Toddler Turns Three

NorthernToddler turned three yesterday.

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In celebration of his being a 'big boy', NorthernMommy and Daddy are allowing Little Man to indulge in adult activities....

...like drinking coffee! Notice his alert expression?...and playing with campfires. See the evil grin as the flames devour the wood?
Actually, we are not letting NorthernToddler drink coffee or play with fire, but those are the only pictures we have for the last few weeks. It's been a rough month: NorthernDaddy got laid low with some rogue sickness, it snowed 30" in one day (in March!), and after a really long Winter, Spring is slow in coming. As if that wasn't enough, NorthernToddler went in for surgery today to have a third set of tubes put into his ears and have his adenoids removed. We weren't worrying too much, but it's hard to put one's child into the hands of an anesthesiologist. There's the fear that something will go wrong and.......well, we're not going to think about that anymore.
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NorthernToddler came through his surgery just fine. He was a little groggy and cranky in the recovery room, but not as cranky as he was pre-op: you try telling NorthernToddler that he can't have anything to eat! That boy loves to eat, and not having solid food for thirteen hours kinda teed him off! It's now five hours after surgery, and Toddler is much happier - his "recovery menu" has consisted of apple sauce, mac and cheese, and ice cream. Tough regimine to suffer through, huh?

The Dumbest Northern

NorthernDaddy is the Dumbest Northern.
When NorthernDaddy eats a blueberry muffin, he starts with the top ('cause it's the best part) and works his way down. This method results in crumbs everywhere in a big ol' mess.
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NorthernMommy is not the Dumbest Northern.

When NorthernMommy eats a blueberry muffin, she turns it upside down and starts eating the bottom. This method saves the best part for last, and creates a kind of "cup" to catch all of the crumbs that fall. Such a simple concept, and yet NorthernDaddy hasn't ever had the sense about himself to eat a muffin that way.

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NorthernDaddy feels Dumb.

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NorthernToddler is not the Dumbest Northern.

NorthernToddler asked for toast for breakfast. NorthernDaddy gave him two pieces of toasted bread; one piece slathered with butter and one without butter. NorthernToddler complained that he wanted butter on both pieces. NorthernDaddy told him no - the toast was staying the way it was served. NorthernToddler looked at him for a few seconds, and then took the dry piece of toast and flipped it over onto the buttered piece, making a kind of toast sandwich. "See?", he said, "Now both pieces have butter...."

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NorthernDaddy got schooled again.....I wonder if it has anything to do with the funky hat that those two have been wearing recently?