a new look

Bejos boy got a haircut recently, and all his blond highlights fell to the floor. When I asked him if I could take a picture of his new haircut he insisted on putting on the glasses from his doctor kit. Go figure!

Forgive the blurry phone picture. One handed shots with a squirmy baby on the hip is something I have yet to master :)

On writing: Sharks

January 17, 2014

This is the shark; that's the turtle. 

The shark is going to splash up.

The clouds will cover him up. He 

eats big jars of fish. 18 thousand 

million fish. The turtle sinks down.

It's the 18 thousand million that gets me every time. It is currently the BIGGEST number he can imagine, and it is used about 18 thousand million times a day. 

More cowbell, please

Puddle Parade

Bejos boy and I went on a puddle parade, stomping through every puddle and muddy patch that we could find. It was a wet and muddy mess but loads of fun.
Only one of us got to drive home wearing pants :)

The dentist

Bejos boy had his first appointment this week with the dentist.
He loved it and was a good little patient.
A TV on the ceiling, a frog with teeth...what could be better?

our artist

Our town held a snow festival this weekend filled with events. Truckloads of snow were hauled to the middle of town and a ski course was set up down one of our main streets. Another area held kid activities, a beer tent, and entertainment. We braved the snowy road conditions and headed in to meet up with some friends.

Bejos boy was quite tickled with the big pile of snow in the middle of the square and took up playing with the other kiddos. And then suddenly we were in the middle of a snowman building contest that mr bejos and I didn't pay much attention to. I figured bejos boy was too little and wasn't getting what was going on so mr. bejos went to get a beer and I kicked back watching him play in the snow. But then he too was visiting the "accessory table" piled high with carrots, potatoes, coal, and various costume items with some serious intent on his part.

From my point of view I saw this.

When the hat blew off for the third time I was pulled in to help secure it better. It was then that I saw the masterpiece that my 2 year had created.

Besides the tubular oddity on the top of the head I was floored by the actual composition of the face. We named it the melting snowman and joked about it as the competition continued, pointing out to the judges just how original this sculpture was. To our utter surprise bejos boy was included in the awards ceremony and won us a nice and tidy gift certificate to our local Ace Hardware.
Rock on bejos boy!

Another First

So yesterday did not go exactly as planned.
Bejos boy's cough turned a little bark-y, he spiked a fever, and his breathing was a little scary shallow. 
We spent a few hours in the ER, our first trip.
It was an uneventful trip with no blood, no needles.
We did watch football from our exam room.

As you can tell he was feeling much better today with the help of Curious George, Thomas the Train, blocks, books, and few quiet moments of drawing.

water

We spent a whole lot of time in the water in NY. It's just so easy to do.

it's been busy here

My first week of school was exhausting to say the least.
So many names to learn.
So many new school rules and procedures.
Early hours. Late hours. 
I cannot wait to be six weeks into the school year and just feel settled.

Needless to say my personal life has gone a bit neglected (and so too this blog). Meals have been few and far between, the gym is a place I may not recognize anymore. Luckily I have been able to count on Mr. Bejos to keep things under control on the home front. He prepared the few meals I ate and tolerated my ridiculous roller coaster ride of emotions. But, most importantly, he was in the driver's seat for bejos boy's first days of school. Granted, it is pre preschool, but we were all a little emotional to say the least.

peanut butter

Big Boy Hair

I caved in.

 

Even though he acted ready - bringing his own yellow comb, it took 3 lollipops and a seat on mama's lap to get it done. 

I already miss the long shaggy do, but his hair grows fast.

bejos boy

I have been trying to get a good shot of this busy body forever but he doesn't exactly sit still for very long. Don't you just dig that hair??