Pool Party

Ry had his first swimming class tonight. It was a hit! The cute moments were as follows:

• His teacher went to each kid (there were 5 of them) and introduced herself. Her name is Becca. Ry gasped and said "My mommy's name is Rebecca!"
• She asked "What's your name?" and he said "R-Y-A-N"
• When Becca left Ry and went to meet the other kids, she had a little shadow. Ry followed her around the pool deck the rest of the time and was gazing up at her with adoration in his eyes. I think he was very impressed that she had the same name as Mom
• He did great in the pool...they kicked, pushed off, jumped in from the deck, floated on their backs, and dunked under the water

One thing we need to work on...when we got back to the locker room we had to walk past the showers. He kept saying (very loudly), "What are all those ladies dooooin'?!?" I had to teach him the first lesson of locker rooms -- keep your eyes to yourself and don't worry about what other people are up to!

Hair You Go

I learned a very valuable lesson with one of Ry's previous haircuts...use scissors only! Ry got his hair cut last week at a shmancy kid's salon where he sat on a motorcycle and watched a Thomas DVD during his cut. Needless to say, after I saw the price tag I cancelled Cole's appointment and recruited Dad for the job.

So today was Cole's turn...after a few tears and a lot of wrestling, we came out with this. He looks like a little man!

I tried my best to get a picture of the 2 of them together. Unfortunately, Squirmy Baby + Restless Toddler = I'll take what I can get. Ry pics to come later, here is Cole:

Giggle

Score: Ry 1, Mom 0

Today is picture day at school. My vision was matching plaid Polo shirts (ala the vest theme of 2007). I know this is ridiculous and nerdy, but I figured I would try to do cute things like this while they're too young to protest.

It is now clear to me that the days of not protesting are over. Ry INSISTED on wearing the new shirt that he bought with Dad yesterday. And when I say insisted -- those of you with a stubborn toddler knows what that entails!

For the record, Cole looked adorable in his plaid Polo shirt. He even let me slick down his hair and clean his face (unlike his brother, of course).

Stay tuned for the results!!

Little Rascal

Cole is trying hard to keep up with his big bro. He's a tiny troublemaker, but is always smiling so we can never be upset with him!

Saturday Morning Antics

Aesop Jr.

One of my new favorite things to do with Ry is make up stories. It's sort of our own version of Mad-Libs...I tell a story and stop every now and then for him to fill in the blank. It's a fascinating way of watching his mind work!! Here was one of our stories tonight (it went on and on and on...these are just some parts I remember):

Once upon a time there was a little boy named LIGHTNING MCQUEEN. He was walking down the street and ran into his favorite friend, A ZEBRA. They decided to go for a walk together, so they went to THE SHOE STORE. When they were at the shoe store they saw 3 SOCKS.

After shopping at the shoe store they were starving, so they went out for lunch. Lightning McQueen ate CHEEZ-ITS and Zebra ate THE SOCKS.

When they ate all their lunch, they went TO THE CIRCLE STORE (that's what Ry calls Target). The first thing they saw was LOTS AND LOTS OF CLOTHES. They bought some clothes -- Lightning McQueen got a shirt with LIGHTNING MCQUEEN ON IT and Zebra got a shirt with A ZEBRA ON IT.

They were tired so they went home and CLIMBED A TREE AND WENT TO BED.

passed.out

I was in the middle of talking with Ry today...I turned my head for a second and when I looked back I saw this. I guess he needed a longer nap!

Phil's Old House

Bob Villa has nothing on Phil Kerper. He had the week off and has been feverishly working on updating the kitchen and upstairs bathroom.

To add to the suspense, here are the "befores". Stay tuned for the dramatic and breathtaking after shots.