Monday, November 5, 2007

Austin the Marauder

Austin isn't feeling too well. He's had a cough for a week and a half, and now has a fever to go along with it. You would think that because he's not feeling 100% well, he'd be a little easier to keep up with...



No.



In the last 5 minutes he's pulled things off shelves in 3 different rooms.



The other day while I was on the phone with Alana, I let him loose without watching him too closely, for approximately 15 minutes.



It was like a Path of Destruction as I walked through our house afterwards. Boxes of toys had been pulled down in the playroom, drawers had been opened and emptied in the kitchen, a bucket of markers had been dumped out in the dining room, toys had been flung through the living room along with a few picture frames...Oh, and back in the kitchen, my darling boy has learned to navigate the step stool, and therefore anything on the counter near the step stool is "fair game" to him. That day it was a package of cookies, with sprinkles and icing of course, that he pulled down, and helped himself to.



And then, just when I'm about to go crazy, he gives me this smile...



Help!


7 comments:

Celeste said...

That's hilarious! Elle was such a sweet cuddly calm sick baby, but Luke is still as crazy as normal! I was so spoiled by her in that area.

Anonymous said...

oh but he's just so cute!!
lauren
ps. avalanche is still m.i.a.

Janelle said...

That face says it all!

Pam said...

Oh my goodness, he's adorable!

michelle said...

He is such a cutie pie!

Alana said...

If it makes you feel any better, William is much less of a mirauder now ;-)

Love the pic!

Teresa said...

Oh Shelley!

You've got it bad.

He's got the smile that melts your heart and makes you forget all the chaos he left behind.

Boys are something else, aren't they?

He sure is a keeper!