Pass the Ranch ...

The other night we ordered pizza from this great place called Abby's legendary Pizza. (Normally, I would think adding the word "legendary" to your name is a bit over-the-top and boastful, but it really is very, very good. LOL)

Anyway, when I placed the order, she asked if I wanted ranch and I said sure, why not. When it arrived there was a bag with 10 side cups of Ranch. Literally, a bottle of dressing separated in little cups. ha..ha..) I digress. I set Ian up at the table with his pizza and his own little cup of Ranch. meanwhile, I was getting Campbell's dinner prepared and heard a slurping sound behind me... This is what I saw...

Gross!!!!!!

A few pictures from our recent drive on the coast near North Bend/ Coos Bay ... We stopped at a state park, I think it was called the Empire Lakes...but have no idea. LOL I can tell you it was beautiful and we only strolled a small portion of the area. (yes, they were still in PJ's at this point, we'd left early and just put the kids in the car "as is" striaght from bed. ha..ha.

Later we found another great state park (and again, I'm not sure what/where it was - possibly Liberty State Park?) Regardless, there was a great lighthouse and turns out a great spot for whale watching. They say the best time is December - at the high point, you can spot around 32/hour. Crazy. Hopefully, we'll get back and see what we can see. (The boys were asleep, so we didn't do much exploring here... to bad, it looked like a fun place to play.)

Smiles ...

Another one of those "missed it" shots. I'd walked into the bedroom and found Campbell snuggled underneath one of the paws of the tiger. of course, by the time I grabbed the camera, he'd shifted. But,it's still cute.

We were in Eugene yesterday and saw the Bitners. Christina and I made a Costco run )... You can see Ian & Carson were enjoying an yummy ice-cream treat. It's been a year since the kids have seen each other - Ian was thrilled to run wild with the Bitner kids.

There's an elemenatry school down the street and we often stop to play when we're out walking the neighborhood. I Took a couple of pics with the cell phone while we were out ... it was a bit chilly that afternoon, but not too cold to play. ha..ha..

I Spy with My Little Eye ...

In that moment of uncomfortable silence ... I take the usual sneaky stroll down the hallway to sneak a peak. Sometimes around nap time, I'll find that he's gone off to bed. Other days, he's up to those no-good-2yr-old antics. HA! This particular day was void of mischief, just had a good chuckle.

Today I found Ian covering his Halloween costume in a blanket. Or so it seemed. Then it looked like he was stuffing the blanket into the car ... A closer look revealed ...

Yes... he was stuffing things into the car. His pillow was on top - I pulled it out to find ... teddy bears, cars, puzzle pieces and a couple of pacifiers. Yes, all of his favorite things.

I gues he thought he would crawl inside for a snooze -LOL What a funny kid.