The new haircut

I didn't think it possible for him to look any more like Jon.  I was wrong.

Little helper

When we moved into this house a year ago Calvin was still too short to reach the bathroom sink by himself, even with the aid of a step stool.  But kids grow, and they also become desirous of independence, so last week (and when I say last week I truly mean throughout all of the week, but that's another story) Jon replaced the hard to maneuver single knob style faucet in our downstairs bathroom so that Calvin could easily wash his hands all by himself.  Calvin was over the moon about this new measure of selfdom.  This morning, while I was tidying the kitchen a bit, he called to me from the other room to say that he wanted his diaper changed and that he was "all ready for me."  And if I wondered what that could possibly mean as I stopped my chore to go join him, my wonder turned to terror as I rounded the corner to find a trail of liquid from the bathroom to the play room.  I could only begin to imagine what that fluid could possibly be, but my terror turned to inner laughter when I found him in the play room, clean diaper in one hand, and a number of dripping wet wipes in the other hand.  My little helper.  He truly was ready for me to change his diaper, and I must have missed the sound of the running water in the bathroom while I was running in the kitchen.  Something that I have found to be true is that with that sense of independence comes a desire to help in ways that only a toddler can, an observation that is a great source of pride and happiness for me (even when my work increases tenfold because of it).

It's ahhh weather time

Yesterday was the perfect ahhh weather - not to hot, not to cold - and today promises more of the same.  This is it, then!  I'm sure there will be more cold snaps, but this is the short few weeks of spring that we'll see before hot and humid sets in.  Enjoy.

Ahhh, Monday

We had a wonderful Easter and hope you did, too.  We have lots of pictures from our fabulous weekend, which included a tour of the ever changing UofM stadium, spring game tailgating, and of course the quintessential pictures of Easter, but until I have time to edit and upload them, here are a few family pictures I took (via tripod and timer) during the beautiful spring weather yesterday.

Happy Easter to all, and to all a blessed day!