the count

as we prepared to depart the hotel wednesday afternoon, i brought henro to the gift shop to pick out a souvenir (aka: behavior bribe for the journey home). the process for choosing his treasure took way too long & entirely too much negotiating, but we eventually agreed upon a "prize" and headed to the checkout counter.

while paying for the newest addition to our collection of magnetic character scene sets with gazillions of pieces, the nice lady behind the register tried making conversation with the little traveller...

what's your name?  "henry"

how old are you?  "four"

when are you gonna turn 5?  "after four"

cue lmao.

fourth birthday

("after three" 2009)

westbound

despite the strep throat & rain, it was a grand vacation for the wdb...











to the west we geaux...


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slip slidin away

henro did this at least 26337689863467875347 times today:

the end result:


cha ching!

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life is grand

we interrupt our regularly scheduled ruckous for a much needed getaway. somehow the munchkins found us, so it's not quite the perfect vacay, but we're going with it...

so far, so good.  minimal meltdowns.  marginally good behavior at meals.  bribes a plenty.  stay tuned.

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priceless peace

earlier i tucked my sleeping little in bed following a good night, a super great behavior-a-thon of epic proportions. WOW.

of course, i've now likely jinxed myself for tomorrow, but i'll take it.  tonight was just too, too, too good...no dinner negotiations, no hunting & chasing a violently opposed rugrat at bath time, and no breaking of the sound barrier.  he even sat still on his own accord...for at least 30 minutes...and unleashed a little henro matisse with his do-a-dot supplies...

"iss a masterpiece."

"this stuff iss made from chalk & milk."

"i made some good art, huh? these gonna go in a art museum."

please pray that i survive whatever storm is waiting in the wings following tonight's calm.  fanks.

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