Tom Daddy

Just two days before Marci's birthday, we celebrated Daddy's birthday with a triple-chocolate "Happy Birthday Tom Daddy" cake. From time to time, Osten has been known to refer to his daddy on a first-name basis. However, lately when he's gotten confused or is just being silly, he'll call him "Tom Daddy." Daddy's not so fond of it, but it cracks me up! So when I saw these name candles, I couldn't resist.

We went to dinner at a neighborhood restaurant with Gramma Sue, and then we came home for cake and presents. While dinner was good . . .

the chocolate cake really hit the spot! (I think someone has a fondness for chocolate, just like his Tom Daddy!)

Cheers!

Marci has discovered our wine rack, and it is proving to be as much of a magnet for her as it used to be for Osten. Funny, now that he's past that stage, he has turned into quite the wine-rack police! Marci will no sooner get her hands on a bottle, and Osten can be heard screaming, "No, No, Marci. That's Daddy's!" It makes me laugh every time.

Halloween Prep

We're not excited at all about Halloween this year.

Nope, not one little bit.

In some galaxies, you get to wear a mask every day . . .

and lightsabers are probably as common as, say, rain boots!

Truth or Fiction?

Just down the street from our new neighborhood is the cutest little private library. We became members about a month ago and recently went for our second visit. Osten loves the children's section, and most of the books are right at his level.

He loves taking books off the shelves. As you might also notice, his band-aid obsession has still not subsided. His left leg is actually injury-free, but that doesn't mean it's not a good place for a few colorful bandages!

Once he has selected a stack of books, Osten likes to preview them to ensure that they are worthy of making the trip home with us. We're only allowed ten books at a time, and they add up quickly!

Marci seems to enjoy the library, too, but not with quite as much enthusiasm as Osten, at least not yet! We're going to give her another year or so, and then we think she's going to love books as much as the rest of us.

Family Fun

It was a busy weekend, but we had time for some family fun.

Here's Daddy and Uncle John doing the "Shaver shake."

Gramma Sue and Marci had some girl time on the back deck.

The next time Aunt Ang, Uncle Ger and Piper come visit, baby "Boom" will be here!

One is Fun

It's much more fun to ride in the car now that I can see where we're going.

Mommy and I went shoe shopping, and I got some new kicks!

Actually, we got this pair, too. Tasty!!

On the morning of my actual birthday, I got to open my present from my godmother. She put some more pearls on my necklace. I had a card from Grammi and FaFa to open, too. And Mommy couldn't resist making me wear this silly crown one more time.

Good Enough to Eat

Since cake wasn't such a hit with Marci, Mommy picked up these cupcake-shaped cookies from Back in the Day Bakery. They had sugar pansies on them that looked like the real thing. Marci seemed to enjoy her cookie.

Osten, on the other hand, seemed more interested in his milk, as usual. Mommy made homemade Alfredo sauce (one of Aunt Ang's recipes) for dinner. Marci was too pooped from all the fun that she was sound asleep by 6:00 and missed out on the pasta dinner.