Itsy Bitsy Spider:



Up and Down:

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Today was the first day that Cael operated his climber all by himself - through the door, up onto the platform and down the slide!

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Ryan took Cael to Les Schwab today (both in Notre Dame apparel, of course). Apparently, it was the best 30 minutes of Cael's young life. He's a hardcore tire fanboi. He spent the entire time running up and down the aisles, touching every tire he could reach and squealing in delight. If only I could get that excited about a brake check.

As an added bonus, Cael got to flirt with ladies at Starbucks and Great Harvest on the way home.

Now they're watching the game and cheering wildly for the Irish - complete with chants and arm movements.



I'm going to have to block the ND fan shop from Ryan's computer. I was able to hold him back last night ("Look at this little hoodie fleece! Cael would love it!" and "The shamrock is smiling on this t-shirt! It's so cute!") but I'm afraid he won't be able to resist any longer. Football season is upon us.

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Caught on film!



And no, he's not flirting with one of the cute girls in his Spanish class. He's flirting with one of their moms.

Typical.

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... you think, "He's being suspiciously quiet" and go to find him curled up on the floor of his room, face buried in his blanket while sucking his thumb.

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