*grunt*

Monkey Daddy had his birthday yesterday. We went out to dinner (mmmm... Chapala...) before Blessing #2's soccer practice, and then after practice, we came home for celebratory birthday pie. I made a banana cream and a chocolate.

I was a bit surprised, not that all kids wanted a little of both, but that they particularly wanted banana cream and asked for it first. Though, had I any foresight, I would've predicted such behavior by the three child-size fingerprints I found in my meringue.

This morning we made a trip to Wally's to get some groceries.

Blessing #3 Thor said, "Look at my muscles, Moma! Look how strooong I am! I can pick up this bi-ig *grunt**grunt* hot dog *grunt*!"

Yep, that's right- I went shopping with a su-per-he-ro... now how many of you can say that?

And if you happen upon me and my superhero in the grocery store, do not shout, "Hey! Look! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!" because said superhero will take offense at such greeting.

He will quietly, yet firmly, correct you. "I am not Superman. I'm Thor."

Blessing #4 said, "Zip me up, Moma! It's cold!" And I zipped her up. You'll notice that she had her jacket on backwards. It was just easier that way.

It was chilly. She freaked.

So out came the jacket, and she worked at getting it on.

First it was inside out. She freaked.

Then it was upside down. She freaked.

So when she had her arm in the wrong hole, I told her that was the neat, easy way to wear a jacket.

Blessing #5 said nothing, as he is a boy of very few words. But he did manage to permanently wiggle out of the shopping cart seat belt and ride through the store facing backwards. He was happy and still, so I didn't bother turning him back around. If I had, he'd have just fussed, squirmed, and wiggled out again.

After the drive home, I turned to find him with both legs out and over the carseat shield, sitting in a scrunched-up, sprawly-leg lounge. But, by the time camera was out of purse and into hand, said legs were no longer up and over... but through the center strap instead.

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