First Letters

Sadie wrote her first letters today! While she was at school she drew this picture and wrote these "A"s. She's quite taken with the letter "S", but it's a lot harder to write. The second letter in her name and the first letter in the alphabet is a very a good place to start. We're, needless to say, very proud of our big girl.

Uncle Craig

We've had a pretty quiet weekend. The big excitement was a visit from Uncle Craig this afternoon. The kids had a great time visiting with their uncle. They also had a play date with their school-mate Gabriel and his little sister Lucy. And that was all post-nap. Before the nap they had swim lessons. Maybe quiet weekends aren't that quiet.

Lacy Park Riders

Here are some photos J. took while being a super-dad. J. watched the kids two weekends in row while I went to weddings in New York and San Francisco. He did an amazing job taking care of the kids and the house while I gallivanted all over the country. From the photos above it looks like the kids didn't suffer too much during my absence.

Water Games

Well, my new computer has not made it faster to upload photos to the blog yet. It looks like I need a few lessons to get this down. While I figure this out I wanted to share some summertime photos of water fights in the backyard. Uncle Tommy gave the kids these great fireman water packs that provide some serious drenching action. The kids love them, but J. and I have to hide while they use them because they don't quite understand the "Don't shoot the adults" instruction yet.