Dillierama

I haven't been posting a lot lately.  Partly because there's nothing much to write about lately and partly because of a certain child who is stuck to me like super glue.  Also, I just sent my laptop off to the doctor because a few keys have popped off (requiring a whole new keyboard!) making it doubly hard to detach myself from the monkey for a few minutes downstairs with our neglected desktop computer.

Alex and I are trying to soak up the last of the summer sunshine, making trips to any and all sprinklers and muddy puddles available within a 10 mile radius of our house.  Alex is such a water kid, I'll probably sign him up for swimming lessons this winter at the indoor pool. 

Autumn is fast approaching, which also will signal the official arrival of the "Terrible Two's" come Alex's birthday in September.  I've been getting a preview the last couple of days, and I have to tell you, it's looking like it will be a wild ride.  Some days I feel like I'm training for the pig wrestling championships. 

The second we hit the park every day, my son goes off running with a pack of wild boys, throwing sand, stealing other people's snacks and screaming like a howler monkey from the top of the playground structure.  Alex comes home from the park looking like Pigpen from Peanuts, oftentimes a new rip in his clothing, mud caked in his hair and peanut butter smeared across his cheeks and a few runny boogers snaking their way to his lips, always requiring a minimum of a hose down in the sink.  It's exhausting, these park outings, but I am grateful for the opportunity to let him burn off some steam every day.  God help us when we're stuck inside for the winter.  I really don't know what we're going to do.