Just a Wednesday

Yesterday we went to the mall as planned. We stopped at our mail box on our way which revealed something from Gramoo for each boy...blank faces with stickers. That certainly kept them entertained on our drive. Easton totally impressed me with how well he put his together:


Dalton, not so much:

He's got several of the stickers now stuck to his carseat. He's getting a new one very soon, though. It'll be just like Bubba's...very exciting!

I was able to exchange E's pants while at the mall and then we spent awhile playing. I didn't take any pictures but they were cute and had fun. Although at one point the security guard manning the play area told me, "Ma'am, please don't let him walk up there" when Easton was balancing on the edge of a fake bridge. I asked him to stop and when he didn't stop immediately I asked him to come over to talk to me. He was upset over having to stop playing for a moment and confused about what he did to deserve it. He 'bout broke my heart when he curled into me wailing, "What have I done???" and "I don't know the words I'm supposed to say" as far as apologizing and such. So I explained and he calmed down but it was really quite sad to hear him talking like that. I mean, "What have I done?" No one talks like that. "What did I do" is more likely. Anyway...

We also were able to look at Santa while we were at the mall. That was very exciting! Because it's a ghetto mall and no one goes there, there was no line and Santa was bored so he walked over to talk to my boys. Easton was very lovely but Dalton was terrified. Jason predicted he would be. Kinda sad, really. Santa is obviously used to it so he said, "I'm just going to hold your hand is that okay?" and started reaching out but Dalton would have none of it. So...in the future when we visit look for a picture of just Easton or perhaps one with Mommy or Daddy in it too! :)

We stopped by Wal-Mart on the way home and then Dalton busied himself with stickers again at dinner:


After dinner the boys wanted to play "be nakeys" and Dalton asked me to strip him but Jason and I were busy cleaning up so I told D to ask Bubba. Easton did such a great job, he was so patient and worked so hard and did every bit of it himself:




Thanks to his full nakieness earlier he really wanted his diaper off again but Easton kept saying, "No, no...you need to keep it on...see how I'm wearing my underpants?"

Nakey!!!


Easton and Jason had a shower before bedtime and Diddles took a bath before his olive oil massage. We started the steriod cream again for a few days. We're halfway done so we'll see. I'm thinking he'll need to go back in, unfortunately. But like I said, we've got 3 doses to go...

After the boys went to bed I ran out to KMart for double coupons again. I found a few Christmas presents for E while I was there. I have to go back for one, though. Maybe tonight. Anyway...

Today the boys slept till 7:30 and then we had breakfast and drove down to surprise Gramoo at her school. Easton had been talking about wanting to go there and I said maybe Wednesday we'd go surprise her so we did. But would you believe I forgot my camera??? Couldn't believe it. Somehow we lucked out and Moo didn't have any classes the whole time we were there so we got to run around and play just the 4 of us. Easton's favorite thing was for me to push him really high on the ropes. And he'd go high. I'm certain my mom would never allow her students to swing like that. But he had a blast.

After we left we headed over for some mac and cheese at Noodles. You should have seen Easton brothering Dalton. He would stab Dalton a few noodles and hand him the fork...over and over again. He would ask, "You thirsty Dalton?" and then share his water. I just sat there with tears rimming my eyes and enjoyed my macaroni while watching E do all the work I normally do. We have said that, heaven forbid, one of us passes out or something someday, Easton would be able to completely care for himself and his brother until someone else came home. It makes me so sad to think about but I'm sure they would both fare just fine for quite awhile.

So now we're home and the boys are in their rooms and I'm here in front of this screen. It's a chilly day here so I think I might need to make some hot chocolate and enjoy this bit of time to myself before we have to brave the cold to hit up Sam's Club later on.

Toodles!