Visiting the Browns

We dropped Willis off to go sailin' with his dad, and Nora got to hang out on the boat for a few minutes.
Scott's sporting his big photo smile, as usual.


Teachin' her to sail. (Crash course.)




He's a serious cheeser.




We went to the park and the zoo with Grandma.


On the bridge.


Checkin' out the ducks.


The new and improved Columbian Park Zoo.






That kid freaked her out a bit.


And with good reason. He kind-of plowed her out of the way a few times.












They had goats!


Baby goats and pregnant goats!


The baby goats were so stinkin' cute.




I'm obviously really good at catching goats scratching itches.


Aww.






Henry doing what he does best.


Acknowledgment.


Back at it.


Piiiiinch!


Going to Culver's for ice cream!




The whole fam (well, most of us).




The kids were toast.




Soooo tired.




I think this may have been Nora's first ice cream cone!


Scott was dead set on feeding Henry ice cream, and the boy was cashed out.


It was pretty funny.


I think Henry tasted it, but he slept through this whole thing.






Haha!


Still asleep.


I think he's still asleep there, too.




Uncle Ian is pushing Nora in the stroller.

Four-in-One Photo Post

Nora climbed this at Fort La Play Porte over a week ago.


I kid  you not—the kid seriously climbed up that thing with minimal help from me. I was mostly just a spotter.Nora's pics.






I was working.



Kids around the house.


Henry's hat.


He's mobile.






"Eeh! Eeh!"


Nora likes to put head bands on Henry.


He's okay with it for now.

Nora or Henry?
They're starting to look a bit different now, but there are still similarities to be noted.








The end! (For a few minutes.)

Fffffff!

I tried to lay Henry down for a nap this afternoon (at the same time that Nora went down). Within moments, the little rat was screaming and crying. So, I went in there to get him. The little bugger was standing there, clinging to the side of the crib (he does that now, and I have actually lowered the mattress).

I picked him up, and he was still angry. I laid him down on the changing table. He was still mad and crying and covered in tears and sweat (it's warm in here), and I blew on his face to try to cheer him up and distract him. He immediately flashed a big grin at me, giggled, and then, he tried to blow back at me.

He's a funny, little guy. I really do wish he'd sleep more, though. That'd be lovely.

My Little Nutters

The Stuff I Had Previously Not Mentioned

On Tuesday, we had the opportunity to go to a White Sox game. We were pretty excited, and we took the kids with us. We did a little dinner/tailgate party of our own in the parking lot outside U.S. Cellular Field. Even though it rained, we still managed to have a pretty decent time.

Nora and Henry in the back of the car . . . eating.


That's where we were!


Tailgating!


Cheeser.


Fighting over the drawing pad.


Nora playing with chip clips.


I don't think I have any pictures of just Henry that aren't blurry.


Nora in her Purdue outfit (thanks Grandma)!


She was being goofy and social.


She wanted the camera.


She took this picture.


And this.


And this. Impressive, no?


And that one.


Hammin'.


Nora and Willi in front of the phantom Chicago.


Spooky.


Blurry Henry.


Due to her Purdue garb, she got lots of high fives from people.


She made lots of friends.


The game!


We only made it through, like, an inning and a half before the kids turned into pumpkins.


It was fun while it lasted, and the seats were sweet!


I tried.


Nora and Willi.


Trying to watch the game . . .


Nora's photography.


She got me.


I think that is a foot . . . in the bathroom.


Fabric closeup.


I don't really know why she has a dark side in this picture.

In other news, Henry not only had his 9 month checkup on Tuesday, but on Wednesday, I also had to take him into the hospital for a CT scan. The doctor felt the lump he had on the back of his head (he's had one for a good while), and suggested we get him in for a scan. My brother had a similar lump on his head when he was little, and the doctors actually removed it. His lump turned out to be benign, but my brother still has some issues because of that whole thing (they removed part of his skull and the trauma may have caused his Diabetes Insipidus). When I told our doctor that story, he didn't seem to be terribly worried about Henry's lump, but he said it would be smart to get it checked out anyway. I agreed with that. I was glad he wasn't like, "CUT HIM OPEN, NOW!"

I got the results from the doctor today, and it turns out that the scan was clear! Thank God. I can relax now.

So, yeah. It's been a helluva week.

In other news, the weather is eerily like it was on this day five years ago. I'm so glad I'm not driving anywhere today. However, if I had to do it all again, I would. All of it . . .

. . . even the falling down the stairs part.

The end.

There it Is!

I told Willis that Nora's been saying something that he says all the time, but I can never remember what it is. (That, my friends, is sleep deprivation.)

Today, she said it, and I was sure to note it right then and there. Here it is:

"Are you kidding me?"