A List for Tuesday

5 Things I Hate This Time of Year:
1. Snow
2. Bad drivers
3. Snow
4. Driving in snow
5. Snow

5 Things I Love This Time of Year:
1. Hot chocolate
2. Sweaters, scarves, and hats
3. Christmas music
4. Christmas decorations
5. Christmas movies

Happy Thanksgiving!

A List for Tuesday

The Top Five Most Devastating Things in Dutch's Life (in order by the trauma they apparently cause):

5. Not being allowed to keep the water running the entire time he's in the tub.
4. Having Daddy's iTouch taken away from him.
3. Being told he can't watch Cars (which he calls Go).
2. Being sent to his room.
And the number one most devastating thing in Dutch's Life: Haircuts.

Happy Un-Thanksgiving!

Yesterday we had our first of three Thanksgiving dinners.  This one was for the Morgan side of Chris's family and we had it at Grandpa Morgan's house.  It was our first Thanksgiving without Grandma Morgan, but we all remembered her fondly and she was represented in several of the dishes.

Dutch behaved wonderfully until the very end of the evening when he stuck his hand in his mouth and threw up on Grandpa's floor.  I couldn't do anything but cover my face and hope I didn't throw up too!  Chris and Kellie took care of it while Greg took care of Dutch.  This is the second time he's made himself throw up and I'm not a fan.  Not at all.

It's always nice to get together with family and eat good food and have great conversations.  I'm thankful for my in-laws and the loving family I gained by marrying Chris.  I had some pictures to post but I left my camera at Grandpa Morgan's house.

Happy Un-Thanksgiving!

Dutch's Pet Balloon

Earlier today Dutch went to a birthday party.  As we were leaving, in addition to the goody bag, Dutch got a yellow balloon.  He fell in love with it immediately.  We drove from the part to my Aunt Marianne's house and Dutch fell asleep clutching the string with two chubby fists.  All the way home he talked to it and hugged it.  Once at home it had to go everywhere with him, including into the tub!  He threw an enormous fit about getting in the bathtub (which is really unusual for him) until I went and got the balloon.  As I type this he is in his bed, the yellow balloon hovering protectively over his head.

I don't know what we'll do when the balloon "dies" in a day or two.  One thing is for sure: this kid needs more balloons in his life.

Favorite Picture Friday

I think this is the cutest picture in the world of my niece Evie.  She'd put Vaseline in her hair and her mom was trying everything to get it out.

A List for Tuesday

Five Things Dutch Does That Make Me Laugh:

1. When Chris comes home Dutch greets him with a "Hi Daddy!"  The way he says it sounds very southern and it's pretty funny.
2. If our car is stopped at a light he gets very impatient and starts pointing at the road, "Go! Go! Go!"
3. If he starts playing with something he's not supposed to (like my laptop or Chris's Kindle) he gets this innocent look on his face as he tries to sneak it away.
4. When we go outside at night he looks all over for the moon, gets really excited and yells, "Boon!"
5.  Everything he thinks is cool must be shared with Daddy.  He'll repeat "Daddy!" over and over and over again until he gets Chris's attention and can point out whatever it is that amazes him.