23 July 2012

baseball and toothy smiles.




thanks to the giant kindness of someone who wishes to remain nameless, B has sailed through the fjord of orthodontia and arrived on the shores of some killer straight teeth.





while he sported braces, he was a bit hesitant to flash a toothy smile. so it's something like sunrise after a two year sleep to see his unabashed pearly grin. thank you, Person Who Takes Such Good Care of Us. we're overwhelmed.





in other news, M won minor league tickets from our library's summer reading program. we cashed them in thursday night, and after a bit of a drive and an hour forty minute storm delay, we got to watch us some baseball.


















M cheered with gusto and protested questionable calls and has all the makings of a Quality Baseball Fan. what a great kid.






now if we can just manage to squeeze in some camping, old-fashioned milkshakes and a trip to wakarusa, i think we can call it a summer. what sorts of shenanigans have you all been up to?

11 July 2012

six.




this here kiddo made six on sunday.

we celebrated with games and frosted cake and presents in a smallish family gathering. note to future self: do the cake first, or little em will race lickety-split through the docket till we reach the part where he gets to eat cake.





little em's favorites at age six:
-franklin books
-legos
-rolling out play dough pies
-his nine year old brother
-anything under the general heading of baked goods
-sprinklers
-bikes and slides and tire swings
-peanut butter cups
-pillows
-coloring at the library's kid-sized tables





when i think back on our past year together, it makes me want to take a nap. still, he's bright and tenacious and lathered in charm, and that recipe aimed in the right direction could amount to a boy who revolutionizes his planet.





we're dreaming big for this one, itching to see what all God unveils in his life. happy sixth, m.