"Apple sauce, get up here NOW! Please!"

It's all about immediacy. "Now!" has become Owen's mantra, whether it be requesting something from the fridge ("Popsicle NOW!"), controlling the radio dial ("Different music NOW!"), or expressing his abject displeasure with a "No, not, now, none!" -- a triple-negative of such alliterative grace you can't help but be impressed.

Amy and I have been working on adding in pleases and thank yous, which has led to some hilarious statements including the title of today's blog.

Summer has been lots of fun. We enjoyed many fun trips to the park over the weekend, and a great time at the pool on Sunday. Hopefully the weather will cooperate for an Independence Day pool outing tomorrow.

The biggest problem is that Owen continues to overheat quickly when we're at the playground. He runs so hard and his cheeks get so flushed ... it takes a bit to cool him back down, but that usually gives way to incredibly cute moments of satisfied fatigue like this.

Happy 4th!