Okay, I was inspired by cute baby Aidan and created our own baby video of Peter laughing this evening. This was just shot with our regular camera, not a video camera, so it’s not perfect quality, but you can certainly see what a jolly little fellow he is. Enjoy!
In the last couple of days, I’ve noted a couple of Margaret quips that I thought I’d pass on.
The first was yesterday. She was playing ‘Redwall’ or some imaginative game dressed with a couple of swords and I noticed that she was speaking in a decent British accent and used the word “opportunity,” which, when you factor in the accent, was very, very cute and I thought, kind of neat for a barely-3-year-old.
Then today, out of nowhere, she bounded down the stairs into the living room, where several of us were gathered and simply said to us, “And don’t complain about it!”
Finally, she and Annie had gotten into Peter’s pack-n-play (playpen) this evening and were evidently playing some game that combined being pirates with being babies in a playpen. (That’s the schizophrenia that comes with being two little girls with three older brothers.) My favorite moment was when I overheard Margaret instruct Annie: “Take your pacifier out and have some rum!” I’m guessing that’s probably the first time that sentence has ever been uttered.
She keeps us laughing! Oh, plus she’s going to rule the world one day.
Here is a great little video of our friend John with their baby Aidan (now 5 and the oldest of 5 children!). This has to brighten your day!
Here are some photos taken from the Bartholomew observation deck of tonight’s lunar eclipse, which is still going on as of this writing. The neighbor across the street (our mayor) came out while I was taking these to mention that the flash was probably not doing much good.
Take a moment to visit Alex’s new blog of Redwall sketches based on the boys’ favorite series of books. He really enjoys it!
For her birthday present this year, Grammy got a surprise visit and finally got to meet Peter! What a wonderful trip.
Well, after Annie’s haircut the other day, and while I was cutting Thomas’s hair downstairs, Margaret managed to sneak upstairs with kid scissors and absolutely go to town on her own head. When Annie told me I admit that I freaked out, especially when I found Margaret hiding under a blanket surrounded by piles of hair. After some chiding, we took a look and decided it wasn’t so bad after all, especially not having had a mirror or training, or any sense of what she was doing. She admitted finally that she wanted to look beautiful in the mirror. This followed a discussion of Omi’s absolutely adorable portrait of Margaret with wild hair and her new trademark — about fourteen clips keeping her hair in place. She apparently decided to take matters into her own hands and did pretty well. Oh, that’s so Margaret! Here’s our newest renegade stylist and lovely daughter:
After she looked in the mirror for the first time, she pondered her visage for a moment and then quietly said: “See, it is beautiful.”
Three engineers and three lawyers are traveling to a conference on the train. The lawyers all go and buy a ticket each from the ticket booth. Then just one of the engineers walks up and buys one ticket, and the three of them share the cost.
The lawyers ask, “How is do you expect to get away with that?”
The engineers reply knowingly, “Ah, you will see.”
When the ticket inspector starts to come round, the lawyers remain in their seats, but the engineers all lock themselves into a single toilet cubicle. The ticket inspector knocks on the door, it opens, and a hand comes out holding a single ticket. The inspector stamps the ticket and carries on.
A few weeks later they all go to another conference. The lawyers this time decide that they will buy one ticket between them, but the engineers buy no ticket at all.
Again, the lawyers say, “How will you get away with that?”
“Ah, you will see.”
When the ticket inspector comes round the lawyers all go and lock themselves in the cubicle. One of the engineers then walks up and knocks on the door.
Kisses and hugs to everyone out there! Click to enlarge for the full, wet, drooly effect (but try to refrain from kissing your monitor please!). I know I can’t stop kissing him under that chin in person. Happy Valentine’s Day!
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