Does She Have a Blue Tongue?

The day Conall got his tee pee we played outside in it for about an hour. It was really hot that day and I was worried about both kids staying hydrated. I brought out some Pop Ice popsicles, but Conall wouldn't eat any of them because they weren't red (did I mention that he is on a red kick as of the last few months?). Caitlin ate both of them -- the blue and the purple. She loved them! Conall kept asking me "does she have a blue tongue?" over and over and over again.

Baby Face

I'm not sure what Conall was up to in this picture. I think maybe he was getting tired or hot. This is what I think of as his "sweet baby face." See what you think.

Not Camera Shy

Conall has NEVER been camera shy. In fact, I don't think he's ever been shy about anything.

Here he is posing for the camera in his tent.

Two Little Indians and Their Cat

Stu and I agreed at lunch today that the tee pee could come inside, if Conall helped me clean his room before Stu got home from work today (it was still a wreck after this weekend). It got up to 100 or so today, and even this morning it was just too hot outside in that tent. I'm also sure that most of the neighbors appreciate the tee pee not sitting in the front yard.

Conall helped me and we got his room clean and somewhat organized within an hour. Caitlin got to watch Enchanted from her playpen while we worked on it.

Within 10 minutes of us bringing the tee pee in, the boy next door was ringing the doorbell to see if Conall could come play and to see where his tee pee went. Conall loved showing it off and we took it back outside for them to play this evening. At one point, the boys were running in and out and through the tee pee. Conall should sleep well tonight.

We brought the tent back in because we promised Conall he could eat dinner in it and sleep in it. He ate his dinner in it (including another ketchup sandwich). Then, while he was in the tub, Stu and I worked on making a palette for him to sleep on. First, Inkspot climbed in to check it out and then snuggled in for the night. Then, Stu climbed in to check it out and surprise Conall when he came in.
Next, Conall climbed in, really excited that his daddy was in his "tent" as he calls it.

Tee Pee

We saw an offer for a free tee pee on freecycle last night. I figured it was probably already taken because everything else I've tried to get has been. Stu went by and it was still there, so he brought it home. We set it up in the yard last night, along with the two kids fold-up chairs that came with it. We both talked about how we thought Conall would react when he first saw it and how he'd want to eat and sleep outside now.

Here's his reaction: