Adventures of a Family

Today Jonah climbed to the top of the play structure and slid down the slide by himself. It was a bittersweet moment made more touching by the fact that today is his birthday. I no longer need to accompany him up or down. But he never was just the only one having fun. Happy Birthday big boy. We love you very much.

Mae slept from 9pm until 6am this morning. She's always been a great sleeper, but it just seems to be getting better and better. We are all just so thankful for this huge gift from the gods;)

. was an hour of fun at Irving Park all together as a family of four. Steering the play structure with intense concentration, traveling through the tunnel on the way to the slide. Then the whole family got on the teeter-totter (or do you call it a see-saw? Is there a difference or is it just a regional thing like the sound a dog makes? Ruff vs. Bark vs. Woof) . Of course leaving such a fun event did not make Jonah a happy boy. But he sure looks funny when he is upset. In fact, feel free to leave a comment stating what you think Jonah would have said at the moment of the picture.

Jonah loves to help out. Here he is preparing swiss chard to saute and eating the loaf of bread that was meant to be shared by the whole family. We eventually were able to pry the baguette out of his hands while he screamed, "WANT BAG IT! WANT BAG IT ALL OF IT!!!" Even with the bite marks, that Pearl Bakery Baguette was tasty.

Today a colleague asked me how "Little Mae" was doing and I just broke out with a huge smile and replied, "beautiful." I spent the remainder of the afternoon thinking about how sparkly her eyes are, her cherubic grin, round face, semi-automatic flailing arms. How her expression changes when her mom sings to her and how she responds with her loud coos and aahs. I think about how awesome the color pink looks (butter yellow too) when made into clothing for cute little babies. I am so glad that babies can't also talk and reason because I'd just give-in to most any demand without putting up a fight. She is that beautiful.