Happy Birthday, Oscar!

Oscar had his third birthday on the 18th. He celebrated with a good morning birthday muffin and cupcakes for his preschool classmates. Our little guy is growing up fast. As we've mentioned in previous posts, Oscar has joined academia, and he is proving to be a wonderful, caring big brother to Rory. His current obsession is diggers, though he also has a profound appreciation for steamrollers, cement mixers, bulldozers, cherry pickers, cranes, flatbed trucks, dump trucks, trains, school buses, garbage trucks, airplanes, purple airplanes, helicopters, big white vans, bicycles and motorcycles.

Happy, happy birthday, Oscar. We love you.

What a Good Kid

I walked in on this the other day:

Oscar said he was "helping Rory to grow her teeth." She seemed appreciative. :)

Later

First Day of School

Sigh. I just dropped my baby boy off for his first day of preschool. During a thunderstorm. Oscar is scared of thunder. Oh dear.

Here are some pictures of Oscar getting geared up for the big day. He was really excited about his new green "pack-pack." Here he is asking to go to preschool before bed last night:

And here he is this morning, all eager and ready to learn:



The last thing I heard after I walked out the classroom door was, "Go see mommy?" Um, it's normal (for me) to cry in the car on the way home, right?

Tummy Time

Here are O and R enjoying some quality time together.

Three Months

Here's O Cramming for His First Day of Pre-School

Rory's Video Debut

Here is some video of our girl in action (sort of), just shy of twelve weeks.

Two Months

Here are some pics of Rory (and her big brother Oscar!) at two-ish months.

Rehoboth Beach

Gabe had work in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, so the kids and I joined him and called it a mini-vacation. Oscar was a bit wary of the actual ocean; he found the waves too noisy. While we were watching them from the boardwalk, he turned to me and said, "I am NOT RELAXED!" Alrighty then.

We did, however, have lots of fun at a little tide pool. We built sand castles, did some bulldozing, and even got wet!






Then, when we got back to the hotel, this happened:


Very. Good. Day.

Smile, Rory! You're Six Weeks Old!

A Wet Fourth of July

O-man didn't let a little rain stop him from having fun on the Fourth! In an unsuccessful attempt to impress O, Gabe set off a few small fireworks when the weather cleared. Oscar was not a fan. He pretty much freaked out, and has been saying, "The fireworks are all gone." under his breath whenever he hears a loud noise since. There's always next year, kiddo!

Oh My! Big Girl Rory is One Month Old!

Not to be outdone by her big brother Oscar, Rory checked in at the 90th percentile for both height and weight at today's doctor's visit. 'Atta girl!

Three Weeks

Finding Our Groove

Well, today was Gabe's second day back to work after Rory's birth (sucker!). I'm proud to say that the kids and I have made it through day two with minimal temper tantrums (Oscar), fussiness (Rory) or paralyzing panic attacks (Me). Not bad, huh?

A Future in Photography?

Somebody found my camera (honest to blog, these were a total surprise). Maybe next, we'll teach him how to update the blog.