birthday weekend

annie's 32nd birthday was back on the 19th, here are a couple pictures from the festivities.

isaac thinks the whole cake is for him.

he loves to blow out candles.

hanging at utc the day of.

if i have to tell you what an amazing mother annie is, you obviously don't know her very well. we didn't get to celebrate her nearly as much as she deserves, as if it were even possible. yet we boys want to say again, "we are so glad there is you."

we have been a bit remiss in updating the blog lately. funny how the boys can keep us so busy that by the time they go to bed we have only have energy for is picking up the day's destruction in preparation for the next day's destruction. a couple of recent developments:

1. ryder loves avocado now. he eats a ton of it. he also loves bagels. the only problem, bagel bits all over the floor. bagel bites would be a tasty surprise, but bagel bits just stick to the bottom of your feet.
   
2. isaac now begins to sing the alphabet whenever he sees a letter. there is a rhythm to it, but not anything necessarily intelligible. next time won't you sing with him?
   
3. the other night, while ryder was in the bath and isaac was waiting to get in, i felt a warm sensation on the left hand side of my body. i thought i was past the whole isaac peeing on me thing. guess not.
   
4. ryder is starting to take a few steps at a time, and a few more at a time everyday. he is now up to regular strolls of about 5 or 6 steps.
5. the boys are becoming better friends everyday. they totally entertain each other with their banter, and it gives us a little respite during the day.
   

oh blah dee, oh blah dah...