Top Chef, Toddler Division

One of Amelia's new favorite hobbies is cooking sweets with her mother. Coincidentally, one of my favorite hobbies is eating sweets. Not so coincidentally, I am about 2 cookies away from not being able to see my belt.

Consolation Prize

I figure if the ballet thing doesn't pan out, at least our $35 dollars gets us all the free pinball we can play...and 20 years ago, that would have ruled my world.

5 Years

Today is our 5 year wedding anniversary...which means it has been about 5 years and 2days since Meggan and I met. Okay, maybe we didn't get married after a few days, but it was not a long courtship. I can't speak for her, but for me, I didn't need it to be. Much like it doesn't take me long to order food at my favorite restaurant, it didn't take me long to realize I was forever "off the market". I knew what qualities I wanted in a wife. So, when I found out they all existed in the cute girl who lived 2 buildings down, I wasted no time before I asked her to spend the rest of her life with me. I'm pretty sure she checked with Jake Gyllenhaal's people first to make sure he wasn't interested, but when they said no, she agreed to marry me. I'm happy to report that 5 years, two job changes, a move, and 1.75 kids later, I still consider myself the luckiest guy in the world for somehow summoning up the courage to talk to a girl I just knew was out of my league.

Break

I just got finished with essentially a 14 hour workday including time I worked from home while listening to Amelia scream about going to bed for over an hour. So, rather than say anything I'd like to get off my chest, I'll just post a couple pretty pictures I took recently.

Just a Trim

We took Sophie to the groomer this weekend to get her normal haircut. She came home lacking her beard and eyebrows - basically her identity. I can't be sure, but it also looks like they used some Just For Men to touch up her color and make her look younger.

Sophie's normal style...


The new sleek, European model...

It's Not Always Easy

Is it really THAT bad if your kid uses a pacifier until she is grown? Amelia has gotten to where she no longer asks for it, but she also no longer falls asleep without massive effort on our parts. Tonight, we nearly had to lock her in her room after several attempts of snuggling with her. If she doesn't start making it easier on us, one of the two of us is going to start drinking hard liquor before bedtime.

Talking Funny

While discussing birthdays -
Amelia: when is mommy's birthday?
Me: December
Amelia: Just like Jesus?
Me: That's right, just like Jesus.
Amelia: Mommy is Jesus?
Me: Ummm, not exactly

While I was trying to keep her occupied at dinner -
Me: Why don't you color with your crayons
Amelia: I already did
Me: Oh, then can you help daddy put the lid on the water?
Amelia: I do everything for you. Its "diculous"
Me(verbally): Okaaaay
Me(inner monologue): I cannot believe my 2 year-old just called me ridiculous.

After putting on her Dora the Explorer costume for Halloween -
Me: Okay, Dora, what are you going to say when people answer their door?
Amelia: Hola!
Me: Yeah, you should do that.