calvin and the boys

Calvin got groomed last week.
Here is the before picture!

And here he is after:


We attempted to go swimming yesterday, but the boys hated it. They looked cute in their too big suits, though.

Sophie's here!

Sophie Elaine Kirschner!

8 lbs. 13 oz.

19 in. long

Mom and Baby both doing well!

Owen and Henry can't wait to meet their first cousin!!!!

Sicko

Todd and I watched "Sicko" tonight. We both highly recommend it.

3 Things?

My friend, Debi, issued a challenge on her blog for us to list the 3 things we'd change about our lives. I have been pondering this since yesterday. Other than silly, minor things (like my hair color or weight), I am proud to say, I wouldn't change a thing. Read about Debi's things here. She also got some good comments about it. Enjoy her blog, it's lovely.

Kiss on the forehead

Owen fell on the front steps yesterday and got nice bonk on the head. This morning I thought it looked just like a kiss!!!

Just a few...

Daddy, Henry, and Jamison watching TV.
The boys enjoying the nice day today and wearing their hats (and not ripping them off!!!)
Owen, doing what he does best.
Handsome Hen-Hen.

Silly Owen

I only caught one toy on video, but Owen spends ALL day doing this, toy after toy. He throws the milk down there, clothes, anything he can find. This has to stop, people!

Serious Henry

This video makes me laugh because Henry is so serious. I catch him thinking like this about once a day. Such an introspective soul. And no, he's not pooping.

Pessimist or Optimist Quiz

You Are a Realist

You don't see the glass as half empty or half full. You see what's exactly in the glass. You never try to make a bad situation seem better than it is... But you also never sabotage any good things you have going on. You are brutally honest in your assessments of situations - and this always seems to help you cope.

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pick-chah's

Here are some pictures from yesterday. First, our Easter baskets. I "copied" Tonya's Easter basket idea, which she "copied" from someone else. The boys loved their baskets full of "MELMO" stuff. After their baskets, we did some living room egg hunting.

We went to Grandpa's for Easter dinner and Betsy's birthday. We hunted eggs in the front yard and then played basketball and egg toss (I won).

After dinner we had cupcakes for Betsy's birthday and LOVED them.

Easter Sunday

(More tomorrow...)

eggin' it up

We had fun dying eggs this morning. Henry (below) took it VERY seriously. After we finished dying, we painted a bit with the leftover colors. We had a few casualties, but since Mom left the eggs in the pan all night long without refrigerating them, we enjoyed our beautiful job then tossed them out. The boys had blast.

We'll be sure to take a picture of Todd's egg, which he has left soaking in the yellow all day. (Leave it to the Jew to go all out with the egg dying).

RAHM

Since I am home with the boys now, I have had more time to read! During nap time, or my hours of insomnia, when the boys are entranced with Elmo's World, etc. I decided to keep track on my posts what I am reading. So, to catch up, here is what I have read since I quit my job a month or so ago:



These are both by Kris Radish - Dancing Naked at the Edge of Dawn and The Sunday List of Dreams. Both were easy reads, on the verge of trashy, and pretty much had the same plotline. Quick and easy - "plane reading". :)




This one I read on Wednesday night and it scared the crap out of me! An Absolute Gentleman by R. M. Kinder. It's about a serial killer and it scared me a lot because it was from the killer's point of view. It made my insomnia worse.


My favorite read so far was Kurt Vonnegut's A Man Without a Country. Loved loved loved it. A recommendation by Dad, of course. Todd loved it, too.

Right now I am reading another Vonnegut - Hocus Pocus. So far, so good.

I have read more, but I have reached my allotted internet time, according to the sounds and smells emanating from the boys. "mmmmmm".

Hee hee

Funny Henry hair, and the boys with Betsy. Thanks for the pictures, Dad! I knew they were blog-worthy. :)

Mon Matisses

The boys had fun painting yesterday and made 2 lovely masterpieces that now hang on our wall! They loooooooove art! And they are very talented. :)

I have more pictures to post but blogger is being weird. Perhaps later today.

Party Pics

Yummy Greek food and a cake (not pictured, the yum-o banana pudding!):


The birthday boy with his boys:


We love cake and posing in the shirts Mommy made us: