Encourager

Guinness loves to give a compliment to things that amaze him: "Good kick, mommy!" "I like that story!" "Wow!"

But he also likes to get a compliment. Like when he thinks he did a great kick, he'll say, "Now tell me, 'Good Job, Guinness!'"

Ninja Break

Ever Since the Kim Possible episode with the ninja monkeys, everything is ninja in this house. Guinness even wants a ninja break in between stories. We usually do three stories at bedtime, and lately we've been doing this 1 minute break in between. This week its ninja, last week it was soccer ball goalie, last last week it was jumping. I just want him to read and so if we have to have a crazy physical energy burst to make that happen, thats cool. And he loves it so much; its so fun to have mommy's undivided attention and to be silly together.

Great new book we've read? "Wolf's Coming!" Its really great, super suspenseful for the kids who like a little scare, and then a cute ending...

Scooter

Gemma got a two wheeled scooter given to her, so that means her old one trike style one is all Guinness'. Never mind that it is a pink fairy scooter, he is a racing machine. We've gone on some walks with them, even, which is so fun because he is way faster scooter-ing than walking. Although way more dangerous, as he swerves around and zips ahead but he's doing good at waiting at corners and intersections, and staying close to the edge of the road if we have to go where there is no sidewalk.

He's been having muscle aches at night; a side effect of exercise, I suppose, and growing muscles. I try to give him tylenol and as I attempted to pour it down his throat he said,'No, not there! Put it here!' and rubbed his leg. Sorry, bud, this medicine has to work from the inside out.