"Pig Pen"

So I read an article over the weekend that says exposure to dirt during childhood strengthens the immune system.

I think "Pig Pen" here is going to be a very healthy adult.

Growing Up

So the two big boys are out in the yard zooming around in their battery operated cars.

Zane can't stand to be left out.

So he crawls and grunts all the way through the flower bed and into the grass, then climbs on top of Colt's trike.

Once he gets on he beams with an "I'm a big boy now" expression!

Welcoming Committee

So I pull into the driveway and open the garage door. This is what I see waiting inside.

Two pajama clad, barefooted boys, screaming, "Mommy's home!"

Quite the welcoming committee.

What Winter?

So we spent the final day of this unseasonably warm winter as you might expect.

With ice cream.

Vanilla with sprinkles for the Ott. Chocolate with sprinkles for the C-man. Zane with a cone of his own.

The only one who finished, yep, Zaney.

Next...Pikes Peak!

So Wyatt is officially a skilled climber.

He scales everything from his bunk beds to trees to monkey bars.

Yesterday we were at an indoor playground and Wyatt spots the climbing wall.

"Can I do that?" he asks.

So we get a very skeptical staff member to strap Wyatt into the harness.

But minutes later the whole place is cheering as my boy shimmies all the way to the top.

The employee looks at me and says "Wow, I've never seen a kid that young, get that high."

So proud!

A New Tradition

So Wyatt found out that I had a tradition in my family when I was growing up. We ate popcorn and apples for supper on Sundays.

He insisted that tradition begin in our family, immediately.

Coach Wyatt

So I ran my first 10k today.

I tell Wyatt, "Mommy is running in a race."

"Are you going to win?" he demands.

"I'm going to finish and run my fastest," I tell him.

"No, you are going to win," he says.

(Footnote: I did NOT win, but I did finish in exactly 50 minutes, an 8 minute mile. I was 65th out of 565 women competing. I'm pretty proud for a first effort.)

Workin' at the Car Wash, Yeah

So Wyatt volunteers that he has a new career plan.

He wants to be a "Car wash builder."

Today I tell him it is supposed to be really nice outside, and if he wants, he can wash my car after school.

He smiles and says, "Your car will be so clean you will cry."