2 brothers and a sister

This morning, quite early (well, it felt early) Charlie came bounding into our room. After I shooshed him to be quiet, he proceeded to explain the following to me in a rather loud whisper:

"Mom, Pete climbed out of his crib all by himself." (Pete doesn't normally do this. He usually yells "Mooooooooom" or "Daaaaaaad" until we get in there.)

Charlie continued, "And he went downstairs."

Me, "Oh ya, what is he doing?" I was expecting the normal response of "he's on the counter getting into the treats".

But instead he said, "I think he's growing up."

Charlie is right. Pete is growing up. After holding little Rosie, Pete is a giant! He is talking more and more, he's wanting to sit on the potty, he gets himself dressed, he helps himself to the fridge. And he LOVES his baby sister.

Doused in pink

"The s-t-r-e-t-c-h"

"The laaaaaze"

Meet Rosie.

Look what came our way...

Rosalie Rae Myers was born 5/27, weighing in at 8 lbs 2 oz, and 19.5" long. No need for further commentary at this point, just enjoy the pictures.

Father-Son campout

Dave took both the boys camping for the first time. It was also the first time I was left at home by myself....ever! I had a great time. Got Chinese take-out and watched Gilmore Girls all night. It was a nice break by myself....well, me and my huge belly/baby sister in waiting.

But I was so proud of Dave for taking all these pictures. These boys are so much fun!

Boys and sticks.

Pete trying to climb a tree...

Pete boosting Charlie trying to climb a tree.

What could go wrong?

I walked in just before Pete jumped. It hurts me every time I watch this.

Butterflies, fruit pizza and the circus

Preschool has been such a success! I just wish I took more pictures. Tomorrow we have our last day party. A few weeks ago I taught the themes butterflies and insects. We ordered some Painted-Lady Butterfly larvae (caterpillars) and we watched them form chrysalids and then hatch into butterflies. We kept them for a few days and then let them go outside. They had such a great time!! I think I was the most fascinated with the whole process. It is such a mysterious process how they form.

At the end of the day the kids knew all the stages of a butterfly (egg, caterpillar, pupa, and butterfly). They acted out all the stages and then flew away with their tissue paper wings!

I had such a great Mother's Day. Breakfast in bed (stuffed french toast yum!), Gilmore Girls (seasons 1 & 2), a great dinner of shrimp and artichokes and my requested dessert....Fruit Pizza!

And I, yes me, am the lucky mother of these little guys.

On to the last portion of this post, our trip to the circus. Every year the Cole Bro. Circus comes into town. We've posted the typical circus pictures before: the elephants, the tigers, the tight ropers, and even the guy being shot out of the cannon.

But this year, I was super impressed by this woman who stood on one finger balancing on a little ball!

Hand over heart, standing for the pledge.

Raarrrrrrrrr!

Pete is missing from the face paint picture, the standing in front of the elephant picture, and the loopy clown picture because all of these things are just too scary for him right now.

Color Bubbles

Anyone else try these Crayola color bubbles? They are such a mess! The boys loved them of course.