November 25th

I feel like it's hard to tell what your feelings are on vehicles...

Cars in the morning before school, then an afternoon of trains (then a very long nap) with Grandmom and Grandmapa while I went to work.  We had dinner, played some more with trains, and then came home and refused to sleep.  Ya know, Sir, I've been too busy to take naps with you lately...when you don't let me sleep at night...I get tired.  Really really tired.  Just letting you know.

November 24th

No, really...you didn't want to go to sleep.

We headed out to the mall...hoping to find presents that we've been trying to track down (which we didn't) and get a build-a-bear for Steph's accomplishment (which we did...a penguin...because the world is helping us have everything align these days).  I would like extra credit mothering points for my ability to stand like a flamingo in order to lift you up and balance you high enough to do things...thank you.

We came home and hung out with Anneliese and Dolly and Rovus, dancing and playing instruments with Ro was a clear highlight of everyone's evening.  Also, our dog holds our cats' hands.  Our cats have thumbs, so they actually hold the dog back, and our cats also do things like hang out within the train track.  It's not a dull life we lead...

November 23rd

I would just like, for posterity's sake, to say that Steph actually planned for us to get a room for today months ago.  She knew you it was going to be a long day, that you wouldn't be interested in all of the events, and that she wouldn't want you watching some of them...and so, months ago, though I was fighting her for even thinking of such a thing, she had your back for today in a way that I wouldn't have thought to.  She's a pretty incredible lady...and one that now as I write this has her black belt!!

We spent the day with Grandmom and Grandmapa taking turns watching the festivities and you (they were a giant help - they deserve a shout out too).  You took a long walk with Grandmom and found "strange green balls that fall from trees" that Grandmom had never seen before (osage oranges, Mom) and then Grandmapa and I came back out with you so you could throw them around and play in the leaves.  You came inside just in time for me to get you sleeping in time for me to watch Steph's last two parts of the test...and then she was a black belt!  It'd be so cool if you want to do this too some day...

We had dinner with Steph's Tae Kwan Do family and Grandmom and Grandmapa and then we retired to the room to watch a show about penguins (which all of us really geeked out over) and then never ever ever EVER sleep.  You were wired, Steph couldn't understand why her legs hurt (a fact that I'm still laughing about) (was it her legs?  her arms?  whatever it was, i think we know why it was hurting...) and I was sandwiched between you.  Heh...I suppose I wouldn't have it any other way...my teeny tiny fierce little weirdos.