Thanks to Harry

All kids do funny/weird things, and mine are certainly no exception. Dane has recently gone through a 'Harry Potter' phase - not that he's read the books, obviously, but we've listened to the first 2 books on CD in the car and he's seen the first couple movies. And with the new movie and book release last month I suppose he's heard the name thrown around a lot. Well, now he's all about Harry.

He came home from Arizona with glasses and a wand from grandma. He asks to be called Harry and wants to wear solid colored shirts (which he calls 'closed shirts') with unbuttoned plaid shirts ('open shirts') on top. We can even tip our hats in thanks to Harry for nudging along the recent potty training (all Potter fans will remember that Peeves does call him Harry "Potty", right?) because . . . well, Harry Potter doesn't wear diapers.(duh)

So - the other day we were playing with Davis and some of his toys. After a while Davis went down for his nap and I found Dane rediscovering some old friends (aka baby toys). He was Harry Potter clad, so I -of course- got out the camera and had him demonstrate how to play with a classic: rings around a post (I do believe that's the official name).

Here's the vid. Enjoy, and pay particular attention to how he tries not to move his head or look down. This does give the effect of blindness or mild retardation, but I think he does it because he's afraid his glasses will fall off. My mom says I was a weird kid growing up, and I never really knew what she meant until . . .

FYI -you'll need to mute the music from the slide show. Just click on the sound symbol.

Finally - some new pictures!

M.I.A.

I've slipped from reality into that other dimension called "new motherhood", except sadly, I am not a NEW mother. Still, the whole survival mode thing is very real and has pared my priorities down to what Dalton refers to as Bear Grylls (Man vs. Wild) most important things: 1. water, 2. food, 3. shelter, 4. a way home. Okay, so #3 & #4 aren't truly relevant (although 'shelter' is debatable - as any mother of young kids can attest; however, I might more aptly call it 'hideout' or 'sane time away' or something like that) Anyway, the heirarchy of needs is dominating my daily ativities - and it's mostly the needs of my munchkins that get met most readily.

We've achieved the 4 week mark and I can feel the clouds parting and the sunshine of normal (albeit altered normal) life peeking back in. I've done the park a couple times, the grocery store, and target, but I did turn down the beach today (not without my husband). O-blah-dee O-blah-dah, Life goes on! Shockingly, it doesn't slow down and wait for you to catch up. So here we go.

And yeah, I'll post some more pictures soon. yeah, yeah.