1. Owen and I were talking about numbers, and I asked him, "What is the biggest number you can think of?"
Owen said "A really really big two, one the size of our house."
2. The family was driving in the car last weekend and Owen threw a juice box at my head. I said, "Owen, you shouldn't throw juice boxes at your father."
Owen said, "You're not my father, you're my dad."
I said, "'Father' is another word for 'dad.'"
Owen said, "Oh, they're synonyms."
3. Isn't it odd, or fitting, or remarkable, or tragic, that Tim Russert died the Friday before Father's Day? His book has made him such modern a Father's Day figure; it was one of the best Father's Day gifts I've received.
Saturday, June 14
Sunday, June 8
A new friend
Owen plays with Khalil, his second friend (to the extent that his mom and Khalil's mom are first friends in any intelligible way).
The discussion
This was like "My Dinner with Andre" only with pirates instead of weird rituals performed in a forest in Eastern Europe.
Saturday, June 7
Mission Accomplished
Owen threw .00000001% of the world's rocks back into the ocean on this beach, then strode back to his father to ask him to move the train (in the background).
in Olympia
We stopped for lunch in Olympia so the children could, repeatedly, throw stones in a lake. You just can't replicate that in Maryland.
Also we had lunch.
Owen in the distance
Owen can run pretty far away in a crowded market while his Dad messes around with a camera.
Unca Addy
The longest day of flying is worth it to Zoe if Uncle Andy (or, as Zoe says it, "Unca Addy") is at the end. She glommed on to Andy fast and hard. It was pretty cool to see.
Flying can be hard
Aren't you glad you weren't in the seat in front of us? (and, if you were, really, we're so sorry, it was just a really long day . . .)
On the Road in the Denver Airport
The start of our vacation - the scenic Denver International Airport! Owen and Zoe could have seen the mountains in the distance, but that wouldn't have involved as much yelling.
B escorts the Andelmen out
She made sure they took all the triplets with them. It would be really, really bad if one were left behind.
Owen and Jacob
Owen and Jacob sat next to the keg, filling (and emptying) their cups. Also, so you know, this was a keg of root beer. Thus, while giving Owen a long unsupervised "drink all you can" time was definitely bad parenting, it wasn't bad parenting like that (i.e., social services can stand down).
Open wide to the world
Zoe's arms open wide to the world, ready to experience its opportunities and adventures, ready to meet new and exciting challenges, and ready to play with all of Earth's creatures, from the frolicking squirrels in our yard to the loving adults who eagerly pull her into their arms to give her love. Her mouth, however, is closed, because it contains candy that she knows she's not allowed to eat.
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