Outtakes

I asked Becca to try and take a sad photo of Scrumpy to tease my sister but that proved to be a harder task than I thought.










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He's Got Game

Ever since Scrumpy was a little boy, he has had a penchant for attracting cougars. One day, talk to Patrick about the time we were in Costco and he was walking around looking at bikes, holding hands with some little girl he had just met.  I do not know what it is about the little guy, but he does seem to attract the older woman, and now that he is mobile, it has just gotten worse! Last week, we were at Gilroy Gardens enjoying a little family time.  As Scrumpy stood in line for the motorized cars, his super cool t-shirt caught the attention of a cute little 6 year old.  Andrea introduced herself and before you knew it they were holding hands in line!  Her mother claims that since she is an only child she is always been attracted to other kids, but I'm not so sure that is what is going on here.  For the first ride, they were able to ride together as Andrea's mom chaperoned in the back seat.

Getting off the ride, Scrumpy introduced her to me, " Hi Mamma, this is An Dor Ya, she's my friend, I love her!" YIKES!

Not wanting to part company, they stood in line for another car ride, however, the car they were given was a two-seater and while my big boy thinks he's a big boy, he is still too short to ride unaccompanied by an adult.  I have NEVER heard such screaming!  It sounded like I had killed Mater or Lightning McQueen in front of his very eyes. 

As a consolation, they were able to ride another ride together, once again chaperoned.  If you are wondering why Patrick nor I served as chaperone, well its because baby brother needed his own seat and I felt much safer with both of us in the boat watching the baby just in case he fell in the drink. 

Scrumpy and An Dor Ya

Do you see they are holding hands?!!

All smiles after the car meltdown

So bummed he was relegated to the loser boat.

A Stop at Flavor Town

Is it just me or if we died his hair blonde wouldn't he look like a Guy Fieri mini me?



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Hello Down There!

There is a new game playing in the Crossett household.  The boys stand at the top of the stairs and peer down and yell, "Hello down there!"

Of course, someone has to be at the bottom to yell, "Hello up there!"

I do not know why but this get giggles out of both of them every single time.  Thank goodness the slates in our bannister are close together to prevent the potential head stuck, need butter accident.

I'm Three!

Scrumpy turned the big 3!  Admist all the birthday celebrations, Aundie Mitch, Gramma, Possum, Nena Monks, and Papa, I think he had cake every week!  And yes, his favorite song now is "Happy Birthday."

On his actual birthday, we tried to make it just the family.  We woke up and he had some special time with Daddy.  They enjoyed donuts for breakfast before heading to the Target toy aisle where he proceeded to think he died and went to heaven.  Armed with two packages in his hand (I had told Patrick only one), they came home and we proceeded with the rest of the festivities.

Off to Fisherman's Wharf where we enjoyed lunch at the Rainforest Cafe.  Once again, we indulged Scrumpy by playing Cars on the DVD inside the car.  This is only the second time we've turned the thing on as we are trying to reserve it for emergencies or special occasions.  I am sure Possum would have been pissed to know it was on as he is still rear facing.  After another birthday song and another ice cream sundae, we walked around until Scrumpy stopped in front of a souvenier shop and could not stop staring at a Blue Angels die cast airplane.  I was a sucker and since it was his special day, wound up buying the darn plane like I was some silly tourist.

At this point, Mama and Daddy needed a coffee break, but where or where to go with the biggest car you own and a double stroller in San Francisco, BACK TO WHERE IT ALL STARTED!

Off to Laurel Heights, home of CPMC, the hospital where I had both my babies.  In a little strip mall a couple blocks from the hospital is a cafe that had three very key ingredients, a FREE parking lot (that was eerily empty), good coffee, and a whole children's play area.  Not only were we able to sit and enjoy coffee while the kids played, but I was able to get some quick shopping done next door!

Overall, an awesome birthday.  He was indugled to the fullest and kept telling us he was happy.  Happy Birthday Mr Scrumple Pants! 

Sharing is caring

We are in the process of learning how to share. Until then, there is a lot of tandem riding in our house. I can't wait until baby brother learns how to say " no".



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