oh my ryder...he's definitely two. he's a bit of a challenge these days and when you combine the basic challenges of a two year old with a sister that is only 18 months older, some days i feel like i might go crazy. lol. i have many stories these days that i could share but so i don't bore you all too much, i've chosen two to share: shirt stripes and fruit stripes.

shirt stripes - how can i make it through two girls' toddler years and not have one trouble with dressing them. i have a boy and...he demands to dress himself. he has to choose the shirt and pants and the pants always seem to end up pajama bottom (often floods). so...i let him (b/c it's not worth the fight) and he walks around all day in pajama pants and some random shirt. and that random shirt...well, it often ends up being this orange striped shirt. what is it about this shirt that he loves so much? hmmmm...only ryder knows.

and fruit stripes - oh my. when i'm getting ready to go to the car, ryder often gets there before me (to the car and inside the car, when its unlocked). well today, when packing things up for the gym (putting on my shoes, grabbing waters, grabbing my purse, etc.), off he went. when i got to the car, i found about 20 fruit stripe wrappers on the passenger seat. ryder downed them (i guess...no gum left, only wrappers). steve had bought the fruit stripe gum a few days ago and ryder found it (he knew that it was gum b/c he had a couple half pieces a few days prior). needless to say, i made a call to steve and said, no more gum in the car.

something i always try to remember:
whatever is contained in the moment...
find some layer of enjoyment.
-- sark