Ian's 1st Day of Playschool at Miss Tammy's

This was the best photo I could get on his first day of school - he was playing in Grammie's playroom waiting to be brought to school. He was completely nonchalant about being left for three hours and could have cared less when Grammie came to pick him up!

Meanwhile, for anyone looking at this blog, I realized later in the rush of the morning to see him off that I was photographing a choking hazard - bagels in both hands and jumping on a horse! I had not finished my morning coffee I guess!

Thankfully, he survived my oversight and made it off to school without a hitch!

Jocelyn's First Day At Preschool

Our little princess had her first day at preschool last Thursday (I can not believe how fast time is flying by). She was very excited to meet all her new classmates and see her teacher Susan, who had visited all the kids' houses the week before to ease their transitions into the classroom. She was rewarded for her efforts at our house with a big hug from not only Jocelyn but Ian too.


Part of the thrill of going to school for Jocelyn is the opportunity to put on a pretty dress and have Momma do her hair beforehand. Even though she usually pulls out the pigtails and barrettes about 10 minutes afterward, she loves the attention and pampering that goes with getting ready.


She was also excited to get to use her butterfly backpack. What will go in there is anybody's guess, but that's probably not the point!

Captain Crazyhair Is No More

You may have noticed from previous posts that Ian's hair was getting a bit unsightly. When he was smaller Julie and I thought it would be cool to let it grow out into full snowboarder hair. What we failed to appreciate was that the hair on the front and sides of his head would grow the fastest, forcing us to do a serious combover to make it look even remotely presentable. The result was he looked more like Donald Trump than Shaun White.

With his first day of playschool coming up this week we knew we had to take care of business. Here he is before a little snip-snip this weekend. Note the 1970's Shaun Cassidy feathering that usually takes hold on the sides after a little bit of activity (we had just gotten back from the playground when this was taken):


And then I proceeded to take a small woodland creature off the top of his head:


And here he is with his fresh new Wall Street banker cut. I didn't think he could get any cuter than he already was, but there you have it.


We considered taking him to a barber but thought it might freak him out, so I unleashed my inner stylist. We put Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on the TV and gave him a snack, knowing it would induce the trance-like state you see here, and he pretty much let me do my thing...


...until it was time to clean up around the ears, and then he was having none of it. So he kind of has a little Bilbo Baggins thing going with the sideburns, but if that's the worst we're dealing with, at least it's much better than what it was!

Taking Care of Baby Dog

This morning, as Ian was taking his grand ole time eating, which is not unusual for him since it typically takes him an hour every morning to eat half a bagel - he is following in his Godfather Tim Callahan's footsteps:)...

Jocelyn had set up Baby Dog and Kitty Cat to have breakfast with her...

She fed Baby Dog first - and for those who haven't noticed in previous pictures, she carries this stuffed dog around with everywhere we let her...

Then herself...

And was so proud of herself when I noticed what she was doing!

Jocelyn's New Thing - Yoga

Jocelyn has decided that Yoga is her latest adventure. She has watched Momma and Poppa do this and wants to copy us. This is her Vinyasa pose...

and her Downward Dog!

Her Tree pose is a work in progress...

...but with a little balance aid she shows some pretty fine form!

Tackling Poppa!

Ian loves to rough house with anyone lying down but Poppa especially - this is a favorite shot of mine!

Going to "See Jesus" with Grammie and Pepere

Jocelyn and Ian are dressed for Sunday Mass with Grammie and Pepere, which is one of the only times they do not look like ragamuffins. Here is one of the first shots of Jocelyn with her hair in pigtails. She likes the idea of pigtails but usually has them pulled out within about 10 minutes.

Ian is sporting a long swath of hair in the front which we have yet to cut, hence the slick Donald Trump look going on:)