Everyday is a holiday

Wyatt came to the conclusion that there is a holiday every month.  I think this is a combo of his eagerness to learn the calendar and Dina's psychopath need to decorate, bake, and celebrate every and any occasion.  Chinese New Year came a little early this year, and that threw February off a bit.  With nearly 2 weeks (read: sarcasm) until Valentine's Day, Joe threw in this little celebrated day:  Groundhog's Day.  

When introduced to Wyatt, and thrown Dina's way, she pondered "How the hell do you celebrate Groundhog's Day?!"  Ignore the innocent face of Joe, because he was clearly an accomplice as he printed out pictures of groundhogs for the kids to color, and then plastered them to the sliding glass door as 'decoration.'

This, not being sufficient for Dina (or her anal-ness) led to a scouring of the internet for ideas and finally ended up with this:  Groundhog Day cupcakes. 

 

Good lord, she's ill.  (And Joe is clearly due for an immunization shot himself).

Wyatt's crushing hard.

Wyatt's got a crush. Her name is Penelope. She is the cutest little hapa girl you've ever seen. The problem is, everyone else thinks she's cute, too. It's been going on for over 2 years now (they started preschool together when they were 3) and he's already been tightening up his game.

Some things overheard...

Penelope: "Wyatt, can you help me with this?"

Wyatt: "First you have to answer a question. Who's your best friend?"

Penelope: "Um....Jai???"

Wyatt: "Ehhhh!!" (mimicking sound of a buzzer) "Wrong answer! Try again!"

Penelope: "Uhhh...you?"
Wyatt: "Right answer!"

Getting the all-important confirmation...

Wyatt: "Are you my girlfriend Penelope?"

Penelope: "Sure, I can be your girlfriend."

Wyatt:  "Well, you know that if you're my girlfriend, you're going to have to marry me."

And finally, putting the nail on that coffin...

Wyatt:  "Penelope, I love you because you're so pretty...and cute...When I look at you, my eyes turn to hearts." (Yes, he's for real!)

We're all a little scared about how this is going to turn out.  But we're also impressed.  Very impressed.

He looks so innocent. But he's got the moves of a well-trained 26 year old.

Funny

Why Wyatt is awesome. Read here (at the bottom).

Wyatt, grooving at Off the Grid. He gets down gangsta style, for real.

Bedtime Schmedtime

We have a problem. It's called Wyatt and Landon at bedtime. Apparently, they think that bedtime can occur outside the bed. Uh, FYI boys, it's called "bed"time for a reason. Sigh, it's like I'm reasoning with toddlers or something.

Many a nights, I'm walking up the stairs, only to find this:

Do you see me there on the bottom right? What you can't see is the disgust on my face.

When will these kids learn?

Frankly, I'm sick of having to tiptoe around their heads. If they don't get with the program soon, I'm going to stampede them.

Who's Your Daddy???

So Dina took the boys out for a treat to the local bakery the other day. After buying some cookies for them, she sat down in front of the bakery where one of the workers and another shopowner were taking a break. They also both happened to be Asian.

The day was warm, balmy, and sort of humid, and Dina mused out loud "This weather is weird!" The shopowner responded saying "It's like East Coast weather," which led to a short conversation about New Jersey, where the shopowner was born and raised (Summit) and where, of course, Dina said Joe was born and raised.

The shopowner then responded "So your husband is full Caucasian?" Puzzled, Dina said no, and then asked why the shopowner though that. "Well, your kids..." Dina, knowing Landon's hair is about 20 shades lighter than the average Asian mop of hair, said "Oh I know, his hair is so light." But the shopowner said "No! Both of them, not just the hair, even their features...you sure there's not any Caucasian in there?!" Dina responded "Not that we know of!" but I think she meant to say 'Not that Joe knows of!!' Better watch that dirty girl Dina, Joe. I'm just sayin'.