Fun in the park with cousin Emily

Pajama day boy

Pajama day girl

Oink Oink.

Face painting at day care today

And here's the extra grumpy version that Kris took 

(Iris was not happy that CC the kitty was so close to her)

Daddy & Iris night at M's game

Mommy & Tommy sat this one out

I'm strong to the finish...

...cuz I eats me spinach!

Concept by Irene and Jim.
Photoillustration and punchline courtesy of Kris Chick

Cousin Sarah's visit

Iris and Tommy's cousin Sarah just just finished her first year of college in Florida and was in the Seattle area visiting a High School friend this week. She dropped by for a quick visit and dinner on Monday night. It was great seeing her.

She met Tommy for the first time

and got reacquainted with Iris

Happy Belated Birthday Memere!

Iris was too shy to wish her grandmother a happy birthday on Saturday. Too many people staring back at her on skype I guess (memere, pepere, cousins Will, Luke, Reed and aunty Geegy) but I got her to wish a happy bday & even sing for memere. Better late than never, right Memere?

Precious moment

Tommy and his new daycare buddy Jackson

no sleep 'til....

Big thanks to Kelly & Ivy for Tommy's stylish purple shirt!

Iris had her first dentist visit today

Tommy 4 month checkup stats

We thought Tommy might be over 16 lbs for his 4 month checkup today. He's close, but not quite there yet, and still a lot bigger than his sister was at 4 months (she was 23.75" and 12 lbs 5.5 ozs). No wonder my elbow hurts all the time from carrying him--I may never pitch in the majors again!

4 month checkup
15 lbs. 8.5 ozs.  (75th percentile)
24.75" long  (50th)
43.25 cm cranium (75th)

2 month checkup
13 lbs. 8.5 ozs.  (50th-75th percentile)
23.5" long  (50th-75th)
40.5 cm cranium (25-50th)

2 weeks old
9 lbs. 2.5 ozs.
21.0" long
37 cm cranium

First checkup 3/29
4 days old
7 lbs, 12.5 ozs.
20.25" long
36 cm cranium

Birth: Thursday March 25, 2010 1:56PM
8 lbs., 0.8 ozs. (50th-75th percentile)
19" long (25th)

Here's a couple pics from this weekend when Iris and Tommy's Pepere was in town for a visit (and to see the Red Sox lose to the M's, as usual).

Iris checking out the menu at a new Chinese place

Look who I sat next to on the bus

Iris and the Moose

Iris is kind of scared of the actual Mariner Moose but she was brave enough to pose with this big photo of him at Safeco Field last week

Beer after running a scavenger hunt all over Seattle

Mmmmmm....Beer!
And we finished 8th out of 80 teams - woo-hoo!
(We finished 10th initially but did a bonus challenge that cut 10 minutes off our time)

Tommy's first day at Daycare

I don't think he has any idea what he's in for, but I think he'll be ok--check out those Popeye-like forearms! - Jim


Just checked on the little man and he's doing fine. Going down for a nap. Big sister Iris is peppering the teachers in the infant room with questions like "Is he crying? Is he asleep?" Good to know she's got his back. - Irene

Iris's first firecracker though I only gave her the blue part

Two happy kids

Tears of a clown

English Beat played a free concert in Seattle. Yes, that's Dave Wakeling singing on stage.