Cowboy Day

Yesterday was a very exciting day in the Inserra household. The much-anticipated Cowboy Day had finally arrived. Tommy was decked out in his cowboy attire (but was disappointed right before we had to leave for school when he realized he didn't have cowboy gloves... I guess you can't have it all) and he looked absolutely adorable, if I do say so myself. And the day was a hit. Of course, the best part was getting to ride a pony (second time in less than a week) and time he did it all by himself. No mommy or daddy walking alongside, and he actually enjoyed it!

In other news, Dean and I took an overnight trip to Panama City Beach to celebrate his best friend, Jaxon's 30th birthday. Ty got to come along for the ride. This was a much different car ride than the North Carolina trip back in August. We didn't have to stop once for him, and this was his facial expression the majority of the time.

Nightlife

(Disclaimer: I didn't have a pajama picture, so this was the best I could do of the two of them. Please disregard the outfits)

For the past few months, the Inserra household has had a "strict" schedule. I've discovered that both boys (especially Ty) completely fall apart if they're not in bed by 7:30 at the latest. Tommy's the sneaky fall-apart-er. He seems fine until the next day. Then it's meltdown central.

Needless to say, I can probably count on one hand how many times I've been out of the house during the bedtime hour this fall. Yes, it's caused me to drop off the face of the earth a bit and not be involved in the things I've always done, such as lead and attend small groups for the Well, and meet up with friends for dinner. But I've traded that for something so special. Every night, I manage to bathe Tommy and Ty at the same time. I get Ty out of his sink bathtub and put on his jammies and then get Tommy out of his bath. He always asks to sit on my lap while wrapped in his yellow lion towel. So there I am with Ty on my right knee and Tommy on my left, and we're all cuddled up together. And the boys smell wonderful. Ty smells like sleepy time lotion and his hair is still slightly wet and Tommy smells like fruit punch (it's Toy Story bubble bath... not quite as gross as it sounds). And for that moment, I get to hold both my boys and realize how quickly this time passes by.

Soon enough I'll be back in the swing of things, as far as nighttime events. But for now I get to sit on the toilet seat (closed, of course) and snuggle with my clean little boys.

Facing Our Fears

Tommy's school had their annual Oktoberfest today and Tommy was given the opportunity to ride a pony. Somehow I was able to convince him to get on and he decided to go for his first ever pony ride. I had agreed to walk beside him and never let go for even a second. He was excited while I put him on but when he realized the horse was actually going to move, this was his reaction:



He asked me to let him get off at least 4 times during the ride and I kept saying that he had to wait until it was done. In the last 30 seconds it almost seemed as if he was enjoying himself. As soon as I got him off, he happily posed with his new friend.

Halloween Preview

That's Tommy as a monkey and Ty as a banana in case it's hard to tell.

All In A Day

I had a somewhat busy day today. Dean brought Tommy to the FSU football game and so I was set to have a relaxing morning with Ty. He's teething, though, so that didn't happen. I had to run to Publix to get food for dinner tonight. While at Publix, I ran into no less than 4 people or families that I know. When I got home, I got a message from Dean saying Tommy had had enough of the game and they were ready for me to come pick them up at Mellow Mushroom. I left to go get them and had to be creative in my route since the place is right next to the stadium and all the roads nearby are closed for the game.

Because I was having one of those days where I couldn't just do things the easy way, Iwound up getting in a pretty bizarre fender bender. I won't share the details because it's a long story, but let's just say there was a very ill-placed stop sign that I never saw. In fact, while we were talking to the police officer, at least 4 other cars ran the same stop sign. Thankfully the officer realized that and immediately called the city and had the stop sign moved. So while we were standing there, a guy showed up in a big truck and yanked the stop sign out of the ground and moved it about 6 feet closer to the street. That's power, my friends. When was the last time you got the city to move a stop sign right there on the spot?

Then I came home and cooked 2 pans of lasagna to bring to Dean's parents for some friends that were in town.

What a day to forego a shower and makeup.

Repeat After Me

Tommy was working on a puzzle with lots of shapes. He came to two different kinds of triangles. He knew about one of the triangles, but the other one looked different so he asked me what shape it was. I told him it was an isosceles triangle and said "Tommy can you say 'isosceles triangle'?"

His response: "Isosceles triangle. Mommy, can you say hippopotamus?"

The Power of Good Marketing

I've been watching TV for the past 45 minutes and have seen this commercial twice now. I have to say it's kinda making me want one. Ok, not really, but it's highly amusing

Time for an Update

Dean and I got married almost 7 years ago. It was then that I last received/purchased cookware. So now my skillets are beginning to peel (I know, I'm pretty sure that's toxic or at least not a good thing). And now I have my sights set on this:



I confess that I already have a very good stockpot, so I probably wouldn't need that, but I would love the rest of it. Isn't it pretty??

The Streak Has Ended!

While maybe not quite as dramatic as the end of the Red Sox 86-year losing streak in the World Series, I had my moment last night. Ty slept beautifully again and this time I didn't even wake up wondering why he hadn't woken up yet. I got nearly 7 hours of sleep! I'm beginning to feel human again... without the aid of entirely too much caffeine!

Again, this may only last a few days (Tommy did it at 6 weeks old for about a week and then didn't regularly sleep through the night til after he was 2), but these few days have provided me with some much needed rest. Now I feel like perhaps I may be able to somewhat handle this whole new mommy thing again.