Seth is 2 1/2 years old!

I don't have my computer with all the pictures on it or my planner with the calendar, so this might be a somewhat abbreviated post.

We are in Texas right now for Christmas. Seth has been SO excited to see Grandma and Grandpa. Every day this week, he would ask me like 20 times a day if we were going to see Grandpa and Grandma today. It was driving me nuts. We went to Branson to see Silver Dollar City on the way there and Seth was initially not so happy about that because he wanted to be in Texas right then. He eventually mellowed out and had fun on the rides and tolerated the shows. He liked the lights, too. Then, he was not so happy when he realized we had a long drive ahead of us. He did not want to sleep in the car and wanted to go to his own bed. Of course, now that we are here, Seth says he wants to go home and ride his tricycle. Typical for him, but he is really having a lot of fun, here. What can compare with Grandma and Grandpa's toys and feeding the ducks?

Seth is NOT a fan on Santa Claus. I can not convince either of the boys to go and see Santa at a shopping center or something. A couple weeks ago, Seth and I were at Barnes and Noble and there was a Santa there. Seth gave him the dirtiest look when we came in. (Santa thought it was funny). And then, he gave an even dirtier look on the way out and said "I want to kill Santa." Yikes! Hopefully, we don't have a psychopath on our hands. He told me he thinks that Santa is scary, so it must be that. I think he will still accept presents.

Seth is finally getting his second year molars. They are almost all in. So that has made him a little grumpy and he has been waking up at night and coming into bed with us because he is in pain. Poor thing. Hopefully, we are almost all done with teething.

Seth has done okay with potty training this month. He likes wearing underwear, but we are still working on #2.

Andrew and Seth continue to be antagonistic to each other. Both was to be the first, to have all the toys, to be the biggest, and the best. They also have started wrestling and horsing around in earnest. Seth loves to hurl out insults, but then takes everything that Andrew says seriously, even though Andrew is just trying to get his goat. Then, Seth will either scream that Andrew needs to go to jail or go to time out. Or else, he will start beating up on him. It is definitely an adventure having so many boys.

Seth is now obsessed with Cars 2. We finally saw the movie, actually a few times, this month, and now we are always playing it at home. The boys have decided which cars are "super cars" and which are "bad cars", plus they even have a couple Cars 2 cars (Finn and Holly, maybe) and so they play and play and play. I love listening to Seth talking while he plays, so cute. Seth also loves playing games now - Candy Land and Memory especially, though he is still a little fuzzy on the rules.

Seth loves riding his tricycle and is very determined that I am not allowed to push him. As he is very determined about doing everything himself. He dresses himself, often backwards and inside out with several layers of clothing. That is how he prefers it, with one layer being soccer.

Well, I'll do a more thorough post later, maybe. It is Christmas Eve after all.