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2.24.2009

Show Me Your Beads

In celebration of Fat Tuesday, we thought you would enjoy these pictures. Actually, I thought you would enjoy them. When Finn is old enough, he will be completely mortified. These pictures fit in the category I like to call "yearbook blackmail." Because they are very likely to reappear in Finn's senior yearbook. 

Mark had a week-long meeting in San Diego so we spent the past week visiting my parents. It was great seeing family and catching up with friends, although we didn't have enough time to see everyone we wanted. During our stay, Finn found Lindsey's stash of Mardi Gras beads while rifling through her stuff (no, we don't really want to know how you got so many beads). He decided to earn his beads by showing a little skin as seen below.


2.15.2009

Free, to a good home

Dear Paw Pals,
I really like the little guy, honestly, I do. I just want things to go back to the way they used to be. When there was always room on the couch for me and a free hand to give me belly rubs. No one splashing all of the water out of my water bowl, no one stepping on my head and stealing my favorite toys. Which is why I want to find him a really good home with lots of room to roam around. I'll take him back in a year or two or three . . . 

I'm crossing my paws that someone will take pity on me and help me out. 

Sincerely,
Lily


2.10.2009

In Sickness and Health

After this week, I'm convinced that whoever was inspired to put that line in wedding vows must have endured a bout of the stomach flu with his/her significant other.  Because if you can survive that, you're golden. We've been very fortunate to make it through "sick" season without any major illnesses, so I guess it was inevitable that someone would get sick at some point. Apparently, our number was up. I just didn't expect that all three of our numbers would be up AT THE SAME TIME. Finn got sick on Friday, I came down with it Saturday and Mark went down on Sunday. I can safely say that the only thing worse than puking your guts up is puking your guts up while cleaning up someone else's guts, while listening to your husband complain about puking his guts up. Finn was a real trouper though, I think he took it better than any of us. Hopefully, the worse is behind us now. 

Moving on. I can't believe it is February already. I have no idea where the last month went or what we did. I'm guessing it was business as usual. For a few weeks, Finn thought he wanted to give up his morning nap, but has since decided against it. He has 10 teeth and two new ones are on the move. He loves stealing the remote control and hiding it. His favorite thing to eat is blueberries (today at least) and he enjoys throwing the ball to (and occasionally at) Lily. His new words are baby, lights and vroom, vroom when he sees a car go by. Oh, and he doesn't think the economic stimulus package will necessarily solve our current financial crisis.

I haven't taken that many pictures lately, but here are a few from the Superbowl party at the Crowley's and our big snow last week. 

superbowl party=more playmates

Say cheese. Even Pepsi (the dog) is smiling

Football game? What football game?

Just one of the guys

Superstars of Dance



So happy together

Eating snowflakes

Playing with dad in the snow