A Monday morning, for sure...

This morning was a doozy, to say the very least. I was running late and was trying to herd the boys out the door to go to the sitter's. Cole was screeching, " 'and! 'and! 'and!" * Grey determinedly brought his pillow AND his blanket to the door and needed my help in carrying them. I was already frazzled, so I grabbed Cole's hand to begin the descent down the steps. Grey was behind us, so I held Cole's hand until he reached the bottom. I let go for a few seconds to continue to hold the door open for Grey. In the meantime, Cole takes off at a dead sprint, giggling and yelling because he knows that I am going to have to chase him before I put him in the car. As I tried to grab him quickly, he tripped and fell face-first into the big pile of leaves in the flower bed. Did I mention that it was POURING RAIN at that time? Oh yes, Cole was soaked and as happy as a little clam. He said, "Bah-ber! Bah-ber!" (Cole-speak for water) Grey looked on in dismay, "Oh, yook, Momma...Brubber's a MESS! Uh oh..." And all of that happened in approximately 30 seconds... Fun times at the Westbrook house... Fun times...

*Cole's new thing to do when we are leaving the house is to shriek, " 'and! 'and!" He wants to hold hands with someone so that he can walk down the steps in the carport.

Sharing...or not

Oh, dear...

Well, it's over. Putting things along the back of the sofa to keep him from getting them... Letting Grey play with trains on the windowsill so that they would not get derailed... Knowing that he would be safe on the ground when I left the room... All those things have come to an end. Cole can easily climb onto all the furniture now, and life will never be the same! I would not mind if he would climb onto the sofa and sit down, but that is not what he does. He would rather climb up, get to the edge of the seat, and then jump up and down. I think it might be time to get a helmet for him... :o)

The Yi-yon Moobie

As some of you know, Grey has become quite interested in what he calls, "the yi-yon moobie." Translated for those not fluent in Greyspeak, that is "lion movie." The lion movie is referred to by most people as "The Wizard of Oz." This movie was on TBS this past weekend several times. We watched it each time. Grey was very interested in the Cowardly Lion (yi-yon) and the Wicked Witch. The first time that we watched it, we missed the whole scene where Dorothy and her home were blown to Munchkinland.
When Grey finally did see that scene, he reacted like this:
"Whoa!"
"Hang on, Durty!" (Durty = Dorothy)
"WHOA, HOUSE!"
"Yook! The WITCH!" (when the witch pedaled/flew past the bedroom window)
"Uh oh...the bed is bwoten." (bwoten=broken)

Cole watched Oz as well. He liked Toto. Each time that Toto was offscreen, Cole would hold up his hands and ask, "Dog? Dog?"

It is so much fun to watch them while they watch a movie.

Giving it a try...

I am not sure how good I'll be at this, but I am going to try this whole blogging thing... I will try to find some good pictures and update in the next few days. I am in the "novice blogger" phase right now and am still learning the ropes of this site. Please be patient, and I will try to provide some entertaining posts and pictures for everyone!