I wanted to post a couple of pictures for our neighbors. Yes, the most awesome neighbors in the world. You might remember them as the ones who bought Pearl a new playground for her birthday, who up until retirement brought us cookies every Sunday, and who watch our house like hawks when we are gone. David and Vickie spoil us rotten... well, they really spoil Pearl rotten.
They gave Pearl a ladybug nightlight. It has all these star cutouts on it and lights up in red, blue, green, and white. The night she got it, she ran from room to room turning off all the lights so we could see how cool it was. In Pearl's room it's pretty neat to see all these stars on her ceiling and walls. And the best part is she will stay put in her room, for the most part anyway, when it's bedtime. A couple of times, we've even gone in there in the morning to see that she's turned her nightlight back on at some point in the night. Hey, whatever works to keep those monsters away!
And for Mr. Jumping Bean himself, they got Cole this fandangled, hanging, jumping thingy that hangs from the door frame. Cole wasn't too sure about it but I'm guessing it would have been easier for him to jump in it if we had put it over carpet instead of tile. I'm hoping he gets it figured out... instead of trying to eat the strings on it... so he can entertain himself when I'm cooking dinner.