Bowling

Dexter got his first taste of bowling when Ben and Elissa took him and Ian to Pinstripes last week. Dexter didn't bowl any strikes but he did bowl a couple of spares. Dexter hasn't stopped talking about it since!

Zoo Season

The weather has not been cooperative so far this season but when it's sunny and not 100 degrees outside, we try to make it over to the zoo. Last week, Mommy got to accompany Daddy and Dexter. Dexter rode a gorilla on the carousel, touched a stingray, and groomed a few goats (he was the only child in the petting zoo using two brushes simultaneously).

Caught With His Hand In the Cookie Jar

Every night after his dinner, My Bologna gets a treat from his cookie jar. Yesterday afternoon I walked into the kitchen to see Dexter had reached up onto the counter, removed the lid of the cookie jar and was elbow deep, fishing around for a cookie to give My Bologna. He gave me a huge smile when he noticed I was watching. My Bologna happily took the treat from Dexter and trotted off into the living room to enjoy it. My question is this: If My Bologna get his treat after dinner, and if Dexter goes to bed before My Bologna's dinner, how did he know that that was My Bologna's cookie jar? My guess is that Daddy gives My Bologna treats from the cookie jar during the day when Mommy isn't home. Am I right, Ben?

Last Night Was a Blur

It's not what you think...Ben, Dexter, and I went to our friends' house for a small dinner party and Dexter and their son Ian were going a mile a minute. They were moving around so much I was lucky to catch a shot of them together.

The Smoke Alarm Narrative

About 6 months ago, Ben set off the smoke alarm while cooking hot dogs. Dexter was in his highchair watching My Bologna go nuts and Ben frantically waving a towel at the smoke detector. Apparently, this was an exciting event for Dexter. We couldn't go anywhere without him pointing out every smoke alarm, "Moke arm". A few weeks later, Dexter said, "Moke arm go beep beep beep." A few weeks later, he said, "Daddy. Hot dogs. Moke ararm go beep beep beep." A couple of days ago, he said, "Daddy clean moke ararm with towel." As Dexter's vocabulary evolves, so does the narrative of the exciting smoke alarm event.

An Emerging Theme

Dexter and Ian's creation at the dinner table last night (great company, great meal!).

One of These Things Is Not Like the Others

Car, car, car, car, chicken, car.