Lights on, lights off

First of all, Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! We had a very nice Thanksgiving here at home with another couple and their little girl. I have also decided that I have a love/hate relationship with Thanksgiving. I just love watching the Macy’s Parade, listening to Christmas music and the smell of turkey in the oven. I love eating all the goodness that comes with Thanksgiving dinner but I hate how full it makes you feel! I feel like a blimp as I type. But a very happy blimp. I didn’t get any pictures of Thanksgiving but I do have some random pictures that I have taken over the course of the week.

Braedon has discovered light switches. Well, Derek helped him discover them and now he wants to turn them on and off. A couple of days ago Braedon decided to push a kitchen chair down the hallway and into our bedroom to do this.

Lights on.

Lights off. Over and over again.

He has also been helping dad with his emails.

He now knows how to open Derek’s laptop by himself, so the minute we leave the room Braedon is very quick to get over to Derek’s computer, open it up, and beat away on the keyboard.

He also knows he isn’t supposed to and when he sees that I see what he is doing, he will now shut it really quick.

Busted.

Or as Braedon would say…

Yeeeaaahh

One of Braedon’s favorite places to sit is here…

in the kitchen on the heater. Don’t worry, that heater doesn’t turn on and Braedon would be the first to let you know if it was, “ot.”

Braedon has also been loving cereal with banana for breakfast lately. Specifically Frosted Mini Wheats.

He apparently thinks he is a chipmunk. He will keep shoving mini wheats until he can’t possibly get anymore in his mouth, and then he will try to shove one more.

Braedon also likes to help around the house. Last Friday, which is laundry day, he pushed all the laundry baskets from the bedrooms to the door in the living room for me.

Now only if he would willingly put his blanket that he drags ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE and ends up in places that would make you cringe into the laundry basket without throwing a screaming fit.

Spin me right round

There is something about Derek’s closet that draws Braedon’s attention.  He is always getting into it and dragging stuff out.  The other day he drug out a duffle bag and it all started by seeing if he would fit in the duffle bag.  It went from that to this.

Derek spun him around in circles, which Braedon loves.  He will randomly just start spinning in the middle of room until he gets so dizzy he falls over.  It is actually pretty funny watching him try to walk.  It reminds me of when I used to spin my cat around when I was little and then I would put her on the floor to watch her try to walk.  Wait, did I just say that?  Kids, don’t try this at home.

I think he wants another ride.  Too bad dad is too dizzy and mom would throw up if she tried.

Fun with markers

So I get home from doing laundry on Friday and the first thing Derek said to me was, “look at the camera.” Oh no, last time I came home and he said that Braedon was having a field day with empty beer bottles. What did he get into this time?

Markers. That would be our bedroom floor. Now these aren’t just any markers, these are fabric markers. I don’t know if he colored all over his new clothes before or after he decided to practice his skills on the floor. Derek was able to to get the marker off the floor just fine, but Braedon’s clothes no longer look new.

Does this look like the face of trouble or what?

We sure do love him though!

Weekend wrap up

The last few days have been very nice here in Ithaca with pretty warm temperatures considering the time of year.  Although there won’t be much that I will miss about living in Ithaca as far as what Ithaca has to offer, I will miss the fall here.  They are so pretty and the weather isn’t too bad either.

We spent some time playing at a couple different parks.

We spent some time up on campus just walking around and exploring.

Braedon just loves being outside!

We walked around Cornell’s oldest library, which is pretty cool.

Do you see everyone looking at Braedon?  Yes, the library is still used and people do actually study there…and no, Braedon does not have an indoor voice.

Some more walking on campus.

The weekend can’t be all fun and games.  Braedon and Derek spent some time catching up on emails Sunday night.

Another great weekend spent with my boys.

Movember (Updated)

For those that weren’t aware, Movember takes place during the month of November and is a moustache growing charity event that raises funds and awareness towards men’s health, specifically prostate cancer. The rules state that you start clean shaven on November 1 and then you don’t shave until December 1. Cornell is actually having a moustache contest at the end of the month. This year Derek has decided to take part in this event. I’m happy that he is doing it as it is for a good cause, but on the other hand I am anxiously waiting for the month to be over. Why, might you ask?

Ewww.

This is what he looked like when he came out of the bathroom this morning. Today was the first day that he actually shaved his growing beard into a moustache, if that’s what you want to call what he has on his face. I said, no way dude and told him to go back to the bathroom.

Second attempt.

Oh hell no.

Once again he was sent to the bathroom and returned looking pretty similar, except he shaved the horizontal lines that line his jaw bone. I can’t look at him with a straight face.

He better raise a butt load of money.

To donate to the cause (it is funneled to a couple of organizations like The LiveStrong Foundation) go to: http://us.movember.com/mospace/816988/

Pull ups

Braedon’s new thing that he loves to do is pull ups.  He will point to the pull up bar and make his little grunting sound that he makes when he wants something. 

 

He’s been putting those new muscles to use already.

Anybody need their furniture rearranged? 

Beer tasting

This is what happens when Derek is in the shower and I am at the gym.

Braedon decided he was going to have a solo beer tasting that consisted of pumpkin beer, pumpkin beer, pumpkin beer, and more pumpkin beer.

If we forget to lock the patio door, Braedon will open it and help himself into our recycling.  He must have brought one empty bottle in at a time and then decided to line them up on the coffee table.