Sailor Photos

On Elijah's final day of being one, I decided I had better get these posted finally.  Eli is about 22 months in these, compared to Theo at 16 months.  This was a sailor suit that Brian's grandmother had sewn and all his brothers took photos in.  

And a few from Theo's session years ago!

And for more comparison, here are dada and the uncles in the same suit as well.

A Peek at the Peak

I have always been in love with the cherry blossoms that surround the memorials at the National Mall since I learned about them when I was like 8.  When we moved to DE we began visiting during the blooming season, and made it each of the years 2009-2011.  Due to weather and travel, we haven't been to it in a few years so I was excited to pack up the boys and take the much shorter trek this weekend up to see the cherry blossoms during their peak bloom.  I know there are cherry blossom trees all over, but there is just something magical about seeing all the blossoms surrounding the iconic Washington images (Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial are my favorites). It was the hottest and latest visit ever for us, with the temperature topping 80 degrees, and the petals a swirl amid all the refreshing wind.  We were a little crazy to go on such a busy day, but we ditched the stroller to make walking and getting on the metro easier and just enjoyed the exercise walking completely around the tidal basin with our two little guys amid all the tourists.

Theo made a cherry blossom tree during craft time at school, so he was pretty excited about them too!

 This face!

 

Apparently wanting "more" of something.

Man he looks tall here.

#TBT: Daddy's Boys

How is it possible that both of my boys, who look so different from each other, can still look exactly like their daddy?  I love finding old photos of Brian at the boys' current ages and comparing them.  Am I the only one that sees so much of their dad in them?

Brian at 18 months/Eli at 18 months

Brian at 4 years old/Theo at 4 years old

Another Day at the Zoo

Here we are congratulating the panda daddy on his baby's birth.

 Theodore is in that stage where he asks questions about everything, so taking him to the zoo is a bit of a different experience now.  But his statements are just as interesting as his questions.  The things he comes up with are just so amusing to me.  I never know what his little brain is thinking.  My three favorite conversation snippets from yesterday:

Mama:  See the big orange fish in the koy pond?
3-year-old:  Yes, can we eat them next week?

Mama (reading from sign):  The big bad wolf (gray wolf) eats moose, deer, beavers and rabbits.
3-year-old:  And bacon.  Pigs are bacon.

3-year-old:  What is he doing? (When they let the elephant out into the walk area.)
Mama:  The elephant is going for a walk for exercise.  Like we walk the dog.
3-year-old:  Elephantses don't need leashes.

Walking on the elephant's footsteps.  All of them.

We also seemed to be very lucky today because without really trying we stumbled across four different zoo-keeper talks/demonstrations today.  They were each really interesting, and I hope to plan a whole trip around catching as many of them as we can sometime.  This time we saw:  Sloth Bear Talk (10:30), Elephant Training (11:00), Seal Feeding (11:15), and Meet a Naked Mole Rat (2:00).

And I even got a chance to play with my new (and already broken and repaired) camera today.

Always a successful day when we leave with one asleep, and one who soon followed.

Easter 2013: Photos

Sweet photos by:  Jess Leigh Photography
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