All Boy

He loves to swing on his tummy. He was so funny making faces everytime he swung toward me, until the casualty. Faith learned yesterday what happens when she gets too close to Ben on a swing. She was plowed over and has a nice bruise on her forehead. I have a feeling, in a year or so, payback is going to be hell!

Mom lets play pirates. I'm Captain Hook, you can be Long John Silver and Faith can be One Eyed Willy. So we play pirates and search for treasure in the back yard. It is fun until the sharks attack and then we have to run to the boat and hop on before the sharks eat us. Oh the imagination...I love it!

She's a climber

How exactly did this happen?

She is a climber and I can't do anything about it. I am sure in a few weeks she will be climbing onto the kitchen chairs and then onto the table. What did I do to deserve a climber? Oh yeah, when I was her age, I was just as bad! and, she wants to be just like her Aunt Katie!

I'm 29

Yesterday I turned 29. According to Alex's family it is the last year that I will age. From now on, I stay 29. We had a good day with family and friends. Ben helped me blow out the candles and at three, he has mastered the Happy Birthday song.

My sister gave me this picture of Nana. She was 18 or 19 when it was taken. Growing up we always referred to it as the movie star picture. She was beautiful. In the corner she had written "Lest you forget." It was to my grandad. He proposed three times before she finally said yes. He died 17 years ago and until she died a week and a half ago, she teared up every time she would speak of him. They had the kind of love and respect for each other that I try to model my marriage after.

Faith joined in on the fun, as well. Who would have thought a birthday bag could be so much fun. She loves to play peek a boo and now has a new way to hide her face.