Gavin Giggles- 9 month edition!

Ethan and Gavin are perfect brothers! Ethan loves to MAKE people laugh and Gavin loves TO laugh! Here's Gavin giggling at Ethan dancing around with a box on his head.

Gavin Giggles- 9 month edition!

Ethan and Gavin are perfect brothers! Ethan loves to MAKE people laugh and Gavin loves TO laugh! Here's Gavin giggling at Ethan dancing around with a box on his head.

 

Growing Up Each Day!

Ethan started singing this song at home today. I had never heard it before, apparently he learned it at school. You'll notice underlying Montessori messages in it, including referring to "work" at school and practical life skills like washing and polishing. It makes me a little choked to think that I wasn't with him while he's learning and growing, he really is growing up!

Obama's Tiniest Supporters!

Gavin was in DC wearing one of my favorite shirts. A pic of Barack Obama reading "Obama, Baby!" given to us by our good friends Caroline and Frank when Ethan was a baby (see the original story here).

Similar ages + same shirt + same city = collage time!

Re-election year:

Inaugural year:

Then and now with their absolute favorite fearless leader, DADDY!

 

Gavin Giggles- 9 month edition!

 

Ethan and Gavin are perfect brothers! Ethan loves to MAKE people laugh and Gavin loves TO laugh! Here's Gavin giggling at Ethan dancing around with a box on his head.

Gavin Giggles- 9 month edition!

 

Ethan and Gavin are the perfect pair of brothers! Ethan loves to MAKE people laugh, and Gavin loves TO laugh!! Here's Gavin's giggles at Ethan putting a box on his head and dancing around.

 

I love my morning commute!!

Five mornings a week I drive forty minutes to an hour round trip dropping off Ethan to preschool, and it's one of my favorite parts of the day! Ethan and I are both excited about all the projects we will each tackle or friends we will see over the next three hours. We excitedly chat the whole way there. Meanwhile, the drive coincides exactly with Gavin's nap! So while we chat or sing, here's Gavin in the backseat!

You might recall my mentioning our school's drop off procedure (and the anxiety it produced my first day!).

The staff comes to the car door and unbuckles Ethan from his carseat, moms are strongly discouraged from getting out. Ethan now walks into school all by himself now, shaking the hand of the Director to say "Good Morning."

I love this now. LOVE. Why the change of heart?

Gavin continues his nap uninterrupted! He gets a full morning snooze and is a happy and rested boy the rest of the morning! And I get to catch up on NPR, uninterrupted by a three year old!

What do I love even more than the morning commute you may ask?

When Chris does it and Gavin and I snuggle and nap together!