late march

more little missy, a two-year-old little man and a gold medal recital:

pretty in pink

plumb tuckered out ;)

the automatic dryer in the girls changing room at gymnastics =p

five days after c, little dude had his big day:

do I look older this morning?

still have my trusty thumb and my dae daes

at two, s is a delightful little menace ;-)  he adores his sisters, big and little, and can often be found looking for 'co-ee' (which can refer to either of them) or occasionally 'ho-see' (which is usually L, but can sometimes be c).  'baby sem' has the privilege of being singular, and is the recipient of many many 'hisses', which range from a lick to a headbutt =p  he is crazy about cars (or 'hars') and 'tchucks' and 'tchains' and 'hactors' and 'mailmans', and can find one in any book, commercial or webpage.  'need hup! huzzle!' is frequently heard, as he works on his 9-piece, double-sided farm puzzle.  his favorite Suzuki pieces are twinkle theme and andantino, though he sings along to all of them ;-).

he also specializes in attempting to break his neck (e.g. climbing out of his crib, along the chest-high ledge across the room, behind the armoire and jumping/falling into the boxes below, all with one arm out of his shirt and soaking wet from overnight) - or have it broken by exasperated parents (e.g. getting into the game closet and dumping out four puzzles, chutes and ladders, the chicken game, a card game and dominoes) =p  he's our first kid to put Crayola's non-toxic claim to the test - I'm not talking crayons in the mouth, I'm talking chewed up and consumed. as if he didn't already eat everything in sight!  good thing he makes up for it all with his crooked grin, his spontaneous 'ank you, mommy', and his compassionate 's'okay co-ee'.  I carried him in asleep from the car this afternoon, and laid him down in his new toddler bed (more on that later), where he curled up with his favorite thumb and crinkled his closed eyes in satisfaction when I tucked a bear under his arm.

a day in the life

the homework path

scrunch!

we went to a pancake breakfast and easter egg hunt the morning of s' birthday

my first egg

activities in various classrooms - the empty tomb is in the background

'har hake!!'

from g&g

'fire chuck!'

happy birthday to our one and only little man! =D
 
the girls' gold medal recital took place in the assisi heights chapel - beautiful setting:

catching the runaway

putting baby's socks on

'baby sem face!'

the girls finally found the last Alabama quarter to complete great grandma's book!