Some Thoughts

1. Watching your 3-year-old watch himself in the mirror is priceless, he becomes so self-aware. The expressions he makes, the things he says, just to see how his face looks when he says it - it's awesome.

2. Don't tell a 3-year-old about a vacation to Disney World you're planning on taking in 4 months. Said 3-year-old will begin asking every day when you are going to Disney. What intelligent parent would make that mistake? It's just common sense...

3. I think Jude will be a scientist. He always conducting tests to see where Layla's pain threshold is and how much of his weight her body can tolerate before she cries out. Very empirical, these tests.

4. When you have a curious 10-month-old, it is wise to begin a more frequent vacuuming and mopping regiment. The things I've found in Layla's mouth would disturb you.

5. I'm kind of a Fourth of July grinch. Fireworks going off late into the night annoy me. (I don't think it would bother me as much if I didn't have children, but I could be wrong.) Also, I don't want my kids playing with fireworks. I've heard too many burn/explosion stories. Ergo, I am happy when the 5th of July rolls around. This doesn't mean that, if I could, I would sneak into all the unsuspecting children's homes in the middle of the night and steal their fireworks. Necessarily.