mmm mmm good!

Tonight Ashlyn made dinner. She called her creation "cereal soup." It consisted of playdoh and Littlest Pet Shop animal. By far the best LPS chinchilla cereal soup I have ever encountered. The only down side is, since she cooked, I have to clean up!

Braden has four teeth that are very loose. The tooth fairy brought him a new pillow box and he is ready to use it. He spends most of his free time reconstructing bionicles with multiple heads, weapons and arms. Right now he is "creating his own form of karate" and describing step by step his homemade process, which includes leaping from the steps, kicking bins of toys and announcing boom-chicka-wow-wow while flailing his arms. Quite humorous. He is wondering if I think the karate routine is "long enough," and naming people he could teach it to. Admittedly, he says, "it's not real karate, it's fake karate, but it's still dangerous (as another toy bin goes flying through the air)."

Caed is going through this phase where he talks out of the side of his mouth. I wish I had a picture, because he actually only opens one corner of his mouth and talks- very funny in person. He also notices every clock everywhere and points and says "clock" repeatedly, increasing in decibels until you repeat, "yes, a clock!" My favorite phrase these days is, "I so super mad..." Which could be about anything from not going to the car wash to the fact that his "cheddar cheese" is gone. He loves taking apart all of his brother's legos and still carries around a hotwheel or two. I love that he still gives me lots of hugs and kisses, and meets me at the door after work announcing, "MOMMY, I missed you so much!" And the sweetest of all little boy sentiments, "Mommy, your hair smells beautiful!" (Braden used to say the same thing.) He still loves piggy back rides and loves to be held. Thank goodness for a youngest child who still gives lovies freely.