Family Update

George
George is sad that James is sick, but he likes to watch himself while he sits with James on the couch. George and James both think that George is very funny. George needed a bath even before James got sick, so he'll definitely be making a trip to the basement once James gets better. James says that George helps him feel better.

Steven
Steven is still in one piece, which for a bear of his advancing years is always remarkable. He also needs a bath, but trips through the washer and dryer are getting more perilous for Steven Bear. Yesterday he rode in Daddy's pocket all the way up to the donut shop on a long walk in the sunshine, and Daddy didn't even remember that he was there until they were very nearly home and there was a panicked moment of worrying that he'd been dropped somewhere along the route. Steven is also very sad that James is sick.

New Steven
New Steven still hasn't been fully accepted into James' tribe, and only maintains an auxiliary member status. Owen, however, LOVES New Steven. He reaches for him, grabs him, holds him, puts him in his mouth, attempts to roll from back to front for him, and generally makes happy faces whenever he sees the (mostly) fluffly (mostly) white little bear. We are hoping that New Steven isn't carrying any of whatever James has.

Wood Blocks
The wood blocks need to be used to make a house. The house needs to have a roof, and also it needs to have a garage door. In the house there needs to be a storage cube (9 cubes total), a microwave, and stairs. In the garage there needs to be overhead storage, and in the overhead storage we need to put a box that holds the scary clock and a box that holds the scary Nutcracker. We do not want to look at either of those things.

Sippy Cup
We have very little use for sippy cups any more, because big boy cups are far superior. Except if we must drink from a sippy cup, we would prefer to drink from the fire truck sippy and not the drump truck sippy.

Thomas Blanket
We are ever so excited about the Thomas blanket that Mommy is going to make using the fabric that she bought at JoAnn's. However, we are so excited that we are completely excited about the blanket that whenever Mommy gets it out to work on it we need to walk and dance on it, even though we are sick, and even though Mommy tells us to keep off.