So I've decided that in spite of their near-constant naughtiness, these boys are pretty cute. I think I'll keep them around for a while.

We might have let Leo watch the end of Shaun of the Dead.

And he might be slightly obsessed with zombies now.

As in the, "I'm too scared to sleep in my own bed" kind of obsessed.

The other night I refused his tear-laden request to sleep in his room with him.

(I told him that his bed was too small and he said,

"But mom, you can just use the bed on the floor that you used when grandma and grandpa were here."

Someone is getting a little too smart for his own good.)

So any way, after a few minutes of crying both boys went to sleep. A little while later we went into their room and found this:

 Jay Alvin, who is still not afraid of much, had come to his brother's rescue.

On an unrelated note:

Jay loves tomatoes.

If they are within his reach he will steal them and he will eat them all.

 He's a pretty good sharer, but not when it comes to food.

If you take his food he will fight you. 

He will prey open your mouth, get his food back and eat it.

Even if you already chewed it up.

And if you already swallowed it you are on his black list for a long time.

A few days ago I made Rice Krispie Treats.

The following day Leo decided to bring the entire pan upstairs for a snack.

It was half full, at least, and he ate the entire thing all by himself.

It took him a good hour to do it, but he just kept plugging along until they were gone.

Then he said, "So, what's for lunch?"

Here's Jay being a little sassy pants.

He knows he is cute and he takes advantage.

And Leo has decided that the computer is his.

He's currently hooked on videos of train crashes on YouTube.

And lastly,

Jay came upstairs crying today.

He was saying, "Leo hurted myself." over and over.

When he finally made it upstairs I noticed that his face was covered in something weird. Then we had this conversation:

Me: What is on your face? What did you eat? Was it. . .

Leo: Chalk. It was chalk.

Jay: (with a huge grin) SHOCK!

Me: How did it taste? Was it. . .chalky?

Jay: (huge grin) Yes. Shocky!

He was so proud of himself.