Bye-Bye, Baby!

Where did our baby go? It's hard to believe that Marci will be two years old later this month!

Holiday-Card Harbinger?

There's a great tree on the short walk home from the lagoon near our house. Just for the heck of it, I tried to take a few shots of the kids together on our walk home yesterday. Of course, it was next to impossible to get them to look in the same direction . . .

When I finally got Marci's attention, Osten had discovered something on the ground that commanded his attention.

And then I lost Marci's attention just as Osten decided to cover his face with his shirt.

I'm thinking that a collage of solo shots may be the way to go for us this year!

I Scream, You Scream

We all scream for ice cream! Our neighbor had an ice cream truck come to his birthday party yesterday. It was a real hit!

Osten picked a Spiderman ice cream, of course!

It was priceless to watch Marci cover herself in chocolate ice cream.

The only real screaming came when it was time to go home!

Let the Games Begin!

It has rained and rained and RAINED this week. It had finally stopped by the time we got home today, but everything was so wet outside that playing indoors was really our only option. Osten said he wanted to play some games, and Marci was agreeable as usual.

What a little team effort!

Of course, they got out the dress up clothes.

It's never too early for a little mixing 'n' matching!

Potty Talk

Just this week, Marci has taken an interest in the the potty. At first, we thought she was all talk until she started insisting that we sit her on the potty.

Of course, one of the big perks of sitting on the potty is easy and nearly limitless access to the toilet paper roll.

There's mostly lots of talk, and there's certainly been no action as of yet. However, Marci seems to be taking things pretty seriously.

And because trips to the potty are almost always a family affair, Osten is usually close by and is a great source of encouragement (and inspiration)!

Girls' Night In

Daddy took Osten to his swimming lesson the other night, and Marci and I (and Wrigley) had a girls' night in. As you can see, Marci is still practicing with her spoon.

Wrigley loves licking up the loose ends, which doesn't always sit so well with Marci. (However, Mommy sure appreciates the help cleaning the kitchen floor!)

Would you look at the pout??!!

Preschool Preview

Osten had his preschool open house tonight. They unveiled their two new elective classrooms. (After touring them, I think I've decided that I want to go back to preschool!) Here's Osten in the Math/Computer lab. Finally, he'll have a keyboard to bang on other than Mommy and Daddy's laptops!

He humored me with a quick pose by the growth chart.

Marci seemed to enjoy the multi-cultural room! She's clutching her Daily Progress Report which she is always so proud to show me and tote out to the car.

And here's Ms. Kasey! She's been tapped as the elective teacher this year, but when she's not doing that she'll still be the assistant teacher in Osten's room. It's looking like it's going to be a great year!