Heartbreaking!

The little guy isn't allowed in the dugout at his daddy's softball games, so this is where he stands.

Bless his little heart. Do you see his glove? Ugh-- it's so hard to find the balance between letting him be a part of things and keeping him from getting on peoples' nerves.

In easier news, the baby has been enjoying rattling things lately-- or should I say she's working on her fine motor skills!

We Love the Post Office

Guess who behaved so well at the post office that he got a sticker?

Need a close-up of that sticker?

Yup, the little dude walked around all day with a priority mail sticker on his back. What a goofball!

Splash!

I've been watching Splash! on TV. It's the most ridiculous celebrity competition show I've ever seen-- and I love it. The little guy's been getting into it, too, and he has the best seat in the house.

The only downside is that he was inspired to jump off all the furniture with his arms over his head.
But, the baby was entertained...

Happenings

The little guy had a rough 24 hours. Last night he busted his eye on a shelf. Today he fell through a ladder at a playground and caught the back of his head on the way down. (Then he took a long nap. In hindsight, he may have been concussed.) Later he fell off his bike and landed on a bolt. He's safe in bed now, thankfully, with an ever-darkening shiner.

Meanwhile, the baby girl had her first cereal today!

I look at that picture and hear the "WAAAA" from The Who's intro to CSI:Miami. Don't you?

Duck... Duck... Baseball?

It has been fun carpooling with Em this week and dropping off and picking up the kiddos from daycare. I usually deal with the big one and Em takes the little one in. It is nice seeing him interact with all the other kids and getting to talk to him about his day on the way home.

Today he told us he learned a new game at school.

"We learned Duck, Duck, Goose today."
"Really? How do you play?"
"You pat heads."
"...You pat heads? Is that all?"
"And you say 'Duck..Duck..Duck..Goose!'"
"Then what?"
"Then you run!"
"Oh, fun. Where do you run?"
"Well you run around! You run and, um, you run to ah, um... third and then you run to second! And then to one-thirty! That's a long time. Yep, that's whatcha do!"

Hysterics ensue.

After dinner we took a walk. The little guy is always picking up sticks and bringing them home. Apparently the apple doesn't fall far. Here's one of his trophies.

By the way, the azaleas are just gorgeous right now. Come visit!

That's My Girl

For a while I thought the baby didn't like strollers, but I think she actually just doesn't like the cold. It was a gorgeous day, so we took a walk after dinner and she happily hung out in the stroller and fell asleep.

Those are my Florida genes coming through. Yay!

Kitchen Helper

The little dude took helping in the kitchen to a whole new level tonight. He managed to slice an actual cantaloupe with his little pretend plastic knife!

Meanwhile, the baby can chew on her own feet-- so that's exciting. She can also still sleep in her yellow thing if we strap her in. We aren't ready to give that thing up...