August 5th, 2011

Here are some of the events that have occurred during our time in Minnesota.
Camden was playing with a plastic ball and threw it with all his might smack into Kellan's face. I freaked out and Kellan just giggled and giggled. Good thing he has a sense of humor. You need it in this household.
I took both boys by myself to McDonald's (which by the way is 15 minutes away from Nana's house). I have never felt so incompetent in my life. I could not handle a toddler, 4 month old and the delicious smell of french fries all at once. The cashier had to carry our food to a table while I chased after Camden and left Kellan to fend for himself. Hey- they've got to leave the nest sometime, right?
Camden had a riot in the play place there. He is getting a little too brave for Mom though. He climbed up the tube all the way to the top. Then he stayed up there. I was terrified because I knew I wouldn't be able to get him down. Luckily a pretty little girl came by and he flirted with her and came down. As we were leaving we had made it out the door of the play place ( a feat in itself) and were walking though the lobby. Camden walked by an old man and took his cane. He started running though the lobby with the cane. I once again left Kellan to fend for himself and chased after the world's fastest 21 month old. Luckily the old man found this absolutely hilarious. Although I did worry that he was going to have a heart attack from laughing so hard.
We didn't play our cards right the other night. We've been milking Nana for all she's worth, but somehow we ended up having both boys sleep with us. Camden sprawled out on our bed snoring as loud as possible. And little Kellan getting up quite frequently during the night. We will "let" Nana babysit to make up for this. :)
This morning Nick and I were laying in bed and Kellan woke up. We told him to go upstairs and tell Nana to make us breakfast. He wouldn't do it so we grounded him. He's grounded from being cute for a week. He just won't stop being cute though!
Just Camden and I went to the Le Sueur diner this morning. I've learned my lesson on going anywhere with two kids by myself. Camden was the hit of the diner! He ran around and gave everyone fake smiles and high fives. He went behind the counter even though the sign clearly states no customers allowed behind the counter.
I didn't have any cash on me, and the diner doesn't take credit cards. The waitress happily said she'd take care of the bill. Then as we were leaving, the owner stuck a dollar bill in Camden's pocket. We actually made money off of that trip!
Of course everyone in the diner knew who we were. Must be a small town thing. If I would have known that going in I would have brushed my hair... and teeth... before leaving the house.