now? ha!
10.25.2009
Ryan is definitely a little chunkier thank William was (thank goodness!) but I am daily experiencing a little deja vu!
Contrary to this first picture, Ryan actually mellowed out and just hung out while I wiped him down!
We have been taking LOTS of pictures lately! Will has found a baby toy that we put in Ryan's room and now busts it out whenever he sees lots of pictures being made.
All wrapped up after the bath
and 'cause the black and white version is super-cute too!
Will has finally decided he is going to be BFFs with his daddy! He uses his push-popper toy thing as his mower. This, of course, lasted about 5 minutes until he got bored and realized that mowing the yard is not that glamorous!
Here are the small moments that make us a family - nowhere near perfect, because imperfect is much more fun!
About Martha
Likes: grosgrain ribbon, Fightin' Texas Aggie football, Emmitt Smith, "me" time, Chicken Express, abstract art, genuine people, Italian food, wine, impressionist art, naps, Cherry Coke, paisley, Goldfish crackers, Texas country music, dinners on the patio, strawberries, personal space, the Olympics, taking pictures, a dry sense of humor, intelligent people, toddler giggles, SuperTarget, NPR, hounds tooth, Shiner Bock Beer
Dislikes: the color orange, scary movies, condescending people, sushi, Dr. Pepper, loitering teenagers at the mall, anything fru-fru, cleaning, awkward pauses, mustard, poopy diapers, feeling guilty, asparagus, not being prepared, unintelligent people, German food, morning people, airports, passive agressiveness