Where the Wild Things Are

Bell Boys Update (Doug's Post)

One of Bode and Keegen's favorite things these days is to play the "Smashing Pillow Game". That is man-talk for pillow fight. It is so fun. We get three pillows (one for each boy) and hit each other with them and then when someone goes down you smash them with your pillow. When I get Bode or Keegen down, I unleash the SUPER SMASH, which involves lifting the pillow way up over my head, screaming "SUPER SMASH" as I bring it down to gently smash them. Then I lay the pillow on them and smack it repeatedly to pummel them into the floor. Bode will swing his pillow in a very short arc and I kind of have to lean into it for him to hit me, then I go flying across the room and fall flat on the floor. Then Bode runs over and jumps on me with his pillow yelling "super smash". Keegen struggles with all his might to lift the pillow off the floor (the bottom of the pillow never actually leaves the carpet) and hobbles towards me (frequently tripping on the pillow case) and when he gets close he falls forward saying "bonk" and I have to quickly get myself under the falling pillow. Then Keegen goes into wrestle-mode, which for him involves him putting his head down, burrowing into you and then flopping over on his back (kind of like a dog waiting to have it's tummy rubbed) and waits for you to get him. Sometimes we get a dad-pile, where Bode has jumped on me and then Keegen comes over and tries to jump on Bode (pretty much he leans on the pile) until I can get a hand around to lift him up on top. Everyone giggles and laughs until I gently roll them off and finish them with a "Super Smash" or a Steamroller.

Bode's Favorite Thing: riding his Tricycyle. He loves to ride his tricycle on the new sidewalk that goes from the garage to the back patio. He loves to ride his tricycle home from the sitters. He loves to ride his tricycle in the driveway and chase me on my roller blades. Bode often says t hings like "Look how fast I'm going", "I am the fastest" and "I can peddle all by myself".

Keegen's Favorite Thing: ice . . . he loves to munch on ice. Whenever I get a glass of water, he comes running up and says "ice" or "ice pease". He never gets enough either, because ice isn't very filling. You should have seen his face the other day when I set him in his high-chair and gave him his own bowl of crushed ice. I think we are going to have to start making ice-cheese cubes and ice-meat cubes and some kind of ice-vegetable cubes in order to get him to eat.