On the way to the gym

FM practiced his wink for the camera.

Questions

FM wakes up from his nap today, looks at me and says, “Mama, I’m fuw of wots of questions.”
“Yes. You are. But they are good questions.”
“Yes. I know.”

Honey, baby, cookie

The FrogMonkey and the Professor were hanging out in the bathroom “practicing” the other day when FM decided he needed to ask me something. As I passed by the open bathroom door, FM called out, “Hey, Babe! Honey! Um, Sweetheart!”
I popped my head back around the door, “What did you just call me?”
“Um. Mama?”

Second Christmas

We had our second Christmas at my parent’s house after our return from Texas. We sat down to dinner and my dad said grace. He was listing some things we were thankful for when FrogMonkey interrupts him with a cheerful: “An’ we’w thankfuw fow opening pwesents!”

Amen, child.

Below, FM shows Papa Jack his new Uncle Kenny doll who came complete with Yacht Club appropriate navy shirt, white pants and topsiders.

Taking the red eye

For Christmas we took the red eye to Texas where we met up with the rest of the Professor’s family and flew on to Florida. We spent a lovely week in a pair of beach front condos on an amazing shell beach on Sanibel Island, Fl. FrogMonkey showed us all that he remembered his swim lessons from the summer and even went down the water slide with his Papa (and a floaty ring). Highlights included picking up amazing shells from the beach, helping another family build sculptures with sand, shells and seawrack, personally thanking Santa for presents, a Star Wars marathon, and many long hours walking the beach. Sadly, FrogMonkey got pretty sick the last night there and so instead of going on to Dallas from Florida, we stopped in Houston for a few days of Nommy love while FrogMonkey got better. We then rented a car and drove to Dallas where I got to hit 28 acres of flea market while FrogMonkey got lots of little dog love from his four-footed cousins. Below is FrogMonkey with cousin Joe lounging in the Florida airport. Check out the Flickr link to the right for more photos.

Thank you, Santa

FrogMonkey got to personally thank Santa for the car he got Christmas morning in Florida. Of course Santa didn’t have a clue what he was talking about but FM didn’t seem to mind.

Dear Santa,

On second thought, I’d like 24 hours of silence and solitude for Christmas. And a maid. Thanks.

Dear Santa,

Please bring me a job, a baby girl and a kitten. More or less in that order. Thanks.

Three firsts

Today, FM got his first haircut. Yes, he has had his bangs trimmed twice. Yes, he got his baby curls snipped off crazily by me because too many people kept telling me he needed a haircut. But today we did both the front and the back. Yeah, ok. So I did it myself and it’s kinda girly looking. Sigh. I’ll be making a professional appointment later this week. The Professor is going to hate it.

Second, I learned how to polish my own shoes. Exciting, I know.

Third, we went to the store to pick out a toothbrush. (Yes, FM has a toothbrush already but I picked it out. It was icky because it was green.) FM proudly picked the sparkly blue one. He then carried it all around the store while we shopped and tried to brush his teeth with it a few times. He handed it to the clerk long enough for her to ring it through then snatched it back. He carried it through all the rest of our errands, brought it home, opened the package and put it in the toothbrush cup. I hope this means brushing out teeth will go easier now.

Terrible Two

Two disappointments today:
1) The moths ate my only good winter coat
2) FrogMonkey discovered free will a.k.a. doing whatever he wants whenever he wants despite Mama’s rules, requests and flat out orders.