messes, neanderthal boy, & another christmas miracle

1.  jagger loves to make messes.  lot of messes.  if something squirts, sprays, or pumps, he will get it everywhere.  lotions, air fresheners, cleaning supplies, toothpastes, soaps, paints, shampoos & conditioners, none are safe when jagger is around.  i know this from experience.  the allure of these magical containers is just too much for him to resist.  and though he is banned from all areas that contain these items, he has recently found ways to break through the barriers and wreak havoc (this usually involves him ramming a baby on a little car into the gate and then crawling around it).  just this week, he got into my paints (red!) and squirted the table down.  thank goodness i caught him early.  then today, he got into the hall closet and grabbed the (green) dog shampoo (red & green, hmmm...).  into the babies' room he went and proceeded to squirt it all over the floor and chair before we caught him.  not sure what to do to keep him out and punishment doesn't seem to be stopping him.  little punk.
2.  cash.  what a fun little guy.  he puts up with all the stuff we do to him to amuse ourselves.  today it was neanderthal boy.  you wouldn't know it to look at him, but the kid has excess skin above his eyebrows.  when you push it down over his eyes, he looks like a caveman, and maybe a little bit mad.  here for your viewing pleasure, i introduce neanderthal boy.

ok, ok, that's enough!

3.  'tis the season for christmas miracles and we have had another one in the blair household.  over a year ago, corey lost his brand new ipod.  we thought he had left it at the doctors office during one of my twin checkups and that it was lost forever.  well,  today it was found!  i was dusting the top shelf in our living room and there it was, sitting against the wall, just safe and sound all along (and the fact that it's been missing for over a year tells you how often i dust the top shelf.  shame on me!).  to say corey was overjoyed is putting it lightly.  another christmas miracle!  don't good things come in threes?  what miracle will be next?!