Friday, April 10, 2009
Walkin' Again
It's been staying later for longer, so we've been able to reinstate our post-dinner constitutional. Which, if done after bath, is called the Pajama Walk.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Some kidpix:
They loved swinging side by side. Elsie actually started it and Declan joined in and they did it forever with lots of laughter:
Elsie now loves books as much as big bro:
That one above was taken at the ENT office where we learned poor Elsie might have been misdiagnosed with ear infections this winter when in truth her tube was clogged. GRRRR.
Weather's been great. Took a walk down to the water by the house:
Oh, and last night I took my shirt off because Elsie covered me with spaghetti sauce during dinner, which left me in my wife beater. We needed milk, waffles and coffee, so I headed out to Food Lion -- the redneckiest store around here. Accordingly, Amy said, "I dare you to wear that down there."
Accordingly, I did. And documented it:
I ain't skeered. I fit right in.
They loved swinging side by side. Elsie actually started it and Declan joined in and they did it forever with lots of laughter:
Elsie now loves books as much as big bro:
That one above was taken at the ENT office where we learned poor Elsie might have been misdiagnosed with ear infections this winter when in truth her tube was clogged. GRRRR.
Weather's been great. Took a walk down to the water by the house:
Oh, and last night I took my shirt off because Elsie covered me with spaghetti sauce during dinner, which left me in my wife beater. We needed milk, waffles and coffee, so I headed out to Food Lion -- the redneckiest store around here. Accordingly, Amy said, "I dare you to wear that down there."
Accordingly, I did. And documented it:
I ain't skeered. I fit right in.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Blocks and Pots
Falling a bit behind. This stuff was all from a couple weekends ago.
We went back to the Virginia Aquarium, and once again while petting the rays and looking at the monstrous sea turtles were both interesting to the kids, the part they probably liked best was the play area.
Elsie concentrated on the Legos for a pretty long time:
Declan advised Amy on his plan for a metropolis:
Then got to work:
He took one last look:
Then destroyed it. Ah, the ephemeral nature of art.
Speaking of art, Elsie wants to become a master chef like mama:
Decland joined in:
And eventually turned it into a music fest:
Patrick, you'd have been proud -- it was a pretty good rhythm they had going.
We went back to the Virginia Aquarium, and once again while petting the rays and looking at the monstrous sea turtles were both interesting to the kids, the part they probably liked best was the play area.
Elsie concentrated on the Legos for a pretty long time:
Declan advised Amy on his plan for a metropolis:
Then got to work:
He took one last look:
Then destroyed it. Ah, the ephemeral nature of art.
Speaking of art, Elsie wants to become a master chef like mama:
Decland joined in:
And eventually turned it into a music fest:
Patrick, you'd have been proud -- it was a pretty good rhythm they had going.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Logging And Such
Last weekend we took a little hike at the Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve. Amy and Declan were, in daycare parlance, the line leaders:
And Elsie was the caboose:
Declan of course had to try his hand at balancing his way across a log:
Which then made Elsie stop at every log she found to try the same:
The next day at the playground I took this of Declan – he looks exactly like Amy when she was a kid:
Unsure if she shared his love of dropping wood chips down the holes in a sewer cap.
Kaleigh and I went to the second show of Phish’s reunion tour.
After five years off they’re still firing on all cylinders. It was a sick, sick, sick show, just amazing. Kaleigh said it was the best concert experience she’s ever had. Here’s one I took with my phone from where we stood/danced, pretty close to the boys:
And here’s Kaleigh in the lot, after buying five-dollar beers off a bearded dude about 4 ½ feet tall, and saying a polite no thanks to a girl selling “shiny rocks” and a guy peddling “shrooms and doses.” She says she wants to write a story about these freakies…
And the best news: we had a weeklong visit with Nana and Papa!
Note Declan's binocs - and the fact we failed to get him to agree to a haircut. Again. ‘Twas great to have so much time with Nana and Papa, and though this picture doesn’t seem to reflect it, they actually got really good weather for most of the time. Hopefully they took some good pics to share because this is all I have…
It also allowed Amy and me to escape to Williamsburg for a couple days of lounging, sleeping late (in my case anyway), reading, eating way too much, strolling and – can you believe it? – having uninterrupted conversations.
And Elsie was the caboose:
Declan of course had to try his hand at balancing his way across a log:
Which then made Elsie stop at every log she found to try the same:
The next day at the playground I took this of Declan – he looks exactly like Amy when she was a kid:
Unsure if she shared his love of dropping wood chips down the holes in a sewer cap.
Kaleigh and I went to the second show of Phish’s reunion tour.
After five years off they’re still firing on all cylinders. It was a sick, sick, sick show, just amazing. Kaleigh said it was the best concert experience she’s ever had. Here’s one I took with my phone from where we stood/danced, pretty close to the boys:
And here’s Kaleigh in the lot, after buying five-dollar beers off a bearded dude about 4 ½ feet tall, and saying a polite no thanks to a girl selling “shiny rocks” and a guy peddling “shrooms and doses.” She says she wants to write a story about these freakies…
And the best news: we had a weeklong visit with Nana and Papa!
Note Declan's binocs - and the fact we failed to get him to agree to a haircut. Again. ‘Twas great to have so much time with Nana and Papa, and though this picture doesn’t seem to reflect it, they actually got really good weather for most of the time. Hopefully they took some good pics to share because this is all I have…
It also allowed Amy and me to escape to Williamsburg for a couple days of lounging, sleeping late (in my case anyway), reading, eating way too much, strolling and – can you believe it? – having uninterrupted conversations.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Sick and Cute
The wee E has been sick again. Her fever began on Wednesday -- thankfully Amy was home with her that day. She was really clingy, not very animated and took two naps, so something was really bothering her.
Yesterday we split the day -- Amy went into work at an ungodly hour and I stayed with Elsie until 12:30, when Amy came home.
Even though she was feeling cruddy, she's still cute as ever, huh? And I have to say, though I'm sad her being sick is the reason, it was really nice to have some one-on-one time with her yesterday.
We definitely took it easy, but had a lot of fun playing in the house, reading books, singing, having a little snack. Put her in the backpack and went for a walk in the sunshine, during which she fell asleep. Just a really sweet time together.
Amy went in wicked early again this morning, just in case, but Elsie seems to have rallied -- so at least Mama will be able to pick the kids up from school early and enjoy what has turned out to be a gorgeous day.
Yesterday we split the day -- Amy went into work at an ungodly hour and I stayed with Elsie until 12:30, when Amy came home.
Even though she was feeling cruddy, she's still cute as ever, huh? And I have to say, though I'm sad her being sick is the reason, it was really nice to have some one-on-one time with her yesterday.
We definitely took it easy, but had a lot of fun playing in the house, reading books, singing, having a little snack. Put her in the backpack and went for a walk in the sunshine, during which she fell asleep. Just a really sweet time together.
Amy went in wicked early again this morning, just in case, but Elsie seems to have rallied -- so at least Mama will be able to pick the kids up from school early and enjoy what has turned out to be a gorgeous day.
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