Economically Stimulated

Well, we are now proud owners of a Nintendo Wii. It's amazing. Finally, a reason we are grateful to our current President!

G has now entered the world of gaming. He got a Leapster learning system, which is disguised as a video game system and he loves it. That should go a long way toward making our 14 hour flight next week a good one. Yeay! We will post photos of it later; we didn't take any today.

When Daddy Is Frustrated...

G said today, "When Daddy is frustrated, you call him Matt." {I never use his real name unless I am frustrated.}

Just wanted to share.

Daddy has a little helper. G said that he wants to be a plumber when he grows up, because plumbers help people. He was so proud that he fixed the leaky faucet (in reality, I'd coincidentally turned on another tap and the bathroom one stopped dripping)!

The Big Top

We went to the Shrine Circus yesterday and had a really great time. We even saw a side show! We were a little uncomfortable with the animal acts (there was someone poking the tigers with a stick to make them seem aggressive), but the human acts were terrific. Here are some photos.

Later, we went to the Checkwoods' for some pizza and Guitar Hero. The kids even played along, and G found himself a cape and became... ta-dah! Super Gabriel!

I Suck At Photoshop

I'm trying to learn Photoshop, and I decided to learn from "Donnie Hoyle," who I suspect is really Dane Cook. Here is where I found the tutorial.

Just in: Rebecca informs me that Dane Cook is not Donnie Hoyle. Oh well.

G wanted to do a photo shoot while we were shopping today, so we thought we'd share the photos with you:

And finally, safety isn't just for the bicycle, folks. Here's how G decided to watch TV this morning. And I must have zoned out, because I didn't realize it was Barney he was watching. I know, bad mom.

But later, I redeemed myself as a mommy. We had a creepy encounter at the park with a man who hugged and kissed our friend's son while she was bent over starting to nurse her younger son. I called the police, and I sincerely hope they scared the crap out of him so that he won't ever touch anyone's kid ever again... except his own, and even then, only appropriately. The lesson learned here is that it pays to be vigilant all the time, and also the thing mommies are best at is protecting their kids.