Okay, quick window into one of the ongoing Lisa and Tony marital "discussions".Lisa: I hate those stupid cars! You bump into every grocery display!
Tony: Those cars are awesome. I want to ride in one!
So here we are, Audrey taking dad's side and wanting to ride with Sam. Ignoring the fact that she's 6 and he's 3 and they are both . . . well . . . huge for their age. As you can see, it turned out poorly. Score one for Lisa.
We recently got a brand new fire station near our house. Nothing christens a new fire station like a neighborhood pancake feed.
It's always funny to see the shock on the kid's faces when they run in to neighbors at a "neighborhood event". I love how small the world is to them.
Little punks.
Oh how kind the last year has been to Audrey and Sam's relationship. He's truly grown into a playmate vs. simply an "attention stealer" . . .
. . . or he does whatever the heck she tells him to do! "Whatever dad, we all have our price!".
October brought the much awaited trip to Mexico (Sam's first trip on a plane). The sad thing is, he really thought he was going to get to fly the plane!
Instead, we piled into bulkhead row 6. That's a very minor barrier to first class! Whatever they paid for those seats, I'm sure it wasn't worth the mayhem directly behind them.
Whoever had seat 6F after us had a surprise waiting for them. I hope they like Cars!
Finally, the beach!!!! Hey kids, check out the nice calm waves . . .
SAM, GRAB MY HAND!!! AUDREY, HOLD YOUR BREATH AND SWIM!!! SWIM AUDREY, SWIM!!! Much to my delight, and Lisa's chagrin, the kids absolutely loved the ocean. Though a life jacket for Audrey would have made everyone feel a little better.
Ahhhh, much safer territory.
We cut the vacation one day short to make sure we got home the day before Halloween. However, getting to a pumpkin patch was out of the question. So, for the 3rd year in a row we rolled down to the Yakima Fruit Stand to "hunt" for pumpkins. At this point, the kids have no idea this isn't really a pumpkin patch.
"Audrey, would you rather have one more day in Mexico?". "Ummm, dad, are you kidding me?!". "Would you trade that KitKat for one more day?". "Dad, are you going to take my candy when I go to bed?".
If you are one of those people who put out an "honor bowl" and then go trick-or-treating with your kids, well then Sam is your nemesis. I can't count how many pieces of candy I had to return to the bowl because he simply doesn't have the will power to take just one.
"Dad, I need to put some meat on these bones! Give me a break!". "Oh, but have you seen my new toe nail polish?".
Ahhhh, much safer territory. 
We cut the vacation one day short to make sure we got home the day before Halloween. However, getting to a pumpkin patch was out of the question. So, for the 3rd year in a row we rolled down to the Yakima Fruit Stand to "hunt" for pumpkins. At this point, the kids have no idea this isn't really a pumpkin patch.
"Audrey, would you rather have one more day in Mexico?". "Ummm, dad, are you kidding me?!". "Would you trade that KitKat for one more day?". "Dad, are you going to take my candy when I go to bed?".
If you are one of those people who put out an "honor bowl" and then go trick-or-treating with your kids, well then Sam is your nemesis. I can't count how many pieces of candy I had to return to the bowl because he simply doesn't have the will power to take just one.
"Dad, I need to put some meat on these bones! Give me a break!". "Oh, but have you seen my new toe nail polish?".
