Can Kisses Give Concussions?

Gavin's could!

Someone is very enthusiastic about learning his first "trick"! Blowing kisses!

(He still kisses with an open, drooly mouth, one step at a time here people.)

 

 

Who loves family time? This guy!!!

 

 

 

Or... He just really thinks the camera looks delicious!

 

Starfish Awe at Sea World

Amongst all of Sea World's dolphins, Orca whales, and seals doing tricks, Ethan fell love with one little animal under the sea. Starfish.

They have this hands on exhibit where you can pick up and explore starfish and sea anemone.

He thought it was kind of cool until he met the staff marine biologist. He called her Miss Rebecca, the starfish teacher. He talks about Miss Rebecca weeks later.

What made Miss Rebecca so memorable? She spent 45 minutes one on one with him explaining every detail of the species and most fun of all... the food chain! Apparently larger starfish eat smaller starfish species, who knew?

Now he talks about predators and prey matter of factly (and alllll the time) and when you ask him where he belongs, he answers on the TOP of the food chain!

Thanks for bringing us to Sea World Grandpa!

Splash!

This firefighter doesn't need a truck to spray some water around!

Oh yea, this mom got a costume that was totally usable after October 31st!

Warming Up Our Winter Walk

Brrrrr! It's getting chilly out there!

On our regular walk through our backyard park, each boy had had a different approach to staying warm.

Gavin's: Smiling beneath the layers!

Ethan's: Cardio!!!

Eavesdropping on Ethan: My Alex P. Keaton

A little backstory...

During Obama's '08 inauguration, I was pregnant with Ethan. After knocking on doors and calling voters, Ethan joined us within my belly as Chris and I celebrated in the cold on the National Mall or danced at the Inaugural Ball!

A year later, we dressed him in an Obama tshirt for our Cherry Blossom photos, where he became a prop random strangers used for their tourist photos!

I joked all along that he was going to rebel when he was older by being a hardcore conservative. Instead of peircings and tattoos, he'd wear a bow tie and vote Republican. I called him my future Alex P. Keaton, after the Family Ties character.

I forgot about this as the time from the '08 election season passed.

Until today.

From the backseat, Ethan overheard the politics talk from an NPR show. And asked me to explain it. I told him how everyone gets one vote to say who they want to choose to be "in charge".

Enthusiastically and full of confidence, he exclaims, "I'm voting for MITT ROMNEY!!!"

He's continued saying that phrase to everyone he meets, including at the polls.

Even posing with our yard sign, "Mitt Romey is my FAVORITE!"

"Romneyyyyy!" instead of "cheese".

Sandwiched between our Obama shirts, Gavin wonders where we went wrong.

Note: As long as my children are informed, thoughtful, and compassionate citizens, I support whatever political leanings they choose. But I thought I had a little longer until that happened!