Some cute photos

Here are a few cute photos of the kids:

Both Dominic and Joss like to play in our sandbox. The other day Joss was sitting inside it and Dominic was standing behind her. As I watched, he moved sand from one pile to another, using his shovel. After a bit, he adjusted his position and the path of the shovel began to cross over Joss. I told Dominic to be careful and not to dump any sand on Joss. So he shifted over a little... That lasted for only a couple of minutes and once again the shovel crossed over Joss. Before I could say anything, a lot of sand slipped off the shovel onto Jocelyn's back. As I looked on in horrified astonishment, the sand continued to slip down her back to her diaper. As she was leaning forward, the sand poured into her diaper and down her little baby butt crack...

Yeah, that one was a fun one to clean up...


As Dominic has gotten older, his temper tantrums have gotten worse (but never too bad.) When the little devil does not get something that he wants, he is apt to sit down, pout, and ignore anything that we say. He has continued to refine his act, adding crossed arms and refusing to meet our gaze. Nothing we said or did could get him to open up until we caved or he eventually realized we would not give in. Such is life with a 3 year old!

Lately, he has added something new to his repertoire... Dominic has begun to squint and give us the evil eye while crossing his arms. We are not really sure where he picked that up, probably at preschool. The combination of crossed arms and deadly stares is actually quite comical coming from the little guy and I have to really fight to keep from laughing (something the psychos, I mean psychologists, say about building their self esteem...)

After this last close-up picture, Dominic dissolved into giggles and all was well. He mugged for a couple more shots and then left the table to play.

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