Burning off energy

The other day Lynn needed to get some shoes, so we decided to take the girls on a shopping trip. We went to the local shoe store that has about an acre of floor space and shelves just high enough so we can't see the girls. Naturally, they ran all over the place, which was fine because they were burning off energy before bedtime. We used a technique called human echolocation to find them, since we couldn't see them. Suddenly we realized we had become "those parents", the kind who lets their kids run around and make noise in a public place.

Anyway, this weekend the four of us are traveling to Savannah. Lynn is going to a conference and I am going to take the girls to Tybee Island for the day. We are all looking forward to the trip. I will post photos of our weekend when we return.

Instant Karma

Poor Claire woke up sick this morning, running a fever (101F) and vomiting. We gave her some Tylenol and spent a low key day at home. Around 4:30pm her fever was up again (104F) and she was sitting with Lynn downstairs in the living room. We gave her more Tylenol. Laura walks over and asks "what's wrong with Claire?" Laura was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Claire sits ups and projectile vomits all over Laura. It's in/on Laura's hair, shirt, arms, shorts, and legs. Laura has a look of utter shock on her face as she cries, "What is this?" repeatedly. Being very concerned parents we immediately start laughing. Lynn tells Claire not to worry, but to think of it as pay back for all the times Laura has hit Claire. As soon as Lynn tells Claire this, Claire projectile vomits again on Laura (Laura needs quicker reflexes) and this time on Lynn's dress. Lynn was getting ready to go to the Canadian Consulate tonight for a function. Instant karma.

Birthday Weekend

Lordy, Lordy, look who's forty (plus one). My beautiful wife turned 41 this weekend. We started the festivities early on Friday evening with the cutting of her birthday cake. I got her a boston creme cake, since those are her favorite donuts, which by the way is the official state donut of Massachusetts. The girls know the routine - well almost. You can see in the video, who didn't follow protocol and who demanded that we follow it to the letter.

On Saturday, Lynn got up at 6am and ran in the Rivergreen 5K run. Here she is showing her form. About half way through the run, she started getting a migraine, but she pushed on and endured, taking 1st place for her age category!!!! But more importantly, she got a medal. She is training for the Peachtree run in July, which is 10K. Oh yeah, she also won a complimentary hair cut too.



On Saturday afternoon we ventured into Atlanta to the Docka's house. Laura and Claire went swimming with Taylor and Will, while I helped PJ set up his new productivity enhancer. After setting it up, we both agreed it was too small. After the kids had dinner, the babysitter came over and the adults went out for dinner. The food was amazing. After 4 hours of food and laughter, it was back to reality to wake up two sleeping kids for the hour drive back home. Of course, they didn't sleep at all on the ride home. I think Lynn had a great birthday weekend. Here are a couple of photos from the weekend.

From a kid's perspective

Claire passed her swimming class today! She is moving from the Pike class to the Eel class. She also got a ribbon for her achievement. She still has a long way to go the catch up to her mom's ribbon/medal collection.

Here is a conversation with the Bear. FYI mom, Laura is 26 months old.

For Lola

Happy Birthday Lola, Love Claire and Laura

Updates

Has it been a month since the last posting? With the girls growing so quickly, you blink and you miss so much. Since the last post, Claire has grown an inch easily, and is needing some 5T clothes. Hopefully we can make it through the summer with what she's got. Laura on the other hand still weighs less than 25 lbs and always seems to be hungry and thirsty, as evident in the photo to the right. I attribute her feistiness to her drinking problem. She is nearly toilet trained (not bad for a 26 month old) and hopefully diapers will be a thing of the past.

Claire's soccer and swimming lessons are coming to an end. She really enjoys them. She even scored a goal this year in soccer. I feel bad for Laura who gets to watch Claire swim and play soccer. I know she wants so badly to play and swim. We keep telling her when she is 3 she can do both. About a month ago she figured out how to climb out of the her crib. Lynn heard a thump upstairs and ran up to find Laura standing in her room saying "I fell out". I guess a new bed for her will be in short order.

Last week was a big week for us. Lola turned 75!!! And while we couldn't be there to celebrate with her, we made a video for her and baked cupcakes as well. Here are the girls helping with the cupcakes. Grammy and Grampy also visited us for a few days on their annual migration northward. While they enjoyed seeing the girls, I think they were pretty tired when they left.

I know I am missing a bunch of stories to tell, but I don't want to tell you everything in a single posting. So until the next posting, keep the paper towels handy and the mixer in the bowl.

High tech camping

Playing on iPad while camping with dad