Getting Ready For Bed

Bed time after a busy Saturday. Robert took his bath first...


...while Claire lounged in her bathrobe and slippers waiting her turn.
Robert put on his jammies, and buttoned them up all by himself. (Yes, it is May and those are Santa jammies. Just try to pry them away from Robert. I dare you.)Robert helped Mommy give Claire her bath.


Then Daddy started reading Claire a book.




"Daddy, I want to read it to Baby Claire!"
"Goodnight, little cow sitting on the moon. Goodnight, mouse."
"Goodnight, oatmeal. Goodnight, mouse.""Goodnight, three bears sitting on chairs. Goodnight, mouse."

"Goodnight, mouse."


"Goodnight, balloon. Goodnight, Mommy. Goodnight, mouse."
"Goodnight, stars..."
"Look! The mouse! Goodnight, mouse."
Peanut hates us and wants us all to go away and leave him alone.

A Fine Spring Afternoon

It stopped raining and turned into a really nice afternoon today, so we spent some outside time as a family. Claire couldn't stop smiling.
Daddy and Peanut went with Robert as he rampaged around the neighborhood on his trike.


Robert, Daddy, and Peanut, about to get hit by a car.


Still smilin'.
After all of the tricycle adventures, the whole family went for a walk.

Robert the wildlife explorer ventured into the wild to observe some native fauna. Or, he stormed into the weeds to see the neighbor's chickens.
"Here is a flower for you, Mommy!"


We told Robert we would go as far as the yellow sign before turning around. Here he is touching the sign.
On the way back, Robert suddenly announced that he "have to go pee-pee!" and dropped trow right there on the side of the road. What you can't see here is that this is actually right out in the open at a busy 5-way intersection. Sigh.

Some of Mommy's early flowers:

And back home again, doing some yard work. Rest assured, our lawn has been thoroughly bubble mowed.


Still smilin'.

Hairy Beast

There are two things that fascinate Claire more than anything else. Robert and Peanut. Here she is inspecting the hairy beast with a lot of interest. Peanut, however, would just as soon eat her, I think.

"How is the dog with the baby?"

We get this question all the time. What do you think?


Here is Robert giving Peanut a kiss:
And a Hug:
And inspecting his ear:
I think they get along just fine.

My New Elmo Sprinkler

What is this in the yard???Aha! A sprinkler!

Peanut and I had a blast with our new sprinkler!! We both got soaked!






Peanut just wanted to drink the water. Gallons worth.



It was pretty funny!!


After a while, I had to get a drink myself.