Today turned out to be a very nice day, despite the fact that it was 25 degrees this morning and we had to scrape frost off the windshield (with mama in her gym shorts no less). By this afternoon, it had warmed up to 45 degrees. Juner was throwing her normal one hour before supper-time "FEED ME NOW" fit, when she went to the back door and put on her shoes by herself and demanded to go outside. Mama was so impressed that she managed to put on her sandals and get them strapped, she couldn't say no.
Of course, we had to open up the sandbox.
I had some big jobs to do today.
June helped out by burying stones under the sand.
Then she got some practice jumping.
She is already more coordinated than I am. She's our family's only hope for an athlete.
Tonight was Skyline chili night, so mama had to make both spaghetti and hot dogs. She saw an article in her Family Fun magazine where you poke uncooked spaghetti through hot dog chunks, then boil them to make "Squid Dogs." They were pretty funny.
And you can catch a tiny glimpse that I even ate some of them! This is the first supper in a week that hasn't been greeted with tears and a tantrum and probably only the third time in my life that I have willingly eaten pasta.
Mama says this is her proudest moment as a parent. Nothing fills the heart quite like seeing your baby eating a Skyliner. That being said, a special thank you to Skyline Chili for canning your delicious mixture of boiled ground beef and secret spices and making it possible for us to enjoy it here in South Carolina.
