Pictures speak a thousand words...












Baby Girl wearing Baby Legs





Birthday bowling




The birthday cake I made for Jack... the cake was store-bought but I used homemade graham crackers so that counts for something, right?





Jack jugar con el carros.(we're taking Spanish class)




Still sleepy snuggles




Jack eating his last ice cream cone (although neither of us knew it at the time).. he was just diagnosed with a dairy allergy






I came upon this scene... Jack said "The dinosaur scientist is carefully digging out baby dinosaur bones from the dirt."   Notice his protective glasses, brush, and wooden popsicle "bones"






This is the only picture I took from The Great Raines visit that happened a few weeks ago.  We had Poppy, Mimi, Auntie Em (pictured), and Uncle Peter.  We miss you Uncle Mikey!  xoxo






Didymos viola ellipses 4




Dropper painting on a butterfly to learn about mirror images




Good morning Starshine!





Me and Ms. Muffin ready for a baby shower.  I learned that walking around a restaurant with a baby wearing a big ridiculous pink bow is a huge spectacle  =)





"I look so cute it is hurting me!!"




Eamon wanted to get in on the babywearing... huge difference between carrying a 12 pounder and a 35 pounder




This is after a trip to Publix in which Jack pulled his pants down to show me that he wasn't wearing any underpants... in the middle of the frozen food isle.  




Rainbow Brite




Pee-pee in the potty!! 




Wrapped up like a chrysalis swinging from a leaf 




Waking up next to this face is absolute heaven 




Daddy time




Getting ready to see the new dinosaur exhibit at our local zoo.  Jack is obsessed with dinos!  One day I overheard him speaking to Avie on the baby monitor... "Did you know that there are vicious creatures called raptors that eat baby animals until they're dead... sweet baby Avie."  




Getting closer




Stepping in a T-Rex footprint




This exhibit was really cool.  Robotic dinosaurs that moved and made noise




Welcome to the Jungle




Allergies attack




I had to wrangle both kids into taking this picture with me since they were both terrified of the T-Rex.  Eamon kept saying "Rawr eat me!"









Borrowing my friend's wrap... Obimama featherweight.  So pretty!  Avie is, of course, asleep. You put her in a carrier and she's asleep instantly.


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Thanksgiving in South Carolina riding Poppy's tractor






Playing in the backyard playhouse in their pj's






I don't know, Matt's weird






Silly goofs






Me at the start of the 9th month












gator wrasslin at the zoo.  He instinctively knew to do this... the next Steve Irwin?






All he wanted for Christmas was a light saber or as Jack calls it, "life saver"  






He's so proud of himself






Kisses or brain sucking??






3 ducks all in a row







Seasoned Dad of 3






First snuggle in my Moby wrap






My lovely Girasol ring sling in Earthy Rainbow.  Totally dorky picture though.






Hot mess of a 2 year old






Okay, I'm done now Mommy, take her






His favorite thing is to hold the baby.  "I hey da Baby Appy!"  translation: I hold the Baby Avie.






rolly poly






E playing peek-a-boo at school






Sweet Uncle







I totally took a picture before I helped him







Busy cutting playdough at school






Brother hugs






"Da Big Rawr"    or a big monster






First back carry at 3 weeks old.  This is also a Girasol wrap in Jungle colorway (I know, you don't care about all my carriers, but I do and it's my blog so there)













Showing me his muscles






uhh.... cute.... I guess






Who's that hippy holding my baby??






Snacks taste better outside






It's hard work being a newborn






At school






BFFs!






after bath mohawk









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