Two in the Tub

We did a bathtime experiment of putting both boys in the tub last night. They both enjoyed it. Oliver is fascinated with Logan and thus stared at him the whole time, punctuated with bouts of wiggling. Logan loves to help bathe the baby and thus eagerly helped (he was in charge of Oliver's feet), not noticing that he, too, was being scrubbed as he did the scrubbing.

The only glitch was getting the water level to where Oliver's tub would not float. This means the water is a little lower than Logan is used to, but he didn't seem to notice. And we saved water. So...green, and clean!

The Bills Breakfast Challenge

Saying you read Esquire for the recipes feels a little like saying you read Playboy for the articles. It's just...shut up, no, you don't.

But this month, Esquire kicked it up with a special feature devoted to breakfast. One part is on the country's best breakfast places. (None are in Austin. Haters.) The other part, which does not seem to be available yet online, is a series of absolutely mouthwatering breakfast recipes from chefs around the country.

Breakfast is something we can all get behind here. Even Logan will usually eat weekend breakfast. So we're eager to work our way through these recipes, which include a "griddled" bacon-egg-and-cheese on whole grain toast (I think we will try that one first), "green eggs and parma ham" (basically Eggs Benedict topped with pesto) and a very funny migas recipe from Mary Louise Parker.

Stay tuned for reviews.

Defensive Driving

Logan's class is learning about traffic signs, cars, trucks and other things that move people. This conversation occurred at dinner tonight.

Daddy: Logan, what does red mean?

STOP!

What does green mean?

Gooooooooooooooooo.

What does yellow mean?

(Pause). Faster!

Gourmet Ollie

Solid foods Baby Ollie has eaten so far:

Rice cereal

Sweet potato

Applesauce

Banana

So far, banana is the one to beat.

Contemplation

Baby Ollie watches the antics safely from Grammy Helen's lap this weekend.

Buckethead

It's sad when a child is so shy, no?

Easy On, Easy Off

Hmmm...hope we are not teaching Logan that drawing on the walls is OK.