In honor of tonight's debate

Here are a few pictures from our adventure last weekend. 

Can you guess where we are?

Obama came to town!!!

Lots of signs, buttons (no banners allowed), and American flags...

...and super cute kids watching history in the making

Oh yeah, Biden was there too

What an awesome opportunity for all of us. Truly history being made.

fun on a rainy day

It rained all day today, but that was okay by us. We stayed in our PJs all day and did lots and lots of fun things. We cleaned the bathrooms, vacuumed, washed clothes and Griffin taught me how to make eggs.

*I had a very cute video to insert here, but uploading wouldn't work*

We then played with Potato Heads. Notice the outstanding accessorizing on Ms. Potato Head to the far right! 

Then Griffin thought maybe his vision was a little off.

Then we really got kooky! We vamped up the Statue of Liberty. Hey, she came from the French, shouldn't she bit a bit more chic (earrings, high heels and some bright red lipstick!)?! And we created the most over-accessorized pirate EVER. 

- eye patch? check.

- hat? check.

- parrot? check.

- peg leg? check

- hook hand? check

- swashbuckling sword? check.

- handlebar mustache? check. (okay, maybe not for a pirate!)

- gold earring? check.
Happy Friday! Have a great weekend!!!

growing up too quickly

It really is hard for me to believe how much Griffin had grown up in the past few months...he had so much fun at the park on Monday and was so friendly to a little girl. Or, was he flirting?

Thankfully, he still needs our help to do his favorite thing...hang!

and, he hasn't figured out how to pump yet so pushes are helpful!

But, with a face like this, he won't need us for long! 

Plus, he's kind to animals. He even shared his chips with a squirrel! Salt and vinegar...YUM!

Horsin' around

Last night was Western Night at Chic-Fil-A and they had horses! Despite Griffin's look of terror/disinterest/complacency, he really loved riding on "Jack." We were surprised that he did it; when we got in line we fully expected him to bail at the last minute. Shows what we know about our big boy!

No, he's not going to work in the cafeteria, he's sharing a helmet (we thought shower caps were a great idea!)...

one handed...just like a "real" cowboy!

Who's buying Griffin a horse for Christmas?

Of course, it was much to Griffin's delight that the horse took a HUGE poo (is there any other kind with horses?) while we were watching our friends ride. The evening was complete.

Ice Cream Festival

Today we took Griffin to the NC Music Academy's Ice Cream festival. While we didn't eat too much ice cream, Griffin did enjoy the over-priced rides...

and a little bit of orange sherbert with Daddy...

and the train...

and the helicopter with Mommy (they wouldn't let Daddy ride so Mommy took one for the team)...

look how high we went!! Aggie would NOT like this.
a great afternoon was had by all!

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Better than a cleaning lady...

Griffin loves to clean. I mean really, really loves it. He loves it like I love cookie dough. He doesn't play with toys (with a few exceptions, including his Dyson vacuum cleaner) and loves to have a spray bottle and rag. So, it was no surprise that he agreed when I asked him to clean his "bike." Do you think this love of cleaning will last through his teen years?

watch out Vidal Sassoon

One of my favorite long-nap inducing techniques is to give Griffin a bath before his nap. So, we took a bath last Friday (well, we've taken a few since) and made a faux-hawk.
Griffin was excited to show off his submerge (what is the verb form) skills!
Once we were out of the tub (and dressed in PJs picked by Griffin), Griffin insisted that he use the hair dryer...all by himself. And yes, that's a PICK! Yep...a pick. (I do believe that he would have a Cub-rean (that's Cuban and Korean) afro if his hair grew out)
and, we all know that you turn your head over for extra volume.
the final result and yes, my technique worked...he napped for 2 1/2 hours!
P.S. Did you notice...I FIGURED IT OUT!!! The pics are mixed with the text....HOORAY for me!