Drew's First Day of School

Maternity leave is almost over, boo!  I love being home with the boys (though having Mike home too so we can be 1:1 with them is ideal!).  Drew had his first day of school today - just a couple hours to get introduced to his teachers and new friends, and give mommmy a little time to weed the garden.  He's got the same teachers as Evan had, and Evan is thrilled that Drew will be going to school with him in the mornings.  We warned the teachers that he'll want to check on his brother all the time!  Today the boys celebrated their new school partnership by dressing alike.

(Although Drew's cheeks are definitely filling out and he's getting the pudgy baby look, the blog seems to have squished the photo a little, making both boys look more squat than they really are.)

Happy Birthday, Mike!

Evan came home early from school today.  "I coughed right there in the hallway, mommy," translation: he got sick in the hallway right after morning snack.  Likely it was just too much food and fun at once, as he didn't have a fever or any recurring "coughs."  While he was sad to leave his friends, he was giddy happy that he got to help mommy decorate a cake for daddy's birthday while Drew napped.  It was a little heavy on the sprinkles, but beautiful and yummy regardless.  Since he's only 2 1/2, luckily we didn't have any expectation of surprise when Mike came home, because Evan said, "Hi Daddy!  Happy Birthday!  I eat your cake now?" 

Happy Birthday, Mike!  We hope this is a great year and we can't wait to celebrate many many more birthdays with you. 

Grilling Out

When she was here, Auntie Chrissy bought Evan a grill of his very own. Now he proudly stands with Mike as they cook dinner.  Hamburgers and hotdogs, anyone? 

Dailies

A couple shots from the daily Drew archive...

Yes, Mommy DOES Rock!

Handsome?  You bet!

Practicing my Heisman move already.

First Bottle

How time flies... it'll soon be time for Drew to go to school, so in preparation we tried a bottle for the first time today.  Since this first venture he absolutely flat out refuses to take it from me, but grudgingly accepts it from Daddy, and even Evan.  Hopefully he'll eat when he goes to school!  You'll see Evan's little fingers helping to hold the bottle in this shot too.  He loves taking care of his Drew!

Superhero!

All it takes is a blanket and a chip clip, and KAPOW!  We have Evan the Superhero!  He happily flew around the house over and over, insisting I take more and more photos.  He couldn't have been more excited to fly in his cape.

Note Ernie in the background... we probably did 20-30 "takes" of Evan flying through the kitchen, and Ernie just sat and patiently watched the show as Evan flew by over and over.

Picasso

Today was an art day.  What fun!