Dilemma....

We are in quite the pickle at the Wagoner house these days...

Easton can't decide what to be for Halloween and

I can't decide if I should let him choose solely on his own or

if I should "nudge" him in the direction of what I want...

Such is the struggle with parenthood I suppose.

Regardless, he has to be something!!

These are the front runners thus far...

Buzz Lightyear ($50 at the Disney store...REALLY!?!?! Why didn't mom ever teach me to sew!)

Woody (If this is the winner he wants me to be Jessie or Bullseye...google it if you're not familiar, get a good laugh but the answer is NO!)

Pirate (He was a pirate for his 1st Halloween, no repeats!)

Ladybug (The first word is "Lady" need I really say more?)

Bob the Builder (We have a just say, "No" policy to overalls in our house!)

A Nice Monster (This is the one I'm hoping for! It's really cute.)

Winnie the Pooh (Not even made in his size, luckily!)

Dinosaur (Again, not made in his size, unluckily!)

Wall-E (I don't even consider this a costume...it's basically an apron.)

Looks like you'll just have to wait til Halloween to hear the outcome.

No matter what the little man decides,

he will most certainly be one of the cutest

trick-or-treaters on the block...so get that candy ready.

Swinger...

"There is no better view than the view from a swing!"

Easton & his peeps...

We were visiting Baumie (my grandma & Easton's great-grandma) the other day and she pulled out our old Fisher Price "Little People." Remember those from back in the good ol' days!!?? We had the western saloon, the house, the parking garage, etc...They don't even make them anymore!! As a side note my sister claims these are hers but seeing as how I was born a whole FIVE years before her I don't think that's possible!! :)

Anyhoo...Easton instantly staked his claim on these toys!! Seriously, when he attaches himself to something that's it! He turns into a hard-core hoarder! There is no negotiating! So, luckily Baumie (being the ever-so-sweet-give-you-the-shirt-off-her-back kinda gal that she is) let Easton take the "people" home. He calls them "puppets" because they have the perfect child-size finger hole underneath them...I never really paid that much attention to it before but he's absolutely right! It's so fun seeing the world through his eyes!! He was soooooooooooooo excited playing with his "guys", he lined them up (his FAVORITE thing to do!!) and begged (I kid you not!!) me to take a picture of them!

Aftermath of a Popsicle...

"Today you are you, it's truer than true.

There is no one more you-er than you!"

-Dr. Seuss

Peek-A-Booty!

Does this mean he will be a plumber?!?

Po-tato-Pah-tato....Gorilla-Ga-will-wah

This blog is for no other reason than I don't want to forget Easton's dialect at this very moment. He's speaking less and less like a baby learning new words and more like the big kid he keeps reminding us that he is becoming.

This was all prompted by bedtime a few nights ago.

We were reading his favorite book, "Goodnight Gorilla" (which I will be buying for my niece Sawyer when she arrives in February!!). We have this running joke every night in which I ask him what story he wants to read, knowing full well the one he will choose. He then giggles over to the basket of books and grabs the Gorilla story and waits for me to feign distress...this is hilarious to a 3 year old. On this particular night he hands me the story and says, "Read Goodnight Gorilla." I almost fall off his bed! He said gorilla perfectly! This is a first! I loved the way he used to say it, "Ga-will-wah." I plead with him to keep saying, "Ga-will-wah." He of course refuses which leads me to saying it about 50 times. Easton is in stitches at this point, laughing so hard and loudly that Matt peeks in to see what could possibly be so exciting at bedtime.

It is so very hard to watch the baby side fade away and the big boy side emerge but we can't stop it or even in slow it down so we just have to soak up every minute we possibly can!

Some of my other faves (I'm sure I'm forgetting some...)....

"So-peen" ....Lotion

"To infin-da-bee and bee-yawn!"...To infinity and beyond

"Pulley"...Pillow

"Unna-wears"...Underwear

"Foc-corn"...Popcorn

"Chalky Milk"...Chocolate Milk

"Mess-a-cee-ceet"...Sesame Street

So sad....

Yesterday morning Easton announces to me, "When I'm done being little, I'm going be berry tall!"

Wait, What?!!?

"Done being little." ????

I'm soooooo not ready for that.

Stay little awhile longer...please.

Is that so?!

While strolling the aisles of the new SUPER Target (seriously, it was SUPER! I LOVED it!) Easton apparently had a revelation....

As I was trying to decide if I wanted to buy the cheaper, flimsy, economy pack napkins or the slightly more expensive "fancy" napkins (for those of you who price compare: it was only about a $0.40 difference by the way but you get 300 less napkins. I opted for the "fancy" ones, we were having company & by golly they only get the best from the Wagoners!!) Wait, where was I???....

Oh yes, well, completely out of the blue clear sky (that's a George Strait reference for those of you paying attention!) Easton declares, "I want a brother." It tugs on my heart strings a bit and I say, "Oh, you do buddy! That would be fun!" I guess he was still contemplating this whole sibling thing because he then announces, "Maybe we could have a boy AND a girl!!" Laughing, I say, "I think that would be too many babies." My ever optimistic child (smiling wider than I at this point) assures me, "No, it would be perfect!!" Insert my panic attack -----> here!!

Little Photog...

On the way home from the beach Easton wanted to take pictures.

Being the super cool mom that I am, I let him.

Self-Portrait.

Me & Aunt Lacy.

The beautiful scenery of the 15 freeway.

Gotta love those blue eyes!

My seriously cute child...also seriously tired!

Photo-Op...

Easton is in love and awe of his new cousin Logan....as is seen on his ear to ear grin!

And, don't even say it!!...We know he needs a sibling!!

This was our first attempt to get a picture of the three grandkids...

Not a huge success but then again not bad for kids 3, 2 & 6 weeks old.