Size 7?!

We bought Nicholas his first official pair of tennis shoes on Sunday. Nothing overly fancy...primarily just nice and functional.

I was a bit surprised to learn via the process that his feet fit in size 7 shoes right now. What?! He was just wearing size 5s at the beginning of the summer. Wow. He is growing like a little weed...a cute little weed, if there is such a thing.

He does such a great job toddling around in his little (but not as little as I'd like!) shoes. He's really becoming quite a little boy. How I miss my little baby. And yet, I love watcing him discover the world. It is truly a wonderful experience. I would love to go through this over and over again...it's too bad I didn't get to start having children until later in life. I envy those who start in their twenties.

Perhaps once things calm down with our businesses and life in general we'll have another little one to enjoy. Or perhaps we'll just have Nicholas. Either way, I plan to cherish as many moments as I possibly can beause I can't imagine anything better in life.

Halloween Antics

The little guy will need supervision on Halloween it appears. He's already causing mischief. My son has discovered the joys of unrolling the toilet paper. Beware! Your house could be next! Or not...he's only 15 months and can't get there very easily. I guess you may be safe...for now.

This morning was a busy morning for me. I think Mark even wondered at one point if I'd up and forgotten how to get back home. I hadn't. I just had two back-to-back meetings...one was BNI for the candle biz and one was MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers...which Nicholas isn't yet, but they let those of us with younger kidlets have fun, too). I had a good time at both and I have a little money (one of the restaurant staff wanted some candles...I only had one for sale so she took it) and a new nifty "Mommy Diary" which I made in MOPS. It's perfect - pink with an M on the front, a green ribbon that's both decorative and useful (as a bookmark) and some pink and green flowers. It rocks. :)

At any rate, the upshot of all this is I was away all morning. The boys weren't up when I left. So, I think Nicholas must have had a blast with the TP while daddy was showering (because the rest of the time, we keep that bathroom door shut!). Naturally, Mark wouldn't notice the mayhem unless he needed to blow his nose...apparently, he didn't. Which is why I found it when I came home and went into the bathroom after taking Mark to work.

I wonder what our next little "milestone" will be...