MiddleLand

Finn has so many sunglasses because I love sunglasses and want him to wear them.   Despite my efforts he has never wanted to wear any of them. He finally decided he would wear a pair!  

It helped that they matched his favorite dog pajamas. 

Last weekend we headed to Midland, or as Finn says "MiddleLand" to see Tosh's sister and her husband. 

We left at 6 o'clock.  I was a little concerned about this since he is normally getting ready for bed then.  So was he going to sleep the trip and then be up all night?  

He was asleep about 10 minutes after we pulled out of the driveway...

We made it most of the way before he woke up.   Once we got there he was excited to see everyone and so he was not super eager for bed.  He finally did go back to sleep. So maybe traveling at night isn't the worst idea. 

The next day we spent most of the day talking to Kiley while the guys worked.  Once they were off we went out for a little shopping and food...

I had on a Stitch Fix shirt!  Finn had some money saved up so he was able to get a Play Doh ice cream shop.

Finn isn't used to seeing commercials so when he does see them, he wants everything. So it was decided the second the tv was on and the first toy commercial came on.  Must. Have. Play Doh Ice Cream...

It turned out to be such a fun toy.   

Kiley and James bought him a voice changing microphone because they hate us.   Just kidding but seriously we laughed that if there is one thing Finn doesn't need it is help being loud. He really digs it.  It has been used many times this week...

Midland has a co op that is so cool and I am so jealous of.  My goal is to get on board to start one up here one day.   It was just down the street from James and Kiley's house...

You order your food online and then show up at pick up time.  We ordered some to take with us back home.  So here is the total load for both families...

That is an "Asian pack" which was full of things to make Pot Stickers. Kiley made them one night and they were delicious.   There was also two organic boxes of vegetables and fruits.  Then there is a five pack of sourdough bread and a mixed bread pack of bread.  I paid $40 for seven loaves of bread and a load of organic produce.   It included oranges, apples, mangoes, Romain, chard, green onions, strawberries, tomatoes,cauliflower, broccoli, and bananas.  Crazy good deal! 

Finn is so desperate to be eight so he can play video games.  Any time he is too young for something, we tell him he has to be eight to do it   He gets so excited because he thinks when he is eight he can say bad words and stay up all night.  (I don't mean to sound like an old fuddy because my generation played video games...but not at four. At four I was playing barbies.  I have no technology memories from four. So when he is eight maybe he can get a game system,start cussing like a sailor,and never sleep.)

He got to play some games.  He played the Kinect (?)  and had a good time...

He played a jet ski game with James. It didn't matter whose turn it really was.  He was moving all around...

He also played some car racing games and somehow did better than me.  I don't get it. ha!  

We had a good time in MiddleLand.  Finn was not ready to leave. He didn't want to come back to "boring old Amarillo."  His new thing is everything is boring.  "Eating is boring."  "Not getting new toys is boring."  "I don't want to brush my boring ol' teeth."  It is hard not to laugh at the stuff that comes out of his mouth.  

He has also starting doing little monologue routines.  Yesterday he had me convinced someone at school was mean to him.  I was starting to get really upset.  He was saying that people were mean because they said "that 2 doesn't look like a 2."   He went on and on about how he wanted nice friends that said "that 2 looks like a 2."  There were even tears forming.  Later I realized he was acting an episode of his favorite cartoon.  The same is also true when he told me he wanted to "give some of his toys he didn't play with to a kid that needed them."  Then I realized it was a bit.  Later I remembered the episode "Toy Drive."   I may have a might fine actor on my hands.