Silver Linings

The cloud being the 1.5 hours we waited at the DMV to get my car inspected. Obviously, the silver lining was the fire station RIGHT NEXT DOOR to the DMV.  An even silverer lining was the super-nice fireman that let Finn sit in the front seat of the fire truck. He even turned on the lights, siren AND radio. Dare I say, that hanging out at the DMV was worth it? At least for one of us.

This is Finn's version of heaven--it's got wheels, 

lights and makes a lot of noise

He was so awe struck by the fire truck that he wouldn't even take his eyes off of it to look at me for a picture. Unfortunately, I was not able to capture the fit that followed this picture when he had to get down.

Excuse me, but would you like to borrow an antibacterial wipe?

We just happened to walk by the rec center on our way home from running errands one day and Finn wanted to get out and play on the nearby playground. The ground was still wet from all of the rain, but I figured what the heck. Finn was playing around and I was talking to another mom standing nearby.  He made a run towards the basketball courts and before I could get to him . . . 

Plop! Splash!

Since he was soaking wet, I figured he might as well get his money's worth, so I took pictures instead of trying to drag him out of the puddles

At this point, the mom standing next to me looked at Finn and then looked at me and said, "I have some extra antibacterial wipes if you need them." And I was all, "do they make antibacterial suits?" 

Math Lesson

swimming in the pool + popsicles = the best day ever

Summer-Lovin

Summer came to visit us this past weekend. She drove all the way from Athens, GA--Finn was very happy to have someone new to show all of his tricks and toys to. He still walks around saying Summah, Summah. We had lots of fun and got to do some big girl stuff, like going to dinner, having drinks, going to the Newseum and shopping; and we also did some little boy stuff like going to see the dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum, riding on the carousel and playing in the fountain. We loved having her here and can't wait for her to come back and visit.

Just look at those grins

Matching sunglasses (although Summer's don't seem to be tinted blue)

In front of the big T-Rex

At the entrance to the museum. True to form,

Finn was more impressed with the lights than he was the gigantic

elephant in the background

Grrrrr

Finn trying to touch the big whale

I told Finn that if he didn't stop trying to get out of his stroller,

this tiger was going to come down and eat him. It didn't work.

Getting up close and personal with one of the exhibits

A closer inspection of the ant farm

Wheee, around we go

Playdate in the Park

We met our friends Alisha and Samantha and their friends Elana and Zev in the park last week for some good ole playtime on the playground. It's increasingly difficult to take decent pictures, especially with three running in all directions. 

Samantha is happy on the swing

While the boys prefer running around like wild indians

Or stealing toys and then running away

Or stuffing someone else's food into his mouth

Alisha and Samantha (still swinging)

The only picture of the boys in the same frame

We had to bribe them both with food

Alisha manages to corral all three . . . no wait

Someone found the animal crackers