Cans to Knight

In order to make money for the new toys he wants
Orin collects cans from the seltzer water
his daddy drinks cases of every week at work.
When he has returned enough cans,
he gets to pick out a new toy.
His latest choice was knight armor.
It came today.
Can I just say I love the combination of the armor
and the pajama pants?

Top Bunk King

Yesterday we borrowed Colleen and Cody's truck
to go pick up a new sliding door.
On the way to the store, we passed a tag sale
that was selling one of the third wheel bikes
I had been looking for, so we stopped.
Before I wrote the check,
I noticed this propped up against the tree
(not assembled obviously).
They wanted $20.
We couldn't pass it up.
After we finished installing the new door
we put Orin's new bed together.
He insisted on sleeping on the top,
so we are making the bottom bed into his "fort."

To say he is excited about his new bed
would be a serious understatement.

Orin's culinary choices

Today Orin and I sat down to eat
a lunch of mac-and-cheese with peas and orange juice.
The juice was on the side in a cup, of course,
that is until I hopped up to grab something and
Orin decided that it looked like it would taste better blended.
Either that or he was making sure he wouldn't have to share.
I have to give him credit, though, he actually ate most of it.

The Poop Deck

There is a restaurant out there somewhere

named The Poop Deck.
I remember this only because I photographed the
sign on our first road trip.
However, I wonder if it was really true to its name.
My deck is slowly becoming the real thing.

Darned birds!

School Picture Day

Today was Orin's school picture day.
I thought very little about whether or not
to have someone else photograph my son.
Besides the problem that Orin often refuses to smile for pictures,
especially for strangers,
and the fact that the pictures cost
approximately the same as a down payment on a modest house,
the overwhelming reason I refused them
was that I likely have 500 pictures
of Orin from this year alone
and even the pros can't catch moments like this one.

Maybe I will start ordering them in Kindergarten,
or when he smiles for strangers behind the camera,
whichever comes first.

Hanging with Baba

Another great outfit from the man.

Orca Attack!

My mother and I were shopping the other day

when we ran into this costume and just had to get it for Orin.
He has been wearing it every moment since.
I think for Halloween Casey and I might be fish.