The Tooshoo

Apparently when a boy goes to the bathroom it just isn't interesting enough.  Michael has learned to add tissues to the toilet as it's flushing.  

Me~ Good job!  You are my biggest boy!

Michael~ I put a tooshoo on the drain!

Me~ Excuse me?

Michael~ I put a tooshoo on the drain!

Me~ You put a tissue in the toilet?

Michael~ Yeah?

Me~ Why did you do that?

Michael~ Cause!

Ha ha ha ha ha!

I think I should buy stock in tissues.

10 things we did in New England

1. We were going to go to the Boston Aquarium.  Do you know they charge full price when they only have a half hour left?

So while in down town Boston... 

 

 Not touching (I think he looks like Jake here)

... we played in the fountain!  It was only like 90 degrees.  That water was COLD COLD COLD!!!

2. We ate mexican food.  In Boston.  :)

3. We went to Newport.  While waiting for the Creager clan we played in the park with Aunt Maureen.

                                                                                                   

4. It rained so I got a new sweat shirt.  Brian, Michael and Carter all got some warm clothes after the fountain in Boston. 

5. We ate at the Red Parrot.  Yummy!  

Aunt Mary and Aunt Maureen showed some AMAZING self control and took Carter while we ate.  

6. We hit the beach.  We went to Gooseberry beach.  It's private so we had almost the whole thing to ourselves.

    

    

7. We found our future home.  You see Aunt Maureen is going to win the lotto and will buy one of the ENORMOUS houses near Gooseberry.  Amazing!

Aunt Mary is going to get the one next door.

8. Michael and Carter both stepped in their first ocean. (also at Gooseberry Beach)

9. Michael found that it is much easier to get a basket when you stand on a car.  J.D. put Michael on Aunt Maureen's car.  Why was she not bothered by this?  Oh, because she's getting a new car this week!  YAY MO!  Anywho, we had to pry him from the basketball. 

10. Fed the birds.  And the squirrels and the chipmunks and the rest of the wild life in JD's and Maureen's back yard.  :)

 

11. Okay, maybe eleven.  We also saw a street performer in Boston.  He was great!  He picked on Brian.  He played tricks on unsuspecting people.  Hilarious!  He took a ladder and would move it right in front of someone.  It didn't matter where they turned he followed.  Good times.  Such simple humor makes for the best laughs.  

Zee Cookie

Michael just walked up to me with half of an oreo in each hand.  He goes on to say, "You bweak it, you open it, then you lick zee cweam!"  Even 3 year olds know how it's done.  

He sure as heck didn't learn that from me!  I hate those little cookies!  BLECH!  Mom used to tell me I was unamerican.  

Home for a minute

We are back from Lakeside.  It is so peaceful.  

I now realize that CCYM should really be spelled W~O~R~K.  We went up there on Thursday the 12th.  We did not stop working till about 12:00 on Sunday.  Whew!  What a weekend!  I was one of the lucky ones who got to stay for the week following.  

I did enjoy some mozzarella sticks at the patio.  Katherine Pershey and I used to enjoy them almost daily when we went to Lakeside Institute as youth.  I haven't enjoyed them like that since.  Then we would complete our meal with some Toft's Ice cream.  YUMMY!  I have found my favorite Toft's flavor to be Bugaboo fudge.  WOW!  Black raspberry ice cream doused with fudge complete with mini raspberry cups.  YUM YUM YUM!!!!!  I sure hope I can enjoy it in Heaven.  It's that good!

We got to fly our kites on the dock.

I purchased my very first Vera Bradley anything while we were there.  She makes this sleeve for a curling iron (or flat iron).  I couldn't help it!  It's genius!  You can put it in hot!  

I also found some organic cotton shirts with a green Lakeside message.  So Michael and I have coordinating shirts. :)  Is that too much?  They didn't have any cute Baby green shirts so Carter didn't get one. :(  Sorry Dude.

After all that shopping I FINALLY got to see my girls!!!  Gwenn, Aunt Linda, Jadyn and Julia came to Lakeside Thursday and Friday.  It was so refreshing to see them.  It's been since October.  It's just a shame we only had 25 hours.  While they were there we did get some Sloopy's pizza and plenty of Bugaboo fudge!  Oh, and for the first time in my life, we played shuffle board!  It is a good time.  Who knew? 

Wednesday we're out again.  We are going to hang out with our Bostonian family and then we're off to Altamont for Stuart's "graduation".  

I'm sure I will have plenty to blog about from there or once we return.  

What a weekend

Whew!  It was a great one but I'm sure glad it's over!

Friday~Brian and I went to Wheeling for our anniversary date.  We went to a restaurant called "The Metropolitan Citi Grill"  Simply amazing!  Quaint little place.  Intimate.  WONDERFUL food!  Then we headed over to Oglebay park and went put-putting.  We used to go put-putting all the time.  We haven't really even seen any down here in the year we've been.  Rita, Jaime, Jenna and Jerry watched the boys for us so we got a night out.  It was fabulous!  Thanks again Gusts!

Saturday~Michael, Carter and I went to East Palestine for Adam's and Chris's Graduation parties.  Adam's on Saturday and Chris's on Sunday.  It was so refreshing to see all the people we miss so much from EP!  Really reminds me just how much I miss them all.  

Sunday~ After Chris's party we went to Babies 'R' Us to get Carter a new car seat.  We bought Michael's down here but Toys 'R' Us had NO comfy seats for the Little Man.  Then we drove 2 hours home and Angela Gordon (my maid of honor) was waiting at my house for me to get home!  Welcome to the country friend.

Monday~ Angela and I went to the zoo with the dudes.  What a long day.  It took us 4 hours to make a 2 hour trip home!  4 hours!!!  First, we were entirely too dehydrated.  Second, we drank so much when we got out of the zoo that we had 2 potty breaks on the way home!  Third, Michael decided to play with his water bottle and choke on the water.  Naturally, he puked.  All over himself and his spanking new car seat.  Stop #3 was to clean him up so he could be dry enough that we could open the windows.  It smelled AWEFUL!!!  Lucky for our noses, I packed an extra outfit!  

Tomorrow~ We aren't doing ANYTHING!  I'm definitely taking a nap with my babies!  

Another Friday Five

1. My trusty Sony H2 has broken.  It's already been gone for a week and I am really beginning to miss it.  Hopefully Sony will send it back to me shortly!  I have realized how much I miss my  EOS Rebel G.  The manual focus makes pictures so much more!  

2. Angela Gordon is coming over Sunday night.  YAY!  We're going to the Columbus zoo on Monday.  I hear it's a fabulous zoo!  I haven't been to the zoo in years.  I think Michael is REALLY going to enjoy it!  He loves the

 "Amimals".  

3. Still don't have my car back.  Patiently waiting for the phone call.  

4. Brian is taking me out tonight.  Our 5th wedding anniversary is tomorrow.  Where does time go?  Happy Anniversary Baby!

5. Carter is 10 weeks old today.  If I had my digital camera back I could post some pictures.  Instead I'll post his first 8 weeks.  That's when the camera broke and I reverted to film.

One Week

Two Weeks

Three Weeks

Four Weeks

Five Weeks

                                        

Six Weeks

Seven Weeks

Eight Weeks

Friday Five

1. The Out-laws are in!

2. My house is no where ready for tomorrows baptism guests.  

3. My poor little fat guy (Pablo, my dog) just got a hair cut yesterday and every time he gets a trim he has more and more black spots on the white part of his skin.  He's speckled now.  

4. My sister is having her very first recital for tap on Sunday.  I can't wait to see pictures!  Good luck Missy!  Aubrey is dancing too!  She will be a pretty princess dancing with her broom!  GO AUBS!

5. Todd is about to go cut our grass for the party tomorrow and Stuart is about to embark on the MONSTER weed wacker!  He's gonna look like a stick figure holding that thing!  I'll get pictures to post later!