• Beckett,  costumes,  Halloween,  Hutton,  swiffer

    Sock Bandit & Costume Roundup

    The face of a little boy that tried to eat a snail*. And a wood chip. And an acorn. And smashed bug guts. The great outdoors are fun, aren’t they? (*picture taken by the mom who actually debated for a few seconds between messing up freshly painted nails or digging the snail out. #boymompropz) Sock Bandit When Beckett was about a year old, he developed a love affair with the Swiffer. Like, would whine and cry to play with it at play dates, instead of the thousands of mom-tested, kid-approved toys in front of him. Hutton is following suit. Not with a Swiffer, but something equally as awkward: socks. All shapes and…

  • Beckett,  siblings,  swiffer

    Alpacas & Swiffer

    Did you read about Mercy Project last week? Go read it, if you haven’t. Important stuff, y’all.  Alpacas Have you ever seen someone and thought, “You’re the kind of person who would kidnap me and wear my skin?” Our shuttle driver yesterday was that man and I was 99.9% sure he was going to kill me and dump Beckett. [Related: I may watch too many crime shows.] We met some friends at a big festival here and got to meet an alpaca named Benny. All in a Thursday’s work, y’all. (The festival is huge so parking is 1 mile away, hence the shuttle driver who makes and wears skin suits.…