A Day in Numbers

6: Number of chocolate glazed munchkins devoured by Pip at the Dunkin Donuts. This may be a new record, and based on the type of day he had, one which will never be surpassed. It's amazing how charming a little kid can be despite just having stuffed a whole munchkin in his mouth.

12: Number of stories in the block tower built by Pip this morning. Normally they rise to about 6 or 7 and then get leveled by Pipzilla. He was evidently in a constructive mood.

1: Gallons of milk consumed by Pip today. Seriously, the kid kept asking for more milk. He's gonna have some strong bones!

4: Bags of leaves raked up by Pip and Phil. This was the perfect excuse to go outside and enjoy a sunny and mild November morning. Pip was a very hard worker, helping to rake and fill bags. I think he sensed that this might be the last nice weekend of the year, too.




2: Number of worms discovered by Pip out in the yard. They were hiding under some wet leaves. We spent several minutes watching them crawl around and dig into the dirt.

8: Legs on the spider that we found in one of Pip's shovels. Pip was working in his sandbox and cried out "Look at that ladybug!" I went over to see and discovered it was actually a little spider that had been hiding in one of Pip's shovels. He has a bit of a love-hate thing going with spiders, so upon learning the true identity of the creature, he wanted me to take it away. It's now in the rose bush and has promised not to harass any other toddlers.

7: Minutes of sustained wailing during an afternoon trip to the barber. He seemed genuinely enthusiastic for the haircut when we suggested it might be time to tame the mane. He was all bubbly in the car ride and kept saying "I'm so excited Mommy!" Oh, well. He made a quick recovery and spent the car ride home singing the ABC song.



3: Number of bridges in the massive railway system constructed by Pip. The bridge is a touchy feature since Pip likes to string together about 15 cars which simply cannot navigate a bridge without derailing. That usually leads to some pouting or worse. However, this time we managed to take advantge of the crashes by having the heavy recovery unit (aka Butch) come in and salvage the situation.

130: Points scored by Phil's fantasy football team so far (thanks Adrian Peterson and Tony Gonzalez). Sweet. His 4-game losing streak ends here.