Seedy

As it turns out, AJ is a fan of the pomegranate. Who knew? He ate almost a whole one all by himself on two separate occasions. Which made things...seedy.

Fall Fun in the Summer Weather

It has been nice and warm here for the last 10 days or so. Unseasonably warm, I think. upper 70's and even an 80 degree day snuck in there. We have been hanging out in the leaves while they are nice and dry and crunchy instead of being wet and slimy and rotting with the occasional slug hiding in there. AJ really likes the little neighbor girl. He peeped in the window today to see if she was in there. He likes her as much as he likes Lena.

There is a squirrel eating my pumpkins. He is a bold one. He came right up to the kids looking for snacks. He teased them and then ran under the bush. A few minutes later, he poked his head out and approached them again. Wild animals cannot be trusted.

While I'm Watching Svengoolie...

I decided to update my long neglected Blog. Oh, how I have missed having time to show off my little man. Here is a recap of the last weeks:

1. Potty Trained! Thanks to Alona Frankel and her book, we have been able to say goodbye to the dipe pail and all things messy. My boy goes on the can now and it is GLORIOUS! He also likes "Joshua's Lady" and thinks she is a good mommy.

AJ got this cool train at the IRM for his great success.

2. I'm back to school.

3. My fave season is beginning to creep in around the edges. I am very excited.

4. AJ is cute as ever and so much fun to hang out with!

Watermelon Watermelon

He eats his weight in watermelon every week, it seems.

He eats it all the way down to the white part.

While he sings.

Then he asks for more-

-before he finishes the slice he has.

OFGS Downdate!

Down 2 lbs!

OFGS Update

The key word in the title there is UP. My weight is....officially....up.....I can ignore it NO LONGER.

It pains me to type it. I must tell, however. Because if I tell the interlooping public, then I will become accountable to my millions (Ha.) of readers and will get back on track.

Right?

So, I'm up.

6 lbs. GULP.

It's a slippery slope, people. A slope that I have slid down before. I have to dig my heels in and climb up again. My next update WILL be (it MUST be) an update of how I am down. A downdate. See you in a week.

The Rock Island Line IS a Mighty Good Road

Our mini vacation took us to Rock Island, Davenport, Moline and all points surrounding as we arrived at Train Festival 2011. We wanted to see steam engines because they don't run them around here anymore. I wondered why that was...now I know.

Steam trains stink, they are LOUD, they spit coal gunk at you and they are scary. But they are very cool anyway, and AJ had fun.