Carter's complexes and other stories of the Hogan boys

Carter's newest climb to conquer

Linc must be thinking - why is she taking a picture of herself?

Play dough in our "Lizard" shirts



Yes, my dear 1st born has many complexes but he conquered one this week, we went to Academy and he willingly bought new shoes (not just 1 pair but 2) & was so excited to try them on and wear them at home, in the past Sean has had to sell him on his shoes - like - these are just like Diego's and on and on until he'd wear them. Yippee, maybe shoe shopping will be a bit more fun now. He's also been very interested in wearing his lizard shirt that Mimi and Papa brought him from Cabo and he has to wear his AND Lincoln has to wear his as well, this also is bringing back some childhood memories of me being super picky about clothing...ugh what am I in for?

Carter has decided that he will be a meteorologist - he and Lincoln too. He likes to repeat the weather for me and informed us last night that there was going to be a fire today since it was showing fire danger - Sean had to explain that it was possible for fire but hopefully there wouldn't actually be a fire. We do have a meteorologist coming tomorrow to our MOMS club meeting and I might have him meet ole' Rick Mitchell - not that I want him to be a tornado chaser.

Linc on the other hand is working on his words, everything is HOT these days and lots of Ut-oh's, and then a hell of a lot of screaming because he doesn't have the right word! I forgot how frustrated toddlers can get when they can't tell you what they want. He's still working on his mischievous status and when I tell him not to do something (like throw sand in the house from the sand table) Carter likes to remind me "he's just a baby, mom and he doesn't know better"

We are also working through a little nap transition - Linc to 1 and Carter to none, this is so absolutely upsetting to me but he isn't able to sleep at night if he naps and is fighting it really bad - so sad for Shannon - so sad it made me cut my hair. Well not really but I did - I didn't even realize how short it was until Sean looked a bit shocked and then I tried to pull it up and it didn't exactly pull - eek, oh well, it grows and I think I like it!