Green eggs and ham

We've been reading "Green Eggs and Ham" and Oliver wanted to make some, so we did.

But then...he didn't really want to eat it.  I had to convince him by taking a few bites myself.

October Beach Trip!

On the way!  Annual beach trip in the Outer Banks.  Like father, like son...

 Typical evening at the beach:

We may have a drummer on our hands!

 
The beach!  We didn't get any pictures of the kids digging or flying kites, ugh :/

On the way back:

 Typical pre-take off stance.

Aiden 10 Months

Aiden has become more and more wiggly.  He is constantly wanting to play and explore what his brother is doing.  For his 10-month picture, it was very hard to get him to lay still for 3 seconds so I could snap a picture.  It was too fun of a game to be tickled by Mommy every time he rolled over.

Fun backyard additions

This weekend, we made some fun backyard additions.  They were finished today, and we are already enjoying them!!

Dreams, Imagination, or Both?

Tonight at dinner, our conversation went as follows:

Oliver: Mommy back.

Mark/Lindsay: Mommy's back?  Where did Mommy go?

Oliver: On a horse. [We definitely live in Texas!]

*Not sure if this came from a dream, his imagination, or a combination of both, but definitely interesting since it seemed to come out of no where.

Mark: What kind of horse, a brown horse or Rody?

Oliver: A brown horse.

Mark: Was the horse dry or wet?

Oliver: The horse was dry.

Mark: Did she go on the grass or on the road?

Oliver: On the grass.

Mark: Where did she go on the horse?

Oliver: To see Aunt Julianne and Tytus. [Witten will eventually make it into the story :)]

We have a "story-telling" game that we play where we ask one another to tell a story about two things (a dog and the beach, a front-end loader and a pile of dirt, etc.).  It is fun to see what Oliver comes up with!