Two sides

Dr. Jekyll

Mr. Hyde

Is this normal for 2 year olds? In between these two shots (less than a minute) nothing happened of consequence. He must have just realized that he didn't have as much of my attention as he wanted. So being a good mommy, I put the camera down and took him i my arms.

I rained more today. We did make it out of the house for some lunch. And then we went and ordered a new kitchen table and chairs from a local Amish furniture dealer. I decided I wanted a round table. Ours is in OK condition, but the chairs that came with it are all in need of repair. So we decided to get something that will last for many more years to come. I'll post a photo once we get it in the house in a couple of months.

-EBP-

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A trip to the mall

We enjoyed a trip to the mall today. Not much else to do in this rainy weather. And John actually doesn't complain when we go. We shared some Chick-Fil-A nuggets for lunch. And wandered in a few stores. I scored some great deals on clothes for John.

And he scored a new toy from the Lego Store. It's a pullback "RC" from Toy Story with a couple of sidekicks. One is named Woody.

And the other is Buzz, complete with his own rocket. John's current fascination with rockets and space ships means most anything can serve as a rocket, even the helicopter we picked up earlier in the week. On at least one occasion, he was carrying the helicopter around and singing the theme song from Little Einsteins ("We're going on a trip in our favorite rocket ship, zooming through the sky...") Blast off! While we were in the Lego store, we spent a lot of time looking at a new Lego, The Space Shuttle Adventure, complete with all the solid rocket boosters needed for blasting off. We had a little upset while we were in the store. The power flickered and we all had to leave the store while the lights got straightened out. I'd already told him we'd buy the RC Lego, but he just didn't understand why we had to leave without it. I promised we'd come back before we left the mall. He doesn't always believe me (or even listen, it seems) when I promise him things, but this time he seemed to accept it.

All in all, a very pleasant trip and a good day.

-EBP-

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Rain, rain, go away

John made some strides today working at the computer. I believe he's mastered the mouse well enough that with a bit of effort he can manipulate his way around a computer game. He gets that the mouse is connected to the pointer and that if he moves one, the other moves too. He still gets frustrated easily, especially if you are standing over him. If left alone, he does much better. Occasionally, he gets stuck if the mouse is limited in where it can go. He's yet to learn to pick it up and relocate it to allow for more movement. But I'm very pleased with this new skill. And the little mouse he's been using is just perfect for his little hand.

Aside from getting more rain from the remnants of Hurricane Alex, it was pretty quiet here today. We did step out to run some errands, but I wasn't prepared for the downpour we encountered. Oops! I was obviously more focused on what we needed to do and didn't think much about the rain I KNEW was imminent. Anyway, we didn't melt and the errands got done.

-EBP-

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