Home Improvement

Erin and I now think we may be homeowners (it's complicated). Because I'm fired up about this new phase of life, I've started making semi-weekly pilgrimages to Home Depot and Lowe's.

Joseph also likes these outings because at some point in the trip I end up putting him down to let him run wild through the store.

Back in December, Joseph made the goal to touch every single item in the store--this is fitting because I have the goal to one day buy every item in the store.

While playing this game, he wouldn't pull anything down, he just tapped each item and then ran on to touch the next one.

From this game, I learned that we should take baths after (as opposed to before) we go to home improvement stores. These pictures are from an outing in early December:





Sadly, Joseph has since moved beyond that game. He now tries to re-arrange the shelves or add new items to our cart. Because pulling things off shelves is disruptive rather than cute, Joseph now spends more time observing the store while strapped in the cart.