Thanks Dora!

Bailey is officially hooked on "Dora the Explorer"...LOVES that show. Here's a video I captured last night of him calling a dolphin from our living room. You can see the Sandy and Columbia Rivers from our house and thanks to Dora, he thinks dolphins live in every body of water. Watch until the end when he asks me to take his picture for the photo contest. Yes, a photo contest. Where does he come up with this stuff?

Happy Monday

Mommy: Bailey, come give me a kiss...I have to go to work now.

Bailey (almost 3) holds my face gently in his hands: You a stinky worm.

Mommy: ...

Summer update

Well, we went on the annual Andres family campout a couple weeks back...for the first time in 14 years, we got rained out! MAJOR bummer. I know all my faithful readers were anxiously awaiting whatever redneck stories might have transpired but sadly there really wasn't time for any good fodder. My sister-in-law took a great picture of Bailey learning out to pee in the woods...that's always a classic. Here are just a few recent pictures of the boys for your viewing pleasure!

Speechless...

Just now, Bailey was kicking in his chair and making a mess with his lunch...

Mommy: Bailey, STOP.

Bailey (2 1/2): I'm making you crazy, Mommy.

Workin' man...

Yesterday morning, Bailey was upstairs with Grandma when all of the sudden he comes down the stairs with an Igloo playmate cooler (why, oh why did Grandma have one in her bedroom, I have NO idea) and tells me:

"Gotta go, Mommy. I have work to do."

Swimming lessons!

We started swimming lessons with the boys this week. On the way home the other night we stopped at an intersection next to the car wash we sometimes use. Bailey points at it and says "washing machine!" Sorta.

"Ama's Juice"

Last night I was cooking dinner (yes, I do know how and yes, I do cook sometimes) and I had Bailey sitting up on the counter "helping" me. He looked over and saw a bottle of wine sitting on the counter and he said "that's Ama's juice...AMA! Need juice?" I couldn't help but laugh.