Visit with the Grandparents Leibowitz

 Theo woke up early from his nap Saturday afternoon so he got some lounging time with Dada.

 I thought Grandpa Greg might have a coronary spinning both babies around but we all survived.

 Theo and Aunt Debbie.

Baby's first seltzer

I guess the boys haven't had much exposure to fizzy drinks, so when they had seltzer this weekend at Jeff's parents', it was quite a treat. Or maybe treat isn't the right word. It looks like that first taste is quite horrible, but then the next experience is pleasurable. Watch for yourself.

Theo... acting weird

One of Theo's "things" is trying to figure out how things work and sorting them. I call him the little engineer. Here he's definitely trying to figure something out, I just can't figure out what.

Theo dancing

Prepositions

 Over, under, up, down, through, behind.... These are the activities we are exploring these days! This is BEHIND the chair in the living room, which Theo loves to creep behind to play peekaboo. He also loves this game at the cottage, behind the woodstove (luckily it has been a warm summer with no need to use the woodstove yet!).

 Swiffering is still the number one most popular activity in our house. Whoever at Swiffer created the extension system to make the wand longer or shorter is a GENIUS.

 Climbing ON our brother.

 UP on the nursing chair, using the cushions he had pushed off to climb up.

 Opening the wrapping paper cupboard--ooh, RIBBON!

 Closing the door between the kitchen and the dining room. Means the boys can make faces and knock on the glass.

Week no. 2 without Daddy

This past week was the second week of the summer (and the last week ever, hooray!) when Daddy Lovebo left for a week-long boot camp for his LLM in Trial Advocacy at Temple. We only had to make do by ourselves for a day before Jeff's mom Kathy and aunt Debbie arrived to help! They stayed with the babies Wednesday, Thursday and Friday so Mama Lovebo could work, and we had a pretty good time after the babies went to sleep, too!

Saturday morning Theo got us all up early to head to the regional market to stock up on good summer produce: blueberries, eggs, snow peas, sugar snap peas, zucchini, bell peppers, and corn. Then Auntie Tara came over to surprise the boys with TUTUS! I'm not sure they knew what was going on, but I am certain that they will regret these pictures some day. I know Daddy Lovebo regrets them already. That's what you get for leaving!

 This started out as a lei but Beck liked to rock it like a pageant sash. I say he rocked it pretty well!

 It was as if Theo knew he would be gifted a yellow tutu--doesn't he look grand in his gray and yellow shirt? His tutu is a size 3T so it's riding a little low on his bum but he seemed to enjoy the breeze and swing of the skirt as he walked.

I thought this was a particularly well-composed lunch of blueberries, snow peas, scrambled egg, corn and banana. I tried the corn after seeing friend Toby enjoying corn on the cob last week, and my guys seemed to like it too. I gave it to them the way I like it, which is raw. The first corn of the year--ahhh!

Summer berry season

The babies and I have been thoroughly enjoying summer berry season. Our fridge is stocked with cherries and blueberries. Cherries have not been a huge hit so far but make for great photo ops-doesn't it look like they're eating raw meat, with blood dripping down their chins? Theo hearts blueberries in a major way. Beckett has the eating habits of his father, i.e. he would prefer to eat fatty carbs but will occasionally take a bite or two of cheese or veggie meat.

 Theo has taken to behavior that could only be described as "lounging." He often stops what he's doing and sits down or leans against me or the wall, while he examines something he's been carrying or just looks around at the world. The reading corner in the playroom is a favorite spot he likes to spread out on, but he also sometimes just lays down on the ground and rolls around for a while.

 These long hot summer days are fun but make Beckett SO TIRED by dinner time....