Hide 'n...Hide

So Cody wanted to play hide-and-seek tonight after his bath, but before pajama time. He wasn't all that hard to find.


But he'll sure want to hide these someday. Like when his prom date comes over to meet us.

My baby and his babies

And yes, the whole house is basically a playroom.

Birdbath

Super Weekend (so far!)

So far this has been a super, super weekend! It started Friday, with an epic trip to the playground with Mommy. Cordelia fell asleep (yessss!!!) and Mom and I played chasing and tag! I was covered in mud when I got home!

Then yesterday we got up early and went to Old Town and had breakfast at Buzz and went to my old playground!! Here are some pictures of me from this time last year, and then some of me from yesterday.






This is me now. Didn’t I get big and handsome? I mean, even more handsome?





We had such a great time that we decided to do it again today! Mom and Dad kind of gave up on getting us all ready for church at the same time. We were all up super early, but none of us managed to get showers or breakfast, so we just went back to Buzz! Then we went on an amazing riverwalk, and fed ducks!

And then we found a waterfall fountain – my favorite kind! Dad helped me climb up to get a really wet good look.

Then when Daddy’s back was turned I took off my shoes and started to climb up via the waterfall.


I got distracted on the first step, though, by the drain. It was awesome. I tasted the water and then I said to Daddy, “I don’t imagine that would taste very good!” I heard that once, and it seemed to fit.

Then I went to a baseball game with Daddy after my nap. It was what he called “eventful.” When I got home I described it to Mommy like this: “Uncle Brian got a big big bonk on the head with a baseball! The firefighers came to help him! And then a helicopter came to take him to the hospital so he could get all better!” It turns out it wasn’t Uncle Brian but a different Brian. I will admit, it was kind of scary. Daddy looked worried and so did everyone else. When they brought Brian the Batter off the field, I cheered louder than anyone, so he would hear me, and know that everything would be ok. He probably just needs a shiny band-aid. We said a lot of prayers for him tonight.

P.S... I don’t know if you noticed, but there’s a theme to my shirts. Friday I was Batman. Yesterday I was Superman. Today I am Spiderman. Just like Daddy! He wears his matching shirts on the days I wear them! We are twins. Superhero twins, to be exact.

The bear shows the bird how to play...

...she is nonplussed, but he is in such a good mood that he decides to love her anyway.

Seriously, she is the cutest baby girl ever.

Strawberry Shortcake

Or, "I Have a Daughter, Too."

Appetite for Destruction

Today was a banner day by Cody's standards (except for the part where he woke up and still had a little sister. Last night during prayers, I said, "Let's thank God for Mommy and Daddy and Cody and Cordelia." He replied, "All done thanking God for Cordelia."). But I digress. First, it was garbage and recycling day. We went all the way to the end of the driveway today, so he could get a really close look as he bellowed, "Good morning garbage buddies! You're going to crush the garbage in the hopper and CRUSH IT!"

Then while I fed Cordy, he and JVL built towers, their favorite morning activity. Well, Cody's, at least. Daddy builds them and then Cody shouts, "Now it is time for Cody to EXCAVATE THE BIG TALL TOWER!"


A second later, "Please make another big tall tower Daddy!" He repeated this with me later on, only using the vacuum to excavate my architectural wonder.

But none of that is the exciting part. The biggest news of the day is that stupid Verizon was on our street to tear up everyone's lawns lay cable for stupid FIOS. So after breakfast, lots and lots of interesting trucks pulled up, and parked for the day. As did Cody. With, you'll notice, his own construction equipment. Just in case they needed help.

There were trucks. There were ditch-witches. There were jackhammers.

That's right folks...a dump truck. In. Cody's. Driveway. He just pulled up a chair, but was so mesmerized he missed when he tried to sit down, so just stayed on the floor.



Yep. That would be a ditch, where my front yard used to be. Poor Jonathan's carefully cultivated grass has been desecrated. There's now a giant metal plate forever stuck in my lawn. I hate Verizon even more than I used to, which is barely possible, and once again my decision to drop them for the iPhone has been vindicated. I can only say that my extreme annoyance was matched only by his extreme delight in the whole event.

Me and My Shadows

Cheering Cordy

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