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Mason


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Mason had been telling me for weeks about the day he was going to celebrate his half birthday at school (since his birthday is during summer break). He was debating about treat options, and I kept reminding him to ask his teacher when I should come. Then the night before I was supposed to bring his treats to school he came up the stairs, straight to the fridge, and stuck this on the front:
Oh what would I do without Mason to keep me organized?

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naked bathroom


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"Why are the people on the bathroom signs naked? Well, the girl one has a dress on, how come the boy one doesn't have any clothes?"


-Observant Milo

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Mason the AD


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Yesterday Mason did his spelling homework. At some point he drew this at the bottom.

All I could think of was, oh that creative little kid. Already his mind is drifting like his mom's and he's doodling on his paper instead of doing his work. And maybe one day he'll grow up and be an art director (which, in the ad world goes hand in hand with a copywriter).

Then I realized I'm like one of those dads that wants his son to take over the family business. We could call it Rudy + Rudy (because all the cool agencies use a + instead of an &), or R+R. No, that sounds like the railroad on monopoly. eM+m. Yep, there it is.

eM+m

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your mom


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"MY mom goes to college." -Milo (to the Barnes and Noble employee)

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Light the Night


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Tomorrow I'm participating in Light the Night. I can honestly say I've never walked or ran in a register, organized thing like this. Seems weird I think. I've helped out in a few, but I've never been a registered participant. So I registered. Or better said, Missie registered everyone as a team. Then she told me that anyone who raises $100 will get a t-shirt and a balloon for the walk.


Then I had an even better thought.

Although I agree that raising money for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is a great cause, I connect much stronger with more personal things.

So instead of the $100 I was going to put toward the walk, I figured Clint and Amy could use it more right now. Although I've never actually met them, they are very good friends with neighbors of mine. But it's more of who they are that has drawn me to them. Clint and Amy have three boys, live in Utah County, and are currently dealing with Clint's Leukemia. More than that, Clint owned his own business before being diagnosed, they talk about their coordinator LaDee, TPN and what it's like to be bored in a hospital room all day. Amy has even given their blog the title "me and my boys" - exactly like mine!

Anyway, and more importantly, I just kind-of know what it's like to be in that position and it makes me want to help. So while I had this great plan to raise money for the society, I'd really like to just help the Jeppersons.

And if you want to see their blog, just click here. Or to help their family, click here.

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milo milo bo bilo


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Upon looking at my blog today I noticed two things:

1. My last two posts are about Milo
2. I am not very good at blogging these days

But here's the thing, Milo had a birthday earlier this month. So I must renew my blogging promise to post more (because that's what everyone likes to say after they've fallen into the blogging abyss) while also posting a third installment about my second child.

September 9th Milo turned the big six - which means for the sake of my own memory I need to post a little bit about him at this juncture. Since I agree that long blog posts about someone else's child are sort of boring, I have a pile of homework awaiting me, and I have an alarm that goes of at 5:45 - I'll try to keep this fairly brief.

No matter how many times I remind Milo, his natural instinct is to wipe his face and hands on his shirt.
He can't drink milk without getting the mustache.
Whatever food he is consuming he finds a way to make it messier than it needs to be.
Although his glasses are constantly dirty and bent, he is very careful about putting them away every night and cleaning them only with the specified cloth.
Once you are his friend (which happens if you take interest in his stories or respond to him at all) he will sit on your lap or hold your hand without asking.
He will choose to eat a "roll-up" (a wrap) over a sandwich any day and just started liking scrambled eggs two weeks ago.
He loves puzzles and books, and asks questions about everything.
I've already heard that his Kindergarten teacher has moved him tables multiple times because he keeps talking to the other kids. (Dear teacher, the talking will never stop)
He always writes his name with a big L and an o that sits on the line of the L.
If I didn't make him get out, he'd stay in the shower for hours.
Three visits to my school and he is already more popular than I am.

Milo, you make me crazy a lot of the time but I'm glad you still hold my hand occasionally. Happy Birthday.

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the pockets


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Monday Milo transported a spring he found outside and his leftover red stick from eating cheese and crackers from St. George to our house.


Yesterday at the gym he found parts of a broken pen on the ground he wanted to keep.

Today, before he got in the shower, he emptied his pockets. Three pennies, one soda can tab, 5 rubber bands around his wrist and a toy from a 25 cent machine.

He's a little on the odd side, but he's always keeping me amused.

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