because I am officially an owner of a, gulp, minivan.

That's right. As soon as we heard Jonah was approved for school this fall (oh yes, he is going for sure now!), we new we needed a vehicle. It was a tough decision, considering that if I go back full time in the spring, I will be given one. But if I don't, we need one. And so we decided to go for it, but purchase a reliable, long term vehicle with good resale - just in case.

I don't have a photo yet as it is being delivered tonight, but it looks very much like this one:


And while we are on the topic of laughing at other's expenses, our darling first born has another quirk worth snickering at. You know how most boys chew their toast into guns and whatnot?
Ours chews his into...


wait for it...



letters.



Surprise, surprise.
And he discovered that pretzels can also form the letters c, D, e, m, f, and A. How's that for the baby book?