Things you LEARN to love about boys...

1. Just how dirty their high chair/booster seat can get. Today I was cleaning off Dekker's chair and I was once again at just how filthy this thing gets! I'm always shocked at how much hides under that thing until I lift it up to clean it out.

2. Sippies, sippies everywhere. These things get lost and then found and then lost and then found again. I made a rule that only water goes into these things for Josh. If he wants milk or juice I give it to him in a cup at the kitchen table, and if Dekker wants milk or juice I have one dedicated sippie for those drinks that is kept in the kitchen at all times. Finding sippies all over the house is fun enough, why add opening it up to find rotten milk or fermented juice?!

3. A "preferred stander". I remember the days when I thought having a potty trained boy would mean less mess for me to clean up! HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!

4. Cars, trucks, trains, motorcycles and anything else that goes "VROOM!". There's no limit to the crazy places I find these favorite toys stashed away! Mostly trapped between the side of Josh's bed and the wall, or under his pillow- but lets see...? In my shoes, in Jake's socks he leaves by his bed at night, cups, and always at the bottom of the stairs (why is it so fun to launch them off the stairs?).

5. Sense of style. Everything has to have numbers, racing stripes, elastic wastes, or some sort of sports or vehicle on it in order to be cool.

6. Climbing, jumping, running. Its just the way they move. Forget sitting still.