Shopping with my Boy

On Friday morning, John and I took a stroller walk to the shopping center behind our apartment to shop at the drug store and look for pajamas at one of the department stores (which turned out not to carry children's clothing). I got there an hour before the stores opened at 10:00 and rather than take John home, unload, reload, and all that hassle, we just walked around, then shared a bagel with cream cheese at Starbucks.
Later in the day, we visited REI to look for a Nalgene bottle for John (plain blue!) at the suggestion of a friend. (Janeane, is this the kind of bottle your daughter has?) John really likes it.
We did succeed in buying John new summer pajamas, as his size 12-month PJs were getting too small. My baby surprised me by picking out his own clothing! I was digging through the rack when John began shouting, "vroom! vroom!" and lunged for a pair of PJs decorated with construction gear. Then he gave the same reaction to a pair of PJs with rescue vehicles (e.g., fire trucks, ambulances) on them. So, I bought those instead of the PJs with space ships, cowboys, or puppies. It was the oddest feeling to see my "little baby" show his own preference! (As you can see below, the 18-month PJs I bought are a bit tight, but I'd already cut the tags off this pair. I guess John needs 2T for his pajamas anyway, although not his other clothing.)
What's Cookin'? I got a neat, extremely simple recipe from another mom for those nights when we're so tired that we're one step away from getting take-out. It's called "Taco Soup," but it's more like chili.

Taco Soup

1 can each of black beans, red beans, white beans, corn, and crushed or diced tomatoes
Idea: Add ground beef for meat-eaters
1 packet of taco seasoning

Mix it all together in a pot, stir in some sour cream until you get the consistency you like, heat through, and serve with corn chips.