rehearsal

wednesday's dance rehearsal - pictures below. but first, a typical morning in our house, hanging out in the playroom/office.








(ignore the tissues in the back of her outfit - those costumes are itchy!)

be still my heart....

getting ready to leave for evyn's dance recital - her first stage performance. (last year's recital was held in the studio for the little girls)
she looks so grown up. she has such poise, and - surprisingly- grace on stage. such a proud moment, and heartbreaking too, to see your child grow before your eyes.

will post pictures in the next day or so - i'm a week behind again! here are a few from last week:

a new ride, and a 3 month old

it's been a few years since i've been able to off-road so we traded in my mountain bike for a more family-ride-ready hybrid bike. i'm still trying to get used to the crank-style gear shifts.



i'm not sure if it comes through in pictures - but little andrew has quite the personality! he loves to talk, more than just about anything else, being sung to is a close second. here he is, on his 3-month birthday (june 12th):




unofficial stats at 3 months are:
26" long
16#
wow! he jumped from 79th percentile last month, to 95th this month. he's been wearing some 6-9 month outfits - i could probably pack away the 3-6 month clothes, but i can't quite bear to do that just yet.

his eyes are almost entirely brown now. he's losing hair - in fact, we both are! we both started losing last week. andrew has several large patches that are now entirely gone, although there is some very short, fine hair growing in it's place. i am constantly picking hair off his face, out of his fingers, and off myself. i don't remember evyn having so much hair loss.... or me, either! my shedding is called telogen effluvium, and is related to a post-partum shift in estrogen levels.

for the last two weeks, if you hold his hands when he is sitting, he will push himself up into a standing position. he's not crazy about sitting, he's much happier on his feet. when he is laying on his back he will try like crazy to sit up, but all he manages to do is pick his head up, and work himself into a sweat. he's shown zero interest in trying to roll over, though.







just for fun, here are a few shots of evyn at the same age (shorter, chubbier, and with a lot more hair):

little critters

scott caught this smile on camera last week







evyn spotted this groundhog a few days ago. we had a few good laughs at his expense - this not-so-bright guy must have forgotten how he got into our yard, because he couldn't find a way out. he paced the fenceline for half an hour before finding a spot to escape through.