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Seeing Double
Is it just me, or do Sean and Carter really look a lot alike? Check out these pics, both taken within the last few days. I have the feeling that if I dug back through Sean's pictures at her age, I could find one where he was making that exact face. He would have had even less hair, of course. Heh Heh.
Posted under Photos by Joel on March 25, 2007 12:31 PM | Comments (0)
Big Brother
The chitlins have been spending a lot more time 'together'. And what I really mean is that Sean has finally noticed that Carter is more than just an eating and crying machine. He has recently discovered that she is in fact a little person, and has been interacting with her a lot more. He sits and talks to her, brings her stuff, and sometimes makes rudimentary attempts to play with her. I think he is going to love it when she gets a bit bigger and walks around. He doesn't get much exposure to other toddlers, and having a 'live-in' playmate should be a lot of fun for him. As long as she's not a tattle-tale, of course.
Posted under Photos by Joel on March 22, 2007 06:53 PM | Comments (0)
The Little Miss
Check out that smile on the left. You can see already that she will be a beautiful woman some day. And that face on the right. Just this week she has started making that face and talking like crazy. She has become so much more vocal just in the last week. It's adorable.
Posted under Photos by Joel on March 22, 2007 06:44 PM | Comments (1)
Mama Returns!
Lori has not been interested in being in many pictures since Carter was born. She retained so much fluid with her pregnancy that she blew up like a balloon, and didn't want anyone to see her on the website until she started to get back to her pre-pregnancy body. Well that has finally started to happen. Horray!
Posted under Photos by Joel on March 20, 2007 06:33 PM | Comments (0)
Reading Club Meeting
Today was the first meeting of the Toddler-Canine Reading Club. Unfortunately, Sadie found her book too relaxing, and fell asleep soon after the meeting was begun. Sean has really been into reading his books lately, and he requests a book every night when I tuck him in at bedtime. In the morning, we sometimes find him fast asleep still clutching the book we gave him the night before.
Posted under Photos by Joel on March 20, 2007 06:29 PM | Comments (0)
Cupcakes
We had originally planned to go to the playground this past Sunday. But it threatened to rain all day, so we stayed in instead. Lori and I have been talking about getting Sean involved in more activities around the house now that he is getting bigger, so today I decided that he and I would make cupcakes together. Resounding success! Sean poured the water and oil into the bowl, helped me mix, and as you can see here, he helped with the cleanup.
Posted under Photos by Joel on March 20, 2007 06:25 PM | Comments (0)
Singing in the Rain
Today Sean got his first taste of one of my favorite of life's simple pleasures - playing outdoors in the pouring rain. It was warm enough where I wasn't worried about him catching a chill. We spent a solid fifteen minutes stomping around the backyard, trying to see who could make the biggest splash. He just laughed maniacally the whole time. When we finally came in, I had to throw him right in the tub - he was covered in muddy water from head to toe.
Posted under Photos by Joel on March 13, 2007 06:14 PM | Comments (1)
Scenes from Space #39
Dang! I missed the lunar eclipse a few nights ago! But I did catch this great shot of the eclipse on the web.
Posted under News by Joel on March 9, 2007 06:31 PM | Comments (0)
Orbital Express Launch
Orbital Express launched on March 8, 2007. I did a ton of work on Orbital Express - I've got over ten thousand lines of code flying on that mission. And this isn't just a routine satellite mission either. Here's a quote from the DARPA website:
"The goal of the Orbital Express Space Operations Architecture program is to validate the technical feasibility of robotic, autonomous on-orbit refueling and reconfiguration of satellites to support a broad range of future U.S. national security and commercial space programs."
Is that cool, or what?! w00t w00t!
Posted under News by Joel on March 8, 2007 06:17 PM | Comments (0)
Grandparents Galore!
What a month for visits! The kids have had a grandparent extravaganza this month. Ok, we maybe only two grandparents. But still, that's a high density compared to normal. Luckily, Grandma got here right as everyone was starting to feel better. She had a great time, and really enjoyed the chance to bond with her grandkids.
Posted under Photos by Joel on March 4, 2007 07:57 PM | Comments (0)
Sharing
So far, Sean hasn't had a problem with his sister becoming the new owner of his old toys. He usually doesn't even notice those old playthings. But the Exersaucer got his attention. He spent a lot of time in there when he was small, and he loved every minute of it. Just for old time's sake, he climbed in again. As you can see, he doesn't quite fit anymore. But now Carter seems to be enjoying it too. I especially love the picture where something on the TV seems to have caaght her attention. And the picture of the two kids back to back warms my heart.
Posted under Photos by Joel on March 4, 2007 07:47 PM | Comments (1)
Big Boy Swing
Grampy, Sean and I spent the afternoon at the playground. Sean had an amazing time, because Grampy would even take him down the slide that is too high for Daddy to handle (the yellow one). And check him out in the big boy swing!
Posted under Photos by Joel on March 4, 2007 07:10 PM | Comments (0)
Grampy Returns!
It's been quite a while since Grampy and Sean saw each other, but they reconnected in no time. If everyone had been healthier, they would have been able to do even more together. But I still think Dad did an amazing job bonding despite all the obstacles put in his way.
Posted under Photos by Joel on March 4, 2007 07:07 PM | Comments (1)
Prelude to a Miserable Week
This picture was taken the night before Sean started throwing up and having explosive diarrhea. All told, he spent at least a week sick as a dog, and actually ended up spending one night in the hospital for dehydration. All of this started right before Grampy arrived for a two week visit. Sean was sick the first week, and then Grampy was sick for part of the second week. At the end of the two weeks, we had all had about 3 days where everyone was healthy.
Posted under Photos by Joel on March 4, 2007 06:55 PM | Comments (0)
In Loving Memory
One month ago today, the Lord family lost its patriarch. He was more than a grandfather to me, he was a close friend. I have a lot I want to say about him, but not yet - I'm just not ready.
Posted under Photos by Joel on March 4, 2007 05:14 PM | Comments (0)
