Weekend

Wish I could take a picture of the boys right now without waking them up.  Ezra has been having a terrible time sleeping lately; he's getting 4 molars simultaneously.  Scott got him back to sleep around 5am and they're snoozing all snuggled up together.  Adorable.  Last night Eliza told me she's giving Ezra her board book version of Big Red Barn.  She said he'd like it because of the animals (sweet and perceptive of her) and she doesn't want it anymore anyway because it's "babyish."  :(  I read this book to her hundreds of times.  Such a big girl.  Today the big girl and I join some friends to go see Beauty and the Beast at a local high school.  She is so excited.  Hope the beast doesn't scare her!  And I'm eating breakfast on our patio where the weather has finally cooled off!  I think waking up before you have to on a weekend is a sign of a true adult, haha. 

Daddy's Boy

Ezra gets SO excited when S comes home from work.  He says, "Dad!" and runs across the house when the door opens.  He wants to eat all of his meals on Daddy's lap and everything on Daddy's plate tastes better.  Here are a few shots of our boys together and one of Ez in S's childhood hat.

Big Kids

Tonight at bedtime Eliza was singing "Who Let the Dogs Out?" and reciting most of Eanie Meanie Minie Moe to make a decision between two items.  That's big kid stuff, not preschooler stuff.  She floors me.  We went to a playdate over at one of my oldest friend's houses today and afterward Eliza says, "Want to know a secret, Mom? Natalie has a secret hideout!  It's a closet under her staircase!  I got to go in it!  Don't tell her mom, okay?!" 

I co-oped in Ezra's classroom today.  While out on the playground he headed over to the playscape.  I've never seen anyone in his class on the playscape before (he's been walking much longer than they have, although they're the same age, genius, I know ;)) so I asked if it was okay.  His teacher said they had to wait until they were 18 months old, but it was okay since I was there to supervise him.  He marched right up to the curved ladder and easily scaled it while I spotted him.  He didn't need me at all.  He was so excited to discover a steering wheel at the top and very proud of himself.  It's so much fun to watch them grow, but I wouldn't mind if they slowed down a bit, ya know?  Ezra had his 15 month well check today and he's in the 65th % for both height and weight.  He handled his shots like a champ and Eliza came along because his pedi always gives her a token for the toy machine. 

Danger Ranger & Spider Girl

Eliza came up with the name Danger Ranger for Ezra, and it's pretty fitting.  She's calling herself Spider Girl and going around the house doing a gymnastics salute and a tuck jump.  Today I tried to kiss an ouchie for Eliza and she told me she knows my kisses aren't really magic.  It kind of broke my heart.  Ezra has learned to dance to The Middle, a song from school that Eliza sang back when she started there.  Ezra does the little wiggle at the end of the song and it is precious.  Plus he thinks he's jumping when it's his turn and is there anything cuter than a toddler who tries as hard as he can to jump and can't get off the ground? Adorable. 

Plum Island

We spent last week in a beach house on Plum Island, MA with Scott's brother's family.  It was a perfect vacation set up!  We rode bikes around the island, walked to the beach (we could see the sunrise over the beach from our window!), tried every restaurant on the island, including our fave, Mad Martha's, which was next door, grilled, played with the kiddos and relaxed!  It was great for the cousins to get to play together.  Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures of T with Ezra, because he spent most of his time chasing her and she spent most of her time squealing and running away!  The big kids and the boys went to a Red Sox game too.  This might become a biannual tradition; next up I think we'll all go skiing together!

Flying L

The view from our patio, Mr. Buck found a skunk on our wagon ride, Nanny goat wanted Ezra's s'more, Eliza with Daddy's new sunglasses and her new pony Jellybean, Ezra finds a tractor that reminds me of his namesake and the four of us before we head to the water park.

Dishwasher Bandit

That's what we call Ezra when he makes a run for the dishwasher.  For some reason he's obsessed with it.  He grabs random silverware and takes off with it.  When the dishwasher is open, he tries to sit on the door.  He cries when we close the dishwasher.  He also cries every time we open the door (he wants to go outside), every time we make him get out of the bathtub and every time we change his clothes or diaper.  He laughs every morning he sees his sister and every time we pick her up on the playground at school.