New bedding & talking

New construction bedding! It is so, so cute. I got it at a consignment store & figured we can use it with his toddler bed, too. His little pillow has a tractor pillowcase that my mom sewed on because he kept taking it off and wrapping it around his head, which was just a tad scary. It also had an awesome bumper pad, but I don't want to assist him in any way with climbing out of the bed. He can basically climb in it, but has not tried to get out yet. This is proof that kids are not predictable because when he was crawling around our house at 5 months old, I would've bet he'd figure the crib thing out by now. I am good with him staying in there through at least kindergarten. Bittersweet. The pink stroller is no more. Anderson has always loved the stroller since he played with Lily's. True to the fact that he is all boy, there is not any sweet pushing a baby around in this. Rather, it has been used as a tractor carrier & a weapon of terror against the dogs. Because we fear for our walls, we have tossed it. Here is the positive: I told Anderson the garbage men are going to take care of it. I think he is so excited that his best friends are going to get it.

Christmas in September! I got Anderson's tubs (yes, plural) of fall/winter stuff out & it was so exciting going through it. I got to relive the sale all over again & picture how precious it will all look on him! I noticed that my tag pile had a lot of color from the clearance tags. Since you never know if clearance stuff is going to work later, I have rules: I only buy Target after it has 3 mark downs, I only buy Kohls or Old Navy if it has an additional percentage off the clearance price & I never pay more than $4 for anything. Quite a bit came from a $1 sale at Adorable Child. Most of the shirts, pajamas, shoes & jackets are going to fit, I think, and I am excited! The pants will probably fit next year, so I am ahead for then, too.

It always cracks me up when Chloe gets trapped on the stairs. Pitiful.
We went to the FHS Cross Country meet last weekend & had such a fun time. I think it was designed for him. It was wet so he had to wear his boots, there was a giant field for him to just run around on, there was a playground AND there were 2 real live school buses! He prefers tractors, but he is a boy, which means he loves all things in the transportation world. Trucks, jeeps, school buses, trains, stop signs....everything.

**Anderson is such a person & I love it! He talks constantly & repeats everything we say. He puts words together (more cheese, please!/move chloe, move gabbi, Anderson is coming through/more milk me) & his attempts at using the correct pronoun are hilarious. Sometimes he uses a word or phrase out of nowhere, like "bull riding" just randomly said in the car. **

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