Last Man Standing

Another milestone has been reached. Ethan can now pull up onto anything 18 inches or less. Couches, coffee tables, side tables, parents laying on the floor trying to watch some preseason football; anything he can grab and pull up on, consider it done. The best part, once up he'll stand for a while and look around in amazement as if the whole world just changed. I think it has... for all three of us.

P.S. Can you tell it's getting close to football season? Just sayin'!

Gated Community

Possibly one of the greatest inventions for small toddlers. My only suggested improvement; a couple of small LED lights across the top railing that react to darkness. Rolling into the kitchen at 3am for a bottle only to get a hip level brake check is enough to crumble to the floor in the fetal position and wish for death...

Why Mom Shouldn't Go Away On Business

Christina went on a business trip last Sunday. It lasted three days, but if you ask Ethan, he would say a lifetime. I was simply playing hide and seek behind one of our recliners and rolled around the corner laughing like a villain.

WWhhoooaaaaaahahahahhahaaaaaa!

Less than five seconds later I was dealing with an emotional wreck.

Basket Case

Mobile can't explain Ethan. No adjective can. It wasn't but 3 weeks ago that he could barley crawl. Now the dude is grease lighting on my hardwood floor. The only thing I wanted to do was fold some laundry and make myself a sandwich, and he wouldn't say put. I decided to improvise.

What do you want from me!?

Ethan Loves His MeMe

While Fred and I were slaving to install his new, ginormous LCD TV, Ethan spent his day getting spoiled by his MeMe. If you want to know what grandmothers are made of, look above. You just can't buy that attention.

(P.S. Hey Wanda, nice to see you're rockin' a headband!)

Equinsu Ocha!

"White Devil!!!"

Being an Ace Ventura fan... I couldn't resist. And as Christina would say, "BubbleBee Tuna, BubbleBee Tuna. Pardon me..."

Dinosaur Bandelins Go Flat!

Face it.... our parents are getting old. With that, sometimes technology pass them by (Wanda loves her dial-up if that says anything). Most of the time this does not bother them at all. Watching BETA movies on their 1984 Zenith encased in fake maple cabinetry is considered Friday night entertainment, served with Jiffy Pop and all. Remote!? Pppsssstt... who needs a remote; just turn the metal knobs if you want to watch something different. Well, I guess the government issued warning of discontinuing analog TV was enough to scare them into the 21st century.

This weekend, life as my father-in-law knew it changed forever (with a little help from Ethan.)

Fred and Wanda decided to buy a TV. Not just any TV mind you, but a 46 inch Samsung LCD. To be honest, I'm a hair jealous. This piece of technology is teeming with everything modern... 1080P HD, 35000:1 ratio. It will order you a pizza if you so desire. Bottom-line, it's brilliant. We all should be so lucky.

The only thing unlucky... the 8 hours it took us to wire outlets and surround sound. It was well worth the effort, especially the free lunch and dinner.