Road Trip!

We cancelled our big weekend plans, but managed to sneak in a quick trip to a cousin's graduation party. We picked up the dogs on our way home. Whenever the five of us are in the car (and the trunk is full), I yield the front seat to Sadie.

The little booger hangs out in the back with me and Beau. He decided to stare at the ceiling every time he said cheese, so here's the best I could do:

Hope you all had a nice holiday weekend!

Our Backyard

I love our backyard. We all do. The little guy can play-- basketball, baseball, or whatever else he wants. He can also just walk around with Beau.

Sadie likes to sit and sniff the air. She's also a giant goofball who likes to roll around in the grass (just not for the camera).

Eric and I get to play with the kid and the dogs. Or we can just relax and watch everyone being their ridiculous selves.

That is except for worrying about stupid snakes because this huge, disgusting, terrifying thing is sitting in our grass:

Way to ruin everything, nature. Nice job.

Mooch

The little dude is a sneaky sweet tea fiend... he drank a bunch of it tonight while we weren't paying enough attention. Now that it's his bedtime, I'm really hoping the tea wasn't caffienated.

Chicken boobies!

The other night we had chicken boobies for dinner.  Not sure where the name came from, but they sure are good.  Dip a cubed chicken breast in butter, then in mixture of italian bread crumbs and parmesan cheese and bake at 375 until golden brown.  The kid's propensity for "help" has been well documented, so this is nothing new, but he did put the chicken boobies in the shape of a heart right before for our anniversary a couple days ago.  What a thoughtful little guy!

I've gotta say the kiddo is getting so fun and loving.  He'll just give us hugs without having to ask for them.  I sure do love that little guy!

Oh, I was just told that the story behind the name of that dish is a long boring one, so it's probably good I don't know it.  Happy Wednesday!

Art!

I'm going to have to start a series of Sunday School art. This week we have Jesus losing his balance, throwing the scrolls, and falling down the temple stairs.

Although his sticker art could use a little improvement, the little dude's photography has gotten a lot better recently. He took both of these pictures.

Not too shabby!

Scissors!

The little booger helped me clip coupons this morning. He was really pretty careful with the scissors! I was impressed.

Deconstruction and Reconstuction

We generously received got an awesome hand-me-down from one of my cousins and when I say "an awesome hand-me-down", I mean a bagillion awesome hand-me-downs.  Here is one that we all enjoy playing with.  It's a miniature Caterpillar earth mover that came with a miniature power drill.  You use the drill to unscrew the bolts that hold the thing together and you can take it completely apart down to the tub; no wheels, bed, cab, anything.

The drill is a little hard to work sometimes as it has a lot of give so it doesn't burn itself out.  You have to hold it just right to get it to unscrew the bolts.  The little fella is finally getting the hang of it and he loves playing with it.  That is when he isn't using the drill to tickle our necks or ears.  He's a hoot.

Also, I was correct.