Terrible Twos? Ha!

Some very interesting tidbits that I've recently learned courtesy of Joey:

Did you know...

- That red crayon comes off of walls much easier than it comes off of carpet?

- That if you tear a hole in the lining of a diaper, you will have enough tiny, pee-soaked cotton balls to cover an entire bedroom floor?

- That if you take off your pajamas and fall asleep on your bedroom floor, you will wake up at 2 am freezing cold?

- That play dough turns to clumpy slime when it's wet?

- That even the most patient preschool teachers who love spending time with other people's two-year-olds have a breaking point. Oh, and if your kid's teachers look at each other and sigh when you ask how your kid is doing, you should probably be worried.

- That "Suckerfish" is a fun word to call your sister when she's nursing?

- That even if a professional photographer takes 500 pictures of your two-year-old, more likely than not, one or two will turn out. If that.

Ahhhh... Life as a parent. Gotta love it.

Halloween by the numbers (take 2)

1-- Number of minutes that it took for Kate to start screaming after I put her costume on. For some reason, she didn't think it was comfortable to have foam balls glued to her back. Imagine that.

2-- The number of years that Joey has worn his elephant costume. I know, I know... I'm a slacker. He just looked so cute in it last year and when I discovered that it still fit, I figured that it was worth wearing twice. Plus, I figure that the 40 hours of work I put into it last year warrents using it twice (or possibly three times... look for Kate the elephant next year).

3-- The number of M & Ms that I let Joey eat last night. I know. I'm such a mean mommy.

4--The number of times that Joey woke up in the middle of the night screaming "More El-phant! More Candy!". Imagine what would've happened if I had let him eat four or five M & Ms.

5-- The number of times I burned myself on the hot glue gun while trying to make Kate's costume. My mom's sewing machine is in storage so I had to get a bit creative with my costume assembling methods.

6-- The number of "chaperones" that Joey and Kate had when we went to the Fall Festival at church. Mom, Dad, Peter & Alisa all tagged along to take pictures.

7-- The number of times that Joey has asked for "Auntie. Choo-Choo. More. Please?" today (his Auntie Alisa took him on the choo-choo last night). I told him next year. He told me NOW. Please.

8--The number of miniature Almond Joys that I ate out of the candy bowl throughout the day. Before you chastize my lack of self-control, might I remind you that I'm a nursing mother.

9-- The number of pictures that I took of Kate hanging out on her Daddy's arm. A bit overboard I admit, but she looked so darn cute perched up there.

10--The number of minutes it took me to fanegal Kate into her costume. No, it wasn't the most practical costume but it sure was adorable.