Thomas the Train swing

My father-in-law made two airplane swings - one for his boys when they were little, and one for his grandsons. However, this is the first Thomas the Train swing that he's made and I can't believe how cute it turned out! It was my mother-in-law's idea, but Ryan helped with the design. Then Allan built it and Mary painted it. Ethan, of course loves it and is getting one made for his backyard.

Soon, they will design a ladybug swing for their only granddaughter, Emily. They are so talented! I told them they seriously need to start a business making swings when they retire. A handful of people have already said they would buy one. :)

Thomas the Train swing made by
Grandpa Allan & Grandma Mary for their three grandsons

Sweet dreams

The other day Ethan and I were sitting at the table eating a snack. He had just woken up from his nap and was in a very chatty mood. As he proceeded to tell me a story I stopped and asked him, "Did this happen today, yesterday, or a long time ago?" When he told me it happened today, I knew he was simply recalling a dream he had during his nap. He's never described his dreams in such detail before, so I was very surprised and caught off guard. Here's how our conversation went:

Ethan: "There was an earthquake at YayYay & Grandma Mary's house. There were sparkly things (*uses hand motions to show me*). It was shaking (*shakes fists together*). Grandma Mary came to check on me. I was in the green bed."

Me: "What green bed?"

Ethan: "Sissy's bed...the Pack 'n Play."

Me: "Were you big or little?"

Ethan: "I was a baby. I was little."

Me: "What else did you see or what else happened?"

Ethan: "There were bugs in the computer room in the tunnel at YayYay's house. YayYay was wearing a shirt because he didn't want a sunburn. He didn't want bugs on his tummy. He must be full because he ate lunch with me."

Me: "Then what happened?"

Ethan: "Nothin'...that's it."

Ethan's random quotes of the day 10/16/09

Ethan said to his baby sister: "My name is Ethan, your name is sissy. We're both nice to each other."

Later on, he said to me: "I want sissy to go back in your tummy, eat your booby and get milk, and go into time-out. When I get bigger I will put her in time-out. OK?"

Where does he come up with this stuff? LOL :)

Flu vaccines

http://www.askdrsears.com/thevaccinebook/

*Note: This post is not intended for debate. I'm not even sure of whether or not my family and I will be getting the swine flu vaccine (in addition to the regular flu vaccine). I just wanted to post this link for those of you who would like more information and/or are a fan of Dr. Sears.