Is Joey litterbox trained?

Or is Daddy just hoping Joey's curiosity is satisfied before the cat starts using the litterbox for its intended purpose?

Joey Good: Movie Critic

This past weekend we saw Toy Story 3. This morning I asked Joey if he told his teacher about it. The conversation went something like this...

Daddy: "Joey, did you tell Ms Rhonda about Toy Story 3"

Joey: "Toy Story 3... Ummm.. Pigs can talk!!!!"

Our Father, Who Art in.... yawn....

Today when the boys came home from Sunday School I asked Milo how it was. His un-edited response...

"It was BORING. They were reading a story from the Bible and it was taking too much long!"

Yep... Yep indeed....

"Don't trust anyone over six!"

I'm starting to think that Milo's curly shag hair is causing him to channel Abbie Hoffman.

This morning he came up to me and said "Dad... do you know why cops are so fat? Because they eat too many donuts!"

"I wanna go to crab festival!"

shouted Joey as he and Milo sped through the grocery store in their race car shopping cart.

I had no idea what he was talking about until I remembered our lobster friends in the corner.

Way to go Red Lobster marketing team!

Opening presents - Joey style

Today Auntie Barbara and Dylan came over for a quick little get together for Joey's Birthday.

We all were in the living room and ask Joey if he wanted to open his presents. So we had their birthday offerings along with some gifts sent by Grandma Cindy, Grandpa Jack, and Aunt Elisa all ready for pillaging... when Joey said "Wait!!"

Then, with much animation... he began waving his arms and said very loud "We need the birthday cake and the candles and the fire! (pronounced "pire").

Joey always insists that things are done in a certain way. Wonder where he gets that?

In Search of Milo...

Yesterday's birthday trip to Schlitterbahn for Joey ended with our first real "lost child" experience.

Daddy had trekked back to the locker area to get our possessions while the boys were enjoying a pirate ship water slide. Mommy and our friend Stephanie were keeping an eye out.

When I returned we couldn't locate Milo at all. We spent at least twenty minutes walking around the area trying to spot him and struck out. Irene finally went to the customer service area and asked "Has anyone reported a los.... "

She got about that much out before the woman at the counter stepped to the side to expose Milo sitting and eating a sandwich and a cookie. He apparently had time to color a picture too.

Based on the pieced-together testimony of a 5 year old.. he got hungry and forgot where we were so he went up to a 'lady' and said "I'm hungry." Further testimony included such facts as: he did tell them that he couldn't find mommy and daddy; he told the lady his name AND mommy and daddy's names; and that they offered him a pickle but he didn't eat it.

He later confessed that he did get a little scared and cried a little, but all-in-all... we ended up in good shape I'm thankful that he's learned what to do if he can't find us.

Whew... Aside from that - still a great Birthday excursion for Joey!