Hello Again

No, we have not fallen off the face of the earth but we did almost set the house on fire tonight. I shouldn't say "we" because I did not have anything to do with it and neither, suprisingly did Everest. Never a dull moment I tell ya. We've been busy. Very busy. Between getting home from China, going to the Dells, being in a wedding and starting a new position at work, I'm tired. This week we are heading to Illinois for a half marathon, which I am not at all prepared for. Honestly. I used to be in shape. I used to be without child. Did I mention our house smells like toxic fumes?

Everest is doing well. Right now he is going through some strange phases and we often find ourselves wondering what is going on in his little skull. This week has been baby talk and not wanting me to leave him at daycare. The past two weeks it has been, daddy, daddy daddy to the point of driving me absolutely nuts. And the worst of it is that he is now deciding that he doesn't like to sleep by himself. He has gotten into watching movies lately and absolutely hates it when we turn it off. He will actually watch all of the credits roll at the end. Last night I had the audacity to turn off the DVD after fair warning when it was time to go to bed. Oh boy did he let me have it. Ryan even closed the windows. Kid has a serious set of lungs on him.

Everest has decided that it is ok to try different foods because after much prodding he has decided he likes most of what we offer. He tried squash today and declared, "mmm, not bad," and then proceeded to try spinach. Again, "mmm, not bad." He also decided that he, "loves pizza" (a previous dislike). He likes eggs and was disappointed we didn't have any the other day. It was rainy and cold and he said that daddy had better go out and buy some. When I told him that daddy wouldn't want to because of the weather, Everest answered with, "well he will need to wear a jacket."

We just started getting new siding on our house and came home to the back side half done in a new brown color. Everest was so excited and just looked at it and said, "Dat's coooool."

I'm off to enjoy the sweet smell of toxic paint fumes.