Ready for bed

Since I'm posting about Tanner, I thought I'd share another cute picture of him . . .


He wouldn't get into bed to read stories (that night he'd chosen Flat Stanley, and he wanted to read the first and last chapters, which are his favorite. Those are the parts where "he gets flat and he gets blowed up (where his brother suggests they stick a bicycle pump in Stanley's mouth and pump him up like a bicycle tire - I'm afraid Tanner is going to try it some day!).") until he had his bike helmet on. I never did figure out why he had to have his helmet on!

Too bad he won't wear it when he's riding his bike or his scooter. Occasionally he will wear it outside, but he won't let us do up the straps, because then it's "not so comfy!"

Ever wonder about plastic in the oven?

Have you ever wondered what would happen if your 3-year-old fills your oven with plastic Tupperware because he's "baking cookies" and then you forget about them and then turn the oven on to heat dinner? We haven't, but now we know the answer!

We decided to be thankful for 2 things - a fridge full of leftovers, and the fact that my next couple of dinners didn't need the oven, so we had a few days to figure out how to get all the melted (and cooled) plastic cleaned out!And second - it was only 2 bowls, and the rest of the oven was filled with the broiling pan (or whatever it's called). He's had other days where he has completely filled the oven with as many plastic bowls as he can fit in there . This was just the first time I forgot to take them out before I turned the oven on!
At times like this we just remind ourselves how much we wanted him in our family and how much we love him. Especially since he showed no remorse - he just thought it was "so coo-ool!"